Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON. March 90. 1898.

TO France: Theodore hunNou vi NEW
Jersey. to be Minister of the United
States to Germany; John f. Risley OF
New York, to be Minister of the United
States to Denmark Jas. G. jenkins OF
Wisconsin, to be Z. S. Circuit Judge
for the Seventh Judicial Circuit; Wal
ter d. Dabney of Virginia, to be Solici-
tor for the Department of State; Chas.
h. Stuart of Texas, to be Judge OF the
United States Court for the Indian Ter
ritory Ernest p. Baldwin OF Maryland,
20 be First Auditor of the Treasury
Wade Hampton of South Carolina, to
lie Commissioner of Railroads. The
.vst were malshals and postmasters.
Ex-Sheriff c. f. Dexter OF Three
Rivers, Mich, has been appointed head
usher at the White House, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death OF Capt.
L. 5. Densmore.
The first application for the position
of collector of customs at Chicago, H.,
reached the Treasury Department TINS
morning. II was from Jacob W. Rich
ards. -.
The first step of the republicans of
the Senate as a body, looking to the
prevention of the election of democratic
officers of the Senate. was taken at
caucus held this morning. 1t was an
nounced that the democratic caucus
committee, which will report to dem
ocratic caucus TO be held tomorrow,
was supposed to have been at work
upon plan for the reorganization OF
the elective officers. The Senators who
spoke said that this was in violation of
all the precedents, that the Senate had
never in its history effected such an or
panization at an executive session, and
that to attempt it now would be to the
dctriment Of the working force and
cause great Injury to the public busl-
ness. There was not q dissenting voice
to this proposition, and it was agreed
that Mr. Sherman, chairman ofthe eau
Gus, should wait upon Mr.. German,
who holds a similar position in the dem
ocratic caucus, and notify him that any
attempt to reorganize the Senate at this
session would be very distasteiul to the
republicans. Beyond this formal pro-
test nothing was decided upon. If the
democrats persist in seeking to reorgan-
iZe the elective officers, or if there Is
any indication of such an effort on the
floor of the Senate, the republicans say
they will quote from the records OF the
session of 1881, when the democrats OPP
posed any effort of this sort on the part
Of the republicans, who finally aban-
doned any intention in that direction
they NAV have had. If this is not suf-
ficicni another caucus will be held, aud
the question whether or not tiibuster
ing. as it was INDUCED in by the demo-
Gratis in 1881, shall be taken up as q
weapon at this session by the republic
cans, will be passed upon. A promi-
nent republican who took an active part
in the caucus'stated this morning that
he believed that the democrats would
heed the formal protest, but that ifthey
did not, upon them, and not the repub-
licans. must rest the responsibility of
what should follow. The republicans
say they have the power to prevent re-
or sanization. and if the pinch comes
they will use i! with as good effect as
heir opponents did twelve years ago.
Con gresham O'Ferrall has recovered
sufficiently TO enable him to return to
this city, though he is by no means
well. He and Mr.. Hugh Garden, of
New York, went to the White House
this morning TO present to the Presi-
dent the name of Judge Smith, of War
renton, for one OF the justices of the
new Court of Appeals of this city. They
were not admitted however, as Monday
is the Presidents private day. As the
court referred to will meet and organ
ize in two weeks from now it is thought
by some that the Judges friends have
been too late in presenting his name
and that the President has already Sc
lected the members of the court. Col.
O'Ferrall also called at the Navy De-
partment in the interest of Mr.. Gaines,
of WarrertoD.
1t is rel orted to-day that President
Cleveland bas determined to extend
the operation of the civil service law so
rs to include chiefs of divisions, chief
clerks and other of the higher depart
mental officers heretofore exempt from
the operation of that law.
Everybody here is pleased with the
nomination of General Wade Hampton
for General Joe Johnston's old place,
L. s. Commissioner of Railroads. His
own State treated him shamefully, but
the democrats of all the other States
stand by him. The nomination of ex-
Senator Eustis of Louisiana to be Z. 5.
Minister to France is satisfactory to all
democrats. Mr.. Dabney, who was
nominated today forSolictor of theState
Department halls from Albemarle
county, Virginia. He is at present
chief clerk OF the interstate commerce
commission, and those who know him
say he is we'll qualified for his new
place.
The funeral of the late VIM. Fetch
er of Fairfax county, Virginia, took
place here to-day, and among the at
PENDANTS were many speople from that
Capt. B. j. Accinelly of Norfolk,
Virginia, $1,000 clerk in the health
department of the District of Columbia,
died here last Saturday night.
To show the evils of hurried legisla-
ton, one of the important bills passed
in the last hours of the late session of
Congress, and which is now law, con-
tains no less than ninety-seven errors.
No changes in the 4th class postmas-
tiers have yet been made, for the rea-
son that the nomination of Mr.. Max
well-who makes them-as 4th Assist
tant Postmaster General, has not yet
been confirmed. 1t is understood that
five thousand such postmasters resign
ed, and that there are ten thousand ap-