Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Alexs. GAsETTh]
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dsc. IL, 1889.


Governor Lse of Virginia, who arrived
here yesterday evening to attend the meet
ing of the Governors of the several States
held for the purpose of promoting COT :
pressional appropriation for monument to
the sieners of the Declaration of 1ndepend
ance ia still here aud was on the Il Dor OF the
House to day with the other Governors, to
witness the ceremonies attending the com.
memoration OF the first inauguration OF
George Washington The Governor at
trscted more attention than any other
stranger on the floor. Governor Lee says
be and Governor Jackson of Maryland, who
la also here, have practically agreed upon
settlement OF the Hog Island oyster bed
affair. There seems to be, he says, no
doubt of reaching satisfactory arrange
ment of all the matters 10 dispute. Attor-
ney Generals Ayers OF Virginia and Whyte
of Maryland are now engaged in examin
ing maps, charts, and other papers relating
to the subject. and the two Governors will
meet again this afternoon.
The order to admit no one to the Capitol
to-day except By card was strictly carried
out, 30 there was no disagreeab!e crowd
| there as s usual on special daye. The ser
vices in commemoration of the first inaugu-
ton of President George Washington were
conducted in the hall of the House, In which
we're assembled, in their respectively allot
ted seats, the members OF the House and
the Senate, the President and ex President,
| the Justices Of the U S. Supreme Court, The
members Of the Cabinet, army and navy
officers, the Court of Claims and Court of
the District of Columbia, the diplomatic
corps, the International American Congress
and the Marine Conference, and the Gov.
errors OF the States now here Music was
supplied by the Marine band, stationed in
| the lobby Immediately behind the Speak Ell g
chair. The galleries were we'll filed. The
floor was crowded and presented very i'm
posing appearance. The oration was deliv-
cred by Chief Justice Fuller, of the U. s.
| Supreme Court, and was very generally ad
| mired. The benediction was pronounced hy
the blind chaplain of the house. Rev. MIR.
| Miburn.
@ mite a number of people, among them
Senator Reagan, who was Postmaster Gen
eral of the Confederate States, s natoIs
Walthall and George, of Mississippi, General
Lee and some other members of the House,
COL L. Q. Washington, and several other
! we'll knoWu ex-Oonfederates, and some la
| dies, the latter wearing mourning badges,
| went from here to Alexandria to-day under
the impression that services in com memo
! ration of the death and burial of the ex-
| President of tbs Iete Confederate States of
America would be held there.
II the bill Mr.. Morrill, has introduced in
| the Senate shall become law, the large
| and unsigbtly naval monument that now
stands at thu foot of the Capitol and 90
structs the view thereof will be removed to
the northwest part of the city, and be re
placed by handsome and graceful and IN
obstructive statue of Columbus.
Postmaster General Wanemaker sp
points all the Objectionable and incomps-
tent negro applicants for southern post
offices, to positions as clerks and messengers
In the Postoffice Department. The result Is
that that department is new not very at
rictive place.
Among the bills recently introduced in the
Senate by Senator Daniel are the following: For
refuuding to Virginia the money she advanced
the federal government with which to erect the
public buildings at Washington and for the war
of 1S12 for the relief of Dr.. A. Sidney Tebbs, OF
| Virginia the subject of tina bill on which Gen.
Malone cast his ever. memorable vote against the
repeal Of the statute prohibiting exconfederates
from holding commissions in the U. ). army ana
for the completion Of the monument 70 Mary, the
mother of Washington, ut Fredericksburg, Va
The following changes in the a III class postof-
fees in Virginia were made to-day LandsuoWn'
Prince William county, Bale l. Parkins, sp-
pointed postmaster, vice Belle Lee Lynn, removed;
Minerva Carroll county, j. r. Harris, vice Susan
Harris, resigned; Potts Creek, Allegheny county,
A. 8 Given, vice A. Given, removed