Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-14
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Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON, April II.

WASHINGTON, April IL.
The committee appointed at a recent
meeting of the hide and leather inter-
ests. held in New York, met here this
morning. There were about twenty Oh
them present, representing the Leading
leather manufacturers of the country.
This movement is in the interest OF free
hides. and to combat 8 proposition to
place q duty OF 20 per cent. on dry,
pickled and sailed hides, and more than
So Der cent. on green sailed. The COM
mittee claim that this duty would DO
GREAT harm to many and confer benefit
Upon none. with the possible exception
of the leather manufacturers of Canada,
to whom the tax would be a bounty,
which would result in their securing a
large export business.
The President to-day sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate: State
James B. Angel, of Michigan, to be
| envoy extraordinary and minister
! plenipotentiary of the United States to
| Turkey; George N. West, of the District
| of Columbia, consul of the United
| States at Pictou, Nova Scotia. War
| George D. Meiklejohn, of Nebraska, to
| be assistant secretary Of war. TO be
| Commissioners of the District of Colum'
| bis-John B. Wight and John w. Ross.
In the House to-day Mr.. Rixey ln-
} PRODUCED bills for the benefit of j. W..
Beckley ct ais, Paris Sims ct ais,
Alexina Maxwell, administrative OF j..
p. Churchman, Charles H. Stunkle,
and one for Congressman Young OF
Norfolk, to amend the war record of
George F. Miller, who enlisted in the
army under a false name.
The civil service reform law Is a mat
ter of little consequence now In any OF
the governments departments when 1t
! is desired by the chiefs thereof to re-
! move democrats and put republicans in
/ their places. Among the democrats
| who hold minor positions in the Interior
Department that are wanted by repub,,
| licans and who are marked for removal
are the following from Virginia 4:
James W. Meyers, Alexander n.
| Breckenridge, John J. Birchett, Geo.
c. Tanner, w. A. Dozier and j.
G. Kent. The policy of ~reinststs
iog republicans removed under the
l.st administration has been pretty
| generally adopted 10 all the depart
| ments, and in the pension bureau not
| only the examiners whose salaries are
| under 800, but all the others, will be
| exempted from the operation of the
| civil service law humbug.
That the tariff bill will be passed has
| heen known to the democrats from the
| first, but a tally of the Senate made
| Yesterday proves it, and if that doesn't,
| o vote taken in that body this afternoon
| does.
Sixteen democratic members of the
House kicked against the caucus action
| of their party, on a republican motion
! to adjourn to-day until Saturday.
The Virginia congressman present at
| the Jefferson anniversary banquet last
| night were Senator Martin and Repre-
sentatives Hay, Rixey and Swanson.
Representative Shannon of New
| York, to-day introduced in tine House
a bill to amend the antitrust law so
| that it will not prevent railroad traffic
| agreements.
The oficeholders who followed Mr..
| Cleveland out of the democratic party
are being paid..for doing SO. Mr.. Davis
! still holds the Office of attorney for the
District of Columbia, and Mr.. Ross was
renominated to-day for Commissioner
of the District. The democrats of the
District say that according to precedent
they should have n member of the
District Commission, but that now they
have none.
W. j. Bryan has received a letter
from Jefferson Levy, owner of Month
cello, Jefferson's old home, saying that
he does not desire to part with the
place. He assures Mr.. Bryan the place
will be open to visitors at all times.
Mr.. Bryan had written Mr.. Levy ask
ing if he would convey the home to the
national government, the State OF Vir-
ginia or some association like that
which controls Mt. Vernon.
The committee appointed by the re.
publican caucus of the Senate to ar
range with the opposition a plan for
reorganization of the Senate committees
to day decided to reject the proposition
made yesterday by the committee rep
resenting the alliance of the democrats,
populists and silver republicans, and to
ask for another conference with a view
OF reaching q more satisfactory under
standing. :
DIrND