Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents Of the Alexandris Gazette
WASHINGTON, March 2.

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Notwithstanding the weather and a
muddy track, racing was not interrupt
ed at Jackson City to-day and pretty
large crowd was in attendance. many
players also went from here to the Se.
Asaph track, where foreign oook Is
kept. When the season at tne iaIt ',I
track commences the foreign book VIII
not be open on the racing days.
CONGRESSMAN Marshall has returned
from the site of his burned home. The
loss amounted to about nine thousand
d,llars. on which there was no lnsur-
Mr.. Theodore Pitcher of Fauquier
col,nty who sent the dispatch that put
the detectives on the track of the Aqua
eek train robbers, is here, looking after
~ reward.
1t is reported that Mr.. Hooe of King
George county, Virginia, now of the
Interior Department, is likely to be
Postmaster General Wilson's secretary.
The rumor that Congressman Wise
of Virginia will be offered lucrative
position by the President is credited at
the Capitol.
Among those appointed to cadetships
at the West Point Military Academy,
examined at Fort McHenry yesterday,
were George A. Mitchell of Pocahoptss,
w. A. Mcneil of Bristol, and w. NJ.
Jordan of Haymarket, Virginia.
1t is said by some that the appropria-
ton for the Blaine lot will not go
through, and that that for the Hawaiian
cable will, and, by others, that the exact
reverse will obtain, but as yet both
matters are in doubt. Some of the
managers of the House say that if the
senate will pass the Arlington bridge
bill. which has been favorably reported
to that body, they will do their utmost
to push it through the House.
In the House last night MIR. Meredith
succeeded in having passed bill to
pension Mrs. Elizabeth Strother, of Gull
peper county, daughther of Captain
James Roberts, a soldier of the Revou-
tionary war.
Among the strangers on the floor OF
the House to-day was Congressman
elect McKenney of the Petersburg, Viz
ginia district.
. Colonel U. L. Boyce of Clarke coun-
tv, Virginia, now in this city, says
the silver men will win at the next
Presidential election, and that the
strongest men they could nominate are
Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania and
Senator Daniel of Virginia. Judge 4
w. Hughes, of the .. S. district court OF
Virginia, judging from his recent letter,
would support such ticket.
Congressman Swanson of Virginia
called at the White House this morning
and requested the President to appoint
W. T. Hutchings, formerly Of Danville,
but now of the Indian Territory, to one
of the iudgeships of the U. S. court in
that territory, and has hopes that his
request will be granted.
The Senate hes amended the defci-
ency bill by a nepotistic provision al
lowing congressman to select their
clerks from the members of their own
families.
The legislative day that began this
morning will continue until the gavel
falls Monday. The outlook is good for
a practically continuous session from
now on. The Senate will be in session
until midnight and. if Roadway suffi
Gent to justify it has been made, a re-
cess will be taken until Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock. From that hour the
Senate and probably the House, will be
in session for the reception of confer
ence reports. Besides the appropria-
ton bills there are innumerable other
measures which are being urged for
final action before it is too late.
The exc cltive committee of the ma
tional republican league began its ses-
sion at the Arlington Hotel this morn
ing. The principal business transacted
was to agree upon call for three
days' session of the national league to
begin June 10Th next, at Cleveland,
Ohio.
The President to-day nominated AS
sistant Paymaster Eugene D. Ryan to
be passed assistant paymaster, and
Frar.cis j. Semmep, of Louisiana. and
Richard Hatton, Of Iowa, to be pay
masters in the navy.
Tho thr House conferees on the
>undry civil bill voted against accept
ing the provision for the payment of the
sugar bounty. Two of the House con-
ferees also insist on striking out the
provision for the Nicaragua canal sur
vey. The conferees decided to resist
the incorporation into the bill of the
amendment providing for the purchase
of the blaine DroDerty.
The members of the HOUSE elections COM
mittse to-day presented their chairman, Mr..
Brown, of Indiana, with a handsome silver
pitcher. Mr. Jones, of Virginia, made the
presentation speech.