Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-16
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taken action.
Messrs. M. B. Harlow of Alexandria
and ! F. Clements of Alexandria coun-
ty had an interview with Senator Hun
ton. of their State, here yesterday, on
the subject of the proposed bird GO
&C ,oss the Potomac at Arlington IN
formed him of the fact that the quarter
master general of the army recon-
mpnds that the million and a quarter
surplus of the appropriation for nation
al cemeteries be expended in the con-
s,ruction of that bridge, and requested
him to urge the Secretary OF War TO
adopt that recommendation and incor-
nJrate it in his annual report. Sena-
tor HUI ton replied in effect that ifthey
would prepare paper, setting forth the
reasons they had given him, he would
call upon Secretary Lamont and do all
ne could to induce him to comply with
their desire.
Governor-elect O'Ferrall of Virginia
lett here this morning for Richmond, to
make arrangements about his inaugu,,
ration on New Years Day. 1t is said
here that he will be escorted to the
gubernatorial mansion on that day by
a large procession and that there will
be grand Inauguration ball that night.
The following changes in the fourth
class postofiices OF Virginia were made
to-day Bentonville, Warren county,
Miss Matte F. Triplett appointed post
master, vice F. H. Bolen, removed Co.
lumbia Furnace, Shenandoah county,
Samuel Kingree, vice w. S. Irwin, re-
moved Peola Mills, Madison county,
F. l. Coats, vice J. II. Dulany, removed;
Stanardsviile, Greene county, }. ;. Ed
iins, vice w. B. Cole, removed Tim
berville, Rockingham county, w. A.
Pence, vice B. f. A. Myers, removed
Moorings, Surry county, J. ID. Seward,
vice r. D. Holloway, resigned Mount
Crawford, Rockingham county, J. A.
Switzer, vice Elizebeth Foley, resigned.
Senator Hunton and Representative
Meredith had an appointment with MIR.
Louis Kraft, of Alexandria, to go with
him this morning to the State Depart
ment and urge upon the new assistant
Secretary the ACCESSIBILITY of appointing
him t. German consulate.
According to the annual report OF
the registrar of the Treasury, of the
registered bonds of this country, only
about nineteen million are held abroad.
No estimate Of the coupon bonds held
abroad has been made.
A call was issued this morning for a
full meeting Of the democratic members
of the committee on ways and means TO
be held tomorrow, at which it is eX
pected that the first draft of the new
tariff bill will be considered. Several
members of the majority were kept
usy to-day listening TO arguments and
appeals from interested persons and
parties who desired to have their views
upon certain matters incorporated into
the new tariff bill. The most import
ant of these were Delegations from Ala.
bama and Virginia. The former rep.
resented the coal and iron interests of
their S ate, and they presented to Chair
man Wilson and to Messrs. Turner,
McMillin, Montgomery aud Stevens,
who happened to be present in the
room at the time of the Call, the reasons
why, in their opinion. coal and iron ore
should not be placed upon the
free list. They stated that they
came as business men purely, al
though the entire delegation were
democrats in political utilization.
The Virginia delegation represented
Churchland Grange, Norfolk county,
and was composed of John I. Griffin,
Joseph I. Duke, Henry Kern, t. +.
rrotman, w. B. Carney, and X. c.
Murray. They had an interview with
Chairman Wilson in which they urged
uron him the necessity, from their
point of view, of retaining in, the pro-
posed new tariff measure, the duty of
twenty-five cents bushel upon pota-
Toes, figures which they said were the
only protection that was afforded to the
farmers of that portion of the Atlantic
coast tributary to the Norfolk market.
They have to pay protected prices upon
articles that they consume, but the tax
upon potatoes did not, it was asserted,
raise the price of this great prod
uct to the people. Norfolk, it
was stated, handles about ], 600, 600 bar
rels ofpotatoes annually and the proper
ty interests of Churchland Grange are
valued at $3,500,000. 1t was particu-
larly desired, it was said, to protect
the farmers there against the importa-
lion of Nova Scotia potatoes, which
come in ballast, paying but little or no
freight. The members of the delega-
ton made no objection to the free i'm
portation of Bermuda potatoes, for the
reason that at the time they come into
market the native product was rot
ready for sale, and therefore did not
come directly into competition with the
imports from Bermuda-they are con-
sidered as luxuries. 1t is stated on the
most reliable authority that according
to the report of the subcommittee on
the coal AMI iron schedule, coal will
be put on the free list.
A member of the Virginia legislature
from the Sth Congressional district, here
to-day, SAYS that Notwithstanding the
talk about Mr.. Martin being in the
lead for U. S. Senator from his State,
he believes that either General Fitz
Lee or Senator Hunton will win the
prize. The latter, he says, will have lit
tie or no opposition for the remaining
wear of the late Senator Barbour's term,
and has good chance for the follow.
ing full term, as all the federal patron
age for Virginia has not yet been dis
tributed, and as he as Senator from
that State till March, 1895, will
presumably have some influence
in its distribution, especially as though