Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszette.l
WASHINGTON, February II.

WASHINGTON. February II.
A delegation from Chicago represent
ing meat producers and exporters to-
day appeared before the sub committee
OF the House ways and means commit
tee having charge of the subject OF
Reciprocity, "and through their spokes-
man, S. W. Allerton, urged the commit
e to restore to the tariff laws the re-
ciprocity clause of the Mckinley tariff
law.
J. Pierpont Morgan has made spec
ial demand Tor all defaulted bonds OF the
recent issue under his blanket bid OF
no. 6S77. Secretary Carlisle has taken
the demand under advisemeDt but vii!
not be able to render 8 decision until
tomorrow or next day, as the Treas,
ury is not yet advised of the number Of
bonds in default. 1t is known, how
ever, officially, that William Graves
aud associates of New York have de
faulted to the extent OF A,5OO,oOo-
Their bid was lis 1891. 1t is not be.
lieyed that any considerable mum Der OF
other bond bidders have defaulted.
Mrs. A. l.. Cameron was appointed
postmaster at Nosla, Amherst county,
Va, to day, and G. L. Carter at Speed
we'll, Wythe county.
MIR. Mitchell of Oregon, chairman of
the Senate committee on privileges and
elections, presented TO the Senate to-
dav as a question of highest privilege,
the majority report of that committee
on the claim of Henry A. Du Pont,
(rep.) to be admitted as Senator from
the State of Delaware for the term
commencing March 4th, 1895, in sue
cession to Mr.. Higgins. They base
their report upon the assumption that
the member OF the Senate of Delaware
who was acting as the presiding officer
of that body had no right to vote.
In the House to-day Mr.. Meredith
introduced bill for the relief of Otis
Eubank of Loudoun county, Va, for
unused stamps burnt at fire at bis
distillery.
While the late vote in the House on
the Senate silver substitute showed q
large majority against silver, it also
showed a tie in the vote by States, so
that should the Presidential election be
thrown iuto the House, its result will
still be doubtful.
Senators Daniel and Martin and Rep
resentative Swanson were promised to-
day that certain points on New River,
in their State, would be designated es
places at which the refuse of the mines
W uld be allowed to run into that river.
1t is stated here that Vice President
Stevenson will soon write public let
ter, declaring in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to l.
In the House to-day Mr.. Otey pre-
scented the Senate report in favor of a
claim of DR.. Murrell of Lynchburg;
also petition of the city council Of
Roanoke for the holding of a session OF
the q. S. court in that city.
In the Senate Mr.. Daniel, from the
committee on public buildings, present
ed report in favor of the bill appro-
priating $4,000 for q public building
at Newport's News; also the petition
of the city council of Roanoke that a
term of the U. S. court be held there;
also petition of citizens of Petersburg,
for the relief of the book agents of the
NJ. E. Church, South.
1t is rumored in and about the Sen
ate committee on Pacific Railroads that
a bill will be favorahly reported ex-
tending the time for the payment Of
the Central Pscfic's debt to the govern
ment fifty years at two per cent. inter
est. with guarantees for the payment OF
the entire debt.
The minimum temperature here lost
night was degrees The temperature
will probably fall to about freezing in
extreme Northern Florida, but its force
seems to be nearly spent in that district.
The weather will continue cold to-
night in the Atlantic States, but will be
warmer by Tuesday night.
The poultry show now in progress in
the hall of the Center Market House
was crowded to day and is well worth
visit even to those not particularly
interested in fowls. 1t is said to be the
finest exhibit of the kind ever made in
this section of the country. Some OF
the most beautiful and finest chickens
and pigeons there come from Hampton,
near Alexandria.
House elections committee No. 2,
Mr.. johnson, of Indiana, chairman, to-
day decided the contest of Coleman
against Buck. from the second Louis-
ana district, in favor of Mr.. Buck, dem
o rat, the sitting member. The vote
of tie committee was unanimous.
The President to-day sent to the Senate The
following nominstions Peter Victor Deus.
ter, of Wisconsin,, to be consul at Crefeid,
Germany. and William Woodward Baldwin,
of New York, to be third assistant Secretary
of State.