Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-28
has become a woman sntfragist, as the
Christian Union has lately adopted

has become a woman sntfragist, as the
Christian Union has lately adopted a
universal suffrage platform.
The naval appropriation bill, which
was reported to the Senate Tbs after
noon, reduces the number OF battle
ships authorized by the House from
three to two, and instead OF Twelve
torpedo boats, it provides for six lig 6no
draft composite gun boats ofaHout 'ooo
tons displacement.
Mr. Wilson received many con-
oratulations to-day upon his nomination
Tor postmaster General. There is no 1,,
doubt of bis confirmation, and IL VIII
probably lie done this evening.
The popularity of dress and marriage
as topics for women's discussion Is es-
tshlished. Yesterday, when dress was
discussed by the Woman's Council,
! Metzerott's Hall was crowded to the
doors, and to-day, when marriage was
under consideration, the attendance,
while not so great as yesterday, was
larger than on any other day. Divorce
in ell its aspects was considered. The
discussion was introduced by the pre-.
sentation of the report of the commit.
tee on divorce reform, one of the few
standing committees of the council
The report was read by the chairman
of the committee, Mrs. Ellen Battle
Dietrich, of Massachusetts.
The Treasury statement to be Is
sued tomorrow will show the excess
of expenditures over receipts for the
eight months of the current fiscal year
TO be S36. 500, 900. This does not in.
clude 100000 owed the sinking
fund for the current fiscal year.
The President to day returned TO the
House without his approval two bills
One was ITO authorize the Oklahoma Cen
trail Railway to construct and operate raj
way through the Indian and Oklahoma terri
tories and for other purposes" The otnel
authorized the Arkansas Northwestern Rail
| way Company to construct and operate rail-
way through the Indian Territory.
The petition of the Daughters of the Revo'
luton for the engraving of the Declaration Of
Independence and the Constitution OF the
United States, and for hanging framed cople:
thereof on the walls of each of the postofices II
the country. bears, among other signatures
tlat of Mrs Moran, regent for virginia
deal of work, as there are sixty nine thousand
pcstotiices in the United States.
As anticipated, the advisers to whom the
employees Of tho southern Railroad submitted
their case. being intelligent men, realized the
reasonableness Of the company's statement, a:
soon as it was explained to them, and SO the
matter has been amcably and satisfactorily
adjusted.
The House commerce committee met fol
the last time to-day and passed resolutions o
thanks to Mr. Wise, chairman of that com
mittee for the courtesy and kindness with
which he tal invariably treated its IN 7mbers
aud also to his brother. General Peyton Wise
the clerk of the committee.
General Grants statue which has beef
presented to Congress by the G. A. R., wa
| opposed in the rotunda of the Capitol to-day
prior to its erection in Ststusry Hall. 1t is a
much like General Sherman as General Grant
d not much like either
! hree pension attorneys were to-day dis
barred from practice before the Interior De
partmcat. They are John T. Moses, of Chill
| icothe, James Rutter. of Darlington, Ohio
and George NJ. Van Leuven, Of Lime Springs
| Iowa.