Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazettel

Senator Petier, popullst, aiiIi lo-u"s
that he firmly believed that Congress
had power and the authority TO regu-
late the movement of Pinkerton's men
from one State TO another and that he
proposed, as soon as possible in the
coming session, to introduce a bill for
that purpose. While his proposed
measure NAV not be what is required.
Mr.. PETER says that it is only by the
discussion that bill Of some sort
would bring about that the proper
remedy can be ascertained and applied.
The Senate judiciary committee this
morning unanimously decided to report
favorably the nomination of Judge
Howell +. jackson to be one of the as
sociate justices of the Supreme Court OF
the United States The nomination
will probably be confirmed at the next
executive session of the Senate.
The House District Of Columbia COM
mittee at its last Saturdays meeting re-
ported bill allowing the Washington,
and Arlington Railroad to cross the 70
tomac on the piers Of the old AleXan-
dria canal aqueduct.
The Senate to-day passed a bill to pay
the Potomac steamboat Company
-. 900. that being the sum the company,
by decision of the U. 5. court for the
eastern district of Virginia, had to pay
the Baker Salvage Company for services
rendered to the steamer Excelsior, be-
longing to said company, when she was
sunk by the L. S. steam tug Fortune in
Hamnton Roads eleven wears ago.
1t is said at the Capitol to-day that
there is no doubt of the fact that Secre-
tary Foster has already made arrange
ments for printing government bonds,
by the sale of which he hopes to get
enough gold to keep up the requisite
supply Of that coin, and thus prevent a
panic.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate to-day a communication from
the ATTORNEY General recommending
that of the appropriation of S715, O00 for
fees and expenses of marshals, $45O, 00O
be advanced to marshals to meet their
current expenses for service of process.
An appropriation of $4,000 is also re-
commended for criers in United States
courts for 1898.
Senator Hawley gave notice i'll the
Senate to-day OF an amendment he
would offer to the legislative bill, which
places on special roll the names OF
persons habitually employed about the
Senate chamber. whose federal army
records and service in the Senate justly
entitle them to favorable consideration,
to be known and designated as the
soldiers roll of the Senate" and to
continue such persons in service until
cause for their removal is reported and
approved by the Senate. The federal
soldiers performing like service about
the House are already provided for in
this manner.
When the bill for the purchase of the
Temple farm, the scene ofthe Yorktown
surrender came up in its turn on the
Senate calendar to-day, Mr.. Morrill,
asked that it lie over as he had not eX-
amined it. Mr.. Cockrell also objected,
upon the ground that the price was in
excess Of that of other lands in that
neiehborhood. Mr.. Daniel said that
while that might be so, General Corn
wallis did not surrender on the other
land referred to, but on the Temple
farm, and that, he thought, made a
great difference. The value OF the
land for agricultural purposes he said
was but small, but the amount fixed in
the bill was OH the principle of prctlo
affections.
There will be no conference to-day
between the Hawaiian commissioners
and Secretary of State Foster. The
latter will be engaged all the afternoon
with the delegates from the United
States to the international monetary
conference who are in the city for the
purpose of completing their report tc
the President. This postponement
however, will work no delay in the
progress ofnegotiations for the annex
alton of Hawaii. Each side has re-
ceived from The other n draft of a basis
for the proposed treaty OF annexation
and the harmonizing of details, upon
which there is a difference of opinion
can proceed without personal confer
cnce. Aside from the political ques-
tons involved in the annexation of Ha-
wall. it also has commercial aspect.
The United States during last year I'M
ported from the Hawaiian Island 470,-
600 coo pounds of sugar, which at the
present bounty rate would require the
annual payment by the United States
of $j,400, 900 per annum to the sugar
producers of that country, which
ad led to the $S,000,000 annually
paid to the sugar producers Of this
country, would make ST., 400,0 600 as the
amount paid for sugar bounty each
year.
1t is noticeable at the Capitol that
while without exception all the
applicants for office under the incoming
administration express themselves III
favor of the Gresham nomination, those
who have no filvors to ask of that adj
ministration speak of it as most unfor-
tunatc for the unity and solidity of the
democratic party.
OF course there will be an extra ses-
sion of the Senate Immediately after
the 18th of March, when that body will
be reorganized In its reorganization
Mr.. Daniel will probably be assigned
the Craftsmanship of the committee on
Indian affairs, and Mr. Hunton that Oh
education and labor Both of these COM
mittees are entitled to clerkships worth
81, $50.
The Cabinet slate as revised up to
date at the Capitol is as follows Gresh-
am, Carlisle, Lamont, Wilson, Bissell,
Herbert, Hoke Smith, and an unknown
man for the Department of Agriculture.
Many Senators who are in favor of