Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-16
field, appointed postmaster, vice R. j.
Davis resigned; Ora, Washington
county. R. i. Snodgrass, vice F. -C.

field, appointed postmaster, vice Il. j.
Davis resigned; Ora, Washington
county, R. l.. Snodgrass, vice +. e.
Short removed.
Ia the Senate to-day Mr.. Hunton
tried to have the bill for struck lurles
in the District of Columbia taken up
out OF its regular order, but Mr. HAZE
cbje ctcd. r ho.h
Nearly all the Senators of both
,.r,;as have recommended Senator
Ransom for the Mexican mission, maze
vacant by the death of Minister Gray;
Mr.. Ransom's term in the Senate VIII
expire on the 4th proximo. AS the
salary of the Mexican mission is Sli-
900 wear, should Mr.. Ransom be ap-
nointed he will receive almost as much
ia the remaining two years of President
Cleyeland's administration as he would
have cotton bad he been reelected to
another full Senatorial term.
A bill to give pension of $50
month to Major General Stahel, an ex-
Union officer, once in command at
Warrenton, was passed in the House
to day, by the support of Southern
members. In speaking on the bill iu
committee of the whole last night, Mr..
Meredith said: Mr.. Chairman, it may
seem strange that a representative
from my section of the country should
stand here and advocate the pension
ing of a federal officer. But this
gentleman of whom we have heard
during this discussion served in
nv section of Virginia as commanding
officer; and he treated the people of that
section so kindly that for days past
Confederate soldiers and Confederate
officers have been writing here to their
friends in this House asking that this
pension may be increased. He treated
with respect the wives and families OF
those people who were opposing him,
and thereby he won the admiration oil
| Confederate soldiers, who, as l have
said, are asking by letters that now in
his declining years his pension be in
creased. He was worthy officer; he
served his government with credit and
distinction both at home and abroad.
For twenty eight years, as has been stated by
nv friend who has just taken his seat Mr.
Ryaul, he never made any demand upon the
government for one cent of pension money.
| And now, when he has arrived at the age OF
| II. when his fortune has been swept from
him and he is practically without means Of
support, it would be niggardly on the
part of this government to refuse to pass
this bill, especially after it has been amended
| so as to make the amount of the pension only
$50 a month. shall support the bill with
pleasure. Applause.
| Tie House ways and means committee to-
day discussed the seal question and seemed
disposed to favor Mr.. Dingley's bill to allow
American seal killers to 60 in and kill all the
s,sls exterminate the species, without inter-
ference.
The trial OF the Howgate case was Suspend
cd to day.
James L. Travers and Joseph A. Bean were
both indicted here to-day for murder. The
former killed his mistress at Brightwood and
the latter shot his stepdaughtS..
His physicians say that Young Atkins, who
was hurt here while coastiDg Thursday even
| ing, will die.
Judge Cole to-day overrnled The objections
in the case of P..ocock and Owens charged
with tapni- telegraph wires.
The census bureau will be abolished after
/ the 4th proximo.
The general deficiency appropriation bill
the last of the thirteen regular appropriation
bils-was completed by the appropriations
committee and reported to the House to-day
The appropriations made by the measure are
to supply the deficiencies for the year 1885
aud prior years. and amount to S6.5lS,574