Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
OF the Alexandra Gazette. J
70. -urScToN ADril -.

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attending public schools were requested
by their teachers to gather up, on their
way to and from school, ali such APP
parently yalueless objects as old metal
lie bottle capsules, tin foil. tin cans,
paint tubes, refuse metal, etc., and de-
liver their collection daily to their re-
spective teachers. In the period from
January to October /, 1895, or within
eight months, the following amounts
were collected: Tin foil, ,925 pounds;
old paint tubes, 90 pounds; bottle cap
sules, AIS pounds; scraps OF metal,
l .22l pounds; total, 7,781 pounds. This
apparent rubbish was disposed OF and
the proceeds applied go as to completely
clothe 500 poor children and send 30
sick ones to recuperation colonies, and
there still remained quite balance,
which was distributed among the poor
sick OF the city"
The republican senator's were to-day
informed through their subcommittee
of the proposition of the democratic
populist-silver-republcan coalition for
the assignment of senators to the COM
mittee vacancies. The proposition was
for the republicans to fill the vacancies
caused by the retirement OF senators
appointed as republicans in the last
Congress and for the allied forces to
fill the other places. The matter was
taken under consideration by the re-
publican subcommittee, consisting OF
Senators Mcmillan, Gallinger and Car
ter, but no conclusion was reached ex-
cept to refer the entire subject to the
full republican committee on commit
tees.
There is much difference of opinion
among republican Senator'S as to the
ACCESSIBILITY of accepting the PROPOSE
ton, and it is possible that q republican
caucus will be necessary to reach final
conclusion.
Responding to resolution Of in
curry the secretary of the treasury to-
day sent to the Senate copy of the
circular letters sent to customs officers
instructing them to delay liquidation
of all entries Subject to change of rate
required by law" The circular owes
its original to the retroactive section Of
the tariff bill but the secretary while
admitting this fact, says that the
circular was issued under existing
law and that it relates solely to certain
proceedings of the customs officers
which do not in any manner cbstruct
the entry of imported merchandise and
the payment OF duties nor abridge the
rights of importers. He adds "The
delay in the final liquidation of entire:
was directed for prudential reasons and
is measure which, while it may insure
to the advantage of the government
does not impair the conyen
fence and interest Of the importers.
Senator Vest introduced resolution
declaring this order of the secretary TO
be without authority Of law and in vio-
lation of the statutes and customs regu-
lations governing the payment Of i'm
port duties at the ports OF entry where
the same may be collected. The reso
luton went over for future consldera-
ton.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Martin, Of
Virginia presented petition from citi-
zens of Richmond for the creation of q
commission to revise the banking and
currency laws. Mr.. Martin, from the
committee on claims also reported Ia
vorably bills paying the Potomac
Steamboat Company 5000, FOR in
iuries inflicted to the steamer Ex-
oalsior, by the U. S. vessel Fortune
which ran into her in Hampton Roads,
and to pay the heirs OF Mark Davis, OF
Petersburg S27.373 for property seized
by the U. S. forces 10 New Orleans,
during the war between the States.
Judge Shumate, Mr.. Robert Campbell
and Major O. E. Hine called on Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow
to day to make inquiries about certain
postoffice appointments in the Sth Vir-
ginia district in which they feel an in
terest.
1t is reported that Congressman
Walker and Yost have declared open
war against the republican executive
committee of their State and have offer
ed their endorsement to certain appll-
cants for office who already have the
endorsement of the committee, if they
will act with them.
Indications are that the postoffices in
Virginia are likely to cause much
trouble among the republicans. Each
faction wants to push its candidate, re-
CARELESS of the national committeeman
and the executive committee, when it
has already been given out that only
tao committee will be recogniZ
ed before the department. There
is larger number of Virginia republi-
cans in the city to-day than has been
here since the Inauguration. They are
mostly looking out for Offices, but when
they investigate matters they find
everything blocked by civil service.
Then they begin to swear at that SER
vice.
Senator Mason, of Illinois, to-day in
troduced joint resolution in the Sen
ate providing for the representation of
the United States at the Paris exposi
ton of 1900 The resolution appro-
PIRATES $3.50, 900 and provides for COM
missioner general and an assistant,
with nine scientific experts. The com
missioner general is to receive q salary
of $4,000, his assistant $500 and the
experts 81, 500 each.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
by Senator Proctor to-day making
oleomargarine manufactured outside
State and transported into it subject to
the laws of the State to which it is
taken, just as the home product may be.
There were large number of callers