Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
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WASHINGTON, April 10.
There was very large crowd of Wis
itors at the White House again to-day.
Senators Hanna, of Ohio, and Proctor,
of Vermont, called early and were in
consultation with the President for
some time. While they were talking
to him Mr.. Mckinley sent out word
that he would deny himself to ali visit
ors to-day on account of the pressure Of
business, but later he revoked the order
and saw all who came. The President
has practically made up his mind to re-
appoint Charles l.. Knapp, of New
York, consul general to Montreal. Alan
Arthur, son of ex-President Arthur,
and who is a candidate for the mission
TO The Netherlands, filed his papers to-
day. Senator Mason introduced DIR.
Zeigfeldt, president of the Chicago Mu.
steal College, who is an applicant for
consul to Berlin.
The democrats in the Senate threaten
to oppose the confirmation of Mr.. Ross
as commissioner Of the District of Co.
lumbia. Mr.. Ross has held this Office
for eight years, and was yesterday re-
nominated as the democratic member
of the board. When the nomination
was taken up in the committee of the
District of Columbia to-day Senator
Bacon objected on the ground that Mr..
Ross is not now democrat. Further
consideration was postponed, and Mr..
Bacon did not enter into an explana
ton. 1t is understood, however, that
in making the opposition MIR. Bacon
represented an organized movement
among the democrats in the Senate
who take the position that support of
the Chicago platform is the test Of
democracy. Mr.. Ross antagonized Mr..
BRYAN, hence the democrats very nat
urally object to his appointment as a
democrat.
The President to-day sent to the
Senate the following nominations: C..
Henninghausen, of Maryland, commits
sioner of immigration at the port of
Baltimore, Nd; Greeley w. Whitford,
of Colorado, attorney of the United
States for the district of Colorado, and
a number of postmasters; none for
Virginia.
The Senate to-day confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: James B. Angel,
of Michigan, to be minister to Turkey;
William r. Williams, collector of Gus
toms, Newark, N. j.; George D. Meikle-
John, of Nebraska, assistant secretary
of war; Erastus Hopkins, special exam
iner of drugs, medicines and chemicals
in the district of Boston and Charles
town, Mass; Isaac Seligman and Leo
pold Seligman, the firm of Seligman
Bros, at London, to be special fiscal
agents of the navy department at that
place.
The Senate committee on civil SER
vice to-day decided to enter upon
thorough investigation of the extent to
which the civil service law is enforced
and the effect of it's enforcement in pro
noting the public welfare. Circulars
are to be sent to the various heads of
departments asking replies to the fol
lowing questions: To what extent
have civil service rules been promul-
gated in your department? To what e1-
tent in your opinion should collectors
of internal revenue and United States
marshals be included in the classified
service? Should the existing rules OF
the civil service be modified? Should
the civil service law be amended, con-
tinued or repealed? The investigation
is to take place under the authority
conferred by the Senate under the
Allen resolution and the details will
be conducted by sub-committe con-
listing of Senators Pritchard, Elkins
and Chiffon. The committee will
make especial investigation Of the effect
of the more recent civil service orders
of President Cleveland.
Representatives of the importers and
dealers in hides, tanners and curriers',
shoe manufacturers, betting manufacture
ers and the leather interests generally
continued actively at worA to-day in
the interest of free hides. They prob
ably will submit statement to the
finance committee this week. From
present indications they believe there
is strong probability that duty will
be imposed on hides probably one
cent per pound) but that there will be
no duty on goat skins. The cattle
interests have no representatives here
but are relying upon the representa-
tives and senators from their States to
take care of their interests.
The news that came to the War De.
partment from the lower Mississippi
Valley to-day was conflicting. Below
Vicksburg the conditions appear to diff
fer on each side of the river. From the
army officer in Mississippi comes a most
alarming statement of the number of
people suffering for food, while the in
speeding officer In Louisiana counsels
against too liberal assistance as likely
to lead to bad labor conditions.
There was no session of the House
to-day and the Senate adjourned until
Monday. Farms are being abandoned,
town houses are unoccupied, and men
anxious to work are idle for lack of
employment. But what is that to the
republican majority in Congress? The
gold standard ofvalue has been secured,
and as the members of that body draw
their salaries and mileage, and will also
do 80 for the regular session, all is we'll
and the goose hangs high.
The appointment of a negro to a
cadetship at the Annapolis naval acad-
envy by republican Congress
man from Ohio, who says that if
the white cadets don't like it they !
can be damned, will, it is said mere,