Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-16

are examined. The batch this morning
was recovered through gentleman of
New York, who received them by ex-
press from Turner from Washington.
Turner's handwriting has been identi
fed on the cover of the package.
The resolution 10 permit tt a oodets
at West Point and AMMAN Ills to nartici.
pate in the inaugu.. alton ceremonies
was called upir. the House Military
Commit5ee ..ls morning. 1t was inn
meolstely antagonized. The principal
sPeecr. IN opposition was made by Mr..
Washington, of Tennessee, who doubt
} ed the propriety of ordering the cadets
to Washington at this time. He show
ed that the boys had not appeared in
any Inauguration since that of General
Grant. He thought it inadvisabe to
take the cadets from their studies and
ne spoke particularly of the danger to
their health which might result if the
weather on the 4th of March next
should be cold and raw as had frequent
ly been the case heretofore. NJ.
Bishop, of Michigan, moved when
the brief discussion ended, that further
consideration of the resolution be in
definitely postponed. Six members
supported the resolution five opposed
it and the chairman, Mr.. Hull, republi-
can of Iowa, who voted in the negative,
succeeded in tieing the vote and the
motion was lost. A subsequent motion
to refer the resolution to the secretaries
of war and navy was agreed to without
division.
Judge John T. Harris of Virginia is
among the guests at the Metropolitan
Hotel. The Judge is in bad health and
Is receiving the attention of physi-
clan.
Congressman Tborp of Virginia has
returned from lis district, in which he
mas been tsning testimony in the case
OF the or,ntest he is making for the seat
IN ".ngress, the certificate TO which has
D. en- awarded to Mr.. Epes. He says
, the testimony will fill q book as big as
Websters dictionary, and that the con-
test will cost him more than the salary
OF the whole term, but that as he thinks
he was elected, he would prosecute it if
it cost even more.
The friends Of the memorial bridge at
Arlington were at the Capitol to-day
making final effort to obtain some
favorable action in respect Of that pro
posed bridge. They have abandoned
hope in the House, but have been led
to believe that there is some chance OF
in the Senate by which at least a mali
sum with which to commence t. "a work
may be put into one OF the synIar an
preparation bills.
The Senate interstate oor,maroa oon,.
mittee agreed to day to report favora-
bly, the bill to kill the business Of the
railroad ticket Sc alpers. 1t has already
been reported favorsb]v in the House
no impress ION now is that it will pass,
as Que Lndred aud seventy of the
'netn oe $ of the latter body have ex-
press d themselves in its favor
ecretary Carlisle, Postmaster Gen.
fal Wilson and some Of the members
of the Virginia congressional delega-
ton, among them Senator Daniel and
Representatives Turner and Otey, left
Washington at 10 o'clock this morning
on special train for Winchester, Va,
to attend the funeral OF the late John
Randolph Tucker, which occurred
there this evening. Senator Martin
would have gone, but was detained by
unexpected important business. Sick
ness in his family detained Representa-
tive Tyler, and Representative Mere
dith was prevented from going by hear
ing that bill for one of his constitu-
ents would probably be called up in
the House to-day.
Mr.. E. w. Barrett, the Washington
correspondent Of the Atlanta C0nstitu-
ton, has perfected arrangements for
commencing the publication of daily
newspaper at Danville, Virginia.
Senator Martin still has hopes that
be will be able to have the bill for the
benefit of Richmond College ipcor-
porated in one ofthe regular appropria-
ton bills.
1t is probable that the consideration
of the nomination of Mr.. Davis to be U.
S. attorney for the District of Columbia,
which was not concluded in the Senate
yesterday. may not come up again in
that body before next Monday. Some
of the Senators who will otherwise vote
Tor the confirmation say they would
not do so if they were assured that Da-
Wis spoke of the democrats during the
last political campaign, as populists or
anarchists. If the fact that he did: can
be established, his confirmation will be
defeated.
The decreases in the receipts of the
Postoffice Department. for the month of
January have been the greatest for some
years.
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