Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandris Gazette.]
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WAS6lNGION, Ftu. ~.
The National Council of Women had
the largest attendance at the morning
session to-day since the triennial De,
gan. This was natural, for the topic OF
discussion dealt with that which Is par
amount 10 the minds of many women
Dress" From every standpoint IL
was considered, and the audience seem
ed 10 take particular delight IN the
.tatemeut of one speaker that the dress
worn by men was comfortable, but Ger
tainlv not beautiful. In presenting the
snhi,ct to the audience Mrs. Sewall,
the nresiding officer, said that from tue
time Eve plucked the first fig leaf till
the presert, dress bad been the most
interesting and perplexing subject for
women. She also remarked on the large
audience that had been drawn so easily
by the announcement on the subject.
Rev. Ida c. Hutton, attired in clergical
costume that suggested her ministry,
spoke on the ethics of dress. She
talked well and when she concluded
the applause was so great that Presi
dent Sewall remarked that times had
certainly changed when woman who
talked on dress reform could be ap-
plauded as loudly as an opera singer.
The body and all that pertained to it,
she said, must be used as an avenue for
education.
Race horse men here to-day say that
an arrangement has been made by
which rae ng, which by an agreement
of the Governor, Attorney General and
Judge Wexford of Virginia, will be
legal in Alexandria county on the LIST
proximo, will be had on the st Assph
track on Mondays Wednesdays and
FRIDAYS and on the Jackson City track
on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays
during the season, which will COM
mence next Friday On the latter track,
but not for some days later on the ST.
Asaph track. A foreign book will also
be kept at the former track. The Ben
nings track case will be argued in court
here on the 9Th proximo. Should it be
decided in favor of that track both the
tracks in Alexandria county will suffer.
A large delegation of the national
dairymen's association, now in session
here, called upon Mr.. Speaker Crisp
at his room in the Capitol to-day in
favor of the Grout oleomargarine bill.
The following changes in the fourth
class postotfices of Virginia were made
to-day: Cuckoo, Louisa county, Mrs.
Jane X. Pendleton, appointed postma! :
ter, vice P. B. Pendleton, resigned ;
Mayo Forge, Patrick county, Peter l..
Zentmeyer, vice VIM. NJ. Tatum, re-
signed; Rumford, King William coun-
ty, r. F. Richie, vice XII. G. Com
MINIS. dead.
1t is observed that tAe President
vetoes nearly all the pension bills that
pass the House over the objection OF
Congressman Jones of Virginia.
Mr.. Frank Hume, of Alexandria
county, was at the Capitol to-day in the
interest Of the bill for bridge across
the Potomac at Arlington. The oh
iections to that bill come from real
estate owners who have land on this
side of the river to sell, and who base
their objections on the absurd ground
that the bridge would iDjure the re-
claimed flats.
Secretary Carlisle, who has been indisposed
for the last few days, has almost entirely re-
covered.
The bill for railroad from Shepherds to
Washington passed the Senate at last nights
session.
The House commerce committee to-day re.
ported adversely OH the resolution to suspend
work on the bridge from Philadelphia TO
Camden.
OF the four Virginia congressman with
whom the GAzETTE's correspondent had talks
to-day, Messrs Tyler, Swanson, Jones and
Meredith every one expressed himself es
opposed to Mr. fuckers famous Appomattox
bill, and all the others are probably so except
Mr.. Tucker.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Allison introduced
bill 10 incorporate the maritime canal Of
North Americs, to authorize the construc.
ton of navigable canals through the terri
tory of the United States between the great
lakes, the st. Lawrence river and tide water
in the Hudson river.
The House Till for the reorganization OF
the personnel Of the navy contains pro-
vision extending to enlisted men the law au-
horizing the retirement of enlisted men Of
the army after thirty years service
The pro est which the American Embassy
in Paris has been instructed to lodge with the
French government on account of the decree
prohibiting American cattle products is identi-
cal with that filed in Germany at the time OF
the alleged discovery of Texas fever i'll cattle
importatiOns to that country.