Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-13
adopted by the United States

resolution adopted by the United States
Senate committee on the quadro-
centennial, expressing its decided opin-
ion that the nude design Of the reverse
of the medal OF awards to be distributed
by committee of awards of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition ought 10 be
changed. The department, in forwarding
tie Senate resolution endorsed it and re-
quested the artist TO make the change
TO conform with the spirit of the reso-
luton. Mr.. st. Gaudens has now TO be
heard from.
The bill to provide for q spawning
ground in the Potomac river for shad
and herring, and for that object 10 pro
hjbit fishing in the waters of the Dis
trict of Columbia except by angling,
passed the Senate to-day. 1t has yet
to pass the House. The waters of the
District of columbia, under existing law,
ex'cnd from a line drawn from Jones's
P5int to ,i'osum Hall, opposite Alexan-
dria, to the Chain Bridge. The penalty
is a fine of not less than SO mol more
than 800 for very days the violation OF
the law.
The democratic majority in the
House is so large that it not only over
flows the right side Of the chamber al
lotted 10 the democrats, and occupies a
whole section of the republican side,
but, in addition, fills a number of seats
t the extreme left Of the Speaker and
on the outer edge of that section.
This latter part of the House is called
the Cherokee Strip" Mr.. Turner of
Virginia, who has just been elected,
has had TO take q seal in that strip.
The House judiciary committee to-
day adopted a substitute for the Nc
Gam resolution locking to the i'm.
parchment of Judge jenkins, of the
seventh judicial district, for his con
duct in e%njoining the employees of the
Northern Pacific railroad in their re-
cent strike. The substitute provides
merely for a full investigation of the
charges, as a preliminary move.
The most distinguished Catholic prel-
ates of the country, including Cardi-
nal Gibbons and Archbishop C~orrigan,
of New York. are endeavoring to secure
a change in the p~hraseology OF section
CSC OF the tariff bill relating to free art.
Under this provision of the bill, pic
torial painting on glass, imported e1-
pressly for presentation" to national
Institutions, religious and other socie-
ties. is admitted free. What the memo
~rialists desire is that this qualification
should be stricken from the paragraph
50 that glass of the foregoing character
NAV not be dutiable under any circum-
stances. 1t is expected that the Senate
inance committee will recast the para
graph and place stained glass in section
COZ, which admits free regalia and
statuary where imported in good faith
for the use OF any educational, literary
or religious society.
Representative Meredith will be
shown letters to-day from several OF
the leading democrats of Leesburg.
among them election and town officers,
TO the effect that the writers and other
reputable citizens of that town have eX-
amined the applications Of Messrs. Har-
per aud Norris for the postOffice at that
place, and that after striking from both
the names Of republicans, minors and
nou.rcsidents, they find that that of the
former has considerably more sigma
lures than that OF the latter.
The following changes in the fourth
class ~postofices of Virginia were made
to-day Clover Hill, Rockingham
county, Daniel Smith appointed post
master, vice Elizabeth Hughes, dead;
Passapatanzy, King George county,
Miss NJ. A. Elkins, vice H. A. Jones,
removed: Yancy Mills, Albemarle
county, NJ. w. Wallace, vice ]. \.
Robertson. resigned.
The ~life-saving tender Maple, having
on board Secretary Carlisle and party,
left Norfolk this morning and is ex-
pected here next Thursday.
The President to-day sent to the
Senate the following nominations
Eugene Townsend Of Pennsylvania, to
be Superintendent of the U. S. Mint,
at Philadelphia John r. Reed Of
Pennsylvania, to be Collector Of Gus
toms for the district Of Philadelphia
P. Gray Meek of Pennsylvania, to be
Surveyor of Customs for the port OF
Philadelphia: J. Marshall Wright Of
Pennsylvania, 10 be Naval Officer OF
Customs for the port of Philadelphia (;
St. Clair a. Mulholland of Pennsyl-
vania, to be Pension Agent at Phila-
delphia Major James ellis, Quarter
master, to be Lieutenant Colonel and
Deputy Quartermaster General Capt.
c. r. Barnett, Assistant Quartermaster,
to be Major and Quartermaster.
The Virginia nominations made yesterday
were not Gent TO the Senate until half-past
four: too late for tbs GAZETTE Of that date.
Among the visitors at tbs Capitol today
was Capt. Thomas Perry, a true. brage aud
reliable soldier Of the 18th Virginia Infantry.
c. 5. A. who is one Of the several applicants
for the Alexandria postofice.