Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszette.l
WASHINGTON. January %.

WASHINGTON. January ~.
The committee on foreign relations
of the Senate has reported d resolution
of sympathy with Cuba and asking the
President of the United States to use
his good offices with Spain and to ask
that government to give the Insurgents
belligerent rights.
The National Board of Trade this
morning adopted report advocating
the establishment of q sound monetary
system, that such system should pro-
vi lie for the retirement of the legal ten
der notes and for the extension of the
national banking system. The Terry
bankruptcy bill was opposed.
AS the famous billion Congress made
Mr.. Reed sick, he will try not to have
another one. and for that purpose Is
opposed to any river and harbor bill
tn sessioa,and what he says IS law.
The strict secrecy observed with re-
spect to the Presidents frequent duck
shooting trips is the subject, and by no
means unnaturally, o. much adverse
criticism here, but it is said that by his
orders criticism of that sort is kept from
both his eyes and ears.
One of the ablest and most con-
spicuous democratic Senators, i'll
short talk with the GAZETTE's cor
respondent to day, said his party's pros
poets were certainly by no means ia
vorable now, but they might be better
by next fall, as the republicans would
do nothing at this session of Congress I;
but. be added, "there is hardly any
hope, as the party seems to be demon
allied, disorganized, and, in fact, to
| have lost its senses. u
Messrs. Hume, Clements, Sisson and
ex Senator Henderson of Alexandria
county, and Congressman Meredith, had
an interview with Chairman Hepburn
of the House commerce committee this
morning and urged upon him the ur-
gent Importance of reporting favorably
the Senate bill for memorial bridge at
Arlington without Senator Blanchard
amendment. Mr.. Hepburn seemed to
be favorably impressed with what they
said.
A newly appointed negro mail carrier
IN Alexandria county, when being sworn
into office day before yesterday, object
ed to that part of the oath requiring
him to support the Constitution, having
| il read over to him again, and saying il
was as much as he could do to support
his family.
A delegation composed of Messrs
Phlegar, Carter and other mine owners
in Southwest Virginia are here to-day
| ~
Attorney General, prohibiting the dis
charge of the washings of their mines
into New River, as such washings IN
lure the fish and make shadows in the
Kanawha.
In the House to-day Mr.. Meredith
introduced bill to refund to Marion
W. Pollard, of Alexandria, the $500
she paid for one of the coniscated Nc
Weigh lots in Alexandria during the
war between the States.
Among the visitors at the Capitol to,
day was MIR. Yost of Staunton, who Is
contesting the seat of Mr.. Tucker. He
is Just back from Norfolk, where he at
tended the meeting Of the State repub
lican committee. He says everything
passed off satisfactorily there aud that
the breach between Colonel Lamb and
Gen. Edgar Allen was not alluded to
The basis of representation 10 the
State republican convention was tixec
as one delegate to every two hundred
voters, according to the vote of 1888.
General Pando telegraphed the Spanish
Minister to-day that nearly all the sugar plan
tstions in the eastern half of Cuba had re
sumed operations and were now making suga
| without molestation