Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. 1879.

the senate during the morning hour OF
that body today, but when the resolu-
tion he introduced Yesterday asking the
Secretary of State if any OF the proposed
anti-immigration propositions now be-
fore Congress are contrary to The terms
Of existing treaties with the countries
from which immigrants come, came up
under the rules, Mr. Carlisle said Mr..
Hill was detained by important bust
ness. but that he, Carlisle, hoped the
resolution would be passed without
further delay. Mr. Chandler who had
objected to it yesterday said he with
drew his objection as the Secretary OF
State had informed him that he had
the required information at hand and
could supply it without trouble and IN
short order. The resolution was there
upon adopted without opposition.
From a gentleman who will be a
member of Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet il
is learned to-day that Mr.. Carlisle will
be Secretary of the Treasury and Mr..
Lamont of the Navy, sure: that two
places besides the Treasury will be
given to the South, the Attorney Gen
eralship and the Agricultural Depart
ment. and that Editor Hoke Smith, OF
Georgia, will probably have the latter,
and Congressman Culberson the form
err That GRAY of Indiana will be like
X 10 get the Postoffice Department, as
that was part of the bargain at CHI
cago, and Morrison, who is an old SOL
der, probably get the Interior Depart
ment. of which the pension office
is q bureau. Mr.. Phelps, ex-Minister
to England. is not III it for the State
Department.
The North Carolina congressman are
much gratiiied to know that the report
of a mob and slaughter in their state
has no foundation in fact They say it
must have been the creation OF an I'M
agination over excited by TOO prolong-
ed indulgence in the festivities OF the
season.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nom
ination of Gilbert A. Pierce, OF Mime
sofa. to be United States Minister Res
ident and Consul General to Portugal.
Notwithstanding the roseate hue III
which Secretary Foster looks at the
condition of the Treasury, conservative
and Unconditional congressman are fear
full that when the democrats take pos
session of the government next March
they will not only find an empty Treas
urv. bat that there are millions Of just
demands upon it unpaid and with 10
available means by which they can be
paid. ~,
Wise introduced bill, by request, to
punish train robbing and Nreckins, and
Mr.. Tucker one 10 facilitate commerce
among the States. Mr.. Wise also IN
troduced a bill for the relief of john NJ.
Blankenship.
Halle b. Anglin was to-day appoint
ed postmaster at Usage, Patrick county,
W. vice d. ". Lewis, resigned.
The President now has another
scheme on hand by which to irritate the
Canadians. L is 10 repeal the existing
Law on the sa5icct,and recommend thar
alng in the United States, to points
in the United States, through Canada,
b withdraw. and the law be amended
SO as to permit sl p nent t. the line Of
the country where The goods are to be
received. thus making ii necessary 10
examine the cargocs and perhaps TO re-
load them.
'.IIe is a little better this morning.
This WAS the statement OF Il member OF
the Blaine household to the reporter
who made the usual call to-day. The
doctor was not expected to call before
the regular hour.
At the Kenna residence this morning
il was stated by one of the members OF
the family that the Senator had passed
very GOOD night and that he was
bright and cheerful in spirits and his
condition improved.
The President to-day extended the
operation ofthe civil service law so as to
include the employees in ali free dcliv-
cry postotiices also the employees OF
the weather bureau elsewhere than at
Washington. The order to-day adds
$50 employees in the weather bureau
and 1000 in the postollices to those sub
iect to the Chinese rules. The civil
service commission will at once proceed
TO organize boards to examine the en-
ployees referred to and those who may
apply for their places.
One Of the amendments to the inter-
state commerce bill adopted by the Sen
ate Yesterday provides that no person
shall be excused from testifying in any
criminal case based upon any violation
of the interstate commerce act on the
ground that his testimony might tend
to criminate himself Such person
shall not, however, be prosecuted on ac-
count of anything which he may testify
in anv case. but he shall not be exempt
from prosecution and punishment for
perjury committed in so testiiying.
The House interstate commerce com
mittee. of which Mr.. Wise of Virginia is
chairman, heard arguments to-day IN
favor of bill to permit railroad pool
ing.
Alta meeting oftheHouse coinage and
currency committee to-day Representa-
tive Cate. of Arkansas, offered a reso-
luton providing for the stoppage OF
silver purchases and the coinage into
dollars of the bullion now in the Treas
ury. 1t did not provide for return to
the Bland act, but, as a member eX-
pressed it, stopped silver purchases by
the government entirely and made the
u. S. Treasury cease to be q safe depos-
it company for silver bullion. Mr..
Townsend, of Colorado, a free-coinage
man, met this move with q counter
motion that the section repeating the
Sherman act be reported back to the
House with recommendation that it
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