Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Ale1andris Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA, 1894.

The prospective inclusion of all the
internal revenue gaugers and store
keepers in the classified civil service
list is exciting much interest in every
collection district in the country. These
Offices have heretofore furnished con-
venient pieces of patronage for Sen
ators and Representatives, whose rec
concentrations have generally control
led the appointments: AS soon as tne
civil service commission receives copy
from the Secretary of the Treasury OF
the classification of storekeepers,
paugers and clerks in offices OF collectors
of the internal revenue service, the
commission will prepare rules and re-
eulations to govern examinations for
the service, which will be submitted to
the President. 1t will be some time
vet before all the details which the
commission is required to arrange are
adjusted.
The case of the q. S. vs. Simmons is
in progress in the criminal court here
to-day. Ida Sutton testified to her i'm
proper relations with Simmons. Her
father testified that she was sixteen
wears old on the 25th of last November.
All the parties to this case live in Alex
andria, Simmons bring the girl here
from that city. After recess the assis
tant district attorney announced the
absence of several witnesses and the
case was adjourned until 10 o'clock on
Monday next.
The ''pinch" OF hard times in this
citv has been increased by the reduc-
ton of wages on the metropolitan street
car line.
subcommittee of the House and
Senate committees on public buildings
and grounds met this morning and had
a talk about the site for the proposed
new government printing office. The
result was similar to that ofmany other
such talks at previous sessions of Con-
or. san agreement that the House
members shall at some future day in
spect all the lots offered and report to
u subsequent meeting. A republican
member of the House committee told
the GAzETTE's correspondent that the
condition of the case is as follows;
maiority of the Senate committee says
TO the House committee 1--WE have de-
cided upon the Windsor-Mahone lot,
and as soon as you gentlemen come to
the same decision the-- s. 4 he new
printing office, but ne; before"
In the IN alter of the congressional
contests, the defeated candidates who
Intend to contest will have to give
those who have the certificates OF cleo
ton notice on or before December 20.
The notice must contain every ground
O which contestant expects TO rely.
Those having the certificates of cleo
ton will have to give counter notice
by the 18th of January, and then the
taking of testimony must commence
and be finished in 80 days-the con-
testaut has the first 40 days, the con-
testee the next 40 days, and then the
contestant has 10 days to finish. The
testimony must be all taken by April
20. 1t may be taken at several places
at the same time.
New Workers here today say that
Secretary Lamont's rejection of the
plan for railroad bridge across the
Hudson from Jersey City to New York
was in the interest of the New York
Central, which doesn't want any other
road to enter the city, and they don't
hesitate to express their disapproval OF
it in the strongest terms.
The naming Of fourth class postoilces
has heretofore been the business of the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General,
but the request for change of the one
at old AppomattoX c. H, was taken
from that official by the Postmaster
General and is under his consideration.
Representative Tucker, who represents
the district in which the postotfice re-
ferred to is located, told the GAzETTE's
correspondent this morning that moth
ing had as yet been done in the case:
but that he had been to see Mr.. Bissell
in reference to it and had recommended
that the name Appomattox be snbsti-
tuled for that of Surrender, Appomat-
tox c. II. remaining as the name OF the
postoffice at the new court house OF
Appomattox county, and that he was
assured his recommendation would be
adopted.
The House banking and currency
committee will close their hearing to-
morrow and report the financial bill
prepared by Secretary Carlisle, not be.
cause they approve all of its features,
but because it is the best they can get,
and half loaf is better than no bread.
1t is thought it will go through the
House, but be stopped in the Senate.
The Court of Appeals to-day denied
the application for appeal of Capt.
Howgate on the indictment for embez
element. AS the indictments for for
gerry brought in against Howgate at
the same time as those for embezzle
ment were recently thrown out the
grand jury to-day returned new one.
The treasury gold reserve, which
was made intact and more by the re.
cent bond issue, was to-day again in
vaded and by treasury figures stood at
$97 ,13S, 900.
Mr.. Bartlett, chsirman of the sub-commit-
tee of the House commerce committee. to
whom was referred the bill for 4 memorial
bridge across the Potomac at Arlington, told
the GAZETrE's correspondent to-day that
favorable report would be made, and MIR
Wise, chairman of the whole committee, says
that report will be adopted. But people who
know Mr.. Sayers, chairman of the appropria-
tions cmmittee say they are sure he will never
allow tho necessary appropriation to be made.
SENATOR DANIELS ADDREss.-"The
Valley Campaign of Gen. Jubal A. Ear
ly" was the subject of an address to the
Virginia division of the Army of North
arn Nirn; nia in Richmond last NIGHT hY