Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-12

can be effected at any moment the iresl-
dent notifies the Senate he has no turth-
er communication to send them. The
caucus did not go quite so far 10 Its
treatment of the Martin case. lnas-
much as Mr.. Ady comes to the Senate
with respectful memorial reciting that
he was duly elected to the seat now oc-
cupied by Mr.. Martin, it was decided
that the committee should investigate
the claims he makes. The resolution
now before the committee was modl-
fled to meet this decision, and in that
shape was ordered to be reported to the
Senate. The result Of the caucus re-
moves the probability of a final ad-
ieurnment this week although such
thing is not impossible. 1t was an
nounced to the caucus that Mr.. CieVe-
land would complete the business he
has for the Senate to do by the end OF
this week. and the belief was expressed
that adjournment would be had by the
first of next week, at the very latest.
Commissioner Mason received to-day
a telegram from the collector OF inter
nal revenue at San Francisco stating
that some of the Chinese who were reg
istering desired for there own protec-
ton to file with their papers copy OF
their picture. He asked if their was
apy objection TO this in view Of the re-
cent circular issued by Secretary Car
Isle on the subject. He was informed
that there was no objection If the act
was purely voluntary.
1t is understood that the President
has rendered the chiefjusticeship of the
new Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia to Mr.. Martin F. Morris,
a leading lawyer of this city. Mr. Morris
has accepted the position according to
report and has been in consultation with
the President concerning the selection
of the other two judges Of the court.
The delay in the appointment of the
Judges has been accustomed by the ina
bilitv of MIR. Cleveland to decide
whether he shall appoint all the mem
bers of the court from the District OF
Columbia or whether he shall select
outsiders. This question will be set
tied before tomorrow when the Presl-
dent will nominate the three men Sc
lected.
In the rotunda of the Ebbitt House,
in this city, shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning, Col. John Henry Sothoron,
ex-member of the Maryland Senate,
and at one time its president, suddenly
fell dead. He had been in excellent
spirits the night before and his death
was unlooked-for, although he was in
his seth year. He owned one of the
finest estates in Maryland-"The
Plains" St. Mary's county. He was
of Representative Barnes
Compton of the 5th Maryland district.
The body was given to the care OF an
undertaken and will be conveyed to his
Maryland home.
Mr.. Eckels's nomination to be Comp
troller of the Currency was confirmed
to-day.
Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh, n. c.,
has been selected by Secretary Hoke
Smith as appointment clerk Of the In
terror Department.
One hundred and twenty-one 4th
class postmasters were appointed this
morning, of whom thirty-nine will take
the places OF removed republicans. The
changes in Virginia were as follows
Buffalo Gap, Augusta county, 5. W.
Nichols appointed postmaster vice W.
D. Rippetoe, resigned; Glasgow, Rock
bridge county, c. ID. Edmonds vice c.
p. Nair, removed; Holland, Nanse-
mond county, T. Z. Porter vice |. A.
Luke, resigned; Mineral City. Louisa
county, W. F. Gunter vice J. f. Dick
inson, resigned; Wallace's Switch,
Washington county, c. E. Metcalf vice
w. N. Phillips, resigned.
A democrat from Norfolk, Va, here
to-day, neither politician nor an office
seeker, SAYS he was a Cleveland man,
but that the retention Of the most ultra,
offensive, pernicious and proscriptive
republicans in federal office in his city
by the democratic administration, is
certainly doing the democratic party no
good there.
Senator Pugh, who called upon Sec
rotary Smith in reference to the posi-
ton of commissioner of education, was
informed that Mr.. Harris, the present
republican commissioner, filled the Of
flee very acceptably, and would be re-
tanned, as the place was in no wise po-
litical. The Senator replied to the Ell
feet that Mr.. Dawson, the ex-commis-
sioner, most competent and efficient
officer, was removed simply because he
was a democrat, and that when he,
Pugh, went to the White House to pro-
test against his removal on the ground
that the office was non-political, Mr..
Harrison laughed at him, and said it
was as much political one as any
other, and that as the republicans were
in control of the government, q repub-
lican should and would have it. To
show that the Office is political, the Sen
ator informed the Secretary that Mr..
Harris had taken part in the last cleo
ton, at least to the extent ofwriting ar
ticles against the democratic party and
publishing them in republican newspa-
pers.
There are two reports ahoat concern
ing the adjournment of the Senate, one
that the President is perfectly willing
that it shall take place as soon as he
shall nominate the Justices for the
Court of Appeals of this city, and the
other that at his request the adjourn
ment will not take place until he shall
have heard from Envoy Blount at Hon
olulu, and until he shall reach a final
determination in respect of the Russian
treaty.
Capt Ham. Shepperd of Warrenton is
still here. He says he is confident ne