Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON. Dec. Z.

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Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette.j
WASHINGTON. Dec. Z.
Among the bills introduced in the
Senate to-day we're the following: BY
Mr.. Hoar, providing that the person
bringing q suit in United States court
shall not afterwards be allowed 10
question the jurisdiction of the court:
Bv Mr.. Hale-for the construction OF
drv docks at Portsmouth, Boston, AL
giers. and Mare Island, and for the en-
lsrgement of the Brooklyn, League
island and Norfolk docks, the appro
nriation being 100000 100000 for
the Norfolk docks.
Senator Chandler, chairman OF the
Senate committee on privileges and
elections, said to-day that he would
call meeting of the committee for
some day either this week or next for
the consideration of the Claim of Hon.
II. w. Corbett TO seat in the Senate
from the State of Oregon, by virtue OF
the appointment of the governor OF
that State. He expressed the opinion
that majority of the committee would
be found favorable to Mr.. Corbett's
CAIN.
Senator Davis, chairman of the Sen
ate committee on foreign relations, said
to-day that lie would tomorrow ask
the Senate to take up the Hawaiian an.
nexation treaty. The committee will
hold q meeting tomorrow prior to the
session of the senate.
Senator Butter to-day introduced q
bill providing for the introduction OF
savings banks in FIRST, second and third
class postofices only.
The following fourth.class postmas-
! ters in Virginia were appointed to-day:
| Fort Defiance. S. NJ Wood; Rlchlands,
George c. Bailey.
Senator Daniel and Representatives
Swanson, Jones and Osey expressed
| themselves to-day SIS opposed TO the
annexation OF Hawaii. Senator Martin
and most OF the other representa-
tiyes from yireinia are also reported 10
| be, but Mr.. Rixey says he has not
vet made up his mind on the subject, as
ne has not beard it discussed.
In the House to day Mr.. Rixey in
troduced bill for the relief OF William
Knight, of Stafford county, Va, who
has claim of 900 against the gov.
| ernment for proper ! taken or destroy
! ed during the war between the States.
People who arrived here from Rich
mond to day cay the nomination OF
county judges by the democratic eau
cus of the Virginia legislature, in
cases in which there are contests, will
not take place before the close OF the
| week.
The fact that all three of the Virginia con
tested election cas-. in The House have teen
,eferred 10 the elections comm ttee OF which
General Wa ker is ch .irman, Is the subject OF
| mu h comment among tn. Virginis on
gressioral de egatiou. IS General Walker
d esn't he itate to say that the VIRGINIA cleo.
rio,, law is aud and that he would have
been defeated under it except for the fac!
that his vote vas larger tnan anticipated
! Genera W ker's commit;oe will meet TO
| morrow d make air ngements Tor taRlhe
| I'D the cases before it IS soon as tossibe
The sub committee Of The Senate com nlttee
| on aims appointed at the xtra session to
prepare an omnibus claims bill he'd meet
ng TO day and decided upon 4 basis for bill
| for presentation 10 the iull committee ne
plan adopted includes bills which have pass
| ed either house Of Congress. OF which have
been fayorably pass-d upon by the Court OF
| iaims uuder the BOWMAN act. he clam:
| OF this character before the committee amount
| !, about SO 100000.
Representative Fitzgerald, of Massachu'
sets. to-day intr ldu'ed in the House bil
| approprlating 100000 for putting the Cd
| fri.a;a Constitution in repai' as training
| ship. The Constitution is now at Charles
town, Mass.
Their was puzzling absence of haytlar
news from official sources to day, considering
the mpor ant character of the events thai
are reported by the press dispatches to have
| s;currcd there within the past twenty.ouI
hours 1T the stlte Depa tment 10 WORD
had como from U. g Minister Powell since
lat week when be announced that from Hay.
tian sources the news came OF the approach OF
20 German cruisers. Likewise the Haytiar
M mister, MT Leger, was without news from
his government. which fact led him to be-
l.eye that the situation in Port-au.Prince wa:
no. so acute as represented, snd that no bonn
| bardment was imminent, else he thought he
| would have been cabled by his government
| AT the German embassy there was the same
lack of official rews, but keen desire te
know what was happening in Hayti,