Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-15
ing the Carlisle plan. Mr.. Johnson, OF

when many other letters containing
different views were suppressed. Mr..
Springer explained that this was the
only letter from national bank en-
dorsing the Carlisle plan. and that ne
thought it proper to present 1t, but Mr.
Johnson objected to this, and after some
little passages between the members OF
the committee it was withdrawn. Mr:
Williams, president of the Chemical
National Bank, of New York, said no
financial system could be permanently
successful without providing ior
the elimination of the legal tender
notes from our fiscal system.
With regard to the Baltimore plan, MI.
Williams said that the security would
be ample for notes issued by banks
conducted in as conservative manner as
the banks Of Baltimore, but it should
be remembered that this system wonld
apply to nearly 1000 banks, many of
them very small and located in all
parts of the country, and that 1t was
presumable that very many mushroom
banks would be started merely with a
view to issue circulating notes; and
it seemed hardly possible that loss
conld be avoided TO the whole system,
arising from the failure of such banks.
AS for the silver certificates he believ'
ed it would be wise to pass an act al
lowing them to be redeemed in sill
yer bullion at its market value.
Secretary Gresham has decided that
the Bureau of American Republics must
be maintained for ten years from 1870,
as provided by the Pan Americah con-
ference. q d as more than the necessary
number of governments have an
no,,nced their intention of contributing
to its .upt ort, the United States ale
under obligation to make an approprla.
ton for the purpose at this session OF
Congress. -, -,
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffices of Virginia were made
to. day: Ettricks, Chesterfield county,
Miss Indie V. Eanes was appointed
postmaster, vice w. ]. Eanes, dead;
Eoworth, King William county, w. D.
Dabney, vice R. V. Atkins, resigned;
Isis, Scott county, Betty Richmond,
vice E. B. Richmond, dead; Providence
Forge, New Kent county, Mary l..
Christian, vice J.H. Christian, resigned.
The report of the new plan of re-or-
ganization of the navy, which will be
presented to the House on Monday
next, will recommend the making OF
vacancies by removing a considerable
number now in the~eongested grades,
and an increase in the numbers in the
upper grades.
This morning Acknowledgement o.
new, in a conversation respecting the
result of the Debs trial with which ne
is much gratifed) incidentally express,
ed an opinion that the matter would
eventually be brought before the Su-
preme Court of the United States under
writ of habeas corpus. In that event,
it is understood that the department OF
Justice will take an active part il sus-
tanning Judge Woods opinion.
DR.. Bradley of Prince William coun-
ty, Virginia, g. S. commercial agent at
Panama, now hone on furlough, has
had his furlough extended by the
Treasury Department SO as to include
the holidays.
The Virginia democratic association
of this city, at their meeting last night,
determined to hold but one meeting @
month hereafter, and invited Congress
man Bryan of Nebraska TO address
them at their next one.
Ex-Congressman Brady of Virginia,
who has a law Office here now, is in
the Petersburg district of his State
assisting Mr.. Thorp, the defeated re-
publican candidate for Congress in that
district, in preparing for the contest be
Or ,poses to make for the seat to which
Mr. McKenney, his democratic oppo
nent, was elected, according to }. M
Langston, the colored republican ex'
Congressman from that district.
A gentleman from Warrenton here
today says the famous case Of G. w
Benton, of Loudoun county, indicted
for and convicted of house breaking ano
graud larceny in that county in 1892
ard which ever since then has been
in the courts of Loudoun and Fairfax,
was practically settled by Judge
Keith of the Circuit Court at Warren
ton. Fauquier county, yesterday, when
he decided that as Benton in some OF
the courts had been acquitted of house
breaking, he could now only be tried for
grand larceny. As what he took did
not amount to the sum OF $50, he will
probably escape altogether. His coun-
sci was the firm of Garrett and Garrett
of Leesburg.
An Annapolis Cadet from Maine was
tried before Secretary Herbert to-day
for "gougiug," ''Gouging" is an I'M
pardonable offense at Annapolis. 1t
consists in using "crib," or concealed
note book at an examination. Ex-
Speaker Reed was the culprit's counsel.
The returns of gold Withdrawals to date
place the Treasury gold reserve up to II
o'clock noon to-day st S96,34O,OOO. With
drswals at New York and other points are ex-
pected during the day which will probably
reduce the gold reserve to $50, 900, 600.
As thu republican who defeated General
Sickles for Congress in New York city last
month is dead, it is understood here that the
General will be candidate Tor reelection to
the scat he now holds, and that his majority
will be large, rs the ''reformers' who defeat
ed him are now fighting among themselves
CONGRESS.
The House OF Representatives yes