Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-31

Morgan that Congress would not be
legally in session when the Senate pass
eg the bill, is viewed with some appre-
hension by a minority Of the commit
tee, though not by MIR. Dingley, nor
Speaker Reed.
There will be an effort on the part OF
some republican Senators to have the
Senate committee On contingent eX-
penses amend the Tillman resolution
for an investigation of the charges that
Senators have been specializing In sugar
stocks SO as to have the inquiry made
by standing committee rather than BY
a special committee AZ provided in the
resolution, as they object to haylngthe
Craftsmanship OF the committee 90 to a
democrat, as it would if the author OF
the resolution should ~be,,given this post.
A republican from southside Virginia
said, at the metropolitan Hotel to-day,
that the fight among the Lamb and
Bowden factions in mis- State is assum-
ing increased proportions in a certain
way. He said: 81 have been stand
ing by the Bowden wing Of the party
until now. I shall change my tactics
and 20 with the other fellows, and |
believe if the rank and file OF the repub-
licans in Virginia knew the true inside
of the workings of the State executive
committee that they would revolt at
its action during the past TWO months.
| am not an Office seeker or a would-be
office broker, therefore | can afford to
talk plainly. 1t is clear to me that
Col. Lamb is much stronger with the
party to-day than he was just after the
election. The feeling that was worked
up against him, for purely selfish politi-
cal motives. as it has turned out out, is
reacting in his favor, Is truth crushed
to earth will live"
Congressman Swanson was in good
spirits today, having made a tally of
the Senate and being assured thereby,
as that body now stands, that the to-
bacco schedule of the tariff bill will be
defeated.
Republican friends of Bayne and
Dearborn, of Alexandria, who were in
Washington to-day, gay they have
surely defeated Crupper for the post
mastership at Alexandria, that neither
Crupper nor Warfield will be nominal
ed, and that a new man has been
selected. Owing, they say, to the severe
contest that is being made by Warfeld
and Crupper, for %harmony's sake the
President will select q middle MAI who
has no entanglements. Capt. Pat Nc
Caull is u steady visitor vt the White
House. A friend of his said to-day that
Pat was gaining favor with the Presi
dent constantly through outside friends,
and would BOOB DO or top. He smiled
and said if a collector was to be APP
pointed in the 9TH district to-day, Pat
would win with hands up.
Mr.. Agnew, Captain McCaull, Mr..
Strother and several other prominent
Virginia republicans held q conference
at the Metropolitan Hotel here yester-
day with reference to the distribution
of the federal patronage in their State,
but nothing was decided upon, owing to
the uncertainty in respect OF the action
of the administration.
All the federal and district offices
here are closed to-day, and most Of the
stores were also, after twelve o'clock.
A general holiday was observed and
thousands of people went out Of the
city to the different Union cemeteries,
many to those at Arlington and Alex
andria, over the Alexandria electric
railway. Many also availed themselves
of the delightful weather to make a
trip to Mt. Vernon ove the same road.
The Senate adjourned owe for the day
and the House held only a fifteen
minutes session. The statues In the gov
eminent reservations and parks were
shrouded in flags. At ten o'clock there
was a parade of the G.. A. r. and other
organizations, which at II o'clock broke
up, the several posts holding memorial
exercises in the various cemeteries,
the most imposing ceremonies Of which
were at the National Cemetery at Ar
lington, on the Virginia side of the Po-
tomac, where 3 $1,000 soldiers, 1000
whose identity will never be known,
are buried. The President WAS among
the spectators.
The democratic fourth class postmR5-
tiers at Blackstone, Lawrenceville,
Brookeville and Prospect, in the fourth
congressional district of Virginia, have
been removed, though the previously
announced policy OF the administration
was that such officers would be allow
cd to hold their positions for four years
unless charges were brought against
them. Congressman Epes, from that
district, has been at the Postoflice De-
partment frequently to see if any
chargeslhad been preferred in the cases
referred to, and If 80 to find out what
they were, but has been as often re-
fused any information upon the sub
ject.
In the House to-day Mr.. Rixey of
Virginia introduced Il bill for the relief
of the Baptist Church at Culpeper; one
to pension DR.. Willard of Loudoun
county, and one for the benefit Of Jas.
T. Smith of Alexandria.
Secretary Alger has assured Con-
gresham Epes, Of Virginia, that not
withstanding the objections of his con-
t~estant, x-Congressman Thorp, Geo.
Psgram OF Petersburg will be appoint
ed a cadet at West Point, sometime
between the 18th of June and the LIST
of fully.
The Postofice Department comedies
that the people of the Bowles and
Springberry neighborhoods, in Clarke
county, Virginia, need, and should
have postoflices, but refuses to estab-
lish them except upon the recommen-
dation Of Mir. Bowden, of Norfolk.
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