Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
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WASHINGTON, June 80.
The President to-day sent to the
Senate the following nominations
John Russell Young, of Pennsylvaula,
to be librarian OF Congress; Bernard h.
Green, of the District of Columbia, to
be SUPERINTENDENT of the library build
i and grounds; Francis B. LOOMS, of
Ohio, to be minister to Venezuela. 10
be consuls-Henry Bordewich, OF Min
nesota. at Christiapa; John G. Caldwell,
of Kansas, at San Jose; Philip G. Han
ma. of Iowa, at Trinidad; Louis LANCE,
ir, of Illinois, at Bremen; Joseph J.
Stevens, OF Indiana. ut Plymouth. Col.
Henry c. Merriam, 9TH Infantry, to be
brigadier general. John h. Thomas,
of Illinois, to be judge of the U. s.
courts in the Indian Territory.
AS it is pretty we'll understood now
that Mr.. Tyler will be nominated for
Governor of Virginia, some democrats
from that State, at the Capitol to-day,
seemed to think that the convention
would offer the Lieut.. -Governorship to
him, and expressed the opinion that un'
less he should determine to retire from
politics altogether, it would be wise
for him to accept it, 80 as 10 put himself
In line for Governor next time.
N. B. Scott, of West Virginia, who
has been selected for commissioner OF
internal revenue when the appoint
ment is made, has told the President
that he will 60 abroad with his family
in few days, to be absent during the
summer, and has requested that the ap-
pointment shall not be made until the
first of December. This course is to be
taken and MIR. Forman, of Illinois, will
| remain in Office until that time.
Among the new arrivals of Virginia repuo-
licans is Mr.. Hampton Hoge, who is here to
see shout the attorneyship of The western
district of his s. a'e, to which Mr. Blair has
| been appointed. against the wishes OF the re.
publican leaders of that district. General
| Walker, the republican Congressman from
| the Southwestern district Of the State, who
arrived here this morning, says the republl-
can committee of that district. has protested
against Bair's appointment, and recommend
| cd that ex-Cong, essman Bowen OF that dis
tr ct be appointed marshal for that district.
President McKinleys heart beasts as warm
| " for defaultng bank officers as that OF his
| predecessor used to do. This morning he
hardened Charles r. Fleischman, sentenced
| in Illinois to five years imprisonment in the
Milwaukee House of Correction December )
last for enbezzling the funds of the National
sank of Illinois
The following fourth-class Virginia post
masters were appointed to-day: Castleton, E.
l.. Browning Fort Mitchell, E. NJ. Coving-
ton; Hopkins, F. c. Lewis; McGehees, j. d..
Morris; n, Va, T. b. Morgan; Pleasant Hill,
] B. Elswick
| Senators Martin and Kyle said to-day that
they thought the tariff bill would be out o.
the Senate by the end of the week and that
me session would close by the 10th proxlmo
The Senate committee on finance has prac.
tically concluded its considera ton of the re-
ciprocity provision to be recommended IN
connection with the tariff bill. 1t Will pro-
vide for the negotiation of commercial
treaties with any nation with which we have
tale relations, authorizing the reduction OF
the rates OF duty on all articles from the
countries entering into the arrangement to
the extent Of 10 per cent. The treaties are
to be negotiated oy the President ard ratified
by the Senate. The Senate Judiciary com
mlttee has also completed its draft of the
auti trust amendment. 1t follows the gener-
al lines of the amendment offered by Senator
Nelson directed against the sugar trust, bnl
makes the provision of general application &c
all articles affected by the tariff. The finance
CON mittee has also concluded to Ie:cind it:
action providing for reciprocity on coal, re-
tanning the language Of the House provision
but changing the rate so as to provide duty
Of 81 cents long ton on coal and OF 10 cent:
on slack or culm, against rs cents and 3t
ceats respectively.