Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. April Z, 1898.

enue for the district Of Montana David
/ G. Browne of Montana TO be collector
OF customs for the district Of Montana
and Idaho, in the State of Montana;
Levin T. Jones of Maryland to be sec
/ ond assistant engineer in the revenue
cutter service. The nomination of Ca
leb w. West of Utah to be Governor OF
that Territory is case ofrecognition OF
an 'ex, nforMr. West was the former Coy
cInor of that Territory under Mr.. C!eVe-
land. Since his retirement from the o.
flee he has spent the greater part OF ms
time in Washington, where he has been
an ardent worker about Congress seek
ing to have the bill passed admitting
the Territory to statehood. Dominich
/ Murphy. nominated TO be first deputy
commissioner of pensions, Is 4 man 4 II
unknown about the Pension once. lie
has virtually grown up in the atmos-
phere OF that department of the govern
ncnt. first entering the service as mes
scncer. He was promoted to be clerk
and finally to be the chief clerk of the
office. His elevation to the deputy
commissiOnership is due to the soliclta-
ton of Mr.. Harrity, who has been for
some days urging his selection.
The committee on rules of the Senate
this morning decided to report favora-
bly the resolution authorizing the tax
ing of Photographic copies of the more
IMPORTANT executive documents Tor eX-
hibition at the Chicago fair. One OF the
most interesting viii be the copy of the
original notes of the speech delivered
BY Jefferson when he was indicted into
| the Office of President of the Senate.
The committee provided that these
photographs shall be taken at the Cap
itol under the personal supervision OF
the Secretary OF the Senate and that
the negative plates shall be left in his
custody.
There are no additional facts relating
to the assault upon a L. 5. consulate
in Peru, reported yesterday, in posses
sion Of the State Department officials
today. Efforts to locate the scene OF
lhe trouble have thus far been truitless.
The cable company report that the
name OF the place was not contained Ill
he dispatch, and that there was no
dropping out in transmission.
ii the WhiteiIouse it is thought that
the Senate will adjourn next week,
probably OH Wednesday. limitations
to this effect have been given the Pres
iient By several Senators, but appar,,
entity without the basis of 4 general
agreement i'll doing so. 1t is not like
" that the Senate will adjourn before
| the President nominatcs the judges for
the new Court Of Appeals for the Dis
trict of Columbia, as in that event the
District would be left in crippled
state judicially. IT. however, Mr.
Cleveland sends in the names of the
new Judges within few days, nothing
will stand in the way of adjournment
next week, and he has been informed
that this is the status Of the matter AT
| present.
One hundred and twenty-seven fourth
class postmasters were appointed to
dav. Of whom 81 will take the places OF
removed republicans. The Virginia
changes were us follows Blue Ridge
Springs, Boteto,trt county, w. \.
Mitchell appointed postmaster, vice J.
". Brunette, resigned Glade Hill.
Franklin county, If. Il. Dudley, vice
y. J. Dudley, resigned Hylton, Floyd
county, 5. c. Conduit. jr., vice J. Wade,
resigned Lucre,ia, Pulaski county, j.
II. Jordan, vice S. ID. Tate, dead Lum-
berton, Sussex county, a. p. Branch,
vice 3. w. Justice, resigned Powell
ton. Brunswick county, J. u. Gray, vice
]. J.. Rawlings, resigned.
Secretary Morton has concluded that
there are not only some useless officials
connected with the Agricultural De
partment but also whole divisions that
are no longer deemed important. II IS
understood that he will shortly issue
an order abolishing the quarantine di-
vision of the department, the Chief OF
which is Robert Blaine, brother OF
the deceased statesman.
General Fitz Lee left here for his
home in Virginia yesterday. Weil-in-
formed people from his State, here to-
day, say the General is in the fight for
the Senatorship from his State 'lor
keeps" and that he will probably sue
coed. They also say that Mr.. Martin
will contest with Gen. Hunton for the
remainder of the late Senator Barbour g
term, and that he, too, will probably be
successful.
Though Judge Keith of Virginia is
not an applicant for one of the justice
ships of the new Court of Appeals OF
this city, but is an applicant for a JUS
ticeship Of the Supreme Court Of APP
peais OF his own State, some OF the
many Virginiaus now practicing law in
this city are talking about him in con-
nection with the former place, but have
not as yet, so far as known, recon-
mended him to the President for APP
pointment.
One of the Virginians now here APP
plying for an office saw the President
this morning and asked him who would
dispose of the place he was seeking?
The President replied that he and the
head of the particular department which
had control of the office would get
together" and do so jointly. The Pres
ident then asked the applicant who was
his most formidable rival? The name
was given, with the remark that its
possessor had received the endorsement
of the Congressional delegation from
the State, but that he, the applicant. did
not believe such an endorsement would
control the nomination. To this the
President replied, y suppose the dele
CATION understands that pretty well by
this tine"
Representative Swanson, of Virginia,
called upon Assistant Secretary OF
State Quincy, this morning, in the in
terests of Blessrs. Folgcr and Hoge, of
his State, who are applicants for consul
shipr. Incidently he tod Mr.. Quincy