Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
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The fight against William L. Mar
bury, nominated to be q. s. attorney
for the district of Maryland, was set
lied this morning, SO far as the commit
tee on judiciary is concerned, by the
ordering of report to the Senate with
out recommendation. Marbury was
n nominated during the last Congress.
The nomination was particularly Often
sive to Senator German and he made a
personal effort to keep the Senate from
confirming the nominee. Re was sue
cessful in measure, at least, and the
nomination remained in the hands OF
the committee, Congress adjourning
without action having been taken.
Mr.. Marbury, as soon as Congress adj
burned, was given a recess appoint
10 ent and his name was among the first
ut to Senate upon the recovering
of Congress. His new appointment
bears the date of December 4sh, las.
Meanwhile Mr.. German lost none OF
his zeal 10 bis antsgonism to Mr.. Mar
bury and he and bis friends set about
st curing an adverse report. This they
were unable to do, but the report made
this morning will, it is believed by
many, result in the same thing, and
Mr.. Marbury may be rejected when the
matter comes up for action in the
Senate.
The remains of Gen. John Gibbon
we're buried at the Arlington national
cemetery to-day with full military
honors, the imposing funeral cortege
through Washington being led by two
companies of the Sixth Cavalry with
mounted band and the escort of honor
being composed of the battalion and
light battery of the Fourth artillery and
band.
Representative William II. Grain, Of
the Eleventh District of Texas, died in
this city at an early hour this morning
of pneumonia contracted at the south
ern charity ball last week. No arrange
ments have yet been made for the flu
neral. He was in his seat in the House
as late 80 Thursday. Mr.. Grain was
born at Galveston, Texas, November
25th, 1913. graduated ct st. Francis
Xaviers College, New York city. July
l, 1867, studied law at Indianola, Texas
and was admitted to practice in Feb
ruary 1871, and has practiced law since
that time. He was elected as District
Attorney of the 23rd judicial district Of
Texas in 1872; elected Safe Senator or
the democratic ticket in February 1876
was elected to the Forty-ninth Con
gress and has served continuously in
the House since that time. Mr.. Grain
was very popular among his associates
both in Texas and in Washington.
Though the Senate republican caucus
has determined to change the elective
officers of that body, the friends of Col
Bright, the sergeant-at-arms, don't en-
terrain any fear of his immediate re-
moval.
Senator Quay agreed to .day to allow
his motion to recommit the substitute
for the tariff bill to the finance com.
mittee, and it is understood that he
may be induced to withdraw it entire.
ly, as its defeat might hurt the original
bill. There seems 10 be great doubt Of
the passage of either the bill or the sub
stitute.
Congressman Tyler of Virginia has
just succeeded in securing q pension fol
Roscius Shorts, one of his runaway
slaves, who enlisted in the federal
army.
Elections committee No. 5 of the
House determined this morning to
p ,stpone the consideration of the Yost-
Tucker case until Friday next.
Congressman Meredith has received
from Alexandra a bill providing for the
construction of the Mount Vernon
Avenue, and will introduce it in the
House at the first opportunity. A sim
liar bill was sent to Senator Daniel, but
has not yet reached him.
a son of Mr.. Edwards Of Missouri,
one of the doorkeepers of the Senate,
who was on visit to his father, COM.
mitted suicide at his hotel here this
morning by shooting himself through
the temple.
The scandal respecting the late sale
of government bonds is spreading and
those who started it are producing evil
dence to show that the Morgan syndi-
cate, which got thirty-three million Of
it for less than eleven per cent. premi-
um, by bidding small fraction over
another syndicate, which they resold at
over sixteen per cent. premium, got a
tip from some body in the Treasury,
though the reputation of every one
who had any thing to do with the sale
should be above suspicion.
In the Senate this morning Mr.. Pet
tigrew introduced ajoint resolution di-
recting the Secretary Of the Treasury
10 foreclose the government lien on
the Union Pacific and the Kansas Pa
cific Railroad Companies, pay the prior
lien upon said roads aud take posses
sion for the United States. He is also
directed to pay the floating debt of the
roads, take up the bonds and stock
pledges as securities therefore and take
possession of all branch lines construct
ed out of the earnings of the Union Pa
cific. To carry out these provisions
the Secretary is authorized 10 sell, at
not less than par, in coin, coupon or
registered bonds to an amount suffi-
Gent for the object stated in the resolu-
ton, at not to exceed 3 per cent, re-
deemable at pleasure after FIVE years
and payable in ten years.
A fire broke out here this evening in tho
planning mill of Belt &. Dyers. corner of 18th
and G streets, northwest, and did considera-
able damsge.
L. Z. Eloss,r was to-day appointed post
master at Charlottesville. Frederick county,
Va. vice S. q. Petrie resigned.
William w. Rockhill, of Maryland, the
present third Secretary of State, has been Sc.
lscted to succeed Mr.. Uhl as first secretary.