Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazett

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WASHINGTON. Dee. IS, 1898.
The important part of the documents
in connection with the Presidents mes
sage, and which was sent to Congress
after the printed message, contains the
instructions issued to Minister Willis
under date of December Sd. Two points
having special bearing upon the stu
alton in Hawaii are set forth. Minister
Willis is instructed TO say to the queen
that the conditions relative to amnesty
must be acquiesced in by her or he
will donothing. If the Queen should
ask what the United States will do in
the way of restoring her to power and
maintaining her upon her throne, the
minister is directed to reply that the
President will not authorize the use of
the United States troops either to re-
store or maintain her upon her throne.
Minister Willis was told to inform the
Queen that the use OF troops could only
be authorized by act or Congress. Min
lister Willis is then directed to tell the
provisional government, should they
asked the same question, that the Pres
ident will do all that he can under ex-
ecutive authority to.restore the Queen.
The distinction noted between these
two answers to the same question is an
absence of the very important matter
Of detail as to what the President can
do and will do under the term "eXecu
tive authority"
The Senate judiciary committee, at
its session this morning, discussed the
Hornblower nomination fully and
again failed to reach conclusion, and
adjourned until after the holidays. The
confirmation of the nomination is vigo-
rously opposed by the republicans and
by Senators Hill and Pugh.
Though the news of the death of Mr..
Jones of North Carolina, consul gen.
eral to Shanhai, has just reached here,
there are already applicants for his
place.
Mr.. J. Hampton Hoge, the recalled
consul to Annoy, China, arrived here
this morning. He says he will dis
prove every charge that has been made
against him, and that the only two of
any consequence were brought by e.
jurers and ccnvicts.
The Washington and Alexandria
ferry company day closed contract
for the construction of the fellow to
their present boat the Columbia. The
contractors are the same firm who
built the Columbia. They will have
her completed by the LIST of March.
Hourly trips will then be made between
this city and Alexandria in twenty
minutes.
A delegation of the Virginia legisla-
ture, composed of Messrs. Lovensteln,
Blakemore, Harnsberger and Russell,
arrived here yesterday evening, and
this morning, in the main parlor of the
Metropolitan Hotel. formally notified
Congressman O'Ferrall that he had
been elected Governor of the State of
Virginia. Mr.. O'Ferrall thanked the
committee for their trouble, and soon
after left for bis home in Harrisonburg.
The work of building the three new
sunboats ordered by Congress will soon
be commenced at Newport's News.
i Much of the iron work to be used will
be made there from Virginia iron ore.
The advantages of Newport's News for
shipbuilding have been represented to
the CHILEAN minister here, and it is
probable that some of the new ships to
be ordered by his government may be
built there.
The subcommittee of the House
banking and currency committee hay
ing charge of the various bills provid-
ing for the repeal of the ten per cent:
tax on State bank issues, have agreed
on a bill and will report to the full COM
mittee tomorrow. The measure they
will submit to the full committee for
consideration provides fora conditional
repeal of the tax.
The tariff bill will certainly be reportei TO
the House tomorrow; but not the internal
revenue part of it. That will not be reported
until after the holidays.
| O.P. Angelo Of Alexandria was to-day APP
pointed to place in the Agricultural Depart
ment, the pay of which is $500 year.