Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gazette ]
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 10.

consultations among Inc TWO WluSS VI
the democratic congressman are still the
order of the hour, and no body can tell
what the next hour may bring forth.
The steering committee of the Senate
and the democratic members of the
finance committeeof that body are hard
at work, and say they hope to be ready
to have a bill ready by Monday next;
that will be satisfactory, but as that bill
will, it is expected, provide for free sill
Yer coinage at ratio of 20 to l. the re-
publicans will, it is supposed, oppose it.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,, says
thew will. Secretary Carlisle and Rep
resentatives Tracy, Raynor, Cock
ran and Wilson, all anti-silver-
ties. had consultation in the
House library to-day. The commit
tees appointed by the silverites aud anti
silveri,es of the House have had several
meetings, but as yet have been unable
to agree upon any definite line OF
united action. In order that some agree
ment may be reached, both houses ad,
iourned to-day after few minutes
session until Monday next. The Pres
ident, it is currently reported, is not
only disappointed, but disguised, with
the course that has been adopted by
some of the most prominent members
of his party in Congress on the ques-
ton referred to. The Virginians who
attended the silver caucus in the House
Yesterday evening were Messrs. Swan,
son, Tyler, Epes, Edmunds, Jones and
Meredith. Those who did not attend
were Messrs. O'Ferrall, Wise, Tucker
and Marshall.
Maurice O'Brien, Albany, n. Y, was
to-day appointed immigrant inspector.
G.. G. Benedict, collector of customs,
Burlington, VT, and w. II. Kitchen,
North Carolina, Chinese inspector,
were removed to-day.
Senator Hill of New York has named
for his only appointtee in the Senate,
Col. John A. McEwen of New York,
who is to be principal legislative clerk
in place of Mr.. Henry 81. Giltry, OF
Oregon. who has held the position a
good many years.
Q Senator Kenna of West Virginia
died poor, leaving a large family un.
provided for. The Sergeant-at-Arms OF
the Senate has appointed Arthur Ken
ma, one of his sons, page. Mrs. Ken
ia received a recess appointment as
postmaster at her home, Charleston,
West Virginia, and as the receipts Of
the office have since increased so as to
bring it within the presidential class,
her name will undoubtedly receive the
immediate confirmation of the Senate
when sent in.
The President to-day pardoned Peter
J. Claasen, the wrecker of the Sixth
National Bank Of New York city, OF
which he was president. Claasen was
charged with embezzling, abstracting
and misapplying the funds of the Sixth
National Bank and of making false
entries, and on conviction was sentenced
March is, 1891, to six years imprison-
ment in the Erie penitentiary. He
also pardoned Edward J. Ryan, SEN
fenced in this city October, 1892, to
three years in Albany penitentiary.
A Virginian who has just returned
from Chicago says that John Browns
fort and gallows have proved very un-
profitable investments, as few people
90 to see them, and that they are
now in the hands of receivers. The
Libby prison, he says, he thinks pays
better.
In speaking of the Presidents mes
sage, Representative Meredith, of the
Alexandria district, says he was disap-
pointed, because The had hoped that
the President would have given sug-
gestion as to remedy after the Sher-
man law is repealed. The simple re-
peal will not, in his judgment, suffice,
and he was greatly in hopes that Mr..
Cleveland would have at least formu-
lated something upon which we could
all unite. He is afraid bitter fight is
imminent.
Mr.. Wexford Corbin of King George
county, Virginia, whose application for
the position of Assistant Secretary OF
Agriculture has been urged, was at the
Capitol this morning He had an appoint
ment with Mr.. O'Ferrall to 60 to the
White House to-day to see the Presl-
dent on the subject, but it was post
poned at the Congressman's instance.
Mr.. Corbin. who is delegate to the Flr-
ginia State convention, says that body
will not only adopt platform, but
probably in it recommend free silver
coinage at the ratio of l6 to /.
The total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed to-day was 60, OF
whom Al will fill the places of removed
republicans. The only change in Nir-
piania was as follows Yorktown York
county, C. H. Shield appointed post
master, vice A. P, Christian, removed.
1t is said at the Capitol to-day that
Senator Quav's bill to buy the Malone
Windsor lot for the site of the proposed
new public printing Office cannot be
passed, as some of the most influential
members of the majority of the Senate
will oppose it strenuously.
Representative Meredith succeeded
this morning in having Mr.. Franks Of
Fairfax county, Virginia, an ex-Union
soldier, appointed to a watchman's place
in the Treasury Department. No body
except such persons can hold such
places in the department referred to.
Mr.. Wilson. file clerk of the Senate, has
been removed.
Some Virginians here who have seen
statement in the newspapers that John
Goode is at the head OF the reorganized Cord
age Company, labor under the mistaken idea
that the gentleman referred to is Mr.. John
Goode Of their State.
THE FREE SILvER1TEs.-The caucus
of memhers of the House of Represent