Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

treaties between the countries cover
that question. When the time comes
for enforcing the law a case will be
made up, involving these points and
carried to the Supreme Court. The de
cision last May sustaining the Geary
law was rendered by majority of the
bench-5 to 8. Justice Harlan was not
present, and Justice Blatchford has
Since died. His successor has to be
confirmed by the Senate, so that re-
versal of that opinion by majority of
the full bench-5 to 4-is deemed pos
sible. Commission Miller of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau to-day sent
circular letter of instruction to each of
the sixtv-three Internal Revenue Col
lectors of the United Ssaies, directing
them to begin at once the registration
of Chinese as provided by the act of
Congress extending for sixth months
the provisions of the Geary act as to
registration.
Representatives Tyler and O'Ferrall
had an appointment to call at the White
House this afternoon to recommend to
the President for the Matanzas con-
sulate, Mr.. Freeman of Norfolk.
Congressman Jerry Simpson says the
populists are greatly pleased with the
large vote they received in Virginia
last month, and anticipate increased
strength there next year. He says that
while there are some complaints about
the counting there, he doesn't think
the result could have been different if
the populists themselves had been the
judges.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Captain Ham Shepherd of Virginia.
He says that Mr.. Stubs, who voted for
Mr.. Martin for U. S. Senator in the
Virginia legislature, was specially in
structed by the convention that nomi-
mated him to vote for General Lee, and
that Mr.. Pitcher, who voted with him,
was in the caucus which determined to
withdraw General Hunton and support
Lee, and was so much in accord with
its action that he advocated its secrecy
until the balloting commenced, whenit
should be sprung upon the full caucus
with the object of producing a stampede
to Lee.
The House committee on foreign az
fairs to-day ordered favorable report
on the resolutions introduced by Mr..
Hit of Illinois, calling on the Presi-
dent for the correspondence in the Ha-
waiian matter, including the instruc-
tons given Minister Willis. The origi-
nal resolutions were amended so as to
have the data called for include the
correspondence between Minister
Stevens and the former administration.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Hunton in
troduced q bill to place Commodore o.
C. Badger on the retired list Of the
navy with the rank and pay of rear
admiral.
The case Of Judge Long, of the Mich
igan Supreme Court, against Commits
sioner Lochren, in which is involved
the right and power of the Commission
er to suspend pensions regularly allow
ed, will be argued on the 22d instant
before Judge Bradley, OF the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia,
Whatever the decision of the lower
court may be, the case will ultimately
find its way into the Supreme Court OF
the United States.
Mr.. Cab MadduX of Virginia is here,
in attendance upon the races. He is
considered here as the political prophet
of his State. He certainly did call the
turn on both the gubernatorial and SEN
atorial nominations long before they
| were made, and three weeks ago an
nounced slate for the court of appeals
which, it is said to-day by prominent
democratic politicians from his State,
| will be elected, and on which the name
of Judge Keith does not appear. The
name of Mr.. Cardwell, Speaker of the
Virginia House of Delegates, is on that
list, however, and if he be elected, Mr..
Maddux says Mr.. Ryan Of Loudoun will
not be his successor, as he would have
been had he not chosen the weaker
side in the senatorial fight.
At the session of the ways and means
committee to-day the sugar schedule
was passed upon without debate.
When the agricultural schedule was
reached a motion was made to restore
the duties in the existing law. These
motions were made with especial refer
ence to barley, hops and live animals,
but they were successfully defeated by
strict party vote.
Secretary Carlisle to-day requested
the resignation of ]. w. Parsons, dis
bursting officer of the coast and geodetic
survey.
The House committee on the judici-
airy to-day voted to report fayorably
Mr.. Bailey's bankruptcy bill. The
measure is brief, providing for volun:
tary bankruptcy only, and was drawn
to meet the objections raised in the
House to the Oates bill. The bill intro
duced by Mr. w. A. Stone, of Pennsyl-
vania, to limit the fees of U. S. marshals
was taken up, discussed and made the
order of business for the next meeting.
From the manner in which the
President spoke of Mr.. Button, of
Lynchburg, who is an applicant for the
place of public printer, yesterday, to
prominent Virginians who called upon
him in that gentleman's behalf, it is
supposed bv one of them at least,
that there will probably be- change in
the Office referred to in the early flu
ture.
a member of the House ways and
means committee told the GAzETTE's
correspondent to-day that that COM
mittee hoped to be able to report the
bill to the House by tomorrow or next
day.
The Cabinet met o.day. There were three
absentees, Secretaries Herbert and Smith and
Postmaster General RiSsell The Hawaiian