Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-06
pectsd in the Senate, few people were

pected in the Senate, few people were
at the Capitol.
Democratic members of the House
pensions committee Of the last Congress,
saw nearly one hundred and forty mil
lions of dollars we're spent on the pen
sion account last year, and that they
fear the bill of this year will exceed
that immense sum and make the tax
PAYERS sweat blood, as forty thousand
names have been added to the number
of pensioners and three hundred private
pension bills were introduced yeste!-
day.
congressman Hay and Swanson, Of
Virginia, have returned from Richmond
and were at toe Capitol today.
DR.. MeClanahan, son of DR.. :. X.
McClsnahau. of Brandy station, Gull
pepper county, Va, has been transferred
from the volunteer to the regular navy
Tho case iryllving the validity of the To-
t us".ive clause of the internal revenue bill
in respect Of the tsx on tobacco has been adj
vanced on the docket OF the y S Supreme
court and vii be tried at the Februsry tenn
of that court.
she three election committees of the last
Congress will b. r. aimed by the present one,
rs they allow that many more republican
members chair mausnips and clerks The
90 tested case of "alker W. Bhes from the
9Th Virginia dstri has been referred tn
ommtlee No 1, and that of Wise We Young
from the 3D. to committee No. 3 None OF
the members of either ono Of the three COM
mittees has as yet been appointed.
From Richmond il is learned here today
that neither OF the caucus committees to
W hich have been refer cd the caseF OF the
! memb IS of the legislature who WIS elected AS
nde eudents, but who 81 i'm admit ince into
that caucus, Will ever repor'.
This afternoon the republican House eau us
resumed consideration of the financial bill.
.ir. Cannon, OF i'll nois, Oh Gets to certain of
its provisions, hut me republican leaders pre-
dict that ii will be approved in its present
form.
The following dispatch from General It's
dated today was received ut the War Depart +
m Lit this morning: General Young with
rhirteen comp,nes of j; fantry and niue
ire, rps OF cavslry has not been heard from
SINCE ths tweniy-linth uitimr. He was then
shout twenty miles south OF Vigan, and most
Of the troops marching to his support; hut
then he had with him three troops Of cavalry
and battalion of the I'll rty-third in sntry
| and Macsbe be scouts One company TriIty-
third inf,ntry was sent by boat TO Vigau
to reinforce the navy there lieutenant:
colonel Park r. Of the Fort. fifth, t.
| por O. fr m gan on the fifth instant
that he has = OF hesr1 frlm Young for
week Insurgents pumbering eight hun
| bred strong made M att,,k on his fore; COL
sisting Of Company B and one hunor hitS.
| three sick and foot-sor, mar, TIL rtJ -talr1 IL
| iantry at four o'clock OIL the morning OF tie
fourth ert ring the ity in darkness. Severe
street fghting ensued, continuing four hou s;
er envy driven out, Laying behind forty dead,
thrty-two prisoners, including many officers
md eighty -four riffs; now on outskirts en-
| trenching. Parker says be can hold out In
dc fuitely; plenty rations and ammunition;
his loss was eight enlisted men killed and
three wounded. One hundred and sixty
men are now being transported from San
Fabian to his yeli f. Young must be in the
| Y cinity with lsige force.
| Representative Horton of Ohio has intro
duced bill proYi ing that railroad frogs
shall have metal Filings. 1t is designed to
| prevent the large loss of life annually caused
by the crushing of bTskemen whose feet be-
| come fastened in the frogs
! BOchard II. Saunders was today appointed
l postmaster at Cleopus. Nansemond county
Va, vice BENZ. J. OdOm resigned.
| On rising vote in the House yesterday,
iity-nine members voted for Mr Roberts
bat on the recorded vote, only shiIty-one did
so.
Congressman Otey of Virginia who has
accepted IN Invitation to address the Confed
crate Camp at Atlanta ut the observance Of
q nerd Lees birthday there next month
| will state in thss address that so far from the
war b: tween the States being q stakeholder:
| war, in al the Confederate States 10 1861
there were only 271 900 shareholders.