Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondence OF tho Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, March Is.

ucub MChiulby yooIoiuoy DoN-u W
the curtailment Of receiving hours
through the Cabinet session, came to-
day. Senators and Representatives
made their appearance between ten
o'clock and noon while those who do not
sit in the national legislature endeav-
ored TO see tho President during the
ensuing hour. The two Minnesota
Senators. Messrs. Davis and Nelson,
urged the President TO appoint l.: Il.
Hunt, Of Mankato, MIMI, as public
printer. Senator Cullom said, however,
when he came out of the Presidents
room, that the place would go to Frank
NJ. Palmer, of Illinois, who held the
position under the Harrison admins
ration Representative Mcclellan, OF
New York, came with Senator Murphy
and the latter's little daughter. Nat
urally the Senator and the son of the
Union general had nothing to expect,
except u cordial greeting. They were
not disappointed. Col. Dick Bright,
the democratic sergeant alarms OF the
republican Senate, escorted Senator
Morgan and his new colleague, Mr..
Pettus. They merely paid their res
poets. Sir Julian Pauncefote, exercls-
ing his prerogative as an Ambassador,
came personally to the White House TO
soc the President, and when ne did not
find him in the Blue Room, where am
bassadors are received, went up stairs
to obtain entrance to the Presidents
office through the Cabinet room.
Shortly after noon, when the crowd of
persons other than Senators and Rep.
resentatives" was greatest, the doors OF
the Presidents room were thrown open
and everybody admitted. This proved
effective in getting rid of the throng,
for most of the visitors did not care to
tell their business to the President in the
presence of so many other importunates,
and therefore cut short what they bad
to say.
Consul Hance at Cardenas, Cuba,
telegraphs the State Department that
Frank J. Larrieu was released from
prison there yesterday.
The republican policy, so far as indi-
Gated, is to delay appointments in all
close States until after the next cleo
ton, 80 that the republicans in those
States may be kept together by the "co.
hcsive power of the hope of public
plumber" and the democrats who hold
no Offices he kept quiet.
Mr.. Park Agnew of Alexandria is
endorsed by the executive committee
of the Virginia republican State com
mttee for collector Of internal revenue
Ter the upper district of his State, but
not by the two republican Congress
men from that State.
AT meeting of the Virginia demo-
cratic association of this city last night
II resolution was adopted requesting
the Virginia congressman 10 support
no Vireinian residing in this city for
any Office who has refused to assist that
association in its efforts to secure dem
ocratic mujoritics in Virginia by send
ing voters home at elections.
Most of the prominent Virginia re-
publcans who were here last week
have returned. Some of them will
hold IL conferences this evening or
to night in respect OF the best means
they shall take by which TO have them
selves or thoir friends appointed TO
office. Among those who called upon
the President to-day were Congress-
men Walker aud Yost, DR.. Wise, n con-
testant for seat in Congress, eX-Judge
l.. l.. Lewis, of Virginia, and Mr.. john
S Wise, formerly Of that State. They
urged the President to recognize the two
Virginia Congressman as their dIspens-
ers of the federal patronage in their
State, in view of the fact that the State
has no us Senator, and rs the executive
committee of the party there is not in
accord, and for tho additional reason
that ono of those Congressman, General
Walker, is also u member of the COM
mittee referred to. But they don't
know what effect their words had upon
him, as eX Congressman Bowden OF
their State, who is opposed to them,
had anticipated their visit by one he
paid the President last night, at the lat
ter's invitation.
Mr.. J. Henry Rives OF Virginia filed
his application for appointment MS col
lector of internal revenue for tho up
per district of his State last night.
Maryland populisls hero to-day say
they and the democrats of their State
arc going to combine and elect a legis-
lature that will clean up the mug.
wumps and boilers there, and their al
lies, the republicans.
Most MI the new members of Con
cress have arrived and will be present
at the commencement of tho extra SEES
sion of that body on Monday next.
The republican members Of the House
will hold their caucus tonight 10 select
tho officers Of that body, and the demo
cratic members hold theirs this evening
to select their nominees for such
offices 1t is reported that two of the
Virginia members Messrs. Rixey and
Lamb, will vote for Mr.. McMillin for
Speaker, and that all the Others, with
tho possible exception Of Mr.. Otey, will
vote for Mr. Bailey.
As train on the electric railroad
bound to Alexandria passed ST. Asaph
station this afternoon, woman pas
senger, looking ut the deserted stables
there, said to her companion, those
must be bathing houses The latter,
seeing some staguant pools left by the
late rain, replied Bathing houses <!
Who wants to battle i'll such nasty
water!' Her reply was made in so
loud tone that all the other passengers
heard it, and, of course, laughed.
1t is reported here that the reason
why Ex-Governor Miriam, Of Minneso-
Ia, may not be appointed ambassador to
Germany, and eN-Congressman Storer.
of Ohio, may not be appointed Assist