Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-12

of the District bar. At the hour Of ~,
precisely, the court, headed by the
chief justice, and wearing their silken
robes of office, entered the chamber.
Mr.. White, also wearing his robe of OF
flee, came last in the procession. The
audience arose and remained standing
while the usual proclamation of open
ing the court was made. Then follow
ed the familiar formula, 80 yez, o yez,
0 yez, all persons having business be-,
fore the honorable Supreme Court OF
the United States are admonished to
draw neal and give their attention.
The court is now in session. God save
the United States and the honorable
court" MIR. White meanwhile had
t,ken his position beside the clerks
desk. Chief Justice Fuller arc: and
$ ated that it gave him pleasure to an
nounce that the vacancy on the bench
had been filled by the appointment Of
Mr.. White, OF Louisiana that Mr..
White was present and would
now take the oath of Office.
Thereupon the Clerk read Mr.. Whites
commission which bore the signature
o, the President and the Attorney-Gen-
eral, and following this Mr.. White read
his oath of Office. He enunciated his
words with great distinctness and spoke
in a voice that was round and mellow
and with considerable Evolutionary
effect. As he recited the closing words,
t lie Clerk INTERCEPTED $50 help you God"
SO help me Cod" repeated the new
Justice, bowling his head reverently.
Justice White then passed down the
line taking the chair on the extreme
left which is the seat always occupied
by the Youngest member of the court,
and the ceremonies were at an end.
Governor O'Ferrall of Virginia was
one of the callers at the White House
this morning. Senator Hunton was
also there to-day, as he was on Satur-
day last. The Governor will return to
Richmond tonight.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel in
troduced a bill providing for the deep
ening of the channel from Hampton
Roads to the Norfolk navy yard, and
urged its passage in a few convincing
remarks.
Mai. Thomas f. Rose, who dug out
of Libby prison through the famous
tunnel, was placed on the retired list
to-day.
Among the nominations the Presi-
dent sent TO the Senate to-day are the
following Jas. Ii. Mulligan, of Ken
lucky, consul-general of the United
States at A ia, Samoa Leroy b.
Shields, collector of customs, district of
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va, and Lee
T. Savin. postmaster at Clifton Forge,
Virginia.
Congressman Meredith, accompanied
by Major Biscoe, president of the Vir-
sinia democratic association of this city,
called upon Secretary Carlisle to-day
in behalf of Mr.. Chapman of Culpeper,
aud Mr.. Cooper of Loudoun county,
Virginia, who are applicants for places
in the service of the Treasury Depart
ment now filled by Objectionable re-
publicans. Mr.. Carlisle told them very
plainly that the Objectionable republi-
cans referred to would be removed, but
that neither their places nor those of
any others in his department would be
filled with people from Virginia, as taat
State already had a great many more
of such positions than her quota, or
than she was entitled to. MI. Mere
dith also went to the government print
ing office to see if he could not get a
Young man named Beach from Alexan-
dria a place there, but was unsuccessful.
The bill TO prohibit seine and net
fishing from Jones's Point to the Chain
Bridge was c~ngrossed and sent to the
President to-day. AS stated in this
correspondence Saturday, the President
says he will sign it as soon as it reaches
him.
The State Department has received a
~cablegram from Minister Baker convey
ing q message from the consul at
to the effect that the British
marines have been withdrawn from the
Mosquito territory and that affairs are
now quiet there.
The Senate finance committee got to
work on the tariff bill this morning.
All the members were present save Mr..
Sherman, Mr.. Vance and Mr.. Jones Of
Nevada. The figures Of the experts
We're laid before the committee and
they began the consideration of the bill
in detail at once. The committee ad-
journed soon after II o'clock without
done anything save to vote
down a proposition made by Mr.. Aid
rich to have hearings. This action vas
taken taken by a strict party vote.
Two workingmen representing a fire.
manufacturing industry in Wor-
cester, Mass, desired to be heard,
and Mr.. Aldrich submitted his
motion, which was worded as follows:
''That five days be set apart to hear
.workingmen, farmers, manufacturers
and all other persons interested or de-
to be heard on the rates suggest
ed in the bill now before the commit
But little progress was made in
the consideration of the schedules-a
total of ten items covering the work of
the morning. The committee adjourn
ed until tomorrow morning. That the
bill will have to be amended in ONE
respects is almost certain. The tax on
iron ore, for instance, is higher than that
on some articles made Of that ore, and
that on some preparations con-
ninety per cent. of alcohol has
not been increased, that on alcohol
itself has been. 1t is hardly possible
the bill can be reported to the Senate
this week.
A reduction in the clerical force Of the
Treasury Department Of from 300 to 400