Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON. April y. 1894.


Congressman Tucker of Virginia has
been officially informed by the Navy
Department that C. w. Raborg has
been put on the list OF employees at the
navy ward here As Mr.. Tucker had
never before heard of the appointee, he
is enquiring among his colleagues con-
corning him.
In the Senate Mr.. Hunton has intro
duced bill for the relief of Edward H.
Murrill, which was referred to the COM
mittee on claims.
Congressman Swanson OF Virginia
will offer as a substitute fer the bill to
remove the ten per cent. tax on State
banks. one that will provide that such
banks shall not issue notes to a larger
amount than - per cent. OF their paid
up capital, that such notes shall be
first lien on the banks, that the stock
holders of such banks shall be indiyid
ualy responsible for their debts to the
extent OF the stock they hold. and that
the notes shall be redeemable in legal
tender. When the charter of any State
bank shall contain these provisions the
tax on the notes Of that bank shall be
removed, and to see that such pro.ia-
ions are contained in the charters is the
only federal interference allowed with
>uci. banks. Mr.. Swanson does not be-
ieve tie unconditional repeal of the
tax can be effected, but thinks his bill
can be passed if the unconditional men
will make the required concession.
The nomination of Mr.. C. c. Carliu
for postmaster at Alexandria was con
irm5d at yesterday evening" executive
session al the Senate.
Congressman Meredith went 10 the
Navy Department this morning 10 see
if he could not get some draughtman's
work for young Mr. Yates Of Fauquier
county, but could do nothing as Assist
ant Secretary McAdoo was absent.
The Special hotel train" Of the At
lantic Coast line, from ST. Augustine,
Florida, en- route to New York, which
left Jacksonville at 1925 yesterday
morning, arrived here at 1:l9 this morn
ing and started for New York at $50.
The run from jacksonville TO Washing
ton in less than 81 hours is said to be
unprecedented.
Senator Daniel, who will deliver the
address at the dedication of the Mary
Washington Monument at Fredericks
burg on the 10th proximo, says its de-
livery will consume about an hour.
People from Loudoun county, Nir-
GINA here to-day, say the friends Of
Col. "Lige" White Of that county in
tend 10 push him for Congress in the
Alexandria district at the next election.
Congressman Wise of Richmond,
called upon the Postmaster General this
morning and read to him an editorial
in the Manchester Leader, in which he
was requested to go to the Postoffice
Department and demand the removal OF
the republican postmaster there and the
appointment of democrat in his stead,
and to tell Mr.. Bssell that unless that
demand be complied with at once,
twenty thousand Cornish men would
know the reason why. Mr.. Bissell re
piled that in the face of such demand
the case would be taken up immediate
~, il not sooner.
a southern Senator being asked to-
day what he thought of ex-senator
Reagan's reported remark, that the
president has betrayed his party, has
sacrificed the people, and has gone over
to the republican party" said it was
rather strong expression, but that the
ex-Postmaster General of the Confed-
eracy had more people to agree with
him than is generally supposed.
In the Senate to day Mr.. Kyle rein
troduced an amendment to the consti-
tuition giving Congress exclusive power
to regulate marriage and divorce; also
bill providing for Sunday rest.
Senator Walsh of Georgia has been
besieged with applicants for the clerk
ship Of his committee and such other
Senate patronage as may be at his dis
posal. He settled that this morning by
saying, Il was appointed to fill out the
unexpired term of the late Senator Col
quit, and that is comparatively short
time do not think it would be prop
er for me to dismiss those who were
placed in positions by Mr.. Colquitt, one
of whom is his son, and for that reason,