Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-08
them He intimated very plainly to

them. He intimated very plainly to
the congressman referred to that no Vir-
ginian would get the place. The Mary
land delegation, all except Senator
German, is working for Mr.. Mcintosh,
of Baltimore county, but the prevailing
impression on the subject now is, as an
ticipated in this correspondence a
month ago, that Judge Simonton OF
South Carolina will be appointed.
While much surprise is expressed
here by people unfamiliar with the
condition of affairs in Virginia, at the
defeat of General Fitz. Lee for the Us
Senate, those familiar with politics in
that State say it was only what they
expected. One of the latter, a o. S.
Senator, told the GAzETTE's CORE
spondent to-day, that he received a
letter from Mr.. Martin last week in
which he said he would get sixty-tive
votes. People from Richmond, who
arrived here to-day, say good deal of
bad feeling has been engendered
there by the way some OF the demo-
cratic members of the caucus voted on
the nomination. They say that MIR.
Pitcher of Fauquier county, where
Governor Lee is very popular, voted
for Mr.. Martin, and that Col. Gibson,
on the deciding ballot did not vote
at all, and that Mr.. Killiam of Norfolk,
though instructed to support Lee,
voted the same way. Everybody here
who knows Mr.. Martin says he will
represent Virginia wisely, ably and
effectively in the U. S. Senate.
The House committee on public
buildings and grounds is now engaged
in the business of selecting site for
the new government printing office.
One of the proposed sites is the squa,
owned by General Malone and the
Windsor heirs in Alexandria. Mr..
Bankhead, chairman of the committee,
said this morning that no selection had
as yet been made, but that SO intent
were the members of the committee
upon settling the matter as soon as
possible, that they would do nothing
else until it shall be out of the way.
The House committee on the judici-
ary agreed this morning to report in
favor of bill for the extension of the
act providing for the settlement of the
captured and abandoned property wal
claims. 1t affects thousands of people
throughout the South who suffered from
spoliation during the war between the
States. 1t proposes to extend the bene,
fits of the present law to those persons
whose claims have been adversely de-
termined bv, courts upon the ground o.
disloyalty, without taking into consid
Grafton the effect of the Presidents
proclamation of pardon and amnesty
There is fund of about eleven million
dollars now in the treasury which
would be effected by the extension Of
the act.
The State bank tax subcommittee o
the House committee on banking and
currency has made a report to the full
committee recommending the repeal o
the State bank tax with limitations
These limit the circulation of the bank
notes to the State of issue, unless the
banks of issue use notes furnished by
the United States Treasury and subject
themselves to inspection by the comp
troller for purposes of public informa
ton only. The circulation outstand,
ing must not exceed 70 per cent. of the
capital they must be first lien on the
assets and subject to an assessment o.
one-half of one per cent. The note:
may also circulate generally upon de
post of ample security.
At the meeting of the Senate commit
tee on tie District of Columbia thi:
morning Mr.. Faulkner reported from
lb-committee favorably bill to con-
pel the street car companies of this city
t, supp ly their patrons with nicer anC
b tier sort of tickets than those now in
use. Senator Hunton tried to speed
the consideration tf tie bill to admit
the n. & w. r. K. into this city via
Georgetown, thus cutting Alexandria
off from the trade of all the country
west and south of Front Royal aud
from much of that this side OF that
place, but Senator Faulkner, chairman
of the subcommittee to which the bill
was referred said the members of the
sub. committee had not as yet found
time to give it their consideration.
At BenniDgs to-day, first race, l.:
f .rlongs, Anrelian won Little Ma
second Curacao, third. Time, Ia Ia
The talk en- the subject at the Capitol to
day is to the effect that the administration
will probably change its policy in respect O
Hawaii, and make ex-minis.er Blount thu
scape goat.
Among the visitors at the Capitol to-da!
was Editor Patton Of Charlottesville, Va. HI
says Mr. Levy will have the support of AL
bemarle county in the democratic convention
to nominate candidate for Congress in tina
district and that from what he can learn, b'