Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, A6ril 10.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, April 10.
Elaborate arrangements have been
made by the executive committee oil
the national league OF democratic clubs
for celebrating the birthday of Thomas
Jefferson at Monticello, Va, on Mon.
day next. A special train with 25C
guests aboard headed by Vice-Presl-
dent Stevenson and several members OIL
the Cabinet and 40 or so Senators
and members of Congress will leave
here Monday morning for Monticello.
= Governor Russell, of Massachusetts.
will be one of the orators of the occa'
sion.
The Notifications bill reported by the
House appropriations committee to-day
aporopriates 50, $50 to the sewerage sys-
tenn at Fortress Monroe.
Senators Morgan and VOORHEES, are
re ported to be better to-day.
Mr. Swanson of Virginia succeeded
to-day in getting his bill to refund to
John s. Burwell of his district 81 1885,
the amount of twice-paid tobacco tax,
passed by the House.
Edward A. Mosely, jr., was appoint
ed postmaster at Moseleys Junction,
Powhatan county, Virginia, to day,
vice Alexander Campbell, resigned.
Virginia republicans were numerous
at the Capitol to-day. Among them
were Judge Waddill and General Ed
gar Allen, of Richmond, and Messrs.
Brown, of Loudoun, and Lee, OF
Clarke counties. The two former
bad q long talk with Congressman
Walker, of their State, and SUBJ
sequently they and others had con-
ference with some Mckinley men. They
say McKinley's supporters will control
heir State convention beyond doubt.
The convention in the 1st district
will be held at Tappahannock next
week, and General Allen says he will
b, there, and will take with him let
ter from Colonel Lamb, which the
Colonel wrote to a friend, asking how
much money it would take to induce a
convention to endorse him, Lamb,
aud saying that Colonel Brady ought
to be able to down Ben. Hoop.
er, and abiding to other party affairs.
they say that Col. Lamb will not only
be removed from his two positions as
chairman of the State republican COM
mittee and national committeeman
from Virginia, but that he will not be
elected a delegate to the st. Louis con-
vention. Messrs. Libby, Ashby, Ag-
new, Hine, and other republicans from
tue same State, on the contrary, init
mate that Col. Lamb will show up
stronger in the convention than his
enemies suppose. General Walker
SAYS he is the friend of both parties and
wants them TO settle their differences
amicably.
Major o. E. Hine, of Fairfax county,
member of the Virginia Agricultural
Board, appointed by the Governor in
the place of Col. Wexford Corbin, was
at the Capitol to-day. He says the
board Yesterday elected Col. Buford its
president, TO fill the vacancy caused by
the removal of Col. Corbin, and deter
mined to extend the operations of the
board to all the counties of the State.
A large delegation of farmers from
the surrounding country called upon
Senator Martin to-day in the interest Of
the bill for market shed on the open
space southwest of the Centre Market
House here. The report on the bill
will be favorable.
In the House to-day Mr.. Meredith
presented a petition from the Crane
Lodge of Good Templars of Virginia
signed by George w. Hawxhurst, G
S for the creation of national com
mission to report on the liquor traffic
10 the Senate to day Mr.. Martin in
troduced bill to refund to Marian Pol
lard of Alexandria $3.50, the amount
she paid for house sold in Alexandra
at confscation sale.
The parties interested in the Wash
ington and Falls Church and the Falls
Church and Potomac railroads were in
the room of the House District commit
tee to-day, trying to effect settlement
of their differences.
1t is understood that no charter will
be granted to new gas company here,
but that the present company will be
required to reduce their current charge
of 81 % per thousand feet.
The House judiciary committee to-
lay agreed to report adversely on the
bill increasing the age of consent from
lG to is years in the District OF Colum-
Dia.
Messrs. Clements, Phillips, Ballenger
and Corbett, of Alexandria county, had
hearing before the District commits
sioners to-day in favor of the bill to al
low the Washington and Falls Church
Railroad to run its cars across the Aque'
cuct Bridge. This road now runs from
Georgetown to Arlington, and three
different contractors are at work ex.
tending the track to Falls Church.
The Senate committee on Territories this
morning ordered a favorable report on the
bill providing FOR the election of a delegate
in Congress from the Territory of Alaska.
Ruth Cleveland, the Presidents eldest
daughter, developed case of measles this
morning. Little Esther Cleveland, who also
has the same disease is getting along nicely.
The Cabinet meeting was held as usual today
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate yesterday after the
tariff and silver debates some progress
was made on the Indian appropriation
hill. but the sectarian school question