Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-03-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsH1Narox, Feb. q. 1883,

on tho 22l, but dispensed with bust.
ness and bestowed their attention
upon the reading of Wushington's
Farewell Address by Senator Ingalls,.
The Senator'S showed their respect
for the ceremony by attending in
more than usual numbers, and the
galleries were well filled with pco
pie DESTROYS of hearing the famous
address read by Mr.. Ingalls,. The
fact that some had probably heard it
before did not appear to weaken the
interest with which the reading was
listened to. The impressive reading
by the Kansas Senator insured atten
ton. He had the address OH the
desk before him in typewriting. AS
he read he stood with one hand be.
hind him, changing his position only
to turn the sheets of manuscript.
MIR. Edmunds sat with his hands
clasped i'll his lap, and relaxed his at.
tention only lorg enough to hear
comment of approval from Mr.. Hoar,
who sat with his legs crossed and one
hand clasping his elevated knee. Mr..
Collum was adorned with red rose
bud and rested his index finger on
his tomple while he listened. Anoth
er Presidential candidate, Mr. ALI
son, sat behind him with one arm
thrown over the back of the chair.
Mr.. Frye clasped his hands over the
back of the clair on which he sa.,
and yielded patriotic attention. Mr..
Sherman was not present. Mr.. Brown
stared straight into tho readers eyes
over his glasses. Mr.. Harris held
one hand up to his ear, and Mr.. Nor
rill, with his old fashioned fnce, look
ed like ono OF the old Senate left
over from the period of the address.
Mr.. Blackburn took notes. For once
no Senator was occupied with his
newspaper or mornings mail, and all
bestowed the utmost attention.
The Secretary of War Monday re-
turned to the House his answer to
tho Boutelle resolution calling for
information as to whether the flags
captured by the United States have
been removed frol the place whore
they are displayed and concealed,
and if so, by what authority and for
what purpose, and further as to what
propositions have been made by
Government officials for the surren-
der of these flags. and whether it is
true that portion of them were
actually surrendered to persons hav-
ing no right to their possession. AS
a preliminary the Secretary gives a
brief history of the flags.
OF the whole number captured and
deposited with the department 23G
were United States flags originally
captured by Confe(lerates and recap
tured from them, aud 544 were Con-
federate flags taken by the United
States troops, making total of $50
in the custody OF the department.
Whom received they were deposited
in vacant attic room of building
occupied by the clerks of the Adiu
tant Generals Office. In 1867 the
superintendent of the buildings lad
them removed to his Office, where a
few were placed upon the walls and
the remainder upon shelves, or in
pigeon holes. At this time an in.
ventory of these flag was entered in
a book in which was also entered a
description and brief history of the
capture of those that could be iaen-
tilted ms belonging to particular or
CARNATIONS. -.
The Industrial Conference, the
new political organizations met in
this city Wednesday. This is SD adj
iourned meeting OF She one held in
Springfield, ILL.,, last November, and
there were delegates present from
nearly exery State and Territory.