Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-25
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Correspondence Of The Alexandra G@zet.e.

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NAMES Of their inforLaantz. and their
counsel, judge DitJenhoefer, contended
that there were three grounds oa-S
which would justify q person in telAn9
/ matters given hin in confidence, name
/ ". 70 save his country from treason. 10
save human life from the ga!!o"s, ana
10 save q woman'5 honor. These, ne
said. were highly moral il not legal
/ grounds. -,
nria,iug 500. 90 for a public building
at Ncwport'5 News, Virginia, was re-
ported tavorably from the committee on
public buildings.
In the senate late yesterday evening
Sir. Daniel, from the committee on
claims. presented favorable report OF
the bill for the relief Of Washington
and Lee University Of Virginia, and
/ Mr. Hunton. from the select commit
zee to establish the University Of Inc
! United States, in this city, submitted z
/ favorable report on that bill also.
Representative Livingston ofGeorgia,
and Secretary Of The Interior Smith had
a conference today with Secretary Car
Isle regarding the government building
at Chicago, which il is designed 70 move
10 Atlanta and erect on the exposition
grounds al that place. Mr. Carlisle
stated the building was sold 20 The Chi
cago Wreciiing Company that the
contract had been made out and the
company check received. but that as
the contract vas not signed as yet, nor
had the money had been turned into
the treasury, he would be governed
BIZ the wishes Of Congress, in the mat
ter. and if Congres desired that The sale
should be setaside, he would do 50, and
the building should be removed 70 Al
Ianta agreeably 70 the wishes OF Inc eX'
position managers.
Representative Bryan OF Nebraska.
and Senator Morgan Of Alabama, ap-
peared before The House commerce
committee to-day in support OF the
bills introduced BY them for the con-
-truction Of the Nicaragua canal. Mr..
BRYAN said the government was 10 take
seventy million ia stock, which would
be a contro Ing interest The stock
was to be pad for By the issuance OF
reenbacks.
When the ayes andnoes were takenyes-
terday on theproposition TO dock thepay
ofmembers ofthe House for non-attend-
ance, the vote Of the Virginia delegation
was as follows Ayes, Messrs. Ed
nunds. Jones, Swanson, Tyler and
Wise. 30, Mr. Turner. Absent, Messrs
Epes, Marshall, Tucker and Meredith.
on the proposition to starvc out the
civil service commission, all the dele
cation present voted in the affirmative.
Messrs Meredith, Tucker and Mar
snail were absent.
H. c. Wayman was today appointed
postmaster at Waterloo, Culpeper coun-
ty, Va, vice J. J. Riley, resigned.
The bill to repeal the tax on State
banks will come up in the House TO-
morrow. Sixty democrats and nearly
all the republicans are opposed to it.
Among the nominations the President
to-day sent to the Senate were the
following c. c. Baldwin. naval officer
at New York John A. Sullivan, col
lector Of internal revenue for the second
district Of New York and W. O. Blakey
postmaster at Gordonsville, Virginia.
All the regular appropriation bill, but
the Indian and the Deficiency having
now passed the House, other bills VIII
be allowed chance during the next
week or ten days.
Dir. Enloe has introduced bill 70
abolish the civil service commission, bu,
has 10 hope that it will ever get out OF
the civil service committee to which it
was referred
At the Indian Head proving ground
tomorrow l7-inch armor plate
typical Of the turrets Of the battleship
Massachusetts Will be attacked by the
12-inch rifle under conditions similar to
those OF last Saturday, which resulted
in demolishing an l8,inch plate at the
first shot
The special committee appointed to
investigate the charges Of attempted
Senatorial bribery on the part Of Chas.
w. Buttz to-day submitted their report
TO the Senate. Buttz is found by the
committee to have made the attempt
at bribery despite his denial, that bis
statements are wholly untrustworthy,
and Senators Hunton and Kyle are ex
onerated from all blame.
AT the recent competitive eXamina-
ton in Front Royal for cadetship al
West Point for the 9TH Virginia district,
the examiners were Prof. Mcdonald of
Berryville, Dir. w. S. Love Of Winches-
ter and Judge Giles Cook Of Front
Royal. f. Key Meade Of Clarke coun-
ty was appointed cadet, and G. L. Con-
der Of Rockingham county alternate.
Among the visitors here now is Judge
Waller r. Staples Of Virginia. Repre-
sentative Tucker Of Virginia has taken
his family back home, and while there
will look after his fences.
Representative Jones has had post
Office established at Monaskan, Rich
mond county, Virginia, on the Kappa
hammock river.
Taylor, the Kansas negro, who was
nominated for recorder of deeds of this
city by President Cleveland and con-
iirmed by a democratic Senate, has not
yet been commissioned, as itseems that
neither the Secretary Of the Interior
nor any body else is authorized by law
to issue a commission for his Office.
Mr.. Cab. Maddox has taken the Ho
tel Royal at Front Royal. new and
first class house, and says he will make
it agreeable to summer boardcrs.
About eight hundred people attended
the Jackson City races yesterday, and
more would have done so except for
the inclement weather.
The shaft house at the Strong Mine
at Victor, Col, was blown up by dyna-