Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06

neutrality between the contending
powers, according to each all the rights
of belligerents in the ports and terri
tory of the United States. Resolved
further, That the friendly offices of the
United States should be offered by the
President to the Spanish government
for the recognition of the independence
of Cuba. These are the Senate resolu-
tons concurred in by the House.
Rain prevented the children OF
Washington observing the quaint Gus
tom of rolling eggs down the grassy
slopes of the White House grounds on
Easter Monday. A similar misfortune
has happened for several successive
seasons, broken by only one intermis-
sion of fair weather. The disappoint-
ment was not so keenly felt as usual
this year by the lite ones because the
Marine Band had been ordered to &C
company Secretary Herbert to Fort
ress Monroe, thus depriving the occa-
sion of one of its chief charms, the
music.
The elections committees of the
House have agreed to reduce the al
lowance for expenses of contested cleo
ton cases from $4,000 to 81 $50 to each
ofthe parties to such cases. This will
tend to reduce the number of such
cases. as the contestants will have little
coming to them after they shall have
paid their lawyers. No decision has
vet been made in the Yost-Tucker con-
tested case from Virginia; so the CHAIR
man of the committee and OF the sub
committee to whom that case has been
referred says to-day.
Mr.. Carroll D. Wright, commissioner
of labor, publishes statement to-day
to the effect that the laborers of this
country get 2.7S per cent. and their EN-.
ployers So per cent. OF the profits OF
labor; and yet this is protective tariff
country, and the protectionists say that
the chief benefciaries of such tariff
are the laborers!
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Wolcott
made speech in favor of the Postmas-
ter Generals proposition to consolidate
all the small postoftices in the neigh.
borhood of cities and towns with those
of the latter, and of making the post
masters at the former, clerks OF the
latter.
The prevailing opinion at the Capitol
to-day on the subject is that Mr.. Car
isles letter means that if the Chicago
convention shall adopt gold platform,
Mr.. Cleveland will be the man to put
upon it.
General Walker and Judge Sener Of
Virginia held long conference on the
floor of the House to-day in respect OF
republican affairs in their State, on
which they are in perfect accord. Gen.
Allen was also at the Capitol to-day.
He SAYS in effect that Mckinley has as
good as carried the State republican
convention, and that such convention
is not likely to elect Mckinley men
as its delegates to the national conven-
ton. He says the statement OF the
Lambites that money has been spentin
McKinley's causei in Virginia, is as base
less as that it was democratic money.
He also says the Lambites claim
IS of the counties that have acted, but
that their opponents will have three.
fourths of them. He also says that Scar
borough, white, and Walker, colored,
will be the delegates from the lst Vir-
ginia district.
OF the Virginia delegation in the House
Messrs Elicit. Tucker, Tyler and walker
voted against the Cuban resolutions to-day
Mr.. Turner was paired with Mr.. Jones, who
would have voted for them, and MIR, McKen.
new was absent. Messrs. Swanson. Otey and
Meredith voted for the resolutions.
Mr. Alexander W. Terrell, minister to Tur-
key, reached Washington last night and made
an early call this morning on Secretary Olney
with whom he was closeted for some time.
The Court of Claims to-day rendered judg-
ment for SID, 11494, in favor of the State
of New York for advances made to the United
States during the war, and sustaining Senat or
Hills argument for interest.