Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Ale1sndria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. %.

w ASHlNGION, ~. S.s aug. 20.
The prevailing impression to-day on
the subject is that the bill for the I'M
conditional repeal of the silver purchas-
ing act will be passed by the middle OF
next month, and that then Congress
will adjourn until the commencement OF
the regular session. Wether this prove
true or not, one thing is certain, and
that is that no tariff bill will be report
ed at the present extra session, no mat
ter how long it may last. This is
stated upon authority than which there
can be no better, and none as good.
Nothing has been heard of Mr.. Brock
inridge, but Mr.. Bourke Cochran will
speak upon the silver repeal bill next
Saturday. Mr.. Swanson of Virginia
will try to get an opportunity to speak
ON that bill tonight. Ofthe passage Of
the bill in both Houses few now seem
TO entertain a doubt. 1t is stated to-
day that hundred democratic mem
bers of the House will vote for it, and
that its majority in that body will be
about seventy.
The nomination of E. G. Spilman OF
West Virginia for the place of register
of the land office at Kingfsher, Okla
homa, will be opposed by the republl-
can Senators on the home rule ground.
r. w. Springer, son of the deposed
chairman of the House ways and means
committee, to-day rendered his resigna-
ton as clerk of that committee.
The friends of the Falls Church and
Potomac railroad have requested Sena-
tor Hunton to introduce a bill granting
that road the privilege of entering this
CITY by ferry across the Potomac, the
north end of which will be at the foot
of New York avenue.
All the members of the Virginia con-
gressional delegation, Senator's lnclud-
ed, have been invited to meet in Sena-
tor Hunton's room this evening to con-
fer together upon the silver question.
Representative Meredith, to-day at
instanced of Mr.. Pitcher Of Fauquier
county, got place as Waterman at the
Interior Department for William Davis,
of Bealton, Va.
Among the nominations approved by
the President and brought here this
morning from Buzzards Bay by assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Hamlin, were
those of Messrs. Shepherd and Ryan
for collectors of internal revenue for
the upper and lower districts of Viz
ginia. This was anticipated in the
GAZETTE several days ago.
The delegation from Roanoke that
called upon Senator Hunton yesterday
to get him to oppose the proposed APP
poinment of Mr.. Dupuy as postmaster
of that city, was composed of Messrs
Con. OLeary, formerly Of Alexandra,
Z. J. Rowan and r. j. Ecklofl, each OF
whom is an applicant for the same
place.
Consul General Towles at Rio de ia
Metro in letter to the State Depart
ment says: HAll the banks of this city
during the past month have been en-
forcing the rule that all drafts drawn or
any bank in the United States shall be
made payable in gold coin. As nearly
all exports from this country to the
United States are paid for by drafts or
London, it does not appear on the face
that the enforcement of this rule mate
rally affects the gold balance of thu
United States, but it must be borne IL
mind that in final settlement OF these
transactions London will undoubtedly
demand payment in like coin for thu
consignees or purchasers.
The receipts from internal revenue
to-day were S3l2,074; from customs
1914, 742; and miscellaneous $11, ISL.
Fifty-eight 4th class postmasters were
appointed to-day, of whom SO will I'll
tie places of removed republicans. Tht
only change in Virginia was the follow
ing: Warsaw, Richmond county, Mary
c. Hall appointed postmaster vice w
E. Coleman, removed.
In the Senate to day Mr.. Hunton in
PRODUCED bill appropriating 500, 900 tol
macadamized road on the south side
of the Potomac river connecting the
Chain, Aqueduct and Long bridges, via
Arlingt ton. The preamble states that
the government owns one-elghteenth
of the entire land in Alexandria county
but PAYS not one cent of county OF
State taxes. Mr.. Hunton also intro
duced bill to pay Isaac Davenport Of
Richmond, aud other citizens of Fir-
ginia, for the use of property in Virgin.
ia by the government during the war
between the States.
Secretary Carlisle has appointed
Henry C. Boyd of Kentucky, superin'
tendent of the stamp vault office, of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, at
$4,000 per annum.
The important question of the right
of the Governor of a State to appoint
man to fill vacancy in the Senate
resulting from the expiration of a reg,
ular term will probably be decided in
the Senate this evening.