Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette ]

WASHINGTON. March 2, 1898.
Associate Justice Jackson of the
Z. S. Supreme Court, has arrived
here and met some of his future col
leagues in the Supreme Court. The
court will reassemble after its recess
Saturday morning and the newly ap-
pointed Justice will take the oath of
office at II O'Clock in the Supreme
Court room The court will then ad-
iourn in order to participate in the
inaugural ceremonies.
The Vice-President laid before the
Senate to-day report of the Secretary
of the Interior Of the disbursements
which have been made to all the States
and Territories from 1890 to 1898, in
elusive, under the law authorizing the
pplica.ion of a portion of the proceeds
1. the public lands for the benefit ofag-
ricultural and mechanical arts in col
leges. All the States and Territories
have received four installments,
amounting to S2,992, 900, with the ex-
C ption of the District of Colum6la,'
Alaska and the Indian Territory, which
h IKE no institutions to entltie them 10
share in the funds.
C. II. j. Taylor, ex-United States
Minister to Liberia, formerly OF Georgia
but now hal ing from Missouri, Henry
Smi b. John Morse Lemuel Bayley,
and Robert Gilcrist, mulattoes,
and Dr. Riley, coal black, all of this
city, are applicants for the position OF
recorder OF deeds for the District of CO.
lumbia. now held by Blanch Bruce, mu-
latto. The Office up to this time has
been worth about twenty thousand dol
lars per annum, but as it was thought
that a democrat might possibly have a
chance to get it this year, Il democratic
House reduced the salary to $500.
Taylor says his application is endorsed
by Senator Gordon and by the new
Secretary of the Interior, Mr.. Hoke
Smith, who, il is supposed, would hard
" have endorsed his application for a
similar position in Atlanta.
The House yesterday evening passed
a bill to pay William and Mary College,
in Virginia, S64, 900 for the destruction
of its buildings by the U. 5. forces dur
ing the war between the States. AS
the bill had previously passed the Sen
ate, all it needs now to become law is
the Presidents approval.
Beyond an unusually large audience
in the galleries, and great noise upon
the floor, there was nothing in the
House to-day indicating that the Fifty
second Co gross is in its expiring hours.
Ex-Congrcssman Frank Lawler is an
applicant for the postmastership at Chi
cago and his application is endorsed by
thousands of the people of that city.
Gen. McMahon, grand marshal ofthe
inaugural parade, arrived here this
morning. He says if the beautiful
weather continues until Saturday the
parade will be the greatest in the his
tory of the national capital. There
will be $4,000 men in line, that number
having already been assigned places,
and it is probable that an additional
10000 will make application in the next
few days. All the late arrivals will be
assigned to the sixth division, which
bids fair to be the largest in the parade.
The majority report of the House
census committee which investigated
the charges against Mr.. Porter, Super
intendent of the Census Bureau, is to
the effect that not one Of those charges
has been sustained.
On the anti-option bill in the House
Yesterday the Virginia members voted
as follows: Ayes, Messrs. Edmonds,
Epes, Jones, Lawson, Lester and Mere
dith. Noes, Messrs. Buchanan and
Tucker. Not voting, Mr.. OFerrall.
Col. Mcdonald, I. S. fish commission
or, says the indications of good shad
and herring fishery in the Potomac this
year are decidedly favorable.
Austria, Turkey, Greece, Roumania,
Servia and Urugua have declined this
governments invitation to participate
in the naval display at Hampton Roads
next April. Germany, Russia, Great
Britain, Italy, Spain, France, Brazil
and the Netherlands will be represent
cd Russia will have the largest rep
resentation of any.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Vest called
up the Washington, Arlington and Mt.
Vernon r. Il. bill, and it was passed
Immediately, without objection, and
without debate. This bill authorizes
the railroad company to build free
bridge across the Potomaclat Arlington,
opposite Observatory Hill in this city,
over which to run an electric railroad /:
also for horses and pedestrians, and
which shall not cost the government
Que cent. As soon as the bill was
passed it was engrossed in the office Of
the Secretary Of the Senate, and Mr..
Wise, chairman of the House commerce
committee, which has reI orted it favor
ably, has promised to call it up i'll the
House at the first opportunity, and the
friends of the bill say Mr.. Speaker
Crisp has promised to recognize him for
that purpose.
1t is said at the Capitol that Rev. J.
Thompson Cole, formerly of Virginia,
assistant rector of Epiphany Episcopal
Church, in this city, may possibly be
elected chaplain of the u. S. Senate, in
place of Rev. Mr.. Butler, Lutheran, the
present chaplain.
The President. elect and his party are
expected to arrive here at six O'Clock
this afternoon. The city is rapidly
filling up, and the Capitol and all the
other public buildings and Pennsylva-
MIA avenue were crowded to-day with
the vanguard of the inauguration visit
ors. Among them are hundreds of Nir-
ginians, from all parts of the State, but
the hundreds will grow to thousands on
Saturday.
FIGHT AMONG OysTERMEN.-A bat
tie took place Thursday night near