Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-22
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE AND '
PROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Co7res2ondese< Of tAe alexandria Gosssse
~ 4,,,r~or,,, n n Moroh 90 1892

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Corss2on1eses Of the alexandria 9asssss.
WAEEIaeroy. D. O.. March %. 1882.
A delegation OF twelve prominent repno-
lcsns OF Page county, Vs., headed Ds
Messrs. Snyder, Holtz nan and Z!rkie, anu
ell: present Or ex.ofaceholderp, are mere TO-
dsy to yais upon Gen. Malone and request
h!ro to usa his ir haence with Mr.. McCauii,
Internal revenue collector OF their dletrlot,
to have e T. Bsoyies, deputy collector Tor
thst district, removed from hts ohce.
Rroyles. they cay, was chairman ofthsr coun-
to committee, but played 1t so IS to let the
oonntq be carried by the democrats. They
hsys removed him from h,s chaireanship.
end now WAIT him removed frnm the federal
ofice he holds, ard IL Gen. Malone wont
help them they will appeal directly to the
commissioner ofinernai revenue, and then t.
the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Promi6ent District dem oorats at the Gap
itol today say the TWO delegates to The ma
tiona democratic convention to be appoint.
ed By theDistr!ct convention nextThursday,
will probably be- Mr.. Dixon and Mr.. Lips.
comb or Mr.. Norris, all Of whom are anti
Cleveland men.
Mr.. ". P. Smith of the lat Virginia dis.
trict hes been employed to superintend the
copying OF the usmes OF the Virginiaus ed
titied 30 money under the direct land tax
bill, by Mr.. Moon5o! Aibemarle county, In
that State, to whom the whole work has
been entrusted by The Virginia legislature.
The interest In the question OF the free
coinage of silver was manifested In tae
House this morning By the Increased az.
| tendance of members, by the unosua! aeiiF-
| Ity Of The corps OF newspaper correspondents
ard by the crowd that tlronged the gal
leiiss. The diplomatic gallery, which ss q
general thing presents an array Of empty
benches, to-day added its quota OF specia.
! tots. On tina flor members clustered to
gether In little groups aud discussed the
altus ton, the anti-silver men being sppar'
entiy moro active In Il cir missionary work
| than the men In favor of free coinage. Mr..
| Tracey, of New York Mr.. Haltsr, Of Ohio,
| and Mr.. Hoar, ot Massachusetts, were ublqsi-
tous, Il generally understood that ehe op-
oonents of thu bill will consune the entiro
| three days allotted for its consideration,
and will then fbps ar for mole
tins until shut off By ne jority, which will
I be present. Before the opening of the de
i bate this morning an immense petition, got
cen up by the Ne~ York World. o5ntaini5 6
upwards OF six thousatd names, mong them
soms of the most prominent and patriotic
| democratic In the country, was presented,
praying the democrats In Congress to post
pope the consideration CT the bill until efter
| The mex, Presidential election, as its oonsid-
| GRAFTON now will imper!l democratic success
at that election.
at the E lis Islend investigation to day
| Mr.. Ne;t!eton, Assistant Secretary of tae
Treasury, said the late Secretary WINDOWS
estimate ior establishing that Immigrant
station wes entirely TOO low. Hs &C.
koowIedged that the privileges of the Island
we're let without the proper advei tissmer t
The national democratic club association
has appointed Capt. W. A. Burke Of Staun.
ton, Its Representative t, organ!zs clubs In
hie, the 10.h Virginia district.
Senator Daniel will accept an invlt alton
OF the democratic committee OF Virginia to
attend the meeting OF that committee In
Richmond GA Thursday. He will then go
TO Lynchburg on business. The Senator
bias accepted an ic7itaion to address the
general oonvsnt'on OF ex Coniederstes tc be
held al New Osesns On the s b proximo.
| Though tho no ninsl appropriation carried by
the river and harbor bill is tw,nty-one million.
the real amount is over forty million, as rA
has been orderfd that will cost that much before
| it can be completed. The committee refused to
make an appropriation for increasing the depth
| of water along the front of New Alexandra, on
| the sonth side OF Hunting crock.
| Mr. Phelps ex-Minister TO England, has arrived
here to b, consultod on the Behring Sea af.ir.
Senator sherman, chairman OF the Fer ate foreign
affairs committee, had consultation with the
President on the same subject to- day before the
cabinet meeting at which Lord .salisbury's dis
patch was considered.
The receipt of customs at New York during the
| first twenty days of this month were $500, 900
leis than Tor .theaame period last year.
A silver advocate at the Capitol to-day Bay 8
| that what are known ss the silver Siates will
have iseventy.ve votes in the next electoral cyl
ltge, which with those Of the South will be n.ofe
than enough to elect the President without the
voc OF New York.
The charges sgsiut the coast survey, the inves-
tigaticn OF which has bsen asked for in Conerets,
are that ring Of the chief officials in that bureau
had their own salaries raised and ,hose Of the
| laborers under them reduced.
B. Lee, was today appointed postmaster st
Wheatland, Loudoun county, Va, vice T. a.
| Carter, resigned.