Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-06

Treasurer or 1st Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, and Mr.. Coon, his old place Of "a
Assistant: and Mr.. Parsons, oiOhio, that 0!
Comptroller of the Currency.
1t is reported that Senator Call, demo
crat of Florida, wants ali the other Southern
democrats 10 the Senate TO cast the compli-
mentary vote they shall give for the presl-
ding officer OF the Senate. not as they nave
done in recent years for Mr.. Harris, OF Ten
ueesee but for some one OF the few Norm
ern democrats ia the Senate, in orde: tha'
they may not appear 10 be sectional.
The republican Senators held caucus to
day to determine the composition of their
meiority representation in the Serste's COM
mi;tees. and what should be the size OF the
democratic minority representation i'll tnose
committees and also, it is said, to determine
whether or not to change any OF the SEN
ate's elective officers.
Notwithstanding the fact that thousands
of people left here Monday, yesterday and
this morning Pennsylvania avenue. the Cap
itol. all the other public buildings, anc tue
hotels md railroad depots are still crowded.
MIR. Wanamaker, the last OF the members
of the cabinet 10 arrive, reached here tnls
morning. He went first to the White House,
and thence Immediately to the Postolhce
Department, where he took the oath OF Office
and at once assumed control OF that depart
meut. All the other cabinet ministers had
previously been sworn in aud taken posses
sion of their respective departments.
The interstate commerce commission al
their meeting to-day considered the advlsa
bility of trying to effect some agreement
with the several State railroad commissions
by which to secure conformity OF rulings
None of the republican congressman who
were not re elected last November have as
vet left the city They all remain here,
and all are said 10 be applicants for Office.
| Secretary Window has already reversed
the ruling of Secretary Fairchi!d in refer.
ence to the classification OF woolens aao
worsted as relates to the duties on those
articles. The change is in the interest O
the New Eng land manufacturers.
The Senate met at noon but ss no com
muucation had been received FROM tht
| White House, adjourned until to morrow a:
soon as yesterdays journal was read.
4 1t is understood That the democrats in tht
Senate have determined to make united op
position to Mr.. Hoars resolution for th'
appointment of committee to Investigate
alleged Southern outrages during the recess
The republicans, with only two maj GRITTY IL
q full Senate, will hardly be able to pass it
especially as this is only an executive se5
sion.
Washington is full of Virginia republicans, nj
after Office of which there is none either too hig
or too low to be objects OF their aspirations Som
of the inner tub say good news for them will b
published in day or tHo, but they can not be III
duccd TO tell what that news will be.
An old cx-Contcderstc soldier standing in from
of one of the hotels on Pennsy avenue yester
day. looking at regiment of soldiers on its marc
to the railroad depot, remarked to ? friend that
he could make time roll backward for quartz
of a century he would swear they were the sam
identical men he had faced for four years, an
that they looked as unlike the men from tn
South as though they belonged to different ma
tionality