Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria eazotte.]

Q6ntlal tralu pluloO ouI VI 1ho C'AtH
street station of the Pennsylvania Rail
road at 1890 o'clock bound for New
York with distinguished party
aboard, all the guests of the city of
New York, to attend the ceremonies
connected with the dedication Of the
Grant Monument. The train was
made up of seven coaches, and it was
noticeable that the President solved in
advance any question of precedence
that might have arisen by himself TAX
ing the last coach on the train. There
was first combination baggage car
and smoker, then dining car, then
the vestibuled chair car Emelia for the
accommodation of the committee,
members of the press and other unofli.
cial guests of the Pennsylvania Rail
road. The chair coaches Alisa and
Celeste were occupied by the ambas-
sailors, the foreign ministers and their
attaches and personal servitors. The
car Dorcas was occupied by the men,
bers of the Cabinet and their ladies,
Mrs. Grant and her children, Rear Adj
miral Brown, Adjutant General Rug
HlPS AQU u low ObuoI OLlClhio.
The democratic members of the fl
nance committee have not yet made q
definite reply to the republican mem
bers concerning the proposition to bring
the tariff bill directly into the Senate
before submitting it to the committee as
body, but majority of the democrats
have signified their opposition to such
plan and will insist upon full com
mittee consideration. 1t is believed
that all democratic members of the
committee will insist upon this plan.
The special train bearing Vice.Presi-
dent Hobart, Speaker Reed and COM
mittees of the Senate and House of Re-
representatives. to the Grant ceremonies
left at 1880 this morning over the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The en-
tire delegations of the two Houses were
on hand with the exception of Senator
Platt, of New York, who was detained
by the serious illness of his wife. The
train was made up of eight of the finest
Pullman parlor cars in the service. In
the first car were the Vice President
with his wife, son and private secretary
and Senators Sewall and Smith, of New
Jersey. Speaker Reed and his wife
and daughter occupied the second car
which became rendezvous for Repre-
sentatiyes Dalzell, Payne and other
members of the ways and means com.
mittee, including Mr.. Bailey, of Texas,
the democratic leader in the House.
The senatorial party had the two fol-
lowing cars and after them came two
cars occupied by members of the House.
A dining car and a combination smok-
or baggage Car completed the train.
Many of the senators and members
were accompanied by their wives.
There was profusion of flowers in the
several cars, those of the Vice-Presi-
dent and Speaker being specially elab-
crate in their floral adornment.
The President to-day sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate ::
William R. Day, of Ohio, to be as
sistant Secretary of State Bethany
Storer, of Ohio, to be minister to Bel
GUM; George NJ. Fisk, of Ohio, second
secretary of the embassy of the United
States at Berlin; Huntington Wilson, OF
Illinois, to be second secretary of the
legation of the United States at Toxic;
Thomas R. Purnell, OF North Carolina,
to be q. s. judge for the eastern dis
'rict of North Carolina; Edward G.
Bradford, of Delaware, to be o. S. dis
riot Judge for the district of Delaware;
Cassius NJ. Barnes, of Oklahoma, to be
Governor of Oklahoma Territory; Elmer
J. Miller, of Ohio, to be surveyor OF
customs, port of Columbus, Ohio; Owen
8. Higgins to be postmaster at Lebanon,
Ohio.
Senator Perkins told the GAzETTE's
correspondent to-day that he greatly
regretted the serious accident that had
happened to Colonel Mosby. He also
said that while the President had not
particularized any place for the Colonel,
he said he intended to give him good
one.
Senator Harris has returned after
long absence, and was in his seat in the
Senate to-day. He says his health has
been completely restored.
Senator Martin says he looks upon
Mr.. Cleveland's late speech as part of
the deliberate effort that is being made
by the leaders of the boilers to prevent
their followers from coming back to the
democratic party, which many of them
ire now doing, and also to keep up
heir organization and persist in their
attempt not only to have him as
Presidential candidate in 1900, but to
weaken the democratic vote at the
next Congressional, and in all the State
elections. He doesn't, however, think
The attempt referred TO will be effective.
What Mr.. Martin says expresses the
average opinion of the democrats of
both branches of Congress on the sub
ject.
Almost the last one of the many
Virginia republicans recently here has
gone home, pleased neither with them.
selves, their congressman, their execu
tive committee, their referee, nor the
administration. The executive COM
mittee and referee gave no salts.
faction to the Virginia negroes who
called upon them, and the latter went
away with pouted mouths.
Virginia fourth class postmasters ap-
pointed to-day are : Buckingham, Miss
A. J. Noble; Burketown, w. E. Cal
houn; Grottoes, Miss F. B. Fulton;
Quinton, L. 81. Vaughn; Urbana, r. S.
Bristow.
Among the strangers in the city to.
day is MIR. Con. O'Leary, formerly of