Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON Dec 81 1909

and reported substitute for it, con-
demning the landing of troops at the
time the Queen was dethroned and the
action Minister Stevens took in the
matter. Mr.. McCreary, democrat OF
Kentucky, chairman of the committee,
will make the report to-day.
Chairman Bland of the coinage COM
mittee may talk as he will about the
revival of the silver question, but DEM
ocratic members of his own committee
say that question has been "downcd
for this session, and that even men
who have heretofore voted for free sill
yer will not support him.
The latest pure food bill fathercd by
Mr.. Hatch, chairman of the committee
on agriculture, is the Paddock bill
which passed the Senate last Congress.
with most of the features which raised
opposition in the House eliminated.
The section of former bills providing
for the appointment OF large number
of chemists and others to see that their
provisions are properly carried out is
left out. Mr.. Hatch thinks the bill, if
passed, can be executed without so
much machinery.
Secretary Herbert has decided that
attempts to land cargoes from Ameri-
can ships at Rio by means of lighters
or otherwise must be made at the risk
of the commanders, Notwithstanding
that these privileges are secured for
British and German vessels.
Among those who wore the
gray who have asked ex-Union
soldiers to unite with them in max
ing arrangements for General Cor
don's lecture here next month, are K.
w. Hunter, r. L. Lee, Leigh Robinson,
]. J. Dardin, r. B. Lewis, Mills Dean
and NJ. 5. Thompson. Corporal Tan
ner heads the list of those who wore
the "blue."
When the rumor reached the House
to-day that the President was thinking
of vetoing the bill providing for double
mileage, the faces in that body were
considerably elongated, and it was re-
ported that some of the members were
Frustrated and that some had swooned.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoflces in Virginia were made
to-day Ballsville, Powhatan county,
NJ. McLaurinc appointed postmaster,
vice B. B. Wilson, removed Black
water, Lee county, j. NJ. Robnette,
vice X. G.. Livesay removed; Chester,
Chesterfield county, J. +. Perdue, vice
f. S. Fitzpatrick, removed.
Among the visitors at the Capitol to-
day was Mr.. Flournoy, present Secrcta-
ry of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
but who will be succeeded on the first
of the coming year by Mr.. Lawless.
Mr.. Flournoy was defeated because he
was an anti O'Ferrall man and because
his reelection would have iuterferred
with the slate for the judges to be
elected by the Legislature.
Messrs. Boutelle of Maine and Blair
of New Hampshire tried to get the Ha-
waiian matter before the House to-day,
but both were summarily squelched.
The Legislature of Virginia appoint
ed committee of five Of its members to
come to this city and formally notify
General Hunton of his election to the
u. S. Senate to serve out the remaining
part of the late Senator Barbour's term.
Two of that committee arrived here to-
day to execute their mission-Senator
Fairfax and Delegate Ryan Of Loudoun
county-but up to . o'clock had not
done so, as neither one of the other
three, Senator Mushbach of Alexandria
and Delegates Gibson of Culpepcr and
Willard of Fairfax, had appeared
Mr.. Cockrell has introduced bill in
h. al, bnr SInn.
shall be given to any inventor, from
whatever part of the world he may
come, who shall at any time prior to
January LIST, 1900, construct a vessel
that will on the verified report Of three
engineers appointed by the Secretary Of
War, demonstrate within or near the
city of Washington, the practicability
of safely navigating the air at a speed
of not less than 80 miles on hour and
be capable of carrying passengers and
freight weighing total of at least five
tons.
1t is not unlikely that some action
will be taken by this government to
prevent Capt. Julius Rhodes from in
volving the United States through his
enlistment of men for the Brazilian
army. Captain Rhodes is Washing
ton pension attorney, and is now in Ell
mira, N. Y, engaged in securing SOL
diers for Peixoto. Some time ago he
began enlistments in this city and now
claims that he secured los recruits here.
In an interview published this morning
Capt. Rhodes is quoted as saying that
Adjutant General Ruggles of the U. 5.
army told him there was nothing
contrary to the neutrality laws in my
scheme" "What 1 did say,n said Gen.
Ruggles to-day, when told of Capt.
Rhodes's remark, "was that he must
conduct his enlistment at his own risk
and that the United States could not
guarantee him protection. | advised
him against carrying out the idea."
Congress will adjourn for the Christ
mas holidays this evening with more
important questions pending than have
heen visible on similar occasions for
many years past.
kilograms were received at the Sen
ate and House from the White House
shortly after = o'clock to-day stating
that the President mad signed all bills
presented to him up to that hour, in
Guiding the one providing for double
mileage for Congressman.
General Hutton introduced n bill in
the Senate to-day to put Francis Scala
on the retired list as band master with
back pay. Scala enlisted on the US.
ship Brandywine at an Italian port in
1871. General Hunton called at the
Interior Department to-day to urge the
of DR.. Staples of Virginia