Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Aexandrla '1aHetue'-
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.

today who had read in the GAZETTE
that congressman from his State
thinks MIR. Hoge Tyler will be the next
candidate for Governor of that STATE,
said he wasn't 80 certain about thae,
and it seemed to him that Mr.. Eilyson
had the best chance, as his position. sS
chairman of the State committee had
thrown him in contact with all the
nrominent men of his party, in all the
counties, for many OF whom ne mad
done favors.
The inaugural committee has ap
pointed Edward Macauley, of this city,
as chairman of the reception and prone
made committee of the inaugural ball.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations met this morning to consider
the Cuban resolutions now pending be-
f re it.All thelmembers were present but
Mr.. Gray, of Delaware, and Mr.. Daniel,
OF Virginia. Secretary Olney, who WI 9
invited by Senator Sherman to come
before the committee to-day, appeared
10 the committee room aud as be re-
NAMED there about an hour it is pre-
sumed that he gave the committee
such parts of the report of Consul Gen.
eral Fitzhugh Lee as it was deemed
best to withhold from the general pub
lie. The committee by practically
unanimous vote agreed to report favor
ably on the Cameron resol luton, which
Is as follows: "Resolved by the Senate
a d House of Representatives of the
limited States of America in Congress
assembled, That the independence OF
the republic of Cuba be, and the same
IL hereby, acknowledged by the United
States of America. Sec. 2. That the
United States will use its friendly
offices with the government of SPAN to
bring to close the war between Spain
and Cuba" Senator Cameron was in-
structed to prepare the report that will
be submitted to the Senate Monday
There is an impression among some Of
the members of the committee that the
President will veto the resolution, 1t be-
ing Joint in his character and requiring
the executive approval or disapproval
II Mr.. Cleveland should enter mis- veto
it ia claimed that Congress would be
able to pass the resolution by the neces
sary two thirds vote.
Several of the Virginia republican,
who attended the meeting of their
State committee in Norfolk yesterday
| were at the Capitol to-day. Most o
them belong to the Lamb faction, an
though they make light of their defeat
it is plain that they are by no mesn'
sst;sfiad Some of the more outSpOke Ell
of them say the republican voters o
the State are with Colonel Lamb, anc
that though there will be no disruption
the leaders who have effected his prac
teal deposition, will not be sustained
by them. They also say that the lead
ers referred to haved slated Col. Brady
for collector of the southern, and Mr.
Agnew for the northern district, Judg'
Waddill for district attorney and Gen
eral Walker for Governor.
Congressman Turner of Virgins
went to the Postoffice Department thi
morning and had Miss West appointed
postmaster at Washington, Rappahan
uock county, vice her recently deceased
mother.
Among the Virginia republicans her
to-day is Mr.. Lurty, of the Valley. H'
ls candidate for the republican guber
material nomination in his State, and in
Inmates that he will not be unsuccessful
The House committee on public
buildings to. day agreed to bills appro
priating more than million dollar
for public buildings-all in the North
In the House TO-DAY Mr.. Otey wouit
have tried to call up the bill to refun(
to G. T. Plunket, Lynchburg banker
money advanced by him for .. S. Cour
expenses, but Mr.. Reed objected.
The grand jury has indicted Franci
J. Keckho fer, formerly dlsbursins
clerk of the State Department, who i
charged with ENLIGHTENMENT of $37 ,00
Of funds intrusted to his care while il
government service. The money 5 al
legged to have been taken by Kieck
hoefer from the trust funds of the Stat
Department., over which he had control
1t is part of the $139, 900 shortage dis
covered by an expert accountant in th'
accounts kept by Kieckhoefer. Kieck
hoefer was arrested some months ago
but was released on $4,000 bail. HI
had previously resigned, by direction o
Secretary Olney.
1t is learned at the room ofthe Senate
District Committee, of which Mr.. Nc
MILAN is chairman, that he was not in
spired to introduce his resolution abou
the retrocession of Alexandria by pc
tition or request from the people o.
Alexandria county or city, but by the
crowds OF noisy and illbehaved ne
eroes he meets on his frequent visits tc
the golf grounds at Rosslyn, near the
south end of the Aqueduct Bridge
The impression at the Capitol on the
subject is that the resolution will
amount to little or nothing.
The new race track at Magruder, in
Maryland, but near this city, did not
open with bright prospects of success
There was only one bookmaker pres
emit, and the attendance, including tou.
tiers, did not number more than one bun
dred and fifty. The fact is there has
been so much horse racing near this
city that people have become tired OF
it, and the bettors prefer to risk their
money with the foreign book makers.
People from the Culpeper Senatorial
district in Virginia here to-day say that
Messrs. Taliaferro of Orange county,
Jeffries of Culpeper. and Browning of
Rappahannock, are prosecuting an ac-
tive canvass for the democratic nomina.
ton in that district.
Congressman Tyler of Virginia has
been promised by the committee on