Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-01

pointment of 4 governor OF New MeXl-
co, with the view of obtaining informa-
ton for the Presidents use in making
the selection. On next Wednesday
ut the same hour he will see all per-
sons who may wish TO be heard on the
subject of the appointment of the gov
ernor Of Utah, and on Thursday next
citizens of Oklahoma and others Will be
given hearing on the subject of the
appointment of a governor of that ter
ritorv. The Secretary has also an
nounced that during the coming week
he will not be able to take up any ap-
plications appointment as surveyors
general and registers and receivers OF
land offices.
In the search for presidents bearing
on the Roach case the most applicable
instance found is contained in the pro-
ceedings of the 44th Congress, 1876.
The committee on judiciary of the
House of Representatives were directed
TO inquire what action should be taken
by the House in reference to the charge
that persons now members were ac-
cused of completely in the alleged cor
rupt use of money to procure the pas
sage of an act for an additional China
mail service. On that committee were
Eppa Hunton, now Senator from Nir-
ginia, and Messrs. Frye and HOar, now
Senators from Maine and Massachu-
sets. The majority. report, which was
concurred in by Messrs. Hunton and
FRYE, held that the Constitution could
not "vest in Congress jurisdiction to
try member for an otlense committed
before his election. For such offense q
member, like any other citizen, is amen
able to the courts alone"
Henry Talbot, formerly clerk of the
ways and means committee of the
House, is to be appointed chief Of divi-
sion of the office of Commissioner OF
Customs, Treasury Department.
Saturday is one of Mr.. Cleveland's
free DAYS when Senators, Representa-
tives, office seekers and the general
public are received for more than three
hours. Usually on such occasions the
people who send in their cards to the
President are numbered in the hum
dreds, but to-day the attendance was
so small that every regular habitue OF
the White House noticed it. The fore
noon was not an idle one for
Mr.. Cleveland, however, and he
saw number of visitors. 1t
was reported at the White House
this morning that Senator German had
stated that the present extraordinary
session of the Senate would end, on
April 10th. Senator German is also
given as authority for statement that
the President will call ar extra session
to begin about September 18th.
The Virginia congressional delega-
ton reassembled last night and heard
the report of Representatives O'Forrall
and Swanson, who had called on the
President, which was to the effect that
he wanted all the information he could
get respecting the applicants for office
in Virginia, and that therefore he would
give due consideration to such recon-
mendations as they should make, but
that he would 60 tehind their recon-
mendations and would not consider
them as at all binding upon him. Not
withstanding this report, the delega-
ton determined to recommend for APP
pointment applicants for the marshal
Ships and district attorneyships of their
State. Mr.. Meredith refused to partic-
ipate and Messrs. Wise, Tyler and Mar
shall were disposed to do likewise, but
were constrained by the fact that they
had taken part in the former meeting.
Mr.. Marshall tried to have home rule
adopted, and therefore moved that the
representatives from the eastern part of
the State recommend applicants from
their section, and that those from the
western part do the same with theirs, but
he was voted down. The delegation
then endorsed Mr.. Lassiter of Peters
burg for U. S. Attorney for the eastern,
aid Mr.. Mon lie of Danville
for the western district, and Mr..
Hudgins of Caroline for marshal of the
eastern and Mr.. Levy of Clarke for the
western district. Mr.. Shepherd was
not endorsed for collector of internal
revenue for the upper district, for the
reason that every member of the dele
CATION had previously endorsed his APP
plication, and nothing was done in the
case of the lower district, because MIR.
Cleveland had indicated a predisposi-
ton in favor of Mr.. Ryan of Richmond
for that place. 1t is needless to say
that many of the applicants for the
places referred TO who were not en-
dorsed by the delegation are in any
thing else than good humor, nor that
several of them will urge their applica-
tons without congressional assistance.
Nor are those who were endorsed last
night by any means sure of their APP
pointmcnt.
Ex-State Senator J. d. Pennybacker
of Virginia, who is an applicant for q
place in the Interior Department, won
the New York HorlFS prize for the
best short article on low tariff in 1891.
Senator Daniel will leave here for his
home in Lynchburg tonight, to be gone
for two weeks. by which time it is ex-
pected the present executive session of
the Senate will have adjourned.
Representative Meredith escorted
Mr.. w. A. Brent of Fauquier county,
Va, who is an applicant for the con-
sulate at Bona, Congo, to the State
Department this morning and had his
application filed
4 delegation from Leesburg, Va, were here
to-day, among them MeSsrs. Lynch, Carrot
and other, to recommend Mr.. A. B. Shreves
of their town for pisGs as chief of the diyi-
sion in the Treasury Department..
Senator's Daniel and Hunton aud RepFesea-
tative Meredith callsd upon Secretary Morton
to-day in the interest Of Mr.. Wexford Corbin
of Virginia, who is well endorsed applicant
for the office OF Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture. Mr. Morton spoke very favorably of
Mr.. Corbin, but said the present incumbent