Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-22

the armies Of the Potomac and North
ern Virginia, to be appointed by the
President of the United States, and
suggest as two of such commission
their national commander, Corporal
james Tanner, of New York, and zen.
Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia.
Washington's birthday was more
deliberately observed here than IT. mas
been for number ofyears, an addition
al feature being the exercises OF the Ma
tional Council of Women, now IN SEES
ION in this city. The entire local mill
Tia turned out and paraded the streets
under the command of Col. VIM. g.
Moore, headed by the Marine Band,
aud accompanied by the Sixth United
States Cavalry band of Fort Niger: The
Sons of the Revolution observed the
occasion in fitting manner. A Martha
Washington tea was given by the Wo-
mems National Press Association, and
a Japanese tea at the home of Miss
Clara Barton, by the Legion of 10y al
Women. The Oldest Inhabitants As
ISOLATION held its usual public meeting.
The G. A. R. held services at the Met.
ropolitan NJ. E. Church. Gen. Daniel
f. Sickels, of New York, and Hon.
Charles A. Boutelle, of Maine, made
addresses. The occasion was also gen.
orally celebrated by the Masonic Vet
erans' Association of Washington and
other Organizations.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Mills intro
duced an amendment to the sundry
civil bill which in three lines expresses
his views on the bond question more
clearly than column of matter. III Q
amendment reads: "And all laws
which authorize the Secretary of the
Treasury to sell the bonds of the United
States for any purpose are hereby re-
peal 3D."
The conferrees on the postotfice ap.
preparation bill this afternoon agreed
10 all amendments except that which
trovides that railway mail service
clerks hereafter appointed shall reside
at some point on the route to which
they are assigned.
E1.Congressman Lewis Mckenzie OF
Alexandria was at the Capitol to-day
looking after the bill to pay him for the
two contests he made for seat in the
House.
The Southern Railway Company
doesn't anticipate any trouble with It's
employees, believing that the labor chiefs
whom the latter have called here
and to whom they have submitted their
case, are reasonable enoug b to see that,
at this time, it is impossible for it to in
crease its wages.
Judge Hughes of the U. S. district
court of Virginia left here to-day for
Norfolk. The Judge says the silver
men will be heard from at the next
Presidential election, and that the gold
standard men are running the people
not only of this country, but of all
others.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. McLaurin
Introduced bill which will make it
unlawful to pay any contestee or con.
testant in Congressional cases, any
money for expenses or other purpose
from any government fund.
The Senate to-day was engaged with
the Indian appropriation bill, in which
the amendment striking out the APP
preparation for the Hampton school
was defeated yesterday evening, and
the House with the general deficiency
bill
General Shelley, ex-copgressman
from Alabama, who was at the Capitol
to-day, says the newspaper reports
here about trouble in his State amount
to nothing, and that even Kolb's own
parry, h I've lost conf ience in, and
abandoned him.
The railroad pooling bill will proba-
bly, be given a chance in the Senate,
late in the session as it is, but one of its
Senatorial friends says he fears it will
be talked to death. The Nicaragua
c,nal bill is practically dead, and no
conference committee will agree to the
Hawaiian cable.
Miss Mildred Lee, daughter OF the
General, was the observed of all OBJ
servers at the eminently successful ball
given here last night by the eX-Con-
federate Veterans Association for the
benefit of their INDECENT comrades now
living here. Senator Daniel, Congress
man Meredith and several of the other
congressional delegation from Virginia
were among the large number of at
tendants.
The friends of the bill for the pro-
posed bridge across the Potomac at Ar
iington are respondent, but they say
they still have some hope that it will
yet be added to the sundry civil bill.
The House comittee On elections to-
day decided the Goode-Epes contested
election case from the Fourth Virginia
district in favor of Mr.. Epes, the sitting
member. The vote on the case was Z
10 4. as follows; Yeas, Messrs. Brown,
Lockwood, Lawson, Hayes, Patterson
benson and Jones, all democrats.
Nays. Messrs. Waugh, Daniels, Mccall
and Thomas, republicans. Mr.. Wheeler,
of Illinois, republican, was present but
did not vote; and Mr. Mccall, who
voted my, reserved the right to change
his vote.
The impression at the Capitol about
the Mexican mission has changed, and
80. day it is said that the prospect is de-
cidedly favorable to Senator Ransom.
In the Senate to-day MI Hunton reported
favorably an amendment to the bill for the
proposed American University to be establish
ed in this city.