Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-19

with the connecting road. Private let
tiers of officers and employees of roads
are required to have full postage pre-
paid. Printed reports of railroads,
where there is any writing such as ad.
dresses and signatures, are considered
first class matter.
The Senate committee on finance
this morning disposed of two nomina-
tions which have been pending for sew
eral weeks and against which there
have been objections on the part OF the
silver democrats on the committee.
The nominations OF VIM. S. Forman, of
Illinois, to be Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, and William Crow McCreary,
of St. Louis, to be Collector of Internal
Revenue for the District of Missouri,
were called up and favorable report
ordered to the Senate. Both thesa
men were identified with the fight Of
the administration against the Chicago
ticket. Mr.. Forman was the candidate
of the gold democrats for Governor of
his State, and Mr.. McCreary was one
OF the active spirits in his State in be.
half of the same ticket. Silver demo-
Gratis looked upon their selection as a
reward for their services in the cam
paign and antagonized their contirma-
ton. The feeling against these men
was more bitter perhaps than that
against Secretary Francis, and it was
thought for a time that both nomlna-
tons would be held up until the end of
the session. In discussing the nomina-
lions this morning the republicans held
that in neither case did a four years
term of Office follow confirmation, and
it was intimated that very promptly
after the incoming republican admins
tration republicans would fill the posi-
ton with men of their political faith.
Secretary Olney warmly congratu-
lated his eventual successor in the State
Department when Senator Sherman
called upon him to-day. The Senator
invited the Secretary to appear before
the foreign relations committee to-mor-
row in regard to the general arbitration
treaty and secured the Secretary's
promise to attend.
The House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce to day ordered
favorable report on the bill of MIR.
sherman of New York, to prevent the
"scalping" of railroad tickets. The
bill was materially amended in com,
mittee.
The House committee on invalid
pensions to day voted to pass over the
Presidents veto, the Senate bill grant
ing pension of $50 per month to Nan
cy G.. Allabagh. widow of Col. Allabagh,
Mexican war veteran.
Among the visitors at the Capitol
to-day was ex-U. S. Marshal Scott.
for the eastern district Of Virginia
AS Colonel Scott has the reputation OF
being hustler among the negroes in
his section of his State, and has inst
returned New York, it is surmised that
he went there to make arrangements
with the Cuban junta to ship whole
regiments of them to Cuba.
The Yost.Tucker contested election
case did not come up in the House to-
day. Mr.. Codding, one of the mem
oers of the elections committee, had to
20 away, and the day was devoted to
pensions. Messrs. Brady, Libby and
Agnew and other prominent Virginia
republicans were here using such in
huence as they had with republican
members to induce them to vote for
Mr.. Yost, but the impression still is
that when the case shall be decided to-
morrow, it will be in favor of Mr..
Tucker.
Congressman Tucker says there is
nothing in the report that he has been
offered the presidency of Washington
Lee University, for the simple reason
that nobody is authorized to make such
an offer. The board of visitors will not
meet until next June, and if they should
make the offer he would give it serious
consideration. Other Virginians now
here say the salary of General Lee
when he held the place was 81 800, and
that of his son GUSTS, who now holds
it, is $4,000. The board fixes the
amount. They also say that if Mr..
Tucker could have law class there, so
that he might be able to keep up with
his profession, they think he would &C
cept the place if it were offered him.
The House river and harbor commit
ginia is a member, will start en- trip
to New Orleans toward the close of this
week. General Walker says he is not
a candidate for Governor of his State
and will vote to nominate any good re-
publican for the place; he, however,
thinks it would be good policy for the
republicans to nominate gold demo
GRAFT.
Mr.. J. NJ. Griffin, Of Freder c,sburg,
an applicant for the postotlice at his
town, was at the Capitol to-day.
Among the guests at the Cabinet din
ner to be given by Secretary Carlisle on
Friday night, at which Mr.. Cleveland
will be present, will be Congressman
Tucker, of Virginia.
The Cuban resolution in the Senate
is probably dead. Senator Cameron,
its author, said to-day he would not
call it up again.
The hopes of Mr.. Dupont's friends
have been entirely dissipated by the
opposition Senator Hoar expresses to
reopening his contest for seat in the
Senate.
The House committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia practically deter
mined this morning to let the question
of granting the farmers near this city
greater privileges for selling their
products at Center Market, 60 over I'M
til the next session.
Congressman Otey of Virginia is re-
ceiving more letters from all parts of
his State on the subject of the proposed