Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-20
natter before the Senate that this ex-

having the whole matter investigated.
Mr.. Hoar deprecated the undue haste
that had been recently displayed in
confirming nominations to judicial OF
fees and said that this case, whether
the charges were true or false, should
suggest to the Senate the advisability
of permitting the public to have proper
notice of the appointment OF men 10
Office by allowing reasonable time TO
elapse before taking action. The case
was referred to the committee on the
judiciary with instructions to iDvesii-
gate and report, and meanwhile the
Attorney General was informed OF the
action of the Senate and instructed to
hold up the commission.
Congressman Meredith of Virginia
accompanied ex-Mayor Kemper oil
Alexandria to the Navy Department
this morning to try to have j. Mccain
Chase of Alexandria, an assistant fore.
man at the navy yard here. promoted
TO foreman; but they could not see the
Secretary, as he is still engaged with
the trial of a cadet at Annapolis for
"gouging."
Mr.. Springer, who has charge of the
pending banking bill in the House, had
o conference this morning with Score
tary Carlisle regarding the criticisms
which have been made by the opponents
of the measure. AS result of the con-
ference. several amendments were
agreed upon which Mr.. Springer be-
lieves will meet some of these oc]ec-
tons. The Carlisle bill, for example,
limits to rs per cent. OF the Capital
stock the circulation which can be taken
out under it. 1t is claimed by some
that certain banks having more than
rs per cent. OF circulation would be per-
mitted to take out circulation to tie
tull amount of 80 per cent. of the capital
stock instead of 70 per cent. This, Mr.
Springer explains, will be remedled 20
that there will be no confusion, and II
apy bank has such excess, 1t
will be required to retire it 10y
depositing greenbacks for the pay
ment in the manner now requlr-
d by law for retiring circulation
Mr.. Springer, believes thatthe Car
Isle banking bill will pass House
by fair majority, notwithstand
ing the opposition of the replbil-
cans and some of the democrats. This
opinion is also shared by Mr.. Hall Of
Missouri, another democratic member
of the committee on banking and cur
rency. One of the amendments which
Mr. Springer will offer to the bill will
provide that the banks now in exist
ence need not comply with the provis-
ions of the bill until year after its
passage. Mr.. Springer is willing that
The debate on the measure shall con
tinue indefinitely. The more it is dis
cussed, he says, and the more it Is
studied, the more certain it is to grow
in strength among the members of the
House.
Congressman Woodland of North Car
DINA, accompanied q constituent,
Meacham, typo, to the government
printing Office yesterday, to try to get
MIN position there. The congress
man was kept standing for half an
hour awaiting admittance to the pres
ence of the public printer. When ad
mitted, he proceeded to denounce Mr..
Benedict as "stuck up, selt-opinioned,
self-conceited popinjay," who dared to
make representatives of the people
dance, attennance on his whims and
caprices. Mr.. Benedict made no reply.
1t is safe to say the constituent failed
to get place.
Congressman Tucker of Virginia had
an interview with Postmaster General
Bissell this morning in reference to q
change of the name of the postoffice at
the site of the old court house Of Apo
mattox county. 1t was determined
that the name of the present postoffice
there, Surrender, should be changed to
AppomattoX, and that the name of APP
pomattox Court House, that has been
given to the Office at the new court
house of the county, be changed to
something else-whatever the people
served with mail there shall select
and they haye been notified to send
such name to the department as soon
as possible.
The Daniel Webster monument un-
yelled in the statuary hall of the Capitol
to day, is travesty upon the personal
appearance of tbs distinguished states
man it is intended to represent, and
reflects as little credit upon those who
accepted it, as upon the sculptor by
whom it was executed.
Congressman Jones of the Fredericks-
burg, Va, district, to whom the plans
for monument to mark the BIRTH
place of General Washington, at Wake
field, Westmoreland county, in that
district, were submitted this morning
by the Secretary of State, selected that
Of John Crawford and Son, of Buffalo,
N. Y, who were the builders of the
Mary Washington monument at Fred
ericksburg. 1t was one of 83 proposals
submitted in competition. 1t was stip
ulated that the monument should be
visible from vessels passing on the Po-
tomac, from which the site OF the
old homestead is distant 81 miles.
The successful competitors offer for
$l1, 600 to erect shaft of light Barre,
VT, granite, 81 feet in height, on base
IL feet square. The monolith is to be
40 feet inches high, 3 feet 10 inches
square at its base, and will weigh 80
tons. 1t is similar in all respects, eN.
cept size, to the smaller monument
erected by the same firm at Fredericks
burg, Va, last spring, i'll memory of the
mother of Washington.
The proceedings in the Senate to-day were
given up almost entirely to the ceremonies
attending the reception of the statues of
General John stark andDanel Webster,
which were presented to Congress by the
State Of New Hampshire and to-day un-
veiied in Statuary Hall. Governor Smith, of
New HAmpshire, and staff, and members of
his council, Messrs. Bay and Blunt, were a1-
49, 4ai.ha .-;,-;lan.. of tha hnnr G nd ocnu-