Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.

reason of the large attendance is
the fact that most of those who
90 there can obtain no en-
ployment, and that being ashamed
to loaf in this city, where they
are well-knownf they go there as last
resort, and having dollar or two in
their pockets and not knowing when
or where they can get any more, they
risk it on foreign race with the hope
of lettering their pecuniary condition.
An effort is to be made to reopen the
Dupont case, involving the seat
of Senator from the State of
Delaware. Just how it will be done
has not been agreed upon, but there
are several methods that may be pur-
sued. The right to seat in the Senate
has never been held to be res-adjudical.
1t is always open and motion might
be made at any time to administer the
oath of Office to the candidate, despite
the previous vote of the Senate. The
case might also be opened up anew Oh
petition of Mr.. Dupont. The action of
the Senate before, showed majority OF
one against seating Dupont, and it is
understood that the republicans have
good grounds for believing this result
will be reversed on another vote.
DR.. Mary Walker is in Washington
| looking after her pension matters. She
called at the Postoffice Department to-
day and stated the object of her visit.
She was informed that the Interior De-
partment WIS the proper branch of the
service to consult about pensions. DIR.
Walker said she had not been in Wash
ing for six or seven years and had for
gotten the way around and thought she
was at the Interior Department. She
crossed the street to that department
where Private Secretary Lane advised
her as to the proper officers to consult
respecting her business.
Representative Curtis, of New York,
had an awkward fall on the floor of the
House this morning. 1t gave rise 70 a
sensational report that he had been
badly injured. Mr. Curtis was de-
scending the steps leading to the Speak
er's chair shortly before the House was
called together. Owing to the blind
ness of his left eye he stumbled and fell
with some violence against desk and
it was feared for a moment that he had
suffered serious injury. He was assisted
to his feet and taken to committee
room where it was discovered that his
thumb had been cut, but, excepting
this and a severe shaking up, he was
none the worse for his fall
The Senate committee on the judd
iciary took no action at its meeting
this morning on the numerous iudgeship
nominations now pending before it.
The two against which the most opposi-
ton is manifested are those of VIM. B.
McHugh, to be district judge for the
district of Nebraska, and Charles B
Howry, to be associate justice of the
Court of Claims. Both of these cases
were postponed for two weeks. Since
the last meeting of the committee q
great many petitions favorable to .he
confirmation of Mr.. McHush have been
fled with the committee but the oppO
sition has not yet completed its brief.
| The committee ordered a favorable re-
port on the nomination of VIM. H.
White, to be district attorney for the
eastern district Of Virginia.
The report to the effect that Mr.
Doherity, ex-member of the House
from Florida, had gone to Cuba and been
killed while fighting in the army of the
insurgents, like most of the other Cuban
news that comes via Florida is entirely
spurious. A private letter was received
here this morning from Mr.. Doheri
who is at his home in Florida.
The tariff hearings before the ways
and means committee were concluded
to-day, the schedules containing sun
dries and the "free list" being con.
sidered. Abe Gruber, of New York,
spoke on the subject of wearing APP
parel brought in by tourists. A duty
on this class of goods would yield a
revenue of $4,000, 900 per annum. In
this connection he cited the Astor case,
which caused member of the commit
tee to remark that all tourists were not
Astors. Mr.. Gruber replied "No,
and there will be less Astors here if
this law is not changed" Mr.. Dingley
said to-day he doubted if the bill would
be finished by the fourth of March, and
| if it is, there is no intention of laying it
before the House until the extra ses-
| sion.
The United States Supreme Court
to-day affirmed the decision of the
United States Circuit Court for the
Southern District of Florida in its
affirmation of the conviction of Enoch
w. Agnew, president of the First Ma
tional Bank, of Ocala, tried for embez-
Element.
The interest in the fate OF the Pacific
funding bill, which was voted upon to-
day in the House, was shown by an un-
usually large number of representatives
who were present on the floor as early
as 11:30 o'clock this morning. Both
sides were confident of victory. Mr..
Powers, of Vermont, the chairman of
the committee which framed the meas
ure, assured United Associated
Press reporter at noon that the bill
would pass unless scores of men who
had promised their support should be
! won over by the opposition. The op-
ponents of the bill were not making any
estimates of their vote, but expressed a
quiet confidence in their ability to de-.
feat it. The substitutes were two in num-
Der. One by Mr.. Harrison, of Alabama,
appoints commission of three cabinet
ministers who shall formulate plan
for the settlement of the Indebtedness,
which shall be accepted by the govern.
ba IF tho D-oc;