Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Jan. &c.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.
DR.. Mckee, of the Garfield Memorial
Hospital, reported the condition of Sen
ator George this morning as about the
same as yesterday. He passed a fairly
good night but is not gaining, in fact
if anything is going backward. His
family, who were called to the city on
account of his illness, have arrived.
Comptroller of the Currency Eckels
has detailed Bank Examiner j. Van
Vrackan to take charge of the Nation
al Bank of Potsdam, New York, which
closed its doors yesterday.
When Mr.. James A. Scrymser, OF
New York city, the president Of the
Pacific Cable Company of New York,
appeared before the House Commerce
Committee last week, he asserted
among other things that the rival cable
company of New Jersey vas largely
controlled by English influences. To
day General Wager Swayne, of New
York, the president of the New Jersey
Company, appeared before the House
Committee and denied much that Mr..
Scrymser had said.
The demands for charity here now
are greater and more numerous than
ever before. Agrocery merchant to-day
who was engaged in putting up pack
ages of his goods, which he had con-
tributed to the poor of the city, remark
cd that from what he had heard, the
| silver men here were the only
ones who were contributing to relieve
the distress which they had vainly at
tempted to avoid.
In the House to-day Mr.. Meredith
tried to get a pension for the widow OF
Capt. Scott Payne, but Mr.. Loud, re-
publican, objected.
Mr.. DeverauX Doyle, of Norfolk, an
| applicant for the postot1ice at that city,
was allowed an interview with the
Postmaster General this morning, in
which he made a statement of his case.
1t has been the rule during Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration to appoint post
masters on the nomination of the con
gressmen from their respective dis
tricts, and Mr.. Tyler has already nolni
mated Mr.. Sharp for the n referred to.
The House committee on interstate
and foreign N to-day gave a
hearing upon the bill providing for an
amendment to the interstate commerce
law, which was supposed to require
every railroad to give equal facilities
for the interchange of traffic to every
railroad connecting with it, but which
as the interstate commerce commission
has frequently reported to Congress
has for this purpose been a dead letter
Senator Stewart of Nevada, who ha:
a stock farm near Asburn, Loudour
county, Virginia, sent is thoroughbred
horses to q large stock sale in New
York last week. The entire lot brought
$2,975, less by S25 than he paid for one
mare two years ago.
Congressman Tyler of Virginia ap
peared before the House military com
mittee this morning and argued in favor
of the bill to provide the militia of the
several States with the improved
Springfield rifle, in place of the arms
they now have.
The Senate committee on the judic
larry to-day reported upon the question
of whether or not concurrent resolution
require the signature of the President
The report states that it depends no
upon the mere form of the resolutions
but upon whether they contain matte,
which is properly to be regarded a
legislative in its character and effect
If they do they must be presented tt
the President for his approval; otherwise
they need not be. The nature or sub
stance of the resolution and not it
form controls the question of its dispo
sition.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffices of Virginia were made
to day Buffalo Gap, Augusta county
Mrs. Josephine Nichols appointed post
master, vice S. w. Nichols, dead; Sill
colt Springs, Loudoun county, Elwoot
Shoemaker, vice S. H. Paxson, re
signed.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Mere
dith presented the petition of Aaron
B. Hoffman Of Culpeper county, Va.
that his war claim be referred to the
court of claims.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniels bill
to give Mrs. Martha l.. Bohannon
of Lynchburg, Virginia, a Mexican wa
pension was reported favorably. Ii
the same body Mr.. Martin, of Vir
GINA, introduced a bill to regulate
the practice of pharmacy in the Dis
trict OF Columbia.