Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
rOorrespondenoe Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. July II.


the passage of the bill to prohibit vivi-
section in the District of Columbia. Mr..
Challenger introduced bill to widen
the Aqueduct bridge at Georgetown for
the use, and at the expense, of the
Falls Church and the Alexandria and
Mt. Vernon electric railroads. A single
track will be laid on the east side of the
present bridge and the work must be
done under the supervision of the Sec
rotary of War.
The nomination OF Thomas Fitchie
to be commissioner of immigration at
New York WAS considered by the SEN
ate committee on immigration to-day,
but owing to the absence of quorum q
report could not be made. A favorable
report is expected when q quorum is
secured.
The house rates on first and second
class wool are restored and four and
eight cents a pound are the rates on
third class wool, with II cents valuation
as the dividing line.
The following fourth-class Virginia
postmasters we're appointed to-day:
Coeburn, J. R. Litz; Baker Mines, l..
R. Lindsay Huffman, w. q. Duncan !;
Lipps, n. w. Hill.
The President to-day sent to the Sen
ate the nomination of Terrence V. Pow
derby, of Pennsylvania, to be commits
sioner general of immigration.
The vote on Myron II. McCord's
confirmation as governor of Arizona
was taken Immediately after the Sen
ate went into executive session to-day
and without further, debate. The vote
stood 90 to is. After the confirmation
OF McCord the Senate took up the con-
tested nomination of j. w. Hughes to
be postmaster at Birmingham, Ala.
The charges against Mr.. Hughes were
of a purely personal character and re-
lated mainly to his relation to his cred
itors. Senator Chandler, acting chair
mau of the committee opposed confr-
nation, while Senator Petlus, democrat,
tspoused MIR. Hughes's cause. After
speeches br these Senators vote was
taken resulting in Mr.. Hughes's confr'
nation.
Secretary Gage has issued an order
reducing the salary of the commissioner
Of immigration at New York from &c..
900 to 81, 500 per annum and of the as
sistant commissioner from 81 900 to
IS 900. The salary of the commissioner
general of immigration remains un-
changed at $4,000. Mr.. Herman
stump has resigned as commissioner
general and will turn over his Office to
Mr.. Powderly, the ex.grand master
workmen of the Knights of Labor, as
soon as the latter is confirmed.
A prominent Virginia republican here
says that if anybody shall attend the
meeting of the executive committee of
his party of his State, called for next
Monday at Chamberlin's in this city,
colonel Lamb, who called it, will be
the solitary one, and it isn't probable
that he will, as he has been telegaphed
to that effect. Gen. Walker will be at
at home on that day, and the three
other members of the committee,
Messrs. Brady, Waddill and Agnew,
nave no idea of obeying the
call. He also says he doesn't expect
that Virginia will get a single consulate,
as there are dozens OF applicants for
every one of them, and that it would not
DO good politics to be giving such places
to q State that never casts republican
electoral vote. He says he doesn't be-
lieve the State committee of his
psrty, called without the authori-
ty Of its chairman, to meet in
Lynchburg on the 18th proximo,
will order State convention, for the rea
son that IS there is no possible chance
of electing any ticket the convention
might nominate, there would be no
sense in going to the trouble and ex-
pense of making a campaign, and,
besides, that if convention were held,
somebody would be very likely to avail
himself of the opportunity to attempt
to create difference. He also said
that the only positions the republicans
in his State are getting are the fourth
class postoffices, and those only at the
expiration of the terms OF the demo.
cratic incumbents, and that all such ap-
continents are being made on the rec
ommendation of Mr.. Bowden. the ref
cree, except those in the two con-
gressional districts represented by re-
publicans.
The tsa-rif conferrees have reached an
agreement at last, and have notified the
democratic members of the conference
committee that they will have the tariff
bill ready for them on Monday. In
deed, they told them they would sub
init it to them tomorrow if they would
agree to sit on that day, but that propo.
sition was declined. The agreement,
as expected, was reached by the Senate
conferrees agreeing to recede from their
stand on the sugar schedule, and accept
ing the eighth of cent pound differ
entail, as adopted by the House, re-
tanning, however, the II cents pound
on lead ere. Mr.. Reid has gained the
victory, and hiss again proved himself
to be what Senator Morgan called him,
the "great white bulldozer." Hides
have been left on the dutiable list but
the understanding is that the rate has
been reduced to II or Is per cent. ad
valorem. The House rate of 50 is re-
stored on white pine lumber, and bur-
laps and other hemp products placed
on the free list by the Senate are re-
stored to the House rates.
Pearl Maltby, who recently ran away
from her home in Washington and was
arrested in Alexandria county, las been
released from custody.
This government hiss directed Minister
Woodford to present to the Spanish govern.
ment and preas the claim OF the family of the
late Dr. Ruiz for indemnity in $4,000 on
account of his death in jail in Cuba. Mr..
Woodford's instructions, just completed, set