Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON. March "a.

Illinois introduced q bill appropriating
$50, 900 for q peace monument at the
site of the Appomattox surrender. The
extent of the lot is to be twenty acres,
and the design and inscription of the
monument TO be agreed upon by the
commanders of the U. S. army, of the
G. A. r. and of the Confederate Vet
Grams. Mr.. German introduced one to
pay Mrs. A. V. Spangler of Frederick
county, Virginia, ST., 135, for supplies
taken by the federal army. Senator
Martin, from the committee on claims,
reported back favorably the bills for
the relief of Richmond College and the
Richmond Locomotive Works, with a
recommendation to the appropriations
committee to put them in the appro
priation bill. The bill to pay the claims
of certain "loyal" citizens, including
several from Virginia, whose names
have been frequently mentioned in this
correspondence, known as the Bowman
act, was also reported back favorably
with the same recommendation.
Colonel Lamb, chairman of the re-
publican committee of Virginia, and
Mr.. Martin, q prominent republican OF
Portsmouth, were at the Capitol to day,
accompanied ex-Congressmsn Libby
and Mr.. McCaull. The former will
| call upon the President this afternoon
by appointment and urge him to ap
point the latter internal revenue col
lector for the upper district of Virginia
As the Pennsylvania Railroad depot
here is sufficiently crowded at all times
with travellers, it has no room for Curl
osity hunters, and so the tile in the
floor and the tablet in the wall of the
ladies' reception room, that were put
there to mark the spot where President
Garfield was shot, have been removed.
Congressman Rixey Of the Alexandria
district has returned from New York
and was in his seat in the House TO day.
He had his throat burnt by q surgeon
in New York, who tells him that he
will soon recover his voice. His gem
eral health is excellent.
Congressman Otey of Virginia says a
competitive examination Tor a cadet
ship at the Annapolis Naval Academy
will be held in his district about the
18th proximo.
The Senate went into executive SEES
;ion early to day on the arbitration
treaty. The general impression that
.hat treaty will not be ratified Is
Strengthening, though, as it is well
known that the President wants 1t to
be, it is more than probable that it will,
as all the republicans will be likely to
vote for for it, and some democrats,
certainly all the boilers Mr.. Morgan,
who had the floor when adjournment
was taken Monday, made speech on
the amendment offered by Mr.. Chiltop,
of Texas, that only such subjects shall
be submitted to arbitration as the Sen
ate at the time of their submission shall
deem to be proper subjects for arbitra'
ton.
The case against Elverton r. Chap
man, the New York stock broker
reached hearing in the u. S. Supreme
Court this afternoon. Chapman was
convicted of violation OF the law
which makes it a misdemeanOr for q
witness summoned before committee
of Congress to refuse to answer ques-
tions. His recusancy was committed
in connection with the Investigation by
the Senate OF the alleged sugar trust
scandal at the time of the considera
ton of the tariff bill in 1894. He has
applied to the Supreme Court for dis
charge from custody. The case was
argued for the petitioner by ex-senator
George F. Edmunds and eXJudge Dit
tenhoefer, and for the government by
Solicitor General Conrad.
Among the new applications for Of
flee filed to-day is that OF Arthur Sta
bier of S ndy Springs, Maryland, to be
Auditor of the Navy Department.
Embarrassment to incumbents is as
serious over the delay in patronage
distribution as it is to office seekers in
number of instances, the most nota
BILE cases being in the diplomatic and
consular service, where several officials
are seriously incommoded by the fail
ure to get their designations accepted.
One of the most pressing OF these is
that of Larz Anderson, of Ohio, secre
tary of embassy at Rome. He is a
republican and has been in the service
since 1890 when he became second sec
rotary at London under Minister Lin
coin. In 1894 he was promoted to his
present position 10 Italy and recently
he has been charge d'aHaires in the ab
sence of Ambassador Wayne McVeigh.
| Mr.. Anderson cabled the State Depart.
ment yesterday begging to be relieved,
but reply had to be sent him, re-.
| questing him to continue short time
longer and that every effort would be
made to crafty his request. This con-
dition is notifying to MIR. Anderson
as all arrangements had been made for
his wedding to multimillionaire lady
of Boston. Miss Perkins, soon after
Easter. Nothing seems left to be done
but to postpone the wedding. No Sc.
cret is made at the State Department
that Senator Eugene Hales son has
been selected to succeed Mr.. Anderson,
out it is thought advisable to nominate
the ambassador to Italy before making
the lower appointment. Consul Cen
eral Fitzhugh Lees case is another
pressing one. Not only is the bad sea-
son at Havana coming on, but General
Lee does not wish To serve under re-.
publication administration which might
injure his prospects of future political
honors in his own State. He has re-
iterated his desire to return home at
the earliest possible moment and can
DOT understand why it should take a
month to select his successor.
The Senate committee on appro-