Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
ICorrespondence of the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 10.

the unemployed lIom tuo NS9e "
move on to Washington, Mr.. Herman
] Schulteis, member of the immigra-
ton commission sent to Europe by the
Government not long ago. says if any
such movement is attempted on large
scale there is no city on the continent
where such prompt and vigorous
measures could be taken to repress
any anarchicsl demonstration. There
would be no red tape, DO intervention
of MAYOR or governor from whom &C
ton must be had before the strong
arm of the national government could
intervene. A move of anarchists on
Washington would be a move against
tie government of the United States,
and there are abundant national forces
at hand to promptly repress it.
Col. Charles P. Lincoln, late deputy
commissioner of pensions, says an effort
is soon to be made to prove through
the courts that the suspensions OF pen
sions granted under act of June y,
1890, are illegal.
The Secretary of War has directed
that non commissioned officers may be
reduced to the ranks by order OF the
commander of the regiment on their
own application, approved by the com,
pany commanders, or by the sentence OF
a court-martial, or on the recommen-
dation of the general-in-chief approved
by the Secretary of War,
The President has approved the JOINT
resolution making available appropri-
atoms for the payment of session en-
ployees of the House and Senate dur
ing the first session of the SD Congress
and providing for the commemoratlon
of the Tooth anniversary of the laying
of the cornerstone Of the u. S. Capitol.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
Rather unexpectedly after refusing to
adjourn over from Friday till Monday
early in the day yesterday, the body
reconsidered its action behind the
closed doors of an executive session.
III some quarters il is suggested that
the torpedo thrown into the Senate by
Mr.. Butler, Of South Carolina, yester-
day, in the shape of an amendment to
the bank circulation bill. repeating the
State bank tax, alarmed the Senators
who desired speedy action on that
measure, and fearing that the amend
ment might carry, and thereby cripple
the national bank system, unless full
time were given to point out the dan
gers it invoked, they permitted an adj
journment.
Representative Meredith of the Sth
Virginia district was at the government
printing Office to day to try to get Mr.
Koch of Alexandria place there. He
also called at the Interior Department
seeking place for Mrs. Janney of Lou
doun county, but was successful a
neither.
Representative Jones of the LIST dis
trict of Virginia succeeded to-day in
having A. J. Montgomery of Warsaw
appointed superintendent Of the gov
ernment works at the quarantine sta
ton at Fisherman's Island, near Cape
Charles. Mr.. Jones also had ]. II. Mil
Ter commissioned postmaster at Colo
NAL Beach, Westmoreland county, Va
He was appointed some time ago, but
many of the lot owners there are north
ern men, and owing to their efforts tc
have the republican postmaster, Mrs
Walcott, retained, his commission wa:
withheld until to-day, when Mr.. Jones
asked that it might be sent to him with
out further delay.
1t is stated at the Internal Revenue
Bureau to-day that Mr.. Ham. ShepperC
will be appointed collector of internal
revenue for the upper district OF Virgin
ia, the place he held four years ago
during the next week. 1t is SAID
among Virginians here that now that
Mr.. O'Ferrall has been nominated foi
! Governor of their State, there will be
no further delay in the distribution o.
Virginia's share of federal patronage.
The total number of fourth class post.
masters appointed to-day was 40, OF
whom SO will fill the places of removed
republicans. There were no changes
in Virginia.
1t is stated at the Capitol that Mr.
Speaker Crisp has definitely determined
upon Mr.. Heard of Missouri as chairman
of the House District of Columbia com,
mttee.
Some surprise is expressed by Eir-
ginians here at the statement that Mr.
| O'Ferrall has determined not TO resign
his seat in Congress until the day be.
fore the gubernatorial election in his
State.
Mr.. Andrew Gleason, one of the own
ers of the Ivy City race track, went to
New York last night to complete the
arrangements by which daily races will
be run on that track during the months
of December, January and March, when
racing is suspended in New Jersey.
The demands upon Speaker Crisp for rccog-
milton in the pending silver debate have
grown TO such an extent that in order to ac-
commodate even large proportion, not to say
all who desire TO speak on the subject, night
sessions will be necessity, and they WILL il
is now understood, be held, beginning at s
o'clock tonight
An officer of the New York Board of Trade
| SAYS that call for the meeting in Washing.
ton of the business of the country for the pur
pose of demanding the immediate and uncon
ditional repeal of the purchase clause of the
Sherman silver act would probably be issued
by the board within few days.
Captain Jas. II. North died from pa