Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-05

agreed TO postpone action on the petit
ton of Mr.. Mcdonald to be allowed, at
this late date, to commence contest for
the seat of Mr.. Jones, from the 1st Vir-
Q ala district. Committee No. 8 this
morning took up the Virginia contest
ed cases and heard Colonel Brady ar
CUE in favor of the contestant in the
case of Thorp vs.. Mckinney from the
Petersburg district. Mr.. Thorp Will
a;so argue his own case, and Mr.. Nc
Kenney will argue his.
In the Senate TO day Mr.. Daniel in
troduced the petition OF Mrs. d. A.
Wood, Mrs. Hettie Wilkerson and otn.
ers. of South Boston, Va, for the reliei
OF the book agents of the NJ. +. Church
S nth; also DILL for the relief OF W. I.
Fitzpatrick of Bedford City, Va, who,
a; surety for R. NJ. Garrett, distil!er,
paid money for unstamped BRANDY de-
royed by fire.
Messrs. Hume, Clements and Holtz-
man, Of Alexandra county, TINS
morning had interviews with all
the members OF the snb-commit-
tee OF the House commerce CON
mittee. TO whom hiss been referred tue
bill for memorial bridge across the
Potomac at Arlington, all OF whom,
without exception, expressed them,
selves as favorable to the passage OF
the bill. though one of them, Mr..
Fletcher. of Minnesota, said ne did not
think this was particularly good time
to pass it, in view OF the present condi-
ton OF the Treasury.
Among many other nominations for
postmssters sent by the President to
the Senate to-day was that OF a. b.
Claytor TO be postmaster at Bedford
CITY. Va. vice ". II. Mosby, whose
term had expired.
Private letters from Richmond re-
ceiyed here to-day say that the condi-
ton OF Mr.. Elicit, the congressman
from that city, who is i'll with pneu-
monia, is critical"
Bids for 800, 600, 600, thirty year four
Ger cent. government bonds were open
ed at the Treasury Department to-day
IN the presence of Secretary Carlisle,
and large number OF bidders. About
four thousand FIVE hundred bids were
received amounting to millions more
han were advertised for. Among
hese were that of the First Ma
-ional Bank of Alexandria, Virginia,
for $4,000 at 106; Lynchburg, Ma
tional Bank, at Lynchburg, Virginia, for
So, eco at 100 Another was that OF
Joseph Pulitzer, of the New York
World, for 81 ,O00, 900 at III. II had a
memorandum attached to it stating
hat this bid at the highest market
orica to day, is in lieu of the offer to
head the list with subscription OF
81 900, 600 to popular loan on the
basis, which was not adopted, OF an
open subscription at fixed and equal
rate. The total number of bids for
bonds was 4 $40 aegregating S6S4, 269.-
$50, but one bid of one hundred mil
lion dollars from physician in Alichi
gan and one of sixteen millions from
Texas are evidently bogus, and deduct
ing these amounts leaves the aggre-
gate of genuine bids SOS. 269, $50.
Secretary Carlisle said he was extreme
Is grati6ed at the response of the peo-
pie to the governments appeal for sub
scriptions to the bonds; it simply show
ed that when the people were appealed
to they would not fail to properly re-
spond.
The Farmers Alliance after very brief
es;ion this morning, at which no business
vas Transacted. adjourned 10 enable its com.
| mittee 10 go before the House banking and
| currency committee 10 present an argument
| for free coinage.