Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-20

Virginia were as follows: Bickley's
Mills, Russell county, f. G.. Buckley
appointed postmaster, vice J. 81. Dick
enson, removed; Broadford, Smyth
county, ]. 4. George, vice S. w. Kent,
removed Delaplane, Fauquier county,
II. S. Ashby, vice Belle Ashby, re-
moved Fayman, Prince William coun-
ty, F.M. Herndon, vice W. II. Partlow,
resigned; Jefiersonton, Culpeper coun-
ty, Florence l. Luttrell, vice o. Jeffries,
removed; Massie's Mills, Nelson coun-
ty, w. C. Miller, vice w. II. Giles, re-
moved.
Congressman Swanson Of Virginia
called at the White House this morning
and had talk with the President in
reference to the remaining federal Of
fees to be disposed of in his State. He
saws the President told him he would
give that matter early consideration,
but said nothing from which any sub
stantial inference could be drawn in
respect of the people into whose hands
those offices will fall. Mr.. Swanson,
however, thinks, as he has from the
first that the persons recommended by
the Congressional junto will be ap-
pointed. In this connection it may be
stated that Mr. Swanson is of the opln-
ion that as the southern representatives
in Congress have majority ofthe demo.
cratic majority of that body, they, and
they only, will be to blame if they do
not control the action of Congress.
He is in favor of the free coinage of
silver and of the repeal of the tax on
State banks, of a tariff for revenue only,
and of the imposition of an income tax
with which to pay pensions, and he
is utterly opposed 10 the civil law
snare and deusion.
In the suit of NIakelcy VS.. Argue ct
al, brought in tie court of the District
of Columbia, Judge Bingham has award
ed Mrs. Yves. Makelcy of Alexandria a
one-ffth interest in valuable lot ON +
street, between Sd and 4th streets. in
this city. Mr.. Edmund Burke of Alex
andria was Mrs Makeley's counsel.
Congressman VI Use of Virginia was ut
the White House this morning and
made an arrangement with the Presi-
dent for receiving Baptist excursion
party from Richmond here to-day. Mr..
John Goode was also there to invite the
President to attend q meeting OF the
Daughters ofthe Revolution, which Mr..
Cleveland was compelled TO decline.
Congressman Meredith of the Alex
andra, Virginia, district was in the city
today, and visited several of the de-
partments in the interest of some OF his
.n,-titi,nnfS
A democratic Congressman who
called recently upon the head Of one OF
the departments here to request the APP
pointment of democratic constituent
to office, was dumfounded when inform
ed that his request would be granted II
he would designate which one OF the
republicans whose retention he had re-
commended should be removed.
4 rumor is current here to-day to the
effect that in some of the government
departments, at least, the rules adopted
bv Mr.. Harrison by which he hoped to
retain republicans in Office have been
abolished, so that democrats may have
chance. The rule. for instance, re-
curing competitive examinations tor
promotions, to be conducted by repub'
iican hold-ovcrs, is not observed now
in some of the depar.ments,and efficient
democratic clerks are promoted with
out any such one-sided tomfoolery. :,
Senator Vest, who is now here, will,
as soon as Congress shall meet, intro
ducc bill in the Senate to increase the
amount of pure silver in a silver dollar
Comptroller Eclscls is informed Of the fail
urc of the Linn county National Bank OF Al
bany, Oregon, capital 100000. Bank Ex
amincr jenkins has been placed in charge.