Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-11

than it was before revision, the republi-
can members would not agree to con-
slider it until its internal revenue portion
be presented,:a they sad they would
like to know how much revenue would
be provided by the latter before they
would consent to the reduction that
would be made by the former. The
democrats, however, determined to get
the bill before the House at the earliest
possible moment.
1t is reported here that soon after MIR.
Cleveland's nomination Mr.. Carlisle,
then q Senator, urged him to make
John E. Russell of Boston his Secretary
of the Treasury. Mr.. Carlisle's friends
here say it was worse for him that his
recommendation was not adopted. 1t
is also said that Mr.. Russell was tender
ed the Italian mission and the collector
ship of customs at Boston but, declined
both.
The following charges in the fourth
class postoffices of Virginia were made
to-day: Churchwood, Pulaski county,
c. S. Kirkwood, appointed postmaster,
vice F. L. Harris, removed; Lebanon,
Russell county, Aaron Hendricks, vice
C. H. Anderson, removed Mount Land
ing, Essex county, Mrs. Minnie T..
Parker, vice w. ]. Parker, resigned.
Senators Daniel and Hunton, Repre-
sentative Meredith, and Mr.. John
Goode called upon the President this
morning and urged him to appoint
Judge Keith of Warrenton to the Q. S.
circuit court judgeship made vacant by
the death of Judge Bond. The Presi-
dent informed them as he did Mr., Swan
son on Saturday, as stated in the GA
zE.rrE of that day, that he had selected
Judge Simonton of South Carolina for
that place. In this connection it may
be stated that people from Virginia
here to-day say the slate made up for
the new court of appeals of their State
does not contain the name of Judge
Keith. That slate was published in
this correspondence before the recent
senatorial nominations were made, and
since then the report is that it has been
determined upon.
Congressman O'Ferrall called upon
the President to-day with Mr.. Handy
ofthe Eastern Shore of Virginia whom
he recommended for "a consular position.
Congressman Tyler of Virginia, has
had Capt. Iuman H. Payne appointed
chief of equipment at the Norfolk navy
yard, vice j. g. Stout, removed.
Capt VIM Gary, an old resident of
Alexandria county, soldier of the
Mexican war, died here last week, and
has been buried in the Congressional
burying ground. He was lifelong
democrat and had quite reputation as
o stump speaker.
Unknown people are not allowed to
carry packages or satchels into the gal
leries of the Senate now when that
body is in session, the Paris affair Of
last Saturday having suggested to the
guards there that similar attempt
might be made in the Capitol Of this, an
older republic.
The National Sanitary Company of
Baltimore, whose works in this city
were recently detroyed by fire, has
applied for a receiver. 1t is said its
assets amount to more than its indebt-
edness, but it can't realize at once on
the former
The board of review "a special board
consisting of medical experts. organized
from the Medical Division of the Pen
sion oflice), to whom was assigned all
suspended and to be-investigated cases,
was quietly abolished last Saturday,
and the medical experts were sent back
to their desks in the Medical Division.
1t is said the cause Of the abolition Of
this board Created since the advent Of
this administrator was, primarily, ow-
ing to the attack made by the two In
diana Senators on the pension policy Of
the administration.
The collector at Key West to-day
telegraphed Secretary Carlisle that an
unknown vessel on Saturday landed
"a Chinese laborers from Havana on
an adjacent island and returned to
Havana. Twenty-three of the China
men have been captured.
Among the nominations sent to the
Senate to-day were Charles III. Simon
ton of South Carolina to be U. S. Cir
cult Judge for the fourth judicial dis
trict, the late Judge Bonds place, and
John j. Herrick of Virginia to be Sec
ond assistant engineer in the revenue
cutter service.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Blackburn intro
duced his old bill entitled an act to protect
tho fish in the Potomac river and to provide a
spawning ground for shad and herring in
said liver. 1t prohibits every sort of fishing
except angling in the waters of the District
of Columbia which extend as far down the
Potomac as the ferry landing opposite Alex
andria.