Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gazette

IN the case OF 14leul. IllCuaiu ~ rs" :,
port who asked fora court OF honor
70 pass upon his conduct while acting
as navigating officer Of the United
states ship Nipsic when that vessel was
wrecked during the great Samoan hur-
ricane in March 1889. Lieut.. Daren-
port asked for the court because there
had been a great deal of criticism OF
his action in leaving the Nlpsic. Al
the inquiry, officers testified that ne NAG
So; a bad example to the crew in the
lime of danger by stripping OF his
clothes. jumping overheard and swim
ming TO shore. 1t is as follows The
Department is OF the opinion that Lieut..
Davenport would have sci a much better
example 10 the men Of the crew, and
contributed more TO good order and
military disipline, if ne had not stripped
himself as soon rs he did. Further
than this. the Department finds no un-
becoming conduct on the part OF Il Il
officer: and it is always 10 remember
ed that the concurrent testimony OF his
superior officers, Rear Admiral Kim
berry. Commander aIullan and Lieut..
Hawlev. who were present at the time
upon the spot, and know the circum-
stances as it is impossible TO know them
nov. is that they find nothing whatever
in his conduct 10 condemn. The
Secretary Condemns Lieut.. Purcell for
bringing charges against Davenport
which induced the New York Yacht
Clup to black-ball him.
1t is semi-oiiicially announced that
between now and the beginning of the
new fiscal year, July LIST next, the resig-
nations, with possibly few exceptions,
Of all the old chiefs OF divisions in the
Treasury Department will be called for
by Secretary Carlisle. The first bu-
reaus. it is said, thai will next receive
attention. are the internal revenue and
comptroler of the currency's office.
Sheriff Veitch of Alexandria county,
who was here to-day, talking about
driving the policy and crap players
from Jackson City across the Long
Bridge. as drovers drive cattle, last
week, SAYS he will do so again should
occasion arise, andnn also, that if the
Governor ofthe State or the authorities
Of Alexandria county shall SO direct, he
will expel every and all sorts Of gam
blers from Jackson City, and keep them
out but that he cannot do so without
an order 70 that effect.
1t is now confidently believed that
the tariff bill, including the income tax,
will 90 through the House, and that the
Senate will retain that tax, but will
impose revenue tariff on some of the
articles put on the free list by the
House.
The pension bill reported to the
House this morning calls for the enor-
nous sum of S162, 63i so. The Dis
trict Of Columbia bill, also reported to-
day, calls for 81, 927 1914, Of which sum
the government pays one-half. The
bill reduces the price Of electric lighting
of the city to 10 cents per lamp q night,
and limits the free admission to public
schools to the children of actual resi-
dents Of the city, others being admitted
by paying tuition fees.
Congressman Wise saw the President
this morning in reference TO the Rich
,nond postmastership, the term Of the
republ can now holding that office ex
piring today. He was told that Mr..
Cullingworth, an ex, you'd be appoint
I'd s soon as the papers in the case
reached MIN. Congressman Meredith,
who saw the President to-day in re-
sue,t of the postmaster at Culpeper,
he term of the republican incumbent
also ending to-day, was similarly IN
formed. Mr.. Wise then went to the
Navy Department to see if some of the
-ilicient democratic employees who
we're removed from the Norfolk navy
ward by the late republican admins
t.aiion could not be reinstated. He
was informed that they could not be
1nle-s recommended by the board OF
employment. Dir. Wise told Secretary
Herbert be thought that was good
rule for republicans. but a bad one Tor
democrats, ~ the board referred 10 Is
composed of republicans.
Mr.. Callahan, one of the parties in
crested in the proposed new terry line
between this city and Alexandria, for
which charter is now pending in the
virginia legislature, says unless the bill
containing that charter shall soon pass,
he will 90 to Richmond and inquire
INTO the cause of the delay.
The House ways and means commit
tee to-day agreed TO reduce the duties
on manufactured iron to the extent OF
from p to 10 per cent.
Mr.. Meredith is trying to have APP
preparations made for the Improvement
Of Quantico, Occoquan. Aqua and Ne
absco creeks in his district, and Mr.
Jones. of his State, who is on the river
and harbor committee, has promised
to do all he can to help him. A delega-
ton from Norfolk appeared before that
committee yesterday and asked for an
appropriation of 100000 to improve
Norfolk harbor from Lambert's Point
to the Navy Yard.
General Master Sovereign and General Sec
rotary j. w Hayes, of the Knights of Labor,
were ready with their bill in equity against
Secretary Carlisle this morning to cnjoin him
from issuing five per cent. bonds but Judge
Cox Of the District Court, after consideration.
named Monday next at 10 o'clock 10 hear
argument as TO whether the bill could be adj
mittcd The attorneys in the case are G. {.
Cole Of Dies Moines, Iowa, Shellabarger ana
Wilson of Washington, and Congressman
Pence Of Colorado, and Mills of Denver.
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