Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-11
RROK WASHINGTON.
ESPECIAL Correspondence of TIE Alexandria eessse'l
WASHINGTON. D. O.. April II, lSsz.

fspecsaI Oorrespondesu Of Tie Alexandra eese,'e'1
WASHINGTON. D. O.. April H. 1917.
The death of General Field creates p Va
oanoy In the Office Of the "Hsnsl!oh n "n
Cords which, of course, will be h,ieu Wy o.; ar
sr.Oonfederste. Among the sppiioants ioi
If ara General Dabney Maury OF honla1 W.,
and GAN. Lomsx, OF Fauqnier county, VIZ.
sinis Col. Wilbur Reid OF A'e1anafls, ~
ssa same Slate, is spoken OF In coneeotieh
s.,th the vacancy In the civil service c0h-
,;ss;on created by the resignation OF 0oT'
Thompson of South Carolina. 49,,
n,ivAse dispatch received mere irom
.a,esville. N. c., ssys that at puolic dis
~na.ion there last Saturday between Demo-
cratic and third party orators, the repuoi!'
csns unitsd with the latter, as was natefsi,
for tor one of the principles OF the THIRD party
ia that southern people shall be taxed 70
oive the soldiers who impoverished them the
S,ffarenee between gold and the greenbacks
In which they we're paid duriUg the war.
Tns II. s. Supreme Curt to-day DECIDED
that man who does not travel. but VINO mas
an Office in which samples OF got d' maze 10
cher Ststes are exhibited, and who sells p5
those samples, must not only pay hcsnse,
INIT commission on his saes, II 30 proVloeo
by the laws of the State In which his ONCE
10 located.
Senator Chandler to-day presented 10 the
Senate a memorial from ex-senator biair
prsyipg for an investigation Into the laois
attendant upon the refusal OF tne Onlnese
government to receive him 90 mlnlsie! u
that country.
Sanstor Hill has returned from New Yofs
in excellent spirits. He Gays the New YoEk
democracy is In good condition, ana, 20 DIS
close personal friends, he says that the sew.
ents.tvo votes to which his State 10 entitled
IN Inc national democratic convention Will
be cast for him.
Ia tae Senate to-day Mr.. Palmer, oanoi-
date for the democratic Pres!dsL tial nomi'
nation. introduced bill to remove tne ih
! itstions 10 the payment OF arrears OF psn'
| sions.
Copete,emsn Wise, of Virginia, says he
will eysi! himself of the opportunity ID re
afforded during the debate on one OF inc
tariff bilie, 70 express his Views a0oee the
refusal OF The United States and Brazil !loe
of esesmships. line eubsidised by This
government. t, land coffee at Newport
| News, because such landing Ia Objectionable
to New York coffes importers.
10 the House to. day Mr.. Wise had Dill
| psssed meklng West Poiat, King Willisu
| county, Virginia, SUPPORT Of EFT y OF the
| Richmond district, and 20 empower the In
soector there to act as deputy collector. =.
In the Senate to-day MIR. Hoar from Tbs judi
csry comm ttee reported to the senate bill to es
tsblish Court of Appeals fer the District OF Col
At the Rsum investi. atiou to day 1t was prove
tt getting money and not doing work was TIT
chief object OF nearly all tbs emp yees OF the pen
sion In Iesu ard that detectives were employed t.
watch the clerks who talked to newspaper cor
respondents Two clerks in that bureau refused
I to answer the questions propounded to them, ant
The committee adopted resolution requesting
their removal. ,,
| resolntion requesting the President to suppl!
Congress with certsin information in respect o
the commercial relations between this countr,
and Hasti and Germany, which, if supplied Will
do the administration 10 good.