Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
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w ASd1Nd1ON, AJiH 81.
The Senate finance committee was in
session for an hour to day, four repub
licans and four democrats being pre-
sent. The absentees were Platt, rep,
of Connecticut, Jones, democrat, of
Arkansas, and Jones, silver republican,
of Nevada. No conclusion OF any kind
regarding the tariff bill was reached,
although the republicans said they
hoped to be able to report the bill to
the full committee on Monday. The
republicans asked that time be fixed
for reporting the bill to the senate, but
the democrats would not agree to fix a
date, saying they wanted reasonable
time to consider the bill, and that there
would be no undue delay. The demo-
Gratis were not shown copy of the bill +,
nor did they receive any information
regarding its character. 1t is under
stood that Senator Jones, of Nevada,
will act with the democratic members
of the committee.
The Senate committee on the District
of Columbia to-day ordered favorable
reports upon the nominations of John
w. Ross and John B. Wight to be
District commissioners. A fight was
threatened upon Mr.. Ross because he
did not support Mr.. Bryan in the last
campaign, but opposition of that kind
has been abandoned. Only two or
three votes were cast against Mr.. Ross
in the committee.
Senator Orville 81. Platt, Of Connec-
ticut, was married to day to Mrs. Jen-
ME P. Hoyt, of Upper MoDtclair, N. ].
The wedding was at the home of the
bride. Very few of Senator Platt's col
leagues were aware of his intended
nuptials and the announcement Of the
marriage was quite surprise.
Virginia fourth-class postmasters were
appointed to-day as follows /: Boydton,
Charles Alexander; Bristow, E. l..
Hornbaker; Nash, R. w. Fitzgerald;
Nokesgille, John Mellon; Potomac, c.
E. Nash, and Spout Spring, Claibourne
Inge.
The American federation of labor to-
day sent to the Senate memorial ad-
dressed to the President, Cabinet and
Congress, making the following de.
mands: Amendment OF the eight hour
law to secure its enforcement on all
public work whether done by contract
or otherwise. Remodelling of immi-
grafton laws to secure protection to
American citizens. Reform in the Da-
tional banking system and the currency.
Liberal appropriations for public works.
The memorial asserts that three mil
lion men are ont of employment and
continues: "We assure you the millions
are now in no disposition to be trihed
with. They are fast becoming deeper
ate, and deep are their mutterings Of
discomfort. They desire to realize
some of the prosperity SO freely prom
lsed on the stump six months ago.
Shall the interests of trusts, syndicates,
monopolies, corporations and moneyed
men remain of more Importance than
the welfare of the toilers ?"
The Turkish Legation has received
from the foreign Office at CONSTANT
nople the following dispatch dated yes
terday: 1.-THE first division of the army
of Elassona proceeding toward Trik-
hala has just entered Zarco. Great
quantities of munitions of war fell into
the hands of the imperial troops"
In regard to the James Lewis case,
which was tried three times at Fairfax
County this week, gentleman from
that county said this morning that ali
OF the thirty-six jurors were agreed as
to the prisoners guilt, he having been
most satisfactorily identified by Mrs.
Reidel. The disagreement of the first
jury was due to the squeamishness Of
one man who, after having sworn that
he was not opposed to the inhiction of
capital punishment, became unwilling
to bring in that sort of a verdict. The
second jury was hung by weak mind
ed individual who has been practically
non compus mentis at various times
and whose conduct during the trial, as
we'll as in the jury room, indicated that
the responsibility had unsettled his in
tellect. The officers were cool
and the people very patient, but
while the third jury was celebrating it
was we'll understood that their failure
to impose the death penalty would be
Immediately followed by a lynching.
The soldiers were outside of the
court house, on the green. Inside was
a considerable crowd who were
firm in their purpose to make
an end of so clear case and relieve an
unfortunate lady of the necessity of de-
failing in public for fourth time her
sad story. Had the last jury reported
their inability to agree OF rem.
dered penitentiary verdict, the
prisoner would have met his death
in the court house before the
soldiers could have had time to receive
an order to interfere, much less execute
it. The Fairfax people were very calm
and conservative, but many of the most
influential and respectable among them
were determined, troops or no troops,
hat the Negroes life should answer for
MS crime.
So great is the pressure for Office that
t has been practically determined to
change the civil service rules in order
hat the heads of departments and other