Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON. Dec. Is, 1894.

on banking apQ currency tO-uay,i1 Sou
tinuance Of its consideration of new
banking system, was enlivened at the
very beginning by spicy little episode
in which Mr.. Walker of Massachusetts,
a republican, and Mr.. Warner of New
York. a democrat, both members of the
committee, figured. Mr.. Walker OBJ
iected to hearing gentlemen who had
been summoned before the committee
for to day, until others had been heard.
Mr.. Warner said he thought the RI
marks of Mr.. Walker were q reflection
on gentlemen summoned to appear
before the committee to-day, although
Mr.. Walker probably did not intend it
as criticism. And this brought forth
from the Massachusetts member few
remarks of objection. He said that the
from New York had crit
cised him, not only at the present time,
but several times before, and he did not
like it. Mr.. Walker also took occasion
to saw that while gentlemen ofthe same
party as himself who had come before
the committee had shown disposition
to answer questions frankly and
freely, gentlemen of the same po-
litical party as Mr.. Warner had
ouibbled and evaded and attempt
ed to get away from the inquiries.
The breeze passed away, however, as
suddenly as it arose. Mr.. Cornwell,
president of the State bankers associa.
ton OF New York, said he thought that
part of Mr.. Carlisle's plan for the re-
tirement of greenbacks was not strong
enough, as it did not retire them per-
manently. 1t was like locking skunk
ND in a closet; he would get out all the
same. He said there was no profit IN
the national banking system. His
bank was State institution because
that was the safest thing to be and, the
only reason it was not national bank
was because there was no proofit in that
system. If national banks were made
profitable his bank would adopt the
system Immediately; there was no pa
triotism in the matter.
The Senate committee on rules met
this morning to consider the advisable
ty of changing the rules of the Senate
respecting the limitation of debate, but
no quorum was present. 1t is known
that a majority Of the committee are
opposed to any such Limitation, and no
body now believes that a gag law can
be incorporated in the rules of the
Senate.
Messrs. Little, Chambers, Lee, Hath
away, Mason, Ward and Congressman
Jones, OF the Northern Neck OF Vir-
ginia, met here yesterday evening al d
organized the Fredericksburg and Lam
caster Railroad Company under a
charter granted by the legislature OF
Virginia. Under this charter they can
produce their road from Fredericks-
burg to West Virginia. New York
parties were also present and were
given an option on the construction OF
the road.
The President to-day sent to the
Senate the following nominations
Judson C. Clements of Georgia, to be
an interstate commerce commissioner
IRE. appointment Jervis Spencer OF
Maryland, consul at Curacao, West In
dies.
Congressman Marshall, of Virginia,
has never yet received an answer to the
telegram he sent from the Capitol to
the White House last Monday in refer
ence to the long delayed appointment
of democratic postmaster at Marion.
He says he will go for an answer to-
morrow.
Col. Lamb of Norfolk is here to-day
with documents which, he says, will
prove that Mr.. Boreland, the republi-
can candidate, and not Mr.. Tyler, dem
ocrat, was elected to Congress in his
district last month. But he is at least
year too soon, unless the President
shall call an extra session of the repub-
lican Congress.
The report of the Board of Visitors to
West Point recommends that q. S.
Senators have the same privilege OF
nomination to the academy each year
as is possessed by members of the
House of Representatives and that the
President be authorized to nominate
ten cadets at large annually.
Congressman Tyler had an interview
with Secretary Herbert to-day on the
subject of proposed new dry dock at
the Norfolk navy yard, but the Secre-
tary seemed to be more favorable TO
new ships yard than new docks. He
also tried to get some democrats ap-
pointed to places in the navy yard re-
ferred to, but that is now impracticable
by reason of the Presidents order.
The fact that Secretary Herbert,
when before the Senate naval commit
tee yesterday, did not explain why the
President reduced the fine he, Herbert,
laid upon Mr.. Carnegie for imposing
fraudulent armor plate upon the gov.
erment, from nearly half million to a
little over one hundred thousand dol.
lars, is the subject of a good deal of
talk at the Capitol to-day, for the
reason that if he bad any explanation
to make, he never can have better OPP
portunity for making it than he had
then.
Among the visitors here to-day is
General Gilbert S. Meem, formerly the
owner of the famous Mt. Airy estate
in Shenandoah county, Virginia, but
now of Seattle, Washington.
Congressman Meredith and ex-State
Senator Moore, of Fairfax county,
were engaged in the Cole will case in
the District Court here to-day.
In the District Court of Appeals to-
day arguments were commenced by
counsel for Mccartney and Chapman,
the New York brokers, indicted for re-
fusing to answer Senate committee
questions as to the sugar trust. The
court below overruled the demurrers
and appeals were taken with view of
carrying the case eventually to the Su-
preme Court OF the United States. In
the same court counsel for Howgate,
L. a. S;nnal- Oainar of tho Initial