Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandris f4Hzette-J
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16
Mr.. Thorp, the republican congress
man from the Petersburg, Virginia,
district, says the democrats played a
'beautiful" trick on him at last months
election, when they deprived him of
four or FIVE thousand ballots, either by
throwing them out or counting them
for T. L. Thorp, driver, living in an
other part of the district.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations this morning reached no con
clusion on the Cuban question, but
the discussion showed that the Cam
eron resolution, favoring recognition
of Cuban independence and offering
the friendly Offices of the United States
with Spain, to bring the war to close,
| met with the most favor and may pos.
sibly be reported to the Senate in the
future. Nothing more will be done in
the case until after the Christmas re-
cess.
The navy department issued an Of
fetal statement this morning to demon
strate that the battleship Texas, instead
of being in any degree failure, ranks
with the finest warship in the world and
is not surpassed by any American naval
vessel. The occasion for this announce
ment is Secretary Herbert's approval
of court of inquiry record which
found no one responsible for the un.
fortunate laundering of the vessel re-
Gently at the New York navy yard. In
this be is sustained by Chas. b. Cramp
aud naval officers who have been con-
uected With the construction and navi.
CATION of the ship.
While the court of inquiry which in
vestigated the sinking of the Texas at
rached no blame to any one for the &C
cident, which it found due to a defec-
tive casting in a valve yoke and the
possible existence of open valves be-
tween compartments, Secretary Her
bert finds Chief Engineers Moore Of the
ship and Farmer of the navy yard
.sreprehensibly careless" and if they
had not each failed in this duty this
accident could not have happened" A
reprimsnd in the form of copy o.
these findings has been sent to the at
fected officers.
Mr.. Frank r. PH,ter, of Kentucky
government CLERK and popular
young man about town, committed sui
eide this morning at 622 street.
Most all the Virginia republicans re-
Gently seen about the Capitol have
gone to Norfolk to attend the meeting
| of their State committee to be held
there tomorrow night. None of them
went with any hope of satisfactory set
Element of the differences between the
Lamb and anti.Lamb factions, Tor the
appearances are that the latter will
predominant, and Colonel Lamb, his
friends say, is not the man to patiently
submit to what he believes to be an in
jury.
A Virgins member of the House
told the GAzETTE's correspondent to-
day that he thought Mr.. Hoge Tyler
| OF Pulaski county would be the next
democratic candidate for Governor oil
bis State, and that Congressman Walk
| er OF the same county would be his re-
publican opponent.
The executive committee of the
| American bimetallic union met to-day
to consider measures for keeping up
the free coinage fight, but came to no
conclusions of definite character.
The famous General" Coxey was in
the Capitol to-day, but without an
array, and he did not walk on the
grass to get there, but came up the
steps as every body else did.
Senator Faulkner says Mr.. Aliens
resolution for an investigation of the
remarkable result of the late election
will be passed, and that it's develop.
ments will be likely to open the eyes OF
the people of the country.
A democratic Senator who had seen
in this correspondence of yesterdays
date that the democrats of the Senate
had so far this session held no formal
conference or consultation, said to-day
they not only had held no such confer.
ence, but as at present determined
would not hold one during the reuain-
der of the session. They doubtless
would consult each other, but would
have no caucus. as to do so you'd give
the boilers more importance than they
deserved.
In the House to-day Mr.. Meredith
from the District committee reported
favorably bill to pay Emmett. Dunbar
& Co., contractors, $4,000 for laying
mains in this city several years ago.
Mr.. Otey introduced Q bill for the relief
GO J. W. Chandler of Halifax county,
ofsl1e.os, for repayment on abatement
of tax on distilled liquor stolen from
warehouse. Also one for II. l.. john
son of Dryburg, Va, for $66.OI, same.
According to every indication the
military display at the Inauguration of
Mckinley aud Hobart on the 4th OF
March next will be very imposing.
| Among other famous military organiza.
tons expected are the Twenty-second
Regiment, of New York; the Seventh
Regiment, of New Yor4; the Pennsyl-
vsnia National Guard in its entirety,
and all of the New Jersey and Ohio
militiamen.
The TARIFF III an interview on the
sensterisl situation in North Carolina Senator
Thurston. OF Nebraska member of the re-.
publican committee. said last night: