Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents of the Alcrsn'irie is,e''e


lay veto of, bill passed. for The re
lief of II. heirs of d. Fulford- lhey
claimed that four United States bonds
held by Fulforti were destroyed by ire
Congressman Tyler, of Virginia, was
at the Postotfice Department this morn
ing and has been promised that tue
mails reaching Old Point Comfort ny
steamers in the morning shall De car
ried to Newport's News Immediately on
their arrival, by the electric cars, instead
of as now. waiting two or three nou
for the trains on the G. & 0. +. X. Ms.
TYLER was also engaged this morning IN
irving 10 have an additional appropriA-
ton made for the public building at
Norfolk. but made little or no progress.
500 600 is already available for the
building referred to.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Jones, from
the finance committee, reported favor
ably square toed free silver coinage
bill. Mr.. Sherman said he felt it his
iuty to say it was SO reported by ma
loriiy of bare one. Mr.. Jones said that
In view of what Mr.. Sherman had said
&c felt it his duty to saythat the report
was advocated strongly by a majority OF
the committee. Mr.. Harris proposed that
a vote be taken on it at once. Mr..
Aldrich said he would not oppose its
consideration now if it would displace
the bankruptcy bill. but to that Mr..
George objected, and so the bill went
over.
A delegation OF the employees of the
western system of the Southern Rail
road is here to-day to see vice-president
Baldwin of that road in reference to a
restoration of their old wages. They
were here on the same object some
weeks ago. but the definite settlement
of the matter was postponed until the
present.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Gray from
the committee to which it had been re-
ferred, reported adversely the bill for
changing the Constitution so that U. 5.
Senators shall be elected directly by
the people of the respective States in
stead of as now by the legislatures
thereof. This action, so far from being
surprising, is just exactly what it was
supposed it would be-
The House elections committee held
meeting this morning, but again failed
to take up the Goode Epes contested
case from the Petersburg district OF
Virginia. Mr.. Jones of Virginia, who
is member of the committee, said he
had not had time to look over all the
facts in the case, and at his instance the
report in the case was postponed.
The President TO day signed the bill
by which the good old name of George
town, D. c., has been abolished, and
the town that bore it will hereafter
be known as Washington.
At Gardeners, Russell county, Va, NJ.
l. Barrett, was appointed postmaster
to dav. vice Z. n. Gardner, removed.
The Senate has passed resolution
appropriating $1,000 for opening q
channel in the Potomac river, within
the jurisdiction of the District of Colum-
5ia. which extends down as far as
Alexandria, but not below that city
The appropriations committee, to which
the resolution was referred by the
House, has not as yet acted on it, and
may not Go So Therefore the District
commissioners have not IS yet taken
any steps in the matter.
General Malone was at the Capitol
to-day in the interest of the bill for the
purchase of the lot in which he is in
terested for the site of the proposed
new government printing Office. His
hair was in the height of the chrisanthe
mum style, and he was dressed by nc
means as daintily as he was wont to do
when member of the Senate.
At the meeting of the Senate finance
committee Mr.. Vest urged that a vote
be taken to day on the House bill re-
pealing toe discriminating duty on
sugars imported from countries paying
an export duty, but Mr.. Aldrich OBJ
jected.
The House ways and means commit
zee met to-day aud had Secretary Car
isle before them for long time. He
gave them a list ofthe purchasers of the
latest bond issue, but they will not re-
veal it. The result was that they ap-
pointed q subcommittee consisting Of
Messrs. Wilson, Mcmillan and Turner,
md two republicans TO be selected by
The republican members of the COM
mittee, to meet this evening and pre-
pare a report on the Presidents finan,
.,ial bill. What that report will be, an
intelligent member of the committee
told the GAzETTE's correspondent he
did not know, nor did he believe any
body else did. but he was almost conf
dent that whatever it might be, it
would not be adopted by Congress.
The appropriation in the legislative
bill for clerks to Representatives dur
ing the recess of Congress is opposed
by many of the democratic members
of the House on the ground that such
clerks are not needed during the re-
cess, and the additional one that such
clerkships will rebound almost entirely
TO the republicans after the first of next
month. Mr.. Meredith says he will
support it for the reason that he has
urgent need for clerk all the tine,
md says that man who has mo- such
need must be of little account to his
constituents.
Strong opposition will be made in the
House to the half million appropriation
for telegraph line to Hawaii.
1t is understood that all the street
railroads here have practically agreed
10 a system of transfers, good on all
those roads.
Senator Daniel of Virginia has not
yet returned and will not do so until
next week.
Lit. J. A. Harmon. 9Th Cavalrr, has been or
aered u duty at Fort Mycr in Alexandria