Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WARRINGTON, May 3.

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had large number Of callers today. DIR.
Hunrer, the republican candidate for
Senator from Kentuckylwho was forced
to withdraw, had brief talk with Mr..
Mckinley about the Kentucky patron
age which has been held up pending
the result of the senatorial election.
Nothing will be done in the matter I'M
til the arrival Of Senator elect Deboe.
Senator Pritchard and Judge Ewart, of
North Carolina, saw Mr.. Mckinley in be-
half of H. A. Goodyear, Of North Caro-.
lima, who is an applicant for the Brazil
iau mission. 1t has been definitely de-
led that National Committeeman j..
+. Boyd, of North Carolina, will be APP
pointed solicitor OF internal revenue.
Congressman Northway, Of Ohio, pre-
s.nted General Robert h. Sampson, Of
Arizona, who aspires TO be consul gen
eral to Mexico. For this post there are
already ninety applicants. He WAS in
formed that further consular appoint.
ments, as rule, would be postponed
until after the adjournment of Con-
gress, as all such appointments will be
held up until after the passage OF the
tariff bill. Senator Martin of Virginia
called, accompanied by delegation OF
thirty-four, headed by Mayor Williams
of Winchester, who formally invited
the President TO be present ut the Shen-
andoah Valley Agricultural Fair next
September. Inasmuch as Mr.. McKin-
ley received his Masonic degree at
Winchester during the war and as q
Masonic delegation will call next week
TO urge his acceptance of this invita-
ton, the Winchester delegation have
strong hopes that he will accept. The
President said he recalled his expert
ence at the Winchester lodge. but would
communicate his reply to the invitation
later.
The tariff bill will be reported to the
full finance committee of the Senate
to. morrow il the republicans find they
desire to hold it no longer, and it VIII
then be passed on to the Senate as
.oon as the republicans make it mani
fest that they have majority favorable
10 it's being reported. Mr. Allison re
having the bill reported after to-mor-
rows meeting without conditions, but
the democrats refused to accede. They
would only agree not to insist upon
holding the bill in committee for de-
tailed inspection after the republl.
CANS had shown that they had
clear majority in committee IA
vorable to the bill. Senator Allison
accepted these terms. Senator Jones
was opposed ut fret to an immediate
report, but the indications now ave
quite decisive that he will not lend
himself to any prolonged consideration
of the bill in committee. He has prac
tically said az much to his friends. The
democrats expect that the bill will be
held in committee for two or three days,
but do not count upon retaining it for
the two weeks which is the time they
first asked for. After it ID reported the
bill will be allowed TO lie on the table
for ton days or two weeks before being
taken up for debate.
The following fourth-clnss postmast-
ers were appointed IN Virginia to-day ;
Aylett, Marcelus Gatewood; Ezoll, w.
| N. Rawlings; Herndon, w. ID. Sweet
ser; Lester Manor, z. f. Souder; Man
tapike, X. l.. Harper; Rochelle, II. G..
Sommers; John M. Griffin to be post
master at fredericksburg, and Samuel
Nj. Yost at Staunton.
The President to-day sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate: Robert
f Patterson, OF Tennessee, to be con
sui general of tho United States Mt Cal
cutta, India; Stanton Sickles, of New
York, secretary of the legation of the
United States at Madrid.
Unprecedented people who were pres
ent when the Wise republican delega-
ton from Norfolk called upon the Pres.
ident and the Postmaster General last
Saturday are of the opinion that the
policy of the administration with refer
ence to Virginia patronage was settled
when Mr.. Bowden was made referee in
all cases except those in the two con-
Sressional districts OF that State repre-
sented by republicans, and that it will
be adhered 20.
Congressman Lamb of the Richmond
district was the only member of thc
Virginia delegation who went on the
excursion of the Board of Trade OF this
city to Marshall Hall in the rain last
Saturday.
Congressman Rixey of the Alexan
dria district says he is not only in favor
uf the endorsement of the Chicago plat
form by the next democratic couven.
ton of Virginia, but also of approving
the brilliant campaign made by MIR.
Bryan. 1t is understood that all tho
other democratic congressman from
Virginia also endorse both the platform
and the nominee of tho Chicago con-
vention, and certainly nearly all the
other democrats from their State who
come here do.
Senator Daniel has returned, and he
and his colleague were both in their
seats in the Senate to-day.
The executive session OF the Senate
to-day was devoted largely to the con-
sderation of the Anglo-American arbi
tration treaty, which is to be voted
upon Wednesday. Senator Morgan
again announced his opposition to the
agreement.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel in
troduced bill to pension Martha l..
Bohannon, widow of Miles II. Bohan-
non, soldier in the Mexican war.
In the House to-day Mr. RiXey intro
duced bill for the claim of W. Il.
Souther of Culpeper county, Virginia,
50 900 for stores, taken by the federal
army during the war; also bill to set
tie the accounts of James Broadus Of
Culpeper, soldier in the second reei.