Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence nf the Alexandria Gazette.
WARRINGTON. April II

held before. He added that as the
President had no time to be picking
out offices for people, it would be well
for the Colonel to let him know what
particular Office he may want. The
Colonel's application, he said, would
receive the endorsement of many other
Senators than that of himself and Sen
ator Perkins, who had spoken to the
President about him.
The U. S. Supreme Court took re-
cess to-day until next monday.
So much opposition to the tariff bill
es it passed the House has been devel-
oped that the date of its presentation
in the Senate, it is said, has been post
poned, and it is now rumored that it
may not be reported to that body from
the finance committee before the mid
die of next month. When it will leave
it, nobody can tell, but the democrats
will resort to no dilatory means by
which to delay or defeat it. They say
the republicans carried the country at
the last election, and should be allowed
to conduct the government as they
think proper; if their management
proves advantageous, all will be bene-
flied; if otherwise they will be respon-
sible.
Mr.. Agnew's commission as collector
of internal revenue for the upper dis
trict of Virginia has been delayed by
reason of the Presidents absence from
the city, but now that he has returned,
it will be signed at once and be sent to
him. When that shall be done Mr..
Agnew will Immediately find out two
things. whether he can remove the
democrats who hold office under him
and whether he can move the central
office of the district to Alexandria. If
he can do both, ne will at once remove
the democrats and appoint republicans
10 their places, and bring the central
office to Alexandria. He is now only
certain that he can appoint one subor
dinate, chief deputy. That place he
offered to Capt. Beatty of Fairfax, who
declined it, under the impression that
the central office would be at Lynch
burg, which is too far away from his
home.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Major Booker OF Old Poiut Comfort,
who called upon the Secretary of War
and requested him in the name of the
citizens of that place, who are paying
half the expense of the new system of
sewerage there, to allow the U s. officer
now experimenting that work to re-
main there until the completion thereotf.
The chief Of the weather report says
the Mississippi river has fallen from
St. Paul to Arkansas City, except a
slight rise as Dubuque and Davenport.
1t has risen 4.10 of an inch at Vicks
burg and remained stationary at New
Orleans. The river at Vicksburg is
500 on the gauge, which is Is above
the highest water of the flood of 1890.
Secretary Alger thinks the worst OF the
flood dangers have passed in the Mis-
sissippi valley and that with the force
the War Department now has in
the field, cooperating as it is with the
| local relief committees, there is small
danger that great suffering will be per-
mitted to go unchecked and unrelieved.
Most of those receiving aid are negroes,
and the Secretary directs the commissa-
ry to use every possible effort to pre-.
vent them from gathering in the cities,
| for as soon as the water subsidies their
services will doubtless be required to
work upon the levees and till the fields,
and besides, it would be great expense
to transport them back to their homes
when needed, even if they should de
sire to go.'
Virginia republicans are rife here to.
day. Among them are Colonel Boil
ling, who wants his old place as post
master of Petersburg, exCongress-
man Bowden, Mr.. Slemp, who was the
readjuster candidate for Lieut.. Govern
or, Congressman Gaines and Bowen,
Mr.. McCaull and many others. They
are to hold conference at the Johnson
Hotel tonight. 1t is understood that
Congressman Walker has been assured
that he shall have the naming of the
marshal for the western district of his
State, and the impression to-day is that
he will give it to Mr.. Bowen, though he
says he has not yet selected his man.
The antagonism between the Lamb and
anti Lamb factions seems to be as great
as ever, and while the latter cohabit at
the Johnson, the former make the lobby
of the Metropolitan Hotel their abiding
place. They will, it is reported, again
try to settle their differences at their
conference tonight, as they fear that
unless they do so, none of them will get
anything.
The final services over tho remains
of the late ex-senator Voorhees, were
held at st. Johns Episcopal Church
shortly after noon to-day. The church
could not accommodate those desiring
to pay their last tribute ofrespect to the
deceased. The members of the Senate
were present in body, and among
the others in attendance were many
prominent in official and social life
The honorary pail bearers were Sena-
tors Morrill,, Turpie, Jones, Cullom and
Wilson, ex-senator Butler, Judge Law
renee Weldon, and Sergeant-at-ar
Bright. The flowers were profuse, one
of the most prominent floral pieces
having been sent by his old associates
in the Senate. The burial service of
the Episcopal church was held, the
Rev. Mackay-Smith officiating. After
the ceremony at the church the funeral
cortege moved to the Sixth street sta
ton, where the family of the late Sena-
tor, accompanied by Senator Wilson,
left with the remains at 2:20 O'Clock
over the Chesapeake and Ohio road
They will arrive at Indianapolis at noon
to morrow and the remains will lie in
state at the capitol for twenty four
hours Thence they will be taken on
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