Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
orrespondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.

the naval committees VI DOtn branches
of Congress may have an opportunity
of inspecting her. 1t will be recollect-
ed that the Confederate navy had some
submarine torpedo boats, but that they
did not prove successful, and that one
or two of them after sinking never
brought their crews to the surface
again.
Immediately after the adjournment of
the Senate to-day the republican Sena-
tors went into caucus. Senator Aid
rich, who reported the tariff bill, took
the floor, but had not proceeded far
when some one asked him for an ex-
PLANTATION of the sugar schedule.
MIR. Aldrich went into quite an elab-
crate explanation of the schedule, pre-
senting the figures in the present law,
the Dingley bill and the Senate amend
ment. He said that the Senate amend
ment was less advantageous to the sugar
refners than the Dingley bill or the
present law.
The U. S. Supreme Court to-day in
the case of l.. E. Parsons, late district
attorney for the northern district
of Alabama, decided adversely to Par
sons claim that he was entitled to hold
his Office for four years notwithstanding
the Presidents order of removal. the
court holding that while the appoint
ment was for four years it might be ter
minated earlier at the discretion of the
President.
Senator.elect Mallory, of Florida,
was on the floor of the Senate to-day,
but was not sworn in, as the Senate
adj urned Immediately after meeting
u of respect to the late Senator
Earle.
The u. S. Supreme Court decided
to-day that the interstate commerce
commission has no power to prescribe
rates on railroads D SN SSig n @asontrol in
'D1 i.es en- The court affirmed the de-
cision of the court below in the case of
C. s. Wright, of Pittsburg, Pa, charged
with a violation of the portion of the
Interstate commerce law prohibiting
discrimination. Wright granted re-
bates on beer to pay for drayage. This
action was held to be in violation of the
law.
The President has remitted the SEN
tence of dismissal imposed by court
martial on Captain Romeyn, 5th In
fantry, who, after a sensational trial,
was convicted recently of assault or
Lieutenant O'Brien of the same regi-
mept at Fort Mcpherson, Ga. In view
of the fact that Captain Romeyn will
retire by operation OF law or June l,
the President believes that the ends Of
Justice will be secured by his severe
r~eprimapd.
Representative McMillin, of Tonnes
see, to day introduced in the House 8
resolution providing for the considera-
t:oo of the Senate resolution recog-
nizing the belligerency of the Cuban in.
surgents from day to day until dis.
posed Of" The resolution was referred
10 the committee on rules, but it is not
likely that the committee will consider
it. The majority leaders will decide
for themselves when it is proper to act
on the resolution.
The President has pardoned in order
to restore citizenship Harry H. Kenne.
DIV, sentenced in Pennsylvania to ten
years Imprisonment for misspplication
of national bank funds.
The Treasury Department to-day re-
ceiyed q telegram from New York stat
ing that 81 10000 in gold coin had
been withdrawn from the su%b-treasury
for export; also, that S1,250,000 in gold
had been obtained from the banks,
making the total shipments for to-
morrow $4,000 900.
Minister Coke, from Guatemala City,
has informed the Department of State
by telegraph that al executive decree
issued to-day relieves all Guatemala
banks from obligation to redeem their
notes or other obligations in specie and
makes bank notes legal tender till JAN
uary l next.
The President has finally decided to
accept the invitation of the business
men of Philadelphia and to visit that
CITY on June I'd to attend the opening
of the Commercial Museum and other
functions that have been arranged for
that date.
Virginia fourth-class postmasters
were appointed to-day as follows
Alum Wells, L. A. Cunningham.
Brokenburg, G. E. Talley; Dawn
Jugs, n. NJ. Hutt; Evansville, W. j
Taylor; Lewisetta, G. R. Lewis; Lodge.
NJ. T. Dawson; Luuenburg, A. Il. Car
dazo; Partlow, Henry Schulze; Red
Bluff, E. r. Eversole; Ridgeway, G. o.
.Jones. Sylyatus, /. M. Martin.
Messrs Bowden, Brady and Agnew,
of the Virginia republican executive
committee, having failed to obtain an
audience with the President last Sat.
urday, called at the White House again
this morning to talk with Mr.. McKin.
lev about the patronage, if any, that he
intends to give to their party in their
State. Nearly all the other Virginia
republicans here last week have gone
home-utterly disguised with both the
tariff and Cuba, to which they at.
tribute the delay in the distribution Of
offices of which they hope to get a
share.
The few Virginia negroes who ex-
pected to get offices under the republi-
can administration are already threat
euing what they will do at the next
election in case their demands for rec.
ognition be disregsrded much longer.
They say now with reference to the sc.
ton of the executive committee of the
republican party of their State in ignor-
ing them that they will show them at
the first opportunity that the republi'
can partyin Virginia without the negro
is like a frying pan with no meat in it.
Mr.. Frank Hume, who was called to
Brandy station last week to see his aged