Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-17

date OH which the rule shall be made
retui nable, Mr.. Darrow said he would
probably ask that the petitioners
be admitted TO bail to await the action
of the court.
Democratic leaders in the Senate
have been holding conferences daily in
an endeayor to find some ground upon
which they can stand unitedly for the
passage of financial scheme that will
help the treasury out of its difficulties.
Several Sen ors called upon the Pres
ident this morning, but at l o'clock 1t
was said by prominent leader that
there was but little hope that bill
conld be agreed upon.
The President to-day sent to the
Senate the nomination of George w.
Wright, to be postmaster at Marlor,
Speaker Crisp will leave for Ashe-
vile. N. c., on Saturday in the hope
mat change of climate may prove
beneficial to his health. The Speaker
has been under physicians care for
several weeks for a nervous disease
which seems to affect his heart.
Hearing there was a vacancy in the
minor places at the War Department
Congressman Meredith went there to-
day to get it for one of his constituents,
but was unsuccessful.
1t is understood that all the Virginia
delegation 10 the House, except three,
will support the bill to buy the Wind
sor- Malone lot as the site for the new
government printing office.
In the Senate this afternoon MIR.
Pugh said the Senators had been called
"Muscovies" and idiots" and that
though they were certainly not ducks,
unless they shall do something with
the currency and banking questions,
there would be some ground for the
latter charge.
Public Printer Benedict says Virgin
ians have too many places in the gov
eminent printing office already, and
that no more of them will be appointed
there.
In the play at one of the theatres
here last night, ridiculous allusion to
cuckoos brought down the house,
Cuckoos are not popular with any other
class of people except goo COOS.
All of those from this city who at
tended the Mostly reunion in Alexan-
dria yesterday speak in the highest
terms of the treatment they received
and of the pleasures of the occasion.
Mrs. Cleveland, who has been suffer
ing from severe cold, contracted at her
recent public receptions, yesterday
issued cards for a reception for Satur-
day afternoon, having practically re-
covered from her indisposition. The
alarming rumors of her serious illness
are pronounced to be without founda
ton.
1t is understood that when the rail
road pooling bill shall be reported in
the Senate next Tuesday, Mr.. Sherman
will move to amend it by provisions tol
fixing the fare of upper berths in sleep
ers at cent. mile and that of lower
berths at J cent. and that when only
one berth of a section be taken, the
taker shall have the use of both.
The District Commissioners have
recommended that the Metropolitan
Railroad line Of this city be allowed to
parallel the entire river front.
The friends of the bridge across the
Potomac at Arlington are by no means
sanguine, the belief being that even if
the commerce committee of the House
report bill for that purpose, the ap-
preparations committee would kill it.
General Harry Heth doesn't improve and
his friends are fearful that he will not re
cover.
The Criminal Court here to-day decided
| that the recalcitrant witnesses in the sugar
investigating case must testify OF be imprison'
ed for contempt
The House claims committee has reported
many bills favorably, but there is little or nc
chance of the passage of any of them.