Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gaze tel

Correspondence of tho Alexandria Gaze tel
WASHINGTON, Mar so, 1894.
Mr.. Power, of New York, represent
inc the national letter carriers assocla-
ton, appeared before the House COM
mittce on postofiice and post roads TO-
day in support of the bill to prohibit
the removal of letter carriers until
written charges have been made against
them and they have been heard regard
inc them. He said the bill has the ap-
proval of the Postmaster General.
Treasury officials estimate that tne
March debt statement will show tnat
the expenditures for March exceed the
receipts, S6,OO0,0O0, making the net
deficit for the year to date so, ooo,oOo
Il is currently reported among the
Virginia members of the House to-day
thai Governor O'Ferrall of their State
Yesterday interfered with one of their
number bv going to the Postollice De-
partment and urging Mr.. Bissell to APP
point his cousin postmaster at Char-
iottesville in place of Mrs. Long, the
Incumbent. who has been endorsed by
The RepresentatiN e from that district and
by both the Virginia Senator'S, and who
Mr.. Turner, the Congressman referred
to. had been led to believe would GER
tainly be appointed.
Congressman Meredith of the Alex
andria district has no spare time on ia
hands. He not only has to try to get
hundreds of his constituents appointed
TO federal offices and have those in
Office retained, but also to get others
places as policemen, street car conduct
ors. iail guards, mechanics and laborers,
and today he had to get Others tickets
of admission to the Pollard Breckin-
ridge trial.
1t is said at the Postotlice Depart
nent to-day that no conclusion has yet
been reached in the matter of the Alex
andria postoilice, and that the Postmas-
t.r General finds it hard to disregard
the request Of the Congressman from
the district, who endorses MIR. Mar
shall. Mr.. Meredith says they may
turn him down, but that he doesn' t
think they will, and that he is almost
certain that Mr.. Marshall will be ap-
pointed. No intimation is given as TO
the time the appointment will be made.
At two o'clock today Mr. Speaker Crisp
told q democratic member of the House with
whom he is familiar that he was still tcic
graphing about the Senatorship, and that 1T
that time he did not know whether he would
accept it or not, but hoped 10 be able to tell
LATER in the day. Many of his friends advise
hira to hold OF to his present place and be =
candidate for the Senate next winter. The
>; Il, .tf Ina
pared a request that Mr. Crisp will not resign.
Tn. fol wing dispatch was received hcic
t evening
ATLANTA. Ga. March 3o.-Spcakcr CriSl
tclcsfaphs Gov. Norlhcn declining appoint
mcnl 10 senate vacancy.
The weather man at the Capitol to-day says
to in prrow will he fair and warmer.
The Dockcry bill n presented to the House
Yesterday purposes 4 complete and important
revolution in the Treasury Department to be
followed in due course by similar changes III
other departments. involving the dismissal OF
hundreds ol clerks and the humiliation Of
the executive patronage for years, but all oil
which can be dispensed with.
Secretary Herbert is reported as iavorlns
the building Of Il naval vessel 10 cost kvc mil
lion dollars and TO be named the kearsarSc
Three men wearing large red badges bearing
til, following inscription; 'CoNcy ARMY
Rear Guard Group No. 5. On to Washington,
Down with the Senate and Congress" appear
cd on Pennsylvania avenue to-day. They AT
once attracted large crowd who followed
them up the avenue they speaking as they
marched. They were soon nabbcd and run
in by the police.
According to some of the Southern silver
members of Congress the President by his
veto Of the scignioragc bill has hit his party Il
severe blow They are talking about holding
:, Joint caucus of their friends in both houses
to determine what they will do with it.
Congressman Marshall went to the Post
office Department this morning, and when in-
formed that some of his requests for the ap,
pointmcni Of democrats to fourth class pest.
Offices Of his district had not been complied
with said to the Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral: you all have the right to kill your
selves. but you have no right to kill the
democratic Iarty. If there were an election
now you are not certain that even one State
would sustain YOU Mr.. Marshall says
SIR Maxwell told him lie WAS not response
bic and would do otherwise if he could