Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 6.


WAsaINGToN. Feb. 6.
The Senate committee on the consul
lar and diplomatic bill, reported to-day,
makes an increase Of $4,000 in the APP
preparation, the aggregate carried be-
Ing IL ,G95, 1908. Ore of the items Of in
crease il s. 900 TO the heirs Of the late
minister to Guatemala and Honduras,
Pierce NJ. 3. Young. The consulates
at Horgen, Switzerland, and Alexan-
dretta, Turkey, have been restored. A
provision is inserted giving the bureau
OF American republics the franking
privilege.
Senators Blackburn and Lodge have
been appointed by the Vice-President
az tellers TO officiate next Wednesday,
in the counting OF the electoral votes.
Consul General Lee telegraphs the
State Department from Havana az fol-
Iowa: Sylvester Scovel, World CORES
pondent, was arrested yesterday at
Tunas, Santa Clara province. Con-
sui General Lee will watch out for the
interest Of Scovel as an American citi-
zen.
Congressman Tyler Of the Norfolk,
Virginia, district, to-day telephoned
and--gent his clerk to the Postoflice De-
partment to inquire if Mr.. Anderson,
whom he has recommended for post
master at Norfolk, had been nomi-
mated. But the reply TO both was that
nothing had yet been determined upon
in that case.
Robert Beaton was appointed post
master at Bowers, Southampton coun-
ty, Va, to-day, vice Menacus Lank-
ford, resigned.
That the first congressional district
of Virginia il thoroughly reconstructed
is strongly indicated by the fact that
not less than thirty of the boys Of that
district will be at Tappahannock next
Tuesday, to stand competitive exami
nation for a cadetship at the u. S. mill
tary academy at West Point.
People from Virginia here to-day say
the democrats of the lst district Of that
State are 80 bent upon having the at
Lorney generalship of their State that
tho result will probably be that none OF
them will get it, Messrs Lloyd Smith,
OF Northumber and eX-State Sena-
tor Blackston, Of the Eastern Shore, are
already candidates, and the gold boilers
Of tho district say if they are to be
recognized, State Senator Little, Of
Fredericksburg, should have it. The
prevailing opinion among the Virginians
hero is that Major r. Taylor Scott, the
incumbent of the Office, will be re-
elected.
Mr.. r. V. Thompson, u prominent
man Of this city and director in the
Central National Bank, died here last
night.
The members of the House com
merce committee, who have been on q
junketing trip to some Of the far South
ern ports, hive returned. OF course it
IL entirely too late for any thing they
may recommend to be done ut this ses
sion, and AZ half of them will not be
on the like committee of the next
House, the necessity for their trip is
not understood, except by people IA
miliar with congressional proceedings.
The government has plenty of money,
no matter how little tho people have.
General Walker of Virginia, member
of the committee, did not return with
the others, but stopped for day or
two, on the way back, at mis- home in
southwest Virginia.
Some of the democratic members of
the judiciary committee, to whom has
been referred tho nomination of Mr..
Davis for U. S. attorney for the District
of Columbia, have been informed that
in his speeches against the democratic
ticket last fall, he never spoke of the
democrats AZ anarchists or even as pop
ulists. They would like to know if that
information BIO correct or not.
II is reported that tho u. S. ship Indiana
did vol to return 10 tho smooth waters of
Hampton Roads, as even III tho small waves
sho encountered it seemed that her turrcs
would DO shaken down and do great damage.
Replying to House resolution asking what
stops have boon taken To collect or procure n
settlement of tho principal and interest of
certain state bonds and stocks now belonging
to the United States. Secretary Carlisle trans
mts communication from tho Attorney
Gonoral indicating that further legislation ~
Congress is necessary before tho department
can enforce settlement. Tho State of Yir-
ginia is among those referred TO.