Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette ]
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.


Representative Jones of Virginia was
on hand again at last nights session OF
the House, and renewed his enorts
against granting pensions to men proved
20 have been deserters, but failed, as
evan Southern members of his own par
~ would not assist him, being ap'
n,rently regardless of the lootlng OF INC
Treasury by such means. s Gao
Secretary Smith of Georgia anu o . =,
retary Herbert OF Alabama were among
the attendants at the e1-Con1eaeraees
hsIl but otherwise the administration
vas not represented there. -,
The House has passed the bill for an
electric r, ilroad from Shepherds to
+, is CITY, via ferry across the Eastern
Pr ,nch. and yesterday the Senate Dis
,,ict committee iavorably reported the
same bill.
Thirty five hundred dollars have
been appropriated for the survey OF a
bridge across the Eastern Branch from
Geisboro' to point just east OF the Ar
senal grounds.
It is supposed that man broke
through the ice and was drowned about
ten o'clock last night while attempting
to walk across the Potomac just east OF
the Aqueduct Bridge at Georgetown.
The Waterman at that bridge heard
cries and saw something struggling in
the water. and then all was still.
Secretary Hunton offered an
amendment to the AGRICULTURAL bill by
which MIR. A. J. Wedderburn should be
paid 5000 month as special agent OF
the Agricultural Department., but Sec
rotary Morton of that Department
was opposed to it, aud it was not adopt
ed. and it is not in the bill.
1t is reported here from the Peters
burg district that the investigation in
the contested case of Thorpe VS.. Nc
Kenney in that district, has demon
strated the fact that the illiterate ne
groes there were instructed by their
managers to rely upon themselves in
the preparation of their tickets, and
not to seek assistance from the legal
election officers appointed for the pur,
pose of giving it to them.
The President to-day vetoed the bill
to incorporate the society of American
florists.
George Dorsey, telegraph operator
while riding bicycle here to-day col
lidel with the wreck wagon ofthe cable
railroad. and, it is supposed, was serl
ously injured.
The policy shops in the swamps neal
the Jackson City race course were
raided by the Alexandria county con
stables to-day and a number of negroe;
captured, though many more escaped
The House committee on post Offices anc
most roads to-day ordered favorable report
o the bill to extend the use of the mail ser
vice by authorizing tn use of postal cards and
envelopes with return coupons attached. Tht
committee also authorized favorable report
O the bill to credit Irwin Tucker, postmaster
a: Newport News, Va, with Sd, 1876 for stamp
and $S3 for money order funds stolen from
his Office in February, 1894.
After being ont forty.five hours the
Howgate jury reported this morning by a
note to Judge McComas that they were hope
lcssly divided and there was no probability o.
agreement. The judge informed the jury
that the court would remain IN session and
await further developments. The jury is
still locked up.
| The President has before MN the papers ID
| Eve cases wherein executive action is asked
aud which tho recommendations by govern
ment officers assigned to investigate the cases
are that the present incumbents be removed
from Office Among these cases are those Of
| Customs Collector MonOgue and Recorder
| Taylor of the District of Columbus. The lat
ter case was sent to the President by the
Civil Service Commission with recommends
ton of removal four months ago, but the
President has not taken up the matter, though
there is, in connection with the charges in
this instance, libel suit pendingin tie cou st
nf Tho District