Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-08
Edward C, O'B.iep CT New York was to.

Edward C. O'B,iep CT New York was to-
day appointed commissioners OF naV'gaion,
Treasury Depal nept. vice William Bates
of Michigan, removed Tie President nss
become tired OF having "rebels" In ottce, az
has also demanded the removal OF Col.
81 Reid, az deputy register OF the II Q asufy.
Ool: Raid. who was appoir t I'd By Mr.. CieSe
land. Will be replaced by Harry Q. Smith o.
Michigan, formerly Journal clerk OF the U;
g. House of Representatives Col. heio
lives In Alexandria.
chi Dick Bright OF Indiana has been ap-
oointed sergeent-bt arms OF the next na-
tional democratic convention. lie held the
same POTION in 1884.
To ,hs Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel present.
ed i,iLt resoi utions CT the Virginia legi5ls.
tire aeking Congress to e1 end The opera
ton OF the interstate commerce law to steam
boa:s. t, make an appropriation for statue
TO Commodore Msury at the R!p Raps, a.
to exterd ,e limits OF. aud erect foundry
It tia Norfolk navy yard. Nj. Daniel, from
the committee en- public buildings and
grounds, alec repor;e1 faVorablv bill for
Dostofire building al Fortress Monroe.
Represen alive Burd, ch,iIm ID Of the rub COM
mittee of the Di,ri t of Columtil to which the
Mt Vernon Aver us bi las been referred, told
| the GAZErTE's CORR spord, nt TODAY thst he
would soon sp roiut day on which the sdvt Gates
of that bill could have hearing before thai cab
| committee.
Mr.. Rarbeu-, though still ind !,posed was Ia his
seat 10 the Senate to-day, intent IL on having The
| b II 10 refund 10 West Virginia its share OF tina
direct land TAX 1econsidered and referred to
the Judiciary commit o, as should IL pass In lis
present shape, Virginia woul be he'd resi- oas Bile
for the whole of ihs Indian rust borrowed before
the war though large portion cf that money
| 3ad ~ In imDr0VemeQt
| in hat N now West Virginia.
Wh,n the investigation of the CENSUS bures II
shall be oIderei it wi be proved that negroes
were employed at 500 month in rooms o.
| W b W rite men were chiefs at $50 month
! These sam, neg were granted iurloughs ana
psi to 60 to Ohio as republican workers in the
last campaign in that State.
Tho Sen ate jueicis1y committee met 10 AZ,
but in the absence Of Chsirm Hoar, who Is sick,
did nothing with the nomination OF Judge
| WOODS for as ociste ius.ica Of tho new U. 3. ap
| pellste cours for the Indiana circuit It IS IN
derstt Oh, however, thai The republican majority
of,hs committee will make favor, b reIors on
| Iarii IAN groundf.
It 1, said here by o1i ee1s of the Alexandra Fer
| ~ Company thst the charter just granted by thf
| Yireil Il LesisatuIe for the Alexandra Ferry
| Company, ia for no now comply, but FIR tho olI
COMPANY. which never before bad q charter from
thu stste Of Virginia, and that tina charter refer
rcd to is only to preserve the Ugh and exieI
the faci i.iss OF the present company.
| Juatice James OF the Supreme Court of the Dis
t,ict Of Gel mtis to-day delivered the opininn Of
the court in the silveI.biisk case. The petition
Of Merrick Morse and Other, for maj dsmua e
compel III . Secretary Of the Treasury to receive
and coin into liver dollars b lex feId'red hin
by the peiiio1 WIS denied. Chief Jusac
Bingham dissented from s1me OF the Vi VS. OF tn
majority, but agreed with them upon the mail
questions.
The Bebrng saa joint commission consisting o
Sir Bsden-Powcll and DR.. Dawson, of Great Brit
a u, and Profs Mendeni all and Merriam, of tn
United States, met for the fist time tEii after
noon at the Arlington Hotel AID made prelimi
nary a rapgemants for series CT ses ,iois n tn
gtnsrel elbject OF The seal hunting industry
These meetings will BIO held at the State Fepart
mept, beginning to-mofrow, and will b, secret.
Mr.. Mills IL tack froEc New York. He says tn
democrats there are FOR low tariff. he also ssy
that from the way the two factions Of the demo
era in that State talk, ard as Tho vote of Ne'
York is essentially necessary TO democratic sue
cess, Is woul1 seem pafe to select Presidential
nominee outside Of that State.