Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszette.]
WASHINGTON. May %.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszette.J
WASHINGTON. May %.
Representative Otey of the Lynch
burg district has introduced bill to
reimburse c. T. Plunkett of Lynchburg
for u. S. marshal's warrants paid by
him: also one to reimburse Thos. W..
Scott, ex-U. s. marshal OF the eastern
district OF Virginia, for expenses incur.
red by him while G. M. Balm, Jr., OF
Norfolk was in his custody.
Congressman Tyler of the Norfolk,
Virginia, district, got the promise TO-
dsy of three new buoys for the harbor
of Viewpoints News.
Postmaster Carlin of Alexandria was
here to-day and succeeded in getting
an order from the supervising architect
of the Treasury for having the whole
of the government building in his CITY,
postoffice, customs house, and U. >.
court rooms, heated by steam before
next winter. Mr.. Carlin also got the
promise of Mr.. Abbott, chairman OF the
subcommittee of the House committee
on public buildings, to which the Dill
for the enlargement and Improvement
of the public building in Alexandria
has been referred, of hearing in favor
of that bill on Friday next. He also
went to the Postoffice Department to
try to have the mail for Alexandra
brought up by the steamer Manchester
landed at that city and not, as it is
now, brought here and then sent back
by rail.
Some of the silver men here to day
are very wroth with Mr.. Harrity tor
his reported intention of so manipulate
ing the Chicago convention as to seat
ali the gold contestants in that body,
and are threatening him with dire con-
sequences if he shall attempt to play
any such game.
VIM. H. Baker was to-day appointed
postmaster at Hurley, Buchanan coun-
ty, Va, vice John G. Mccoy, resigned.
Mr.. A. w. Talley of Bedford City,
Virginia, is here to-day on business
connected with the receivership of the
broken national bank of that town.
Mr.. Henry E. Smythe, of Virginia, Q.
s. Minister to Hayti, who is back in the
United States on leave of absence, re.
ported to the State Department to-day.
Representative Howard, populist, OF
Alabama, and author of "If Christ came
to Congress-" introduced in the House
to-day resolution for the impeachment
of the President, in respect of the sale OF
government bonds, but Mr.. Dingley,
republican of Maine, raised the question
of consideration, on the ground of the
approaching close of the session, and
was sustained by the speaker, and almost
unanimously by the House. The reso'
luton will therefore appear in the Con-
gressional Record, but will go no further.
Mr.. Howard, however, says the
Speakers decision was wrong, and that
he intends to attempt to call the resolu-
ton up again.
The President to-day sent message
to tie Senate in relation to the Spanish
protocols and the Competitor affair. 1t
contains nothing but the text of the
treaties and protocols, in the original
Spanish and in English. The President
declines on public grounds to transmit
to the Senate any of the correspondence
between this government and Spain
growing out of the Competitor affair.
President Cleveland to-day returned
to the House with his veto the bill to
change and regulate the fees ofreceivers
and registers of land offices.
Congressman Otey, OF Virginia, makes
the following statement to-day of the
silver status in his State Is of the
counties and cities have acted, and have
elected 1Ol6 delegates, of whom S9S are
for silver, 6S for gold and ITO are un-
instructed, or divided. 3S counties
and cities have not acted and will elect
ga delegates.
At the meeting of the Virginia demo.
cratic association of this last night 81
members were expelled for failing to
pay their dues, nearly all of whom are
federal office holders, drawing salaries
of from 81 900 to 900. As the Presi-
Dental election will be held next fall,
this indisposition to pay dues is "omi-
nous of a bad sign"
Prominent Richmond republicans
here to-day say that Mr.. Thorp, repub-
licsn, who now represents the Peters
burg, Virginia, district in the House,
will have as rivals for the next repub-
lican nomination in that district, Col.
Brady, who was his counsel in his con-
tested election case, and State Senator
Flanagan, and that the Colonel will
probably succeed. They also say that
Col. Lambs day in the party has gone,
and that at ST. Louis Mr.. Bowden will
be made national committeeman and
Judge Waddill be chosen chairman OF
the Virginia delegation.
The President to-day sent to the Senate the
following nominations: w. F. Sands of tho
District of Columbia, second Secretary of the
Legation of the United States at Tokyo, Ja-
pan, and s. B. Palmer of Georgia. an assistant
surgeon in tho navy.