Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-17

Office once or twice before he succeeded
in getting it, With reference to all the
ticket, he said the feeling among mos6
of the democrats with whom he talked
was that no mans name should be on
it but those of men who were avowed
supporters of the national democratic
ticket last fall.
The condition of General Wade
Hampton, who is i'll at the Metropoli-
tan Hotel here, had considerably i'm
proved this morning.
In the House tomorrow Mr.. Lamb
of Richmond will introduce bill to
pay Chamblin, Dulany & Scott, con-
tractors of his city, the remainder Of
their claim for building lighthouse in
Massachusetts.
Congressman Jerry Simpson asked to-
day about several ofhis populist friends
in the Sth Virginia district. He says
there are twenty-five populists in the
House and eight in the Senate, but that
the republicans have so large majcrity
in the former that they can do whatever
they please, and he doesn's doubt that
they will push their tariff bill through
in short order. He says there is only
oae way in sight by which the condi-
ton of the people of this country can
improved, and that is by exempting all
other property except real estate from
taxation, and y taxing that on its rent.
al value.
The rush of Senators, Representatives
and Office seekers on the White House
was seemingly greater to day than 1T
has been at any time since Mr.. McKin-
ley was inaugurated. People packed
the reception corridor outside the
rooms OF the President and Secretary
Porter, and passage all through the hall
was decidedly uncomfortable. About
half past twelve the door of the Presi
| dents room was thrown open and those
whose patience had not become ex-
hausted filed in. This proved to be an
| effective method of disposing of the
crowd. Few people had the courage
to attempt to monopolize the Presl.
dents attention with c:jH.! of i'm
Fortunate citizens standing behind them
and as result Mr. Mckinley managed
to see every body and gel
to his luncheon on scheduled time
1t is reported that Congressman
Kiefer of Minnesota has been selected
for the position of Commissioner Gener
al of immigration.
President Mckinley has received q
number of invitations to attend ban
DUETS and celebrations in the neal
future, but his acceptance of any O.
them will depend on the condition o
congressional matters. The President
does not want to leave Washington
while Congress is in session. DR.
George r. Graham and o committee
from the Union Veteran Association
of Maryland called on the President to
day and asked him to attend their annua
banquet to be held at Baltimore April 9
Congressman Rixey of the Alexandra
district has gone to New York to have
a surgical operation performed on hi;
throat.
Mr.. Frank Hume of this city has
agreed that if a preparatory school fol
the U. S. military and naval academic:
be established at Warwick, his farm
and former residence near Del Ray il
Alexandria county, Virginia, he will
take stock in the company that shall d.
so to the amount of the value of tina
property.
General Benjamin Harrison and his forme
attorney general and present law partner, MI
w. II. II. Miller, of Indianapolis, called OIL
President Mckinley to day and had apleasan
talk of twenty minutes with him in the private
part of the White House. They left for In
danapolis this afternoon.
A democratic member of tho House way
and means committee said to-day he believed
the republican majority of that committee
would report the tariff bill back to the Hous
tomorrow and that the House would pass i
before the end of the month.
Mr. Kerr of tho Beef Extract Company, o
Alexandria, who was here to-day, says hi
company has resumed operations and vii
nlargc them, though slowly.