Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-22

commends that the bill provide for
closing the exhibits on Sundays and
keeping the grounds open.
The House committee ON insular 81
fairs to-day ordered favorable report
on the resolution introduced by Mr..
Hay, calling upon the Postmaster Gen.
eral for the report OF E. G. Rsthbone,
former director of posts In CUBA,
in which he said that the accounts
o. the island postoftices were correct
aud for Information rs to how the re-
port was prepared. The committee al
so considered without reaching any
conclusion toe resolution Of Mr.. Jones
calling for Information as to the money
spent for their personal use oy army
and navy officers in Cube and Porto
Rico out OF the insulsr funds
Senators Martin, Mcmillan and dal-
liager the committee appointed by The
SeHa;e District OF Columbia committee
to urge the Senate appropriations COM
mittee to agree to the proposed amend
ment to the suDdry civil bill, appro.
priating 100000 for the commence
mept of the Memorial Bridge at Airing
ton, did as they we're required yester'
day evening, and are induced to believe
that the desired object will be effected.
they told the appropriations commit.
tee there rever would be more favor
able time than the present for building
the bridge, az there is large surplus in
the Treasury, 1t is understood that the
only opposition to the bridge is that of
the friends of the proposed new boule-
ward through the mall.
Nr. Richardson, democratic leader OF the
House, says be thinks the resolution intro
duced yesterday for the adjournment Of the
present session of Congress on June 9th will
be amended By substituting the 11th for the
9th.
General Walker, who has been here during
most of the present session OF Congress, con-
testing the seat in the House to which Judge
Rhea was elected, has gone home. utterly
disensted, it is said, with the manner in
which his new allies, the republican MEM
hers Of the House, have treated him.
Quite a number OF Mr.. Frank Humes
friends among the newspaper correspondents
mere, aud Others have been invited to spend
the day with him at his home at Warwick,
near Alexandra, on the Oath inst, which Is
both election day Confederate decoration day
in Alexsndr q
General Wheeler was on the floor Of the
House this morning before that floor was
cleared. He had 10 decline the inytstion OF
tho Davis Post, g. A. B., OF Alexandria, to
attend the Union decoration day services
there on the Both instant but he will 20 TO
Fredericksburg, to attend the reunion Of the
Amy of the P0tomsc there on Friday next.
The alexandria County Development As
ISOLATION met at the office OF Mr.. Lothrop Its
president, hero, yesterday, and appointed a
committee to wait upon the District OF 20
lumbia and the appropriations committees OF
both branches of Congress and urge an appror
aristiOn for the proposed bridge across the
Potomac at Arlington.
The proposition TO settle the long standing
account between Virginia and the general
government by wiping 1t out entirely, will, IT
is understood, be adopted and effected by the
sundry civil bill, now before the Sem
ate preparations committee As the gov
eminent holds more than million and half
Virsiu bond, and its debt to Virginia is OF
an intangible character, such settlement
will. it is thought, be favorable TO the State
Representatives Rixey of Virginia and De
Almond Of Missouri, msde short speeches at
Culpeper yesterdsy-court day there. Mr.
Rxey says be thinks the call for the constitu'
tionsl convention will be sustained there,
though il doesn seem to be matter Of much
interest
Katharine ) Gilman was today appointed
postmaster at Fort Niger, Alexandria county
wee Mrs Z. S. Carpenter, resigned.