Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gazette,

rHnrresDOndenCe Ol tAe a-OAaA1Ai1 NoNoSSS'I
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. II.
The announcement of the death of
Representative Chapman at Detroit this
morning was received with sorrow by
his associates in the House. They had
been led from recent reports regarding
his condition to expect recovery from
the illness that afflicted him, and the
news had the added poignancy that
comes from the unexpected. The death
of Judge Chapman will be announced TO
the House later in the day BY Repre-
sentative Weadock and adjournment
will follow. In the last House Judge
Chapman was member of the commit
tee on foreign affairs and of the com,
mittee on election of President and
Vice President, being chairman OF the
latter. he took an active part in the
debates on the tariff bills before the
House, being one of the foremost tariff
reformers on the floor. His district COM
prised the county of Wayne, in
which Detroit is situated. He was a
member of the 50th, 51st, SD and SD
Congresses.
Surgeon General Wyman received a
cablegram from Antwerp this morning
stating that since last advices six new
cases of cholera had developed, five OF
which proved fatal.
Mr.. Mcmillan. of Michigan, intro
duced in the Senate to-day bill to pro-
vide for more extended use of gold
bv the people of the United States. 1t
amends the statutes by reducing from
twenty to five dollars the minimum is
sue of gold certificates for gold and bull
lion deposits.
The silverites say that many national
banks, before the existing stringency In
monetary affairs began, surrendered
their circulation, and that many others,
while availing themselves of the priv
i!eges of the banking laws, never took
any. A resolution of inquiry into this
matter was introduced into the Senate
to-day.
The Sens tie finance committee at their
meeting this morning practically de-
termined to report a resolution for the
immediate repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman silver bill, &C
companied with q recommendation III
favor of bimetallism, with the two met,
ais on parity, and asking the Senate
that vote be taken on it at an early
day. In faNo o? of it were all the repub
lican members of the committee except
one, Mr.. Jones of Nevada, and Messrs
Voorhees,, Mcpherson and Harris, dem
ocrats. the other three democratic mem
bers, Messrs. Vance, Vest and Jones o.
Arkansas, being opposed to it. This is
in the line of what has been anticipated
in this correspondence, and indicates
that the President has 'got EN-
The total number of fourth-class
postmasters appointed to-day was 81
of whom 80 will fill the places of re
moved republicans. The only change
in Virginia was the following Jackets
Mills, Stafford county, Montgomery
Sutton, appointed postmaster, vice Jos
Davis, resigned.
1t is reported that ex-Speaker Reed
will accede to the request Of the anti
silver democrats and make a speech in
favor of the repeal of the purchase
clause of the Sherman law, before the
debate in the House on that bill shall
be closed.
Representatives Epes, Edmunds and
Jones are the only members of the Nir
ginia congressional delegation ut the
Capitol to-day, all the others except
Mr.. Tucker, whose whereabouts are un
known here, being in Richmond, in at,
tendance upon the State democratic
convention.
Archibald Edmondson of Halifax
county, Virginia, was to-day appointed
to place in the public printing office
at the instance of Representative Ed
munds of that district
A request was received at the Treas
ury Department to-day from commit
tee of the business men of France fol
frcer trade with that country.
In the absence of the President, the Treas
ury D, pa -tment seems to be rs popular a!
the Whit. House is when the President il
here. It was crowded with distinguished
visitors this morning. and at one time had a
call of the Senate been made a majority of thu
democrats at least would have responded from
sofas and chairs in Secretary Carlisle'S recep
ton room AS an evidence of the crowded
condition of the Secretary's rooms, it may be
mentioned that distinguished southern Seni
tor had to wait an hour and quarter before
his 'turn" came to talk with the Secretary
although he had been sitting in the same
room with him all the time
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