Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-09

until Monday, and the House continues
to meet and adjourn for three days at
time, waiting for the finance committee
of the Senate to report, and the
Senate to pass that bill, though
when the latter will be done no man
can tell, for besides the opposition it
will meet with from the democratic
Senators, the republican Senators of
the West and East are now divided in
respect of many of its provisions, in
Guiding those of wool and hides. There
is no doubt of the fact that the lot OF
the republicans now in respect at least
of the tariff is by no means happy one.
Among the strangers here to-day is
Mr.. J. Hampton Hoge, of Virginia, who
is an applicant for the U. S.attorneyship
of the western district of his State, and
which position, it is reported, was
promised him, previous to.the election
kst fall, if he would withdraw from the
contest he was then making for Congress
in his district as repubican.candidate,
in favor of the gold boilers nominee,
which he did, but which promise seems
unlikely to be fulfilled. The State re-
publican committee has recommended
Mr.. Glave for that place. but say that
Congressman Walker can have the
credit of naming him if 80 disposed; but
though he is personal friend and the
favorite OF that congressman for the
place, that gentleman would rather
name him without the committees die
tation.
Mr.. Smyth, U. S. minister to Hayti,
is stopping here for few days on his
way home to Virginia. He has been
requested by the Secretary of State
while there to write a report OF the
condition of affairs in that island. MIR.
Smyth's resignation ives sent to the
President on the 4th of March, but his
successor has not been appointed, and
be is now on furlough.
Senator Chandler being informed to.
day that there was a proposition to
erect the monument to Commodore
Maury, provided for by the resolution
he has introduced in the S.nate, on the
Rip Raps in Hampton Roads, said that
would be very good site for it, and
that he certainly should make no OBJ
lection to its erection there.
Ex-Congressman Gaines, of Virginia
who during the Malone regime repre-
sented the Petersburg district in the
House, is here to-day. He wants to be
u. S. Attorney for the eastern district
of his State, but it is learned at the De
partment of Justice that his prospects
of success are by no means bright.
The Senate appropriations committee
which has the unpassed deficiency bill
before it still, has not yet agreed to add
to it the amendment providing for the
payment of the claim of the Locomo
tive Works of Richmond.
A freQuenter of the pool room at st
Asaph says very poor business is done
there now, az nobody seems to have
any money. The lowest bet taken il
dollar, but it now seems to be also
the highest, and to raise even that much
three or four persons have to empty
their pocket books.
Representative Simpson, of Kansas
declares that he will carry into effec
his threat to block any business which
the House may attempt to do by unan
imous consent before the Speaker ha'
appointed committees. He says h'
will also call for quorum to approve
the journal each time the House meets
There is no legislation for the House
in prospect until the tariff or appropria
ton bills are returned to it by the Sen
ate, except the small matters of routine
business which are likely to arise ant
which have been considered recently BY
unanimous consent. Should additions
measures for the relief of the sufferers
by the Mississippi floods be brought
forward Mr.. Simpson proposes to com
pei the presence of a quorum and thu
action of committee on them, or the
adoption of special rule for their con
sideration. The democrats do not in
tend to abet Mr.. Simpson in his OBJ
structive tactics.
The machinery provided by the Wa
Department for the relief of the suffer
ers from the Mississippi river floods i
now in working order, and Secretar.
Alger said to-day that by tomorrow
morning the department would be il
position to cover the entire flooded dis
trict with its force of inspectors.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson ha
had issued bulletin on how to grow
mushrooms.
First Assistant Postmaster Genera
Heath has made an inquiry into th'
charges and complaints made by {
Philadelphia delegation yesterday
alleging partisan reductions of seventy
odd carriers there and finds there was
less politics involved than a necessity a
that time for reduction of force. HI
announced to day that all of tho seventy ode
carriers would be put back on the active lis
by July and that already dozen vacancies
had been filled from this list and an addition
of score of men to the force ordered.
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