Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. March 16, 1893.

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CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. March 16, 1898.
Additional applications for positions
in the service Of the Treasury Depart
ment have been filed as follows: Chief
of Bureau of Navigation-W. NJ. Stark,
Connecticut and w. P. Hurley, Maine.
Director of the Mint. Morrison,
Washington, D. C. Collector Of Gus
toms at New York-Fred. w. Hinrichs,
Brooklyn, n. y. Surveyor of Gus
toms at New York-RoSs j. Brown and
Charles Davis. Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue-Robert Barnet, Califor-
MIA. Appraiser Of Customs at Chicago
Frank Hoyne, Chicago.
Ii is unotlicially stated that The reve-
nue. cutter Rush will be placed at Mr.
B!ount's disposal on his arrival at San
Francisco, and unless arrangements can
be made for the Pacific mail steamer
which sails for China on the 23rd inst:
to touch at Honolulu, Mr.. Blount will
sail On the Rush. 1t will take that YES
5 i about week to make the trip. Inc
supposition that the Rush has been Or
dcred for this duty receives contirma-
ton from the fact that revenue marine
O fcials who three days ago denied pos
itivelv that any orders to this effect had
been given. are this morning dumb as
O .sters on the subject.
Messrs. Thurston and Castle, OF the
Hawaiian annexation commission, who
have been in Washington since Febru-
airy 3rd, will leave tomorrow night for
Chicago by circuitous routes in ordert to
fulfil several engagements TO speak on
the general subject Of their mission TO
this country.
Among the petitions and memorials
to Congress presented in the session Of
the Senate to-day were the following :
BY Senator Hansbrough, resolutions OF
the North Dakota legislature urging
the passage Of the good roads bill, IA
voring government control of the tele
graph lines and urging a removal Of
the duty on binding Irvine; by Vice
President Stevenson, resolutions of the
State of Washington, favoring Hawaiian
annexation. the construction of the Mic
aragua Canal and the election of Sena-
tors by popular vote, and also asking
legislation for protection from infectious
diseases also a resolution of the Ma
tiona Assembly League of American
Wheelmen, urging the continuance and
early completion of the work of the
United States Geological Survey.
A northern democratic congressman
complained to one from the South
to-day OF the Senate's delay in confirm
ing the few nominations that have al
ready been sent to it. and remarked
that if Mr.. MaXwell's nomination as
4th Assistant Postmaster General had
been confirmed to-day, five hundred
good aud true democrats would have
been appointed postmasters by next
Monday. His southern colleague shook
his head sadly and replied, You are
very much mistaken, Mr.. Maxwell was
appointed for retaining not for appoint
ing postmasters.
4 conference of maritime quarantine
officers and officers of the Marine Hos
pital Service was held here to-day to
secure the cooperation of the State and
local maritime quarantine officers In
the adoption of set of uniform quar-
antine regulations. Among those pres
ent was Dr. VIM. 4. Thorn, quarantine
officer at Norfolk. Va.
Among the callers at the State De
partment to-day were Mr.. Martin, the
new Kansas Senator; Hon. Robert :.
Taylor. of Fort Wayne, Ind; Hon. w.
+. English, also of Indiana, who wants
to 90 TO Sweden.
The visitors Mt the White House be-
gan coming somewhat earlier than
usual and the larger number of them
consisted of Congressman. among them
Senators Mitchell of Wisconsin. Hunton
of Virginia. Jones of Arkansas, Butler
of South Carolina, Camden of West
Virginia, Palmer of Illinois, Turpie Of
Indiana, Dolph of Oregon, White OF
Louisiana, Proctor, of Vermont, Teller
AMI Wolcott of Colorado, Mcmillan Of
NJ chigan, George of Mississippi, Cor.
tol of Georgia, and Mcpherson and
smith Of New Jersey Representatives
Wilson of West Virginia. Enloe of Ten
ne-see, paschail of Texas, Black Of
Georgia, Forman of Indiana, Cable Of
Illinois. Wheeler OF Alabama, Tucker
aud Meredith Of Virginia, and Wash
ington of Tennessee. Speaker CRISP
called to introduce Mr.. Russell Of
Georgia. a new member. Representa-
tive Wheeler OF Alabama. and Repre-
5 .ntativc Washington OF Tennessee &C
C mpanicd Col Ed. Baxter of Nash
VILE, president of the Tennessee State
Bar Association, and Judge L. b. Nc.
Farland of Memphis, who presented
additional papers urging the appoint
ment of Judge Lerton to the circuit
judgeship made vacant by the promo
ton of Judge Jackson to the Supreme
bench. With ex-Representative Hemp
hill of South Carolina was Col. W. K.
Davie of Chester, an applicant for the
position OF L. s. marshal for the dis
trict of Soath Carolina. Senator Pal
mer brought Judge Z. Southworth of
Litchfeld, ILL.,, and VIM. McAbee of
Chicago, who want TO be an auditor of
the Treasury Department and Public
Printer, respectively Representative
Cultivate of Ohio, presented addition
al papers endorsing Thomas Werts for
the Public Partnership. Ex-senator
Wade Hampton of South Carolina, q
candidate for the Office Of Commissioner
of Railroads, was also one of the callers.
Among those who saw the President
was Senator George of Mississippi.
When he left the Presidents room he
could not find his hat and went away
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