Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81, 1894.

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rCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.J
WASHINGTON. Aug. 81, 1894.
The President to-day sent to the Sen
ate the nomination of Jno. l.. Jeffrys OF
the District of Columbia, to be commits
sioner on the part of the United States
to arbitrate the claim of the Venezuela
steam transportation company against
the government of Venezuela.
Judge Cole of the District Supreme
Court this morning rendered his deci
sion in the matter of the application OF
Mr.. Littleton 7. Dryden, of Baltimore,
for writ of mandamus directed against
Secretary Carlisle to compel the latter
to restore him to the position he form
erly held as United States shipping
commissioner at the port of Baltimore.
The opinion of the Judge was very
brief and decidedly against Mr.. Dryden.
1t was the opinion of the court that the
matter of removals and appointments
as shipping commissioners was dlscre-
tionary with the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the fact that Secretary Carlisle
had removed the petitioner was con-
elusive evidence that he had been dis
missed for cause. Further, be said,
this court has no power to review de-
cisions of the heads of the executive
departments of the government in such
cases. The application was therefore
overruled. MIR. Dryden, through his
attorney, then noted an appeal.
A telegram was received at the House
to-day announcing the death of Repre-
sentatives Geo. B. Shaw of Wisconsin.
When the tariff billreached the White
House twelve days ago, in accordance
with the custom which has prevailed
for many years of sending acts Of Con-
gress to the department affected, in or
der that any Objectionable feature might
be called to the Presidents attention, it
was Immediately sent to Secretary
Carlisle who has since been its custodian
until this morning, when he returned
it to the White House. The bill was
delivered to the President August 18th
which, excluding the two Sundays
makes the ten days limit within which
he must act or permit it to become q
law, expire tonight at II o'clock. II
| is understood that the engrossed copy
of the measure will be fled in the De-
partment of State promptly at nine
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The fact that Secretary Carlisle this
morning sent out telegraphic instruc
tions to collectors of customs directing
them what to do in regard to putting
the new tariff bill into effect, is looked
upon in official circles here as con-
elusive evidence that the President will
| not veto the bill. Commissioner Miller
| of the Internal Revenue Bureau, will
also send out instructions to collectors
of internal revenue after 4 o'clock this
afternoon. Every body is now of the
opinion that the bill will become a law
without President Cleveland's signature
by the operation of time at midnight to.
night. Secretary Carlisle this morning
decided that all goods now in bond will
be entitled to the privileges of the free
list of the new tariff act, and vessels with
| cargoes not discharged nor entered for
consumption were made vessel ware
houses temporarily for such goods as
were entered to-day in bond.
General Malone is still here. He is
as much opposed to the running of re-
publican candidates for Congress in Vir.
ginia this fall as ever, and thinks few OF
none of them will be elected. The
General also thinks that his lot is the
best possible one for the site of the pro.
posed new government printing Office,
will make fight for it at the next ses.
sion, says it is cheaper than any other,
and believes he will yet win.
The expiring hours of Congress were
marked to-day by an immense con-
course of visitors drawn to the Capitol
by the Knights of Pythias gathering in
Washington this week. Gallery &C
commodations were more than exhaust
ed by the crowds that swarmed the
Capitol. The sidewalks of Pennsylva-
MIA avenue were also crowded with the
knights, and nearly all the buildings
on that street were gaily decorated.
Among the arrivals here from Colonial
Beach, on the Potomac, last night, Were
Count Mitkiewitz and his fourth wife,
beautiful, cultivated aud attractive
young lady from Baltimore county,
Md. 1t is reported that the Count is
the author OF the recent Chinese treaty.
AS it was by no means certain that
the President would not send the bill
giving the Mt. Vernon R. R. the right
of way through Arlington, to the War
Department, and thereby kill it by de-
lay, the friends CT that bill determined
this morning that as it had passed both
houses of Congress they would not have
it sent to him, but wait until the next
session, when it will be laid before him
the first thing, and when the war depart
ment will have as much time as it may
desire for its critical examination.
There were only sixty or sixty-five
members of the House present to-day,
of whom three were Virginians. Messrs.
Jones, Wise and Meredith. Less than
twenty Senators were present, among
whom was Mr.. Daniel of Virginia.
Miss Minnie I. Payne of Virginia was
to day promoted from 5000 to $1,000
clerkship in the Interior Department.
TIE THIEF CAuGHT.-The thief who
has been terrorizing Upperville and the
immediate vicinity has finally been APP
a. L.