Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON. January q.

Correspondence Of the Alexandra dazctte-
WASHINGTON. January q.
Appearances indicate that the prop,
o.ition TO establish an international
bank on the lines suggested at the late
Pan-American Congress, will he favor
ably reported by the House committee
on banking and currency.
Il was stated at the Treasury to-day
that the premium on the new oondS
would be paid in the sane proportion
as the bonds were paid for, viz: 20 per
cent. the first payment and 10 per cent.
every 10 days until the payment Is com
p!eted. From the first 70 the last pay
laent 80 days will elepse. As each
payment is made the accepted i !der
| for bonds is privileged to receive the
proportion OF bonds ne has paid ior
Ex-Congressman ]. r Tucker OF VIZ
q MIA. il in the city now on lega! busi-
IS. Meeting Mr.. Speaker Reed THIS
morning. the latter, after greeting him.
said. "Now that We have adopted your
rules. YOU should come up othe House
and see now well We are getting siong
Under them Mr. fuckers son, the
r,resept Congressman, has declined TO
address the Oldest Inhabitants Asso-
citation here on the 22d prozino.
Congressman Walker OF \ irginla IN
talking about the proposed action OF
the Virginia legislature in reference TO
horse racing to-day, said he did not
consider that sport a vice, as Il
ne did he would impugn the char.
acter of some OF the best and
most distinguished men OF his
State, but. even conceding that 1t Is:
dozens of men and boys were ruined by
other vices infinitely more injurious to
manners and morals. where one was
harmed by race track, and that the
hypocricy of those guilty OF such vices,
as manifested by their conspicuous op-
position to race couses, Is positively
disgusting.
Among the visitors on the floor OF the
House to-day was Mr.. Pat hcCauil OF
Culpeper. He says the democrats OF
his county are now divided between
Judge G7imsley and Mr.. Rixey for their
Congressional candidate, but that they
will present but one name to the nom
mating convention; that Mr.. Meredith
stands good chance of being renomi-
mated: and that he, McCaull, will ac-
capt the republican nomination if it De
offered him-as he thinks it will be.
Senator Cullom having succeeded in
having bill passed providing Tor an
assistant architect for the Chicago pub.
lie building, Senator Quay to-day intro
dnced one for an assistant architect for
the Philadelphia public building. Prece-
dents are not only suggestive, bus IN
fuential.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Martin, OF
Virginia introduced bill to increase
the pension OF Calvin Mcdaniel, a
Mexican war veteran, from 50 to $50 q
mouth.
a petition was filed at the White
House this morning for the pardon OF
| W. 81. Cune and three Others, some OF
the Debs rioters convicted at Los
Angeles.
Congressman Meredith went to the
Senate to-day and tried TO induce Sen
Blanchard to withdraw his objectiona.
BILE amendment to the bill for memorial
bridge at Arlington, but the Louisiana
Senator was obdurate.
Congressman Walker, Colonel Nc
Caull, Capt. Ashby and several other
Virginia republicans will leave here TO-
night for Norfolk, where the republican
committee of their State will meet to-
morrow to fix the time for their State
convention, which meets at Stanton.
aud to fix both time and place for the
several district conventions.
Paul Bray, the son-in-law OF Waller,
the negro now in French prison: has
been appointed to lucrative position
in the House postofice.
Senator Gordon of Georgia will not
be candidate for reelection. His sue
cessor will probably be either Secretary
Smith or ex-Speaker Crisp.
The Senate is opposed to lotteries, but to-
day it witnessed drawing for prize OF
| 5000 with great interest.
Another immense crowd congregated about
| the doors Of the Supreme Court OF the United
States this morning, attracted thither By the
prospect of hearing Mr. Joseph Fl. Choate con-
clude the argument against the Wright irFiga-
| ton Law of California.