Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-13
10 y . mansion of 500 per month: the

day pension OF SlOO per uUntu; TIC
widow of General Herman $50 per
month: the widow of General Van
Dayener SIS per month; the widow of
General Carroll S75 per mouth. and
the widow OF Admiral Fairfax $50 per
month.
J.. E. West was appointed postmaster
at Hopeful, Louisa county, Virginia,
to-day, vice l. NJ. Williams, removed.
The Senators who voted against the
Memorial bridge at Arlington yester-
day we're Messrs. Allen, Berry, Chill.
ton. PETER, Bate, Blanchard, Mills and
Pettigrew. The House commerce COM
mittee will meet on Tuesday next to
make their report on the HOUSE bill for
the bridge referred to. The friends of
the bill have not yet determined wheth-
or they shall press the House bill or he
c)ntent with the one that has passed
the Senate.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel call
cd up the bill to incorporate the Ma
ii NAL Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. 1t was passed
without objection. Among the incor,
porators are Mrs. Marshall Mcdonald
and Mrs. w. D Cabell OF Virginia, and
Mrs. Roger A. Pryor of New York.
The impression of all who heard the
argument in the contested election
case of Hoge vs.. Otey yesterday, is that
The petition OF the contestant to be al
lowed more time. will not be granted
by the elections committee.
Secretary Hoke Smith is trying to
learn to skate. At Convention Hall.
which has been turned ioto skating
rink, he appeared on skates last night.
He is large, fat man, and each OF the
six falls he had shook the whole house
aud nearly burst him open, so that he
is sore to-day, and is not as much en-
amored OF the sport as he was yester-
day.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Martin in
troduced bill to give 81, $50 to the 1st
Baptist Church of Suffolk, Va, for dam
eyes inflicted by federal troops.
Ex-Congressmen Trigg of Virginia
had an interview with the Virginia
Senators to day and urged them to do
what they could to have the payment
of the claim OF $4,000 of the Trigg
iron works in Richmond, for armor
for the ship Texas, provided for in the
urgent deficiency bill.
In the House to day Mr.. Meredith
presented the petition of w. Il. Yate-
an, Jas. Mansfield, ]. L. Della and 81
rther citizens of Alexandria, in favor Of
the Stone immigration bill also petit
ton of the Friends Peace Association
If Philadelphia against the adoption OF
the Senate's lingo resolutions.
Private intelligence from Richmond
here today is to the effect that Con-
gresham Elicit of that city, who has
been desperately i'll, is now out of dan
ger.
It is understood that all the Virginia
democratic members of the House ex.
cept Messrs. Turner and Tucker will
vote for the silver substitute for the
tariff bill as passed by the Senate.
Congressman Turner of Virginia, ac-
companied Mr.. Horace Mofett, Com
monwealth's Attorney of Rappaban,
mock county, to-day to the Internal
Revenue Bureau, where they protested
against the stringent manner in which
the internal revenue officers in the
county referred to are executing their
duties.
Though Congressman Meredith sup
posed the request of the Young Mems
Sodality Lyceum, of Alexandria. for
flags with which to decorate their hall
on the 22nd would be granted, he re
ceived the following letter to-day
WAR DEPARTMENT.
| QUARTERMAsTER GENERALS OFFICE
WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb 10, 1896.
Hon Z. f. Meredith, HouSe Of Representatives
Sir:-I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of yesterday, enclosing
with your request for favorable consideration
the letter of Mr.. Frank Hume asking the
Dan of fifty flags for decorative purposes on
the 22nd instant. In reply l beg to inform
you that this Department has no flags which
would be suitable for indoor decorations,
The few we have are all of the largest size
i20x36), and besid they have been used
ever since the inauguration of President Gar
Fl I'D numerous occasions in all kinds Of
weather They have become almost black
from age and arc torn to such an extent as 10
make them unfit for further use. The letter
{ ON Mr. Hume is herewith returned.
Respectfully,
Z. N. BATCBELDER,
Ouartermsster General, u. S Army.