Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Aezsndris Gazette.
,surSGToS. April Is. 1884.

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CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandris Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April Is, 1894.
Secretary Gresham, accompanied by
/ Representative Jones of the 1st Viz
GINA district, will make trip TO
Wakefield towards the latter part OF
the current month TO inspect the site OF
the proposed monument 10 mark the
birth place OF General Washington,
which monument, ii is supposed, Will
/ be an enduring shaft. The building OF
/ the -piered wharf there viii be
commenced next week, and the Secre-
;ary viii endeavor 70 have the monu-
ment ready for erection as soon as the
harf is completed.
Captain J. Il Purcell OF Prince Viii
liam county, Virginia. is among the
visitors here to-day. The captain is an
applicant for the office of recorder OF
leeds for the District of Columbia. He
mas MANY friends here, and they say
.hat as the President went 10 Kansas
ior negro for that Office, who has
been rejected, they don't see why he
should not now appoint an acceptable
white democrat from just across the
river.
Judge Cardwell, Mr.. Boykin and
Clerk Bigger of the Virginia legislature,
members of the Virginia committee to
meet a similar committee of the Mary
land legislature and settle dispute
between the two States in respect OF
oyster pirates, are here to-day on that
business
Representative Meredith went to the
Navy Department today to see il he
couldn't have Mr.. Hugh Patton, Of
Orange county, Virginia. appointed to
place therein. but could not see the
e rotary, IS this was Cabinet to-day.
Among the nominations the Presi-
dent sent to the Senate to-day was that
of \. VI. Avery of Alabama, to be re
ceiver Of public moneys at Huntsville,
Alabama,
Mr.. PETER pop, of Kansas intro
duced in the Senate to-day bill direct
ing an issue of treasury notes to the
amount of 3, 100000, 900, to be loaned,
upon good security, to States, counties.
t, W 1ships, and other incorporated COM
nlunities and to Individual citizens.
Senator VOORHEES, has returned from
a short rest from his work on the tariff
bill. He says he was little alarmed
about the fate OF that bill a week ago,
but now he is assured of its passage, and
that too with the income tax provision.
Mr.. c. " Dorsey, the clerk of Rep
resentative Turner of Virginia, who has
been i'll for some time, is recovering.
TO his illness is attributed the delayed
condition OF Mr.. Turner's correspon-
dcnce.
The democrats of the House, finding
themselves unable to transact business
again to-day BY reason of the lack of a
quorum of their party, and knowing
| that many even of those present were
opposed to ining their absentees, after
wasting an hour, adjourned that body
and Immediately thereafter held eau
Gus to devise some means by which
democrats who are paid 5000 year
and mileage for simply occupying COM
Portable seats four hours day for some
months in the year, refuse even TO do
that. The caucus adopted resolution
that the statute OF 1886. which pro-
vides for deducting the salaries of mem
bers, for every day which they are alb
sent without leave, shall be enforced.
The Senate District committee spent
some time this morning in the consid-
Grafton of a proposition to increase the
water supply of this city by improve
menls at the Great Falls of the Potomac.
They are in favor of it, but will take
no steps until the different claims to
the property at that place, among them
that of the late B. F. Butler, is settled.
Mr.. Gallinger offered a resolution in
the Senate to-day, calling upon the
secretaries of the Treasury and Lutte
rior departments for lists of all the en-
ployees of those departments appoint
ed, reduced or removed since March
4th, 1898, with asterisks opposite the
names those who were in the Union
army 1t was objected TO by Mr.. Har-
ris, and went over.