Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-20
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of tho Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, April 20.
The negro x-Consul Waller paid his
first visit to the State Department this
morning since his return to America.
He did not see Secretary Olney but had
a talk with Assistant Secretary Adee
about his claim for damages on account
of the treatment alleged to have been
given him while en- route to Marseilles
as prisoner of war. He also saw
Chief Chiffon of the Consular Bureau
ABOUT the unsettled condition of his
consular accounts. He says he is en-
titled to indemnity for the confiscation
of his rubber concession by the French
government but it is not likely that the
State Department will give him any
assistance in this matter because of the
waiver given by this government to Sc
cure his release.
Quintus C. Hillyard was to day ap,
pointed postmaster of Streets, Middle
sex county, Va, vice Edward w.
Beazley, resigned.
Comptroller Eckels, who delivered
an address in favor of "sound money
in Cincinnati, Ohio, Friday last, has
gone to Chicago and will remain there
all the week. He is said to be taking
active interest in the selection of dele.
gates from Cook county 10 the national
convention.
The House committee on public
lands to-day ordered favorable reports
on the bills granting 25,000 acres Of
land each to the Industrial School fol-
girls, and the Tuskegee Normal School
(colored) of Alabama.
A marriage license was issued here
to day to Jas, Campbell of this city and
Ellen Fisher of Alexandria.
The administration is not deriving
much satisfaction from its negro con-
suls. One of them named Henry Smith,
hailing from Georgia, at Santos, Bra
iii, has been reported to the State ID =
partment for failing to send any money
to his wife and children, and allowing
them to be kept from starving by the
charity of this city.
The Senate this morning passed the
resolution previously reported provid-
ing for tho completion of the sewerage
system at Old Point Comfort at the
governments expense.
Republicans, white and black, from
the 9Th Virginia district, were plentiful
at the Capitol to-day, talking about
their district convention at Manassas
tomorrow and their State convention
at Staunton the next day. The lily
whites say they will certainly have
control of the former, and they think
If the latter too, as such control is the
only possible way to increase the par
ty's strength in the State. The negroes,
however, say that while they feel they
will have no show at Manassas, they
can't think that their claims to recog-
nitioD will be denied at Staunton.
1t is rumored here that the famous
steamer Pocahontas, now the Howard
Cassard, which has been lying at Alex
andria for long time, will quietly sail
down the river tonight to Hampton
Roads. where she will be met by a
lighter loaded with men and arms, and
then steam away for Cuba, like the
Bermuda did, with merry band Of
filibusters, if the wind be high or low.
The Senate committee on foreign af-
fairs agreed this morning, unanimously,
to confirm the nomination of General
Fitz Lee as Consul General to Cuba,
both the Virginia Senators recommend
ing such action in unstinted terms. The
finance committee has not yet consid
cred the nomination of Capt. w. II.
Fowle to be Generals successor as col.
leetor of internal revenue for the upper
district of Virginia, and will not do so,
in courtesy to Senator Daniel until he
shall return.
1t seems almost impossible for Sena.
tor Martins acts to be correctly re.
ported in some parts of Virginia. He
did not ask that Mr.. Carter Berkeley be
removed from the minor place he holds
at the Senate. Three Virginians hold
such places there, Messrs. Berkeley,
Browning and Payne. Under the new
reorganization of that body, Sergeant-nt.
arms Bright informed the Vir-
pIQl6 S6udIOES tuhp 40 Ouly tHO
could be retained, each could
name on,, and the other would
haze to 90, and his place be given to a
Senator Martin therefore
named the 500 of his old friend, Mr..
Browning, and, it Is reported, that SEN
ator Daniel has named the son OF his
friend, General Payne. but, whether he
has or not is not definitely known here,
as he is still in Lypchbnrg.
The invalid pensions committee OF
the House decided this morning to bs-
gin tomorrow the consideration of a
general service pension for all soldiers
of the late war.
AS General Walker will start for
Staunton tomorrow to attend the re-
publican convention of his State, it is
not probable that the Thorp-McKenn
contested election case will be called
up Until his return, as he is booked for
8 speech iH that case. The elections
committee was to haye met this morn
ing, but no quorum was present. No
~