Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, April Il.

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WASHINGTON, April IA.
Senator Morgan is gaining strength,
and marked Improvement is noted In
his condition. He was much better this
morning. Senator VOORHEES, is also i'm
proving, and was out riding yesterday
afternoon. His appetite has returned,
and it is expected he will soon resume
his duties.
The Arizona Statehood bill was or
dered to be favorably reported this
morning by the House territories COM
mittee. This object was not gained.
however, until strong protest had
been made by three members of the
committee against taking vote at this
time. Among the five members who
voted for favorable report was Mr..
Turner, of Virginia.
The executive committee of the ma
tional association Of democratic clubs
met at the Ebbitt House here to-day.
Congressman McNIillin, of Tennessee,
presided. st. Louis, Mo-, was selected
as the place and September 30th
as the time for holding the an
nual convention OF the national
association of democratic clubs. The
secretary was directed to communicate
with the officers of all clubs belonging
to the association and request them to
meet the general officers of the associa-
ton at Chicago for conference on July
9th. The committee subsequently, paid
their respects to the President.
The prevailing impression at the
Capitol to-day, on the Cuban subject, is
that the President will take no action
in respect OF the resolutions recently
passed BY Congress on that suject, until
General Lee shall reach Cuba and re-
port to him, and that then he will take
even less notice of those resolutions
than he has already done.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoftices of Virginia were made
to-day: Big Cut, Scott county, VIM. B.
Peters, appointed postmaster, vice Jas.
Fl. Peters, resigned; Bolington, Lou
doun county, Samuel w. Brooks, vice
Thos. D. Kalb, resigned.
Virginia republicans here to-day say
they think the faction fight in their par
w 10 their State will be settled satisfac-
torily at the Staunton convention, as
the leaders on both sides now see the
foolishness of their squabble and have
signified their willingness to make mu
tual concessions. They say that though
the convention will be for Mckinley,
Col. Lamb may still be endorsed, eX-
cept in respect of his course in the case
of the republican committee of Rich
mond city.
AS stated in this correspondence of
Yesterday, when the report of the cleo
tons committee of the House in the
case of Cornett VS.. Swanson, from the
Danville, Virginia, district, is in favor
of the democratic contestee, there will
be minority report, the ground OF
whichwill be the alleged unconstitution-
slity of the law under which the election
was held. The same republican mem
bers of the committee who signed this
minority report bad not word to say
against the unconstitutionality of the
election law in any of the other cases
they have decided, and why they should
have lugged it into Mr.. Swanson's, no.
body seems to know.
la and about the room of the finance
committee of the Senate it is whispered
that the nomination of Capt. W. H.
Fowle, sent in yesterday for Col.
lector of Internal Revenue, vice
General Fitz. Lee, nominated Tor Con-
sui General to Havana, will not be
confirmed.
Those who went from here yester
day to Monticello and heard Senator
Daniels speech, speak in the highest
terms of it, and say none of the other
speeches made on the occasion com
pared with it in respect of either mat
ter or manner.
While no report has yet been made in
the contested election case of Yost VS..
Tucker, from the Stanton, Virginia,
district, the prevailing belief on the
subject is that the contestee will retain
his seat, and Mr.. fuckers constituents
may rest assured that that belief is true.
The regular weekly meeting of the Yene-
zuelan boundary commission to-day was de-
voted 10 the reading Of the reports made by
various members on the sub-topcs to which
they were individually assigned. No action
was laken Aiiu tle qucstion VI oohuiiI6 d ihoh
Der or members abroad to collect information
was not discussed. 1t is not likely that this
subject will be taken up for some time as a
mass of matter is expected shortly by the
! commission from the Venezuelan minister.
Secretary Carlisle left here this morning
for Chicago, where he will deliver speech
tomorrow night on finance before labor or
carnations.
A harmless woman crank who gave the
name Of Christian MacCauley called on Treas
urcr Morgan this morning and demanded pay
ment of her claim, which she said ran up into
the millions of dollars. She was turned over
to the police.