Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-06
,o.toficas Of Virginia were made to-day

nostoffices of Virginia were made to-day
Ciark's, Wythe county, J. FITZGERALD ap'
nointed nost.naster vice W. A. Leonhardt,
resigned Hansonville, Russell county,
one R. GiImer. vice l.. F. Slower, reslgned;
North Branch, Grayson county, } a. WelsDs
vice ] G. Thomas, removed; Rlnkerton.
Shenandoah county, A. Wenk, vice s Z.
I.onas. removed; Swords Greek, Russell
County, E. R. Smith, vice I. J. Davis, re-
signed. ,, -
the Senate yesterday evening. 1t was ID
favor of the Blair bill. 1t was delivered
without notes. contaiIed all that could De
said in favor of the bill, and was Listened 10
with marked attention. Senator Co!qulte,
in talking with the GAZETTE's correspondent
about the speech to-day, said 1t presented
all the points OF the bill in their most 'aVor'
able light.
Messrs. Clark and Callahan, president and
superintendent of the Washington, Norfois
and o d Point Steamboat Company, ie1t
here for New York to-day. to contract Tor
the construction of two new first class pas
senger and freight boats to De put on Cne
new line. Taey vii run at night. Should
business warrant the Increased e1pepai'u e.
two more new beats will bs put on the iiue
to make day trips.
The Senate is evidently weakening in the
metter of its quarrel with the newspaper
correspondent for in the executive session
of that body to-day Mr.. Ingalls, offered
resolution to the effect that special com
mittee or one Of the existing committees
confer with committee of the corresponds
ents on the subj cot, for the purpose OF arriv-
ing at some satisfactory agreement By which
the press can readily obtain all the iniorma
ton il can reas 1nsoly desire, and the lndi-
vidnal members Of the Senate be spared the
assaults made upon them by correspondent
who think they are only paying In kind Tor
what they receive.
| REPRESENTATIVE Iea and q delegation from
Alexandris county, headed by Common 18th ;:
| Attorney Clements and Messrs George Fay ne snu
E. w. Donsdson appeared before 5uo'commlt
tee of the House fisheries committee this morning
and urged an amendment TO tne Dill pion'oI'!ns
seine hauling and trap and gill net fishing in the
waters of the District Of Columbia, by which.suct
fishing can be carried on from the 10th OF Marcf
mill Ire end of May. The Attorney General Of
the United States to whom the Judicial question
involved in the bill was referred sent letter u
the committee to the effect that ne mao no flgn
10 render any opinion on the subject. The SUD
committee then determined to decide tina
Question for themseyes Mr.. Clements argued
against the consti,utioLalty of the bill, and a
the Fishermen in the lower waters of the Potoma
urged the passage of the bill, said the proposed
amendment were rtj ctsd he would try to hay
the bill SO SIN -ndei in the House as to make 1t
provisions apply to the who'e Potomac IlVe'.
| The House ways and means committee to-oa1
heard arguments against the proposed increase II
the duty on hops. One of the speakers said h
could prove thst the effect of prohibition was t
decrease the consumption of beer and wine, Blu
to increase greatly that Of strong liquors.
| The civil scr vice investigation was c0ntlnue(
To-day. the main point eicted bsing that tn
civil service board in Milwaukee WAS crooked
like sill the other branches of the service.
Illinois Colg es men cay tho talk about TIT
inability of Chicago to hold the Worlds Fair i
all gsbble that the city Will raise all the none!
n cossary, and that the ia will DO held there II
1892, and bs signal success.