Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June u. 1894.

600 from the Chicaopee National Bank
of Springfield, Mass.
Ia the Senate to-day Mr.. Hnnton in
troduced a bill to pay Miss l.. +. Bowen
Of Virginia Sl2.G coo war damages. Mr..
Hunton called up bill to return to
the legatees of Mark Davis of Virginia
certain moneys seized by the govern
ment in New Orleans, though secured
by permit from General Z. +. Butler,
but objection was made by Senator
Chandler, and il had TO go over.
The troubles of the Washington and
Chesapeake Railroad have been settled
apd work on the construction OF that
road has been resumed.
Senator Hills speech against the
proposed income tax to-day was as
good as could have been made from his
standpoint, but it contained no new
argument, nor any substantial reason
why the tax should not be imposed.
The new bill granting the Washing
ton. Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Rail
road the right of way through Airing
ton. which has been agreed upon by
the House military committee, was not
reported TO the House to-day, but will
be, so members of that committee say,
tomorrow.
1.-THE bill now before the House Dis
trict committee to provide for the sew
erage of this city shall pass in its pres
ent shape, all the sewage OF Washing
ton will be turned into the Potomac q
short distance above Alexandria, and
much OF it find its way into the docks
of that city.
1t is currently reported that mas
much as the refusal to answer ques-
tons is not crime, the district at
torney finds it impossible to draw an
indictment against those who refused
to answer certain questions asked by
the sugar trust investigating committee.
The grand Jury again adjourned to-day
without announcing the indictment OF
the newspaper men, Shriver and Ed
wards. Tie officials in the district at
torney's office, who for two weeks past
have been saying something would de-
veiop in a couple Of days, now refuse
to talk about the matter.
Architect Clarke Of the Capitol, who
las been asked to resign by some of the
members of the House committee on
ventilation, says he holds his office by
appointment Of the President. and that
though Congress may take sucn ACTON
as may indn"0 him 10 resign he can
think Of Ioing so otherwise.
Tno loss Of the Kearsarge left but
one OF the famous old wooden frigates
of the navy which, under the law, may
be retained in seaworthy condition re-
CARELESS OF the cost Of repairs, all other
vessels being forced from the naval &C
tive list when over ten per cent. Of their
first cost is required TO tit them for sea
service The excepted vessel is Adj
miral Faragut's flagship, the Hartford,
and not long ago it was decided that
her engines, after thirty-siX years of
arduous steaming, were unfit for further
use, being altogether in a condi-
ton too dangerous to depend upon for
voyage and too Anticipated for repair
Congressman Cobb of Missouri had
one Of his friends, democrat, nomi-
mated for consul at Plauen, Germany,
in place of the republican incumbent
but as the latter is a relative of the late
Mr.. Blaine and of Minister Bayard
and of Senator Gray, he will be retain
ed, and the nomination of Mr.. Cobb's
friend has been withdrawn.
The effect Of the records made by
the clerks in the Department of the In.
terror during the past quarter, it is un-
dcrstood, will be manifested in the
number Of reductions and promotions
that will shortly occur in that depart
mcnt. Secretary Smith says he does
not believe in civil service that will
insure life long position to clerks who
allow themselves to become careless
and inefficient He says he expects
the clerks now in the civil service to do
a. good work - those who have Just
passed the civil service examination,
and he will insist that their records for
proficiency shall be as good as those of
tic new clerks. they do not make
.ucfl record, they will be reduced,
and lhose who show an adaptabiIity
aud proficiency in their work will be
rewarded By promotion. The Secrcta-
=; SAY: instant dismissal will follow to
TIE clerk who seeks TO uac outside in
Nucnce With The department, and that
he intends tina. clerks who are in
efficient shall be reduced lower and
lower, until, if they show no DISPOSE
ton to improve, dismissal will follow.
1t is understood that the Secretary is
opposed to giving high salaries to WON
en- clerks. He believes that $1,000 per
annum is ample compensation for such
service as the average female clerk
renders, and it is said that he will re-
duce all above that grade.
As the House ways and means COM
mittee has not kept up with the tariff
bill, It is feared that bill, when it
reaches the House, will be delayed
longer than has been expected, as the
members of that committee, who will be
appointed on the conference committee
to which it will be referred, will have 10
study it in order to know what to do.
Secretary Herbert has received ca
blegram from Commander Thomas, of
the Bennington, announcing that one
Of the refugees on board his vessel hav-
ing complied with the requirements of
the Navy Department, had landed at
Libertad. The man who had thus Civ
en- himself up to the tender mercies OF
the victorious revolutionists is native
Of the United States named Jelleries,
who served as an aid with the title of
General TO Ezeta in the RECENTLY ter
minated conflict in Salvador. It ap-
pears that he had received assurances
from the new government that he
would not be molested if he came
ashore, and he requested permission
from Commander Thomas to leave the
shin Inllaries l. caid To he q rncI. loc-