Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
rcouespondence Of the Alexandris Gszette.]
WASHINGTON. Jan. %.

d,y it would be impossible ior sucn a
bill to Dass.
MIR. Walker of Massachusetts, when
Architect Clark of the Capitol refused
to lcrease the hight of the screen be-
hind tie outer row of seats in the House,
said he would make Mr.. Clark smart
for it. He is now trying to do SO oy a
resolution to investigate Mr.. CLARK
office.
Congressman Marshall of Nirgirii
succeeded to-day, after much trouble,
in having w. Glenn Baylor appointed
postmaster at Chihowsel, in Craig
county. in his district. He has been
,,rnnised that J. W. Maiden will be ap-
pointed at Maiden Run. He says Gen
rral Hunton, of the Senate postotiice
committee, tells him that the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Wright Tor the Marion post
Office will be confirmed.
It's reported among race horse people
here that Capt Messick with two hors@s
he recently bought at Jackson City race
track and took to Indiana has just won
SO 900 on a race at fifty to one.
The Z. S. Geological Survey, is hay,
ing printed maps giving in detail all
the physical features of States and al!
cross country roads, which will prove
a, excellent guide to travellers.
MIR. Thomas C. Platt of New York
was at the Capitol to-day and spent
some time on the floor Of the Senate,
talking to republicans.
The agreement is that the vote will
! ,ba Capota IN fha NIcara-
guam Canal bill to-day and Mr.. George
will then move to take up the bank
ruptcy bill. He is of the opinion that
the debate over this measure will last
no more than week. After this bill
has been disposed of, Mr.. Butler, OF
South Carolina, will give notice that be
will take up the pooling bill next. The
| friends of the measure have a strong
hope that it will be passed.
The Senate District committee agreed
to-day to report favorably Mr.. Hun
toms resolution increasing the appropri-
alton for municipal building in this
CITY from one and a.half, to two and
half million dollars.
Mr.. Gray, Minister TO Mexico, ar,
rived here to-day. He says he does not
think there will be war between Next
co and Guatemala, but that in his opin-
ion the differences between the two
countries will be adjusted through
peaceful negotiations.
The Treasury Departments informed
that that 81, 100000 in gold coin, and
81 5000 in gold bars we're withdrawn
from the subtreasury at New York to-
day. This reduces the gold reserve to
S5S, 924 ,42S. The Cabinet, which is
now iu session, was advised Of these
heavy Withdrawals this morning. 1t is
probable that some official Treasury
action will be announced after the
Cabinet adjourns.
Senator Teller said to-day that the
silver States had IS electoral votes, and
that their representatives in Congress
had determined to stand united and
solid, and to help no party that did not
help them.
The impression on the subject at the
Capitol to-day is that Congress will not
authorize the issue OF more bonds, and
that the gold reserve will soon be re-
duced to such low stage that the
President will have to take upon him
selfthat responsibility.
AS anticipated, the House commerce
committee to day, by vote of s to 5,
agreed to report favorably the bill for
bridge across the Potomac at Arlington.
The ayes were Messrs. Wise, Price,
Caruth, Dnborow, Fielder, Gresham,
Mahon and Sherman; the noes, Messrs.
Hepburn, Storer, Mallory, Patterson
and Fletcher. The bill appropriates
$780, O0 all to be paid by the genera!
government. The U. S. engineers re-
port says the whole COST will be 5000
| 900.
A delegation from the neighborhood
OF Mattox Creek, Virginia, consisting
of Messrs. Massey, Jones, Greenlaw
aud others, called upon Congressman
Jones, of their district, to-day and re-
quested him to try to obtain an appro
priation fer the improvement of that
creek. He informed them that to do
so now is impossible. 49,
The weather bureau reports OF this
morning show the existence in Arkan
sas Of a severe storm which will proba-
bly, move northeast, causing heavy
snow throughout the Ohio valley and
lake regions and dangerous gales on
the lakes, seriously interfering with
railroad travel in those regions tonight
and Saturday.
The Postotfice Department has issued
fraud order against the Ladies Month
ly Gem, published at Cleveland, 0.
Congressman Tyler, of Virginia, in his re
ply to Mr.. Borlands notice of contest en-
dorses the Walton law. and says it was adopt
ed with the intention of securing free 20
and fair count, and that it has accomplished
that laudaole object.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hunton, from the
District Committee, reported favorab!y bill
TO allow Abraham D. Prince, an unnatural
lied resident of this city, to hold property.
The republicans of the Senate held eau
Gus but did not consider any measures for the
relief of the Treasury. They determined not
to interfere with the dead locks in any of the
republican Senatorial elections and mani
tested decided opposition to the admission
into the Union of the Territories of New
Mexico Arizona aud Oklahoma.
Judge Hughes, of the U S. court for the
eastern district of Virginia, was here to day.
1t is reported that the Washington and Ar
lington railroad company has made arrange
meDts for completing that road by the first OF
July, and that its motive power will not be
electricity, but dummy steam engines.