Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-03

of Algerla, or as II the french
Corps Legislatif should resolve
that the French Canadians We're not
accorded proper rights in the Dominion
of Canada. Then there seems to me
such an apparent insincerity in the
whole proceeding. Neither House of
Congress has had the courage to put Its
resolutions in such shape as to demand
executive action. Each has desig-
mated its resolutions as concurrent SO
that they can be pigeon-holed if they
should ever reach the President, just
as the Armenian resolutions have been.
A I'd neither House seems DESTROYS OF
concurring with the other as 10 the
wording OF the resolutions, which thus
seem likely to be left hanging in mid
al between the two Houses, as if this
w ole discussion was meant for what
YOU call 'buncombe.' II is most aston
is ling TO me. While diplomatic pro-
p,opriety of course prevents any Am
b s,dor or Minister from ex-
pr. ssipg any such sentiments for
publication over his name, it may
b. interesting TO know that these seem
to be the views OF pretty well all of the
diplomatic corps in Washington except
the representatives of the Latin-Ameri-
Can States"
Representative Linton, of Michigan,
this morning denied the report that he
had withdrawn the resolutions intro
duced by him Saturday last protesting
against the acceptance by the govern
meut of Pere Marquette's statue. More
over, be has no intention of doing so, he
SAYS. Asked what effect the accept
ance of the statue by the government
two years ago would have upon his
action, Mr.. Linton replied that the
statute under which the figure was &C.
copied provided that such statues
should be limited to those of persons
who had been eminent in civic or
military way. Marquette, he said, had
been distinguished in neither line OF
human progress, and for that reason the
terms of tho law had not been complied
with. The Catholics here say the pri-
vate unwilling of the statue i'll COM
ported with proud aud powerful gov
ernment, and was a disgraceful exhibit
ton of cowardice. While conflicting
stories have been circulated with refer
ence to the statue, Senator Villas, OF
Wisconsin, is authority for the state
ment that it will not at this time be
formally presented to the government
for the simple reason that two years
ago it was accepted by Congress in u
resolution which passed both the House
and Senate. Some time in the future
Senator Villas cannot say when
speeches will be made iu the Senate by
himself and his colleague, Mr.. Mitchell
and possibly also in the House. COM
memorative of Marquette's life and
services as an explorer. Beyond this,
it is said, no further action will be
taken with respect to the matter.
The statue to-day, as on yesterday, and
Saturday, has been the centre of inter-
est TO visitors at the Capitol. The po-
liceman in uniform who has been
guarding it lately has been removed
and the safety of the statue is now en-
trusted to the regular custodian of
Statuary Hall and TO member of the
Capitol police force dressed III citizens
clothes.
The President to-day sent to the SEN
ate the nomination Of G. E. Wells, Of
West Virginia, to be marshal of the
United States for the district of West
Virginia.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffices of Virginia were made
to-day Little Plymouth. King and
Queen county, L. S. Courtney appoint
ed postmaster, vice J. E. Bray, dead;
Verdierville, Orange county, ]. S. Tin
der, vice W. II. Foulks, removed.
The talk of several Virginia republic
cans, from different parts of their State,
here to-day, is to the follow ng effect
That the four delegates at large FROM
Virginia to the national republican con-
vention will be Lamb of the End dis
trict, Slrother of the 9th, the elder Yost
from the 9th and Mccall from the
Sth; that Allen of 3rd district has with
drawn from a contest for delegate from
that district in favor of negro, so thai
the latter and Judge Waddill may =, ~. :. Z.
re sent that district in the cGsss1,,yent;op
aud that Colonel Bradyy''end er neoro
VIII 60 TO tne contention as the repre-
senIaIiVes n, VI eene 4th, the Petersburg
alserlco. , ;i-ae friends of Gen. Walker,
no ooe or, say that as he is now the
most prominent republican in the
State, he should be one of the delegates
at large, and will be elected by the State
convention in the place of Mr.. Strother.
It is also said that the late reorganiza'
ton of the republican party In the Sth
district on a white basis is in accord
with the ideas of the chairman of the
State committee, and that an attempt
will be made to reorganize Inc
party in all the other districts of the
State on the same lines, the white re-
publicans saying they have borne the
negro burden long enough, and that
they will get white recruit for every
negro who may leave them. 1t is
also said that Colonel Lamb is known
to be in favor of Reed for President,
though he says he is fancy free, while
probably majority of the party are in
favor of Mckinley. certainly the part
represented by Yost's Weekly, the lead
ing republican newspaper in the State.
1t is also: said that the negroes in the
State are by no means pleased with the
proposed ''lily white" organization, and
will kick, and attempt to defeat it, and
secure at least fair share of the dele
gates to the St. Louis convention.
In the vote on the Cuban resolutions
in the House yesterday the Virginia
members are recorded as follows: Ayes,
Messrs. Otey and Swanson noes,
Messrs Thicker and Walker: not y6t-