Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, April %.

WASHINGTON, April %.
The Nelson substitute for the bank
ruptcy bill was carried in the Senate
this afternoon.
At the meeting of the University of
Virginia Alumni Association of this
city held last night, speeches were made
by Solicitor General Holmes Conrad,
Professor Crawford of the Alexandria
Theological Seminary, and Major R.
W. Hunter and MI. l.. II. Machen of
Alexandria.
In the Senate today Mr.. Martin in
troduced bills to pay war damages to
Henry M. Baker of Frederick county,
Virginia, $500; David Sheetz of Shen-
andoah $3.50; David Rudy of Shenan.
doah $347; Samuel Goods of Rocking
ham S1,256; George Weaver of Shenan-
doah $3.50, and the estate of John Cat
lett, $749, and to correct the military
record of G. F. Miller, who enlisted i'll
the q. S. A. under a false name.
The Virginia republicans are here in
force to-day, congressman, Exon
gressmen, executive committee, the
chairman thereof and numerous ne
groes. The committee and the me-
groes were more in evidence at the
Hotel Johnson, the latter, however,
being on the outside. They said they
came not to ask for Office, but for a def
mite reply to their question whether
the committee intends to recommend
any of them for Office. They are tired,
they say, of supplying the republican
party in their State with its whole Of
fective strength and then seeing every
cents worth of patronage 60 to the few
white men in the party, and that iftheir
demand for a share of the Offices be not
granted they will nominate members of
their own race at future elections and
vote for them irrespective of conse
quences. The white oficeseekers are
Eere to get the signatures Of Mr.. Bowden, the
referee, and the executive committee, attached
to their applications. Col. Lamb, the chair
man of the committee, of course, has nothing
to do with the other members thereof, who
utterly ignore him, and said to an acquaint-
ance to-day that republicans were fighting
him harder than the democrats had ever done
Gen. Walker says of all the Southern az.
p~oiutees so far, mot one is a real Southern man
The nomination Of Mr.. Boss for Commits
sioner of the District of Columbia will be
brought before the Senate District committee
TO morrow, when the District democrats will
protest against its confirmation, upon the
ground that from the time the District COM
mission was created, in 1874, it has been the
iuvariable rule that one Gifts members should
be a democrat, and that Mr.. Ross is not 8
democrat. having deserted the party last year.
in the House to-day Mr.. Rixey, of the AL:
exandria district, introduced a bill for IL
,uefshRxTT ~, 80. .no re-
ty, Va.
An air ship. or something very like one,
in the, southwestern sky, was seen here about
hslf.past eleven o'clock to-day, and was an OBJ
ect of no little attention.
Senator Pettigrew presented g minority re-
:ort frrm the committee on public lands to-
lay, to the effect that the land grant to the
he Pc rines, with whom OK. President Glove
land is connected, is fraudulent.
The President to-day cent to the Senate the
| following nominations: Harold NJ. sewall, OF
| Maine. to be minister to Hawaii Charles P.
Smith. to be postmaster at Martinsville, and
| James raig at Wsynesboro, Va. Mr.. Sewall
gained prominence during the last campaign
by reason of his advocacy of the republican
ticket and platform, although his father was
the nominee of the democrats for Vice Presi.
dent
Commander B. F. Leary, U. S. N, has been
ordered to appear before a retiring board.
Representative Holman, Of Indiana. who
has been i'll at his home with spinal menin
getis for some weeks, died at his home here at
2:O5 p. m. to-day. Mr.. Holman commenced
his Congressional career in tho 36th Congress
| and served in every succeeding ole except i'll
the 39th, 45th, 46th and 54th.