Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Ae1sndria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June ,. 1884.


WASHINGTON, June ,. 1884.
In the Supreme Court of the District
OF Columbia this morning, Judge Cox
rendered a decision in the case OF the
Westtrl AssociatedPress, suing as Tie
Associated Press against the United
Press. On every material point the
Judge decided against the complainant,
and in favor Of the defendants:
Orders were cabled last night TO the
ship Baltimore OF the Asiatic squadron
70 proceed with all possible dispatch TO
the coast OF Korea and take whatever
measures are necessary for the protec-
zion Of American Interests. An Official
note ofthanHs will be sent to the hlns
OF Korea for his timely warning OF the
rebellion of some OF his subjects, which
is said 10 be directed against Americans.
TYLER Page. OF Baltimore, Md, was
to-day appointed printing clerk of the
House. Mr. Page has held important
subordinate positions under the Clerk
OF the House for the past Il years.
The House committee on expendi-
lures in the Treasury Department met
this morning and considered the bill to
abolish certain customs houses, among
them that at Alexandria. Congress
man Meredith was present and pre-
scented statistics OF the business OF the
latter. The committee adjourned with
out taking definite action.
In the Senate today Mr.. Henderson
presented petition from Ct. y. Whit
took. ". II. Brew, p H. Euhank, 5.
". Yost and others Of stanton, for a
tariff on sugar.
Representative Turner of Virginia
made the rounds of the departments
today in behalf Of some OF his many
office seeking constituents, but met with
little or 40 success.
During Mr. Hills speech in the Sen
ate TO day he was attacked right and
left BY democrats and republicans
alike, and frequently by two at a time,
but he parried all thrnsts and came out
Of the conflict, apparently at least, a.
fresh as when he went into it.
Representative Swanson Of Virginia,
who spoke in favor of the removal OF
the tax on State bank circulation in the
House Yesterday evening, said the law
imposing that tax would not have been
passed if, when the vote on it was taken,
the South had been represented IL Con-
gress by her own people.
Senator Harris said this morning that
his announcement Of night sessions be-
ginning next week meant, at the out
set, S or 8 o'clock, and that they would
not be prolonged beyond that hour il
reasonable progress was made. If not,
later hour might be insisted upon.
He declared that he considered this the
beginning of the end, and that the final
vote was not far oil.
Representative Wise, Of Virginia
chairman Of the House commerce COM
mittee, says that committee will proba-
bly, report bill in favor of the Nicara-
qua inter-oceanic canal, and of lending
it the governments support to the eX-
tent Of seventy or eighty million dol
lars.
Majors Holmes Conrad and Robert
Hunter, now Of this city, will represent
Turner Ashby Camp Of Winchester at
the meeting Of the Virginia Confederate
Veterans to be held in Alexandria next
week.
Transfers on the cable cars in this
city are only good now if used within
fifteen minutes after they are received.
The House commerce committee has
reported in favor of allowing railroad
pooling, but Representative Springer
says it will never pass, as the West is
against it solidly.