Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-04

one of the managers of st. Asapb,
states that the large collection of
horses at the two tracks will almost
certainly remain there since there is
no other place to which they can
conveniently be changed. There are
nearly one thousand horses at the
tracks. To "ship" them north, east
or west would involve great expense
as well as probable injury to the ami,
mails. The horses are acclimated ana
in healthy condition, the stabllng Is
free and provender 80 cheap as 1t can
be had anywhere. 1t is therefore pref
ty certain that there will be no violent
removal of these animals unless Gov
ernor G'Ferrall, who is great constl-
tutional lawyer, should discover some
hidden power somewhere to disiodge
them with the military. He has been
quite careless heretofore as to where
he iabbed his bayonets, and as Sergeant
S. Prentiss said to the little boy who
had climbed a tree to witness the duel
between himself and Gov. Foote. OF
Mississippi, so it may be said OF Gov.
O'Ferrall, "Look out Sonny, the Gov.
ernor is firing very wild this morning"
Should there be no military interference
the retention of the horses in Alexan-
dria county will be of no inconsideraole
benefit to the farmers and feed dealers
in that locality. The Governor, who
is understood to be the close friend OF
some of the st. Asaph track people,
and. as disclosed in his message, the
inpiacable enemy of the Alexander'sls.-
and one, may finally succeed in his ef-
fort to discriminate in favor OF the
former, so far as the repeal of the
Grange Camp charter is concerned, but
will not, it is hoped, for the sake OF the
moor farmer with his feed crop, inter-
pose any constitutional objection to the
stabling and currying process which is
proposed to be carried on at Alexanders
island until spring.
People from Alexandria county here
to-day say delegation from that county
went to Richmond yesterday to call up
on their Senatorland Delegate in the
Legislature and request them to have
the road law of that county 30 amend
ed as to provide that the superintendent
| of roads shall be man thoroughly
qualified for such a position, and shall
repair the old roads and macadamizs
ali the new ones. The road money OF
the county now amounts to $1,000 a
wear. They also say that movement
| is on foot to have the Rosslyn neighbor-
hood incorporated as town.
Neither House of Congress was in
session today, both having adjourned
over Yesterday, the Senate until Tues
day and the House until Monday. The
finance committee of the former body
was in session, but has not yet agreed
upon their report on either the tariff or
the bond bill. 1t is confidently expect
ed, however, that the tariff bill will be
reported back Just as it came from the
House, and that the bond bill will be
go amended as to provide for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at 1t
to l.
The third of the "hydra headed
elections committees of the House, the
one to whom the Virginia contested
cases have been referred, will meet on
Wednesday next and fix the time for
taking up the cases on which it will
act. It is understood that the republi-
can members of the committee are by
no means favorably disposed toward
the contestees.
People from Richmond here to-day
say the impression on the subject there
is that if there be any race track legis-
lation at this session it will be to limit
racing to two months in the year, May
and November, and that if the charter
of one of the race tracks in Alexandria
county be revoked that of the other
| will be also, as the revocation of one
and not the other would naturally sub
iect the members of the legislature to
suspicion. The race horse people here
say that last month was the only profit
able month the tracks in Alexandria
county have had, and that horses
at that track can now be bought
for song. Some of the owners,
however, hope that there may be win
ter racing at the Arlington track, near
Baltimore, as there was last winter.
After today, until spring, if then, there
will be neither racing nor bookmaking
at either of the tracks referred to. II
is said that at least thousand hands
were employed at both of them.- many
of whom must needs suffer ny ny the loss
of their wages.
The subcommittee ofthe House APP
preparations committe having in charge
tbs pensions bill, will report the appro-
[ priation of $13S, 100000. A reduction
of $500, 900 will be made in clerk hire.