Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-14
FROM. WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandra Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA.

Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette'l
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA.
The National Board of Trade met
here to-day. -
After a trial of about four years OF
the present forms of money orders the
Postoffice Department is seeking legls-
lo,ion TO discontinue its further use.
The following fourth class postmas-
tiers in Virginia were appointed to DAY
DAYTON, J. L. Thompson; Port Repub-
lie. Jennie Il. Palmer; Tell, P. w. Bar
bour: Truman Sidney A. Smith.
There is much uncertainty among
democratic members of the House as
to what shall be done at their caucus
which meets at o'clock tonight. Some
urgs the caucus to meet and adjourn
without dong anything. Others want
action on Cuba and the indication ID
that resolution favorable to the recog-
milton of Cuban belligerency will be
adopted. Representatives Berry OF
Kentucky, Cummings of New YORK,
and several other democratic members
are strongly favorable to the annexa-
ton of Hawaii It had been intended
TO take a position against Hawaiian an
nexation. but with this division OF opin-
ion the subject may not be acted upon
definitely.
The Dipgley tariff law will not be
changed in any of its customs features
at the present session OF Congress. a
general understanding to this effect has
been reached among the republican
members of the ways and means COM
mittee, who feel that it is most desirable
to avoid what is generally known as
tariff tinkering.
In the House to-day Mr.. Rixey in
troduced bill to appropriate the money
due to the State of Virginia by the gov
ernment, for the construction OF MT.
Vernon Avenue, the proposed road
from this city to Mt. Vernon.
House elections committee No. three
met this morning. All the three con-
testees from Virginia were present and
all the contestants, Messrs. Wise, Thorp
and Brown, and the counsel for the lat
ter, among them Collector Brady OF
their State and MIR. John Wise, OF New
York. Mr.. Wise wanted the cass OF
his brother, Or. Wise, taken up at once,
to-day or tomorrow, and stated that
be was in full practice at New York
and could not afford to be coming on
here for chiId's play. He had been
| notified by the committee to be here
to-day, and was here in obedience to
that notification and ready to argue the
case. Mr.. Young, thu contestee, very
quietly suggested that all the other
gentlemen interested bad received a
Similar notification, except himself, and
as none of them appeared opposed to q
short necessary delay he was sure the
com mittee would not object. The re-
sulS was that the committee set the Vir-
GINA cases for argument as follows
Wise VS.. Young second Virginia at first
regular meeting after the holidays and
the committee will sit from day to day
until that case is disposed of. Thorp
vs.. Epes, fourth Virginia, Brown vs..
Swanson, ff.h Virginia, at the next
regular meeting thereafter.
The special committee of republican
representatives in Congress who are
seeking to change the civil service law
held its first meeting to-day. The pur-
pose If the committee is to make clear
to the House when TIE subject shall
come up that a change is Imperative.
| Chsirman Grosvenor was named as the
subcommittee to frame bill.
The House committee on claims met to-day
AMI referred the bill for the relief of the
| Richmcnl Locomotive Works &c sub com
mittee, of which MIR. Yost Of Virginia is
chairman, and by which, Mr.. Yost says, ii
| will be favorably reported tomorrow.
| In ths senate today Mr.. German intro
duced Il bill to refer the bill to reimburse the
| legal heirs of Clem-on and Cookson for the
| seizure and occupation of their distillery neal
| Alexandria land the use Gifts contents, by the
federal army during the wsr between the
States, TO tho Court of Claims.
The House military committee met this
morning snd referred the bill for nstionsl
agricultural experimental station at Airing
II to a sub committee eff which MIR. Hay OF
! Virgins is member, and tho chairman OF
which. Mr.. Hav thinks, is favorably disposed
The omnibus bill for the payment of an
immense number of claims reported by the
court of claims under what are known as the
Bowman aud fucker acts was favOrably re-
ported to the House to-day by Mr.. Gibson, OF
| Tennessee, from the committee on war claims
The bill approprates an aggregate sum OF
| 81 ,359 ,053 for the payment Of claims for
stores and supplies furnished the govern ment
| during the civil war. The bill covers all
ella ms for these purposes up to December =,
1897.