Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-09
will support the republican Presidential
candidate next fall if be stand for gold
money, and says if he shall, he will
drive many votes away from the repub-
lican ticket.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. June 8.

Correspondence OF the Ale1andrla Gazetbe'J
WASHINGTON. June 8.
The conferees on the Indian appro-
priation bill reached an agreement this
morning upon the sectarian school
question, which. it is stated, is accepta-
bio to all parties to the controversy.
By its terms the use of these schools
under contract with the Indian bureau
is to continue only until June 80, 1897;
not more than SO per cent. OF the
amounted appropriated for the current
wear is to be expended in the next year,
and only then in cases where other ar
rangements cannot be made by the
Secretary of the Interior for the educa-
ton of the children, and the secretary
is instructed, rs far as it is possible
to do so, to distribute the contracts
among the several denominations hav-
ing schools in existence. The last
named provision is the new clement in
the bill.
During the call of the House this
morning Mr.. Elicit, the popular and
efficient member from the Richmond
district, played the famous Kilgore
role, varied, however, so as to make
one of the sub-doorkeepers, instead of
the door, the object of his assault. The
light inside door at the east en-
trance to the House was open, but the
heavy outside door was bolted. MIR.
Elicit. not wishing to be counted,
walked by the doorkeeper guarding
the inside door without resenting his
objection, but when he caught him by
the arm and tried to detain him, the
now irate Congressman, who is an ath-
lete, shook him off and swept him away
and back against the wall as though he
were child, and then unbolted the
heavy door and walked out.
Mr.. Elicit has abandoned all hope of
the bill for the relief of the Richmond
College at this session, but he is still
working for the bill for the Richmond
locomotive works. The Senate has
passed it, and the House committee on
claims has reported it favorably, and
the Speaker has promised to do what
he can for it, but the session is too near
it's close now for its success to be prob
able.
1t is said here that the report Of
the ill-treatment which the negro dele
gates to St. Louis will be accorded by
the people of that city was started by
the managers of the convention, who
are uncertain about the way those
delegates will vote, who will have to
pay their expenses, and who don't
want them there, as they think that
any part negroes take in efecting a
nomination will do the nominee harm.
1t is also said that the negro restaurant
keepers and BARRIERS of st. Louis are
more opposed to accommodating their
own race than their white competitors
are.
The partisan republican majority in
the House has already turned out nine
democratic members of that body and
given their seats to republicans who
were not fairly elected, and they will
probably increase that number to ten
to-day. The cases of Mr.. Tucker and
Mr.. Swanson of Virginia, however,
will 90 over until next session.
B. E. Baker was to-day appointed
postmaster at Fishers Hill, Shenandoah
county, va, vice ". w. heller, ueau.
The Senate committee on finance this MORN
ing discussed the proposed investigation of
tho sale of bonds, which is ordered under the
Senate resolution, and finally decided that
the investigation should be open to the pub
lie.
The Mexicans are taking advantage of the
scarcity of Florida oranges, and are shipping
their supply of the fruit to this country. Last
season 400 carloads were shipped to the
United States, but this season fully GOO car
loads will BIO exported. Thomas I. Critten-
den, United States consul.general at the City
of Mexico, who furnishes this information to
the State Department, says that old trees are
being pruned, new orchards planted, and
every preparation made to compete for the
American orange trade. The Mexican orange
season-from September to December-fts in
between the Florida and California seasons
he says, thus leaving Mexico with practically
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