Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of tho Aexandria Gazette
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ed at the State Department. in reference
to the application of Mr.. Louis Kraft
of Alexandria for German consulate,
but there were so many callers that his
interview with Mr.. Quincy was hur-
ried and therefore unsatisfactory. Mr..
Meredith also called at the Agricultural
Department in reference to the women
from his district who are applicants for
places there. He was informed that no
changes would be made there until Dc
tober, and that then from 80 to 80
would be made, but that for that num-
Der there were at least five thousand
applicants who hailed from all the
States and Territories in the union.
Senator Voorhees, said to-day that
when the motion to adjourn the Senate
at the regular hour shall be made this
evening he would oppose it and ask
that the session be prolonged into the
night, and that he should DO SO every
day this week, and possibly longer, in
order to speed action on the silver bill,
and that if long sessions shall not effect
that object he will strive for continu-
Gus session. He is opposed to cloture
rule and will not sanction resort to
any such measure. Senator Lindsay, a
strong anti-silver man, said to-
day he had lost hope of a
vote on an unconditional repeal
bill ever being reached. Mr.. Dubois,
republican, told Senator Platt, OF his
party this morning, that if he pressed
his proposed cloture rule, the silver re-
publicans would at once unite with the
southern democratic Senators and take
I'D and pass Senator Hills bill to repeal
the federal election law. 1t is report
ed that this threat has induced Mr.
Platt to consider.
Forty-four fourth-class postmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom % will
take the places of removed republicans.
The changes in Virginia were as fol
lows: Fitchett's, Mathews county, Will
liam E. Fitchett appointed postmaster,
vice Isaac T. Hudgins, removed; Glen
more, Buckingham county, William A.
Jones, vice Robt. A. Ragland removed ;
Strasburg, Shenandoah county, Josiah
Sticklev, vice Asbury Redfern removed.
The President sent to the Senate to-
day the following nominations among
Others, Joseph w. Nichol of Indiana, to
be deputy second comptroller of the
Treasury; William H. Bracken of In
diana, to be collector of internal reve-
nue. for the sixth district of Indiana;
William Lea Chambers of Alabama, to
be land commissioner in Samoa, under
the general act signed at Berlin June
IA 1889, by the plenipotentiaries of the
United States, Germany and Great
Britain, vice f. J. Ormsbee resigned
William E. Owen, to be postmaster at
South Boston, Virginia.
The republicans in the House re-
slmed their filibustering against the
bill to repeal the federal election law
as soon as the session commenced to-
day, but MIR. Speaker Crisp had become
tired, and deciding that the cloture
rule reported by the committee on
rules was in order, had it read, against
the protests of Mr. Reed, Mr.. Burrows
AMI the whole republican side of the
Il luse, but with the applause of all the
democrats, who enjoyed the repugnance
the ex-Speaker manifested to taking
dose of his own medicine.
The rule referred to provides that
Immediately after the adoption of this
order, the Speaker shall call the COM
mittees for reports and the reports shall
be referred to the appropriate calendars;
aad no motion shall be entertained I'M
til this order is executed.
To-day, the last days hearing given
by the ways and means committee,
found representatives of the paint and
color, corset, thread, carpets and lead
industries before the committee, all
begging an extension of the time dur
ing which they can double the price Of
their products.
A gentleman from Culpeper, here to-
day, says that Mr.. Silss d. Lillard, q
prominent farmer and saw-mill owner
in that county, has formally announced
himself as an independent democratic
candidate for the legislature against
Col. Catlett Gideon, the regularly NOM
mated candidate, and that he has the
promise Of strong democratic support:
T. +. Wallace, for long time the
ticket agent at the Sixth street railroad
depot in this city, died here yesterday
of consumption. He had taken the
new Amick cure, but had derived no
benefit from it.
1t is under tod that the House committee
on rules will present an order tomorrow for
the consideration of the bill to repeal the fed
er,ll election law, beginning next Tuesday, and
that not than two weeks will be. allowed for
that purpose.