Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, July II, 1894.

Correspondence OF the Alexandrla GaIetto.]
WASHINGTON, July II, 1894.
The democratic members of the con-
ference committee, having the new tar
if bill in charge, though they have not
agreed upon that bill, invited their re-
publican colleagues to meet them N
consultation this afternoon. Those
from the House did not want to 60
this until all differences had been set
tied, but the Senators thought other
wise, and so it was done.
A delegation headed by Senator
Walsh and Secretary Smith called on
the President this morning and invited
him to attend the opening of the Dixie
Inter State Fair at Macon, Ga, October
18th. The President said that inasmuch
as the people of Georgia keep on invlt,
mo him to come to their State he would
go if he could.
Utah practically passed into state
hood at midnight last night when Pres
ident Cleveland signed the act enabling
the Territory to be admitted into the
Union. There was nothing dramatic
about the signing A tired President
merely took up silver penholder Ill
which an ordinary steel stub pen point
was inserted, and wrote approved,
Grover Cleveland" to the engrossed
copy of the act. Then he went to bed.
The silver penholder was furnished by
Mr.. Rawlins, the delegate in Congress
from Utah, and he will present it to the
new State, along with the pretty suede
case in which it is enclosed.
Col. Scott Shipp, Superintendent of
the Virginia Military Institute, is here
to-day, to try TO have LIT. Rochepbach,
U. A., who has been elected COM
mandant of the cadet corps there, de-
tailed for duty at that place.
Among the strangers at the Capitol
to-day was Colonel Thomas Smith, for.
merly of Warrenton, but now Chief
Justice of the u. s. Court for the Terri
tory of New Mexico. The Judge will
return to his new home next week.
His numerous friends here hope he
may come back as u. 5. Senator, when
the Senate shall pass the bill admitting
New Mexico as State into the Union.
A Virginia republican here to-day,
talking about General Mahone's latest
circular to the effect that the calls for
republican conventions in his State to
nominate Congressional candidates are
not authorized by the State committee,
said he would see Mr.. Babcock, chair
man of the republican Congressional
committee, and get him TO issue cir
cular authorizing such conventions.
Representative Meredith spent the
whole morning of to-day at the Treas
urv Department, looking for evidence
to prove that James Benton of Fairfax
county had paid about 81 hundred dol
lars as direct land tax. lie found what
he sought, and Mr.. Benton will have
the sum referred TO returned TO him.
Mr.. Speaker Crisp is expected TO re
turn from Georgia tomorrow.
The Senate to-day passed a bill, tina;
had previously passed the House re
turning the securities OF John 5. Brad
ford, deceased, U. S. Consul at Antigua
Johu Cassels and Rosalie NJ Bradford
FROM the payment Of 1899, the amount
claimed to be due the government Oh
the official bond OF the deceased. The
Senate also passed the bill authorizing
additional compensation to the assist
ant commissioners to the Melbourne
exposition. Among the beneiciaries il
r. F. Miller of Lynchburg, to the Elk
tent of 81 500.
Reports received at the War Depart
ment to day show that disorderly per
sons are still interfering with the pas
sage of trains on all the Pacific rail
roads. At Livingston. Montana, oil
the Northern Pacific, at Oakland anC
at Sacramento, there have been Sigh
disturbances during the past 81 hours
but the regular soldiers are keeping
trains moving, and all the roads are do
ing business without serious trouble
Most of these disturbances are not Sc
rious, but consist of mere petty annoy,
ances. General Ruger, commanding
the department of California, report:
that owing to these petty troubles il
will be necessary to keep soldiers on
trains for some time.
Inasmuch as the Governor and Aud
itor of Mississippi announce their inten
ton to 90 ahead with the issue of the
warrants of that State, which look like
U. S. notes, and the Treasury officials
insist that they shall not, the question
arises, what will Secretary Carlisle dc
about it? Will he request the U. S
District Attorney to take proceedings
against Governor Stone and his auditor
to enforce the penalties imposed by
law of a 5000 fine and fifteen years
imprisonment, or what other course
will be taken
At Boutwell,, Hanover county. Va, C. N
B. Mitchell was appointed postmaster to-day
vice w. +. Clark resigned.
The Secretary of State to-day ap-
pointed Frank G. Zimmerman, of Sau
Francisco, formerly of Washington, d.
c., as Vice Consul General at Berlin,
vice Abbott, resigned.