Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.I
WASHINGTON, March 10.

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to-day decided to report adversely up
on ali proposed amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill provid-
ing for river and harbor improvements,
which do not provide for improvements
under the continued contract system
and for which estimates have not been
made. In the reorgenized service con-
suls shall all be citizens of the United
States and shall be classified as follows
Consuls general of the first class, salary
SC, 600; consuls general second class,
IS, 900; consuls of the first class, $4,000;
cousuls second class, 81 500; vice consuls
first class, 81 800; vice coDsuls second
c'ass, 81, 500; vice consuls third class.
81 200, and % consular clerks with
salaries not exceeding $1,000 to be
eligible for promotion. 1t provides
that all fees shall 60 into the treasury.
1t limits the age of admission TO the
service to persons from 81 to 90 years
OF age, aud provides for the examina-
lion of two-thirds of present incumbents
of consular Offices within three years OF
the passage OF the act.
The Senate committee on military
affairs to-day decided to recommr nd
th- passage of the bill authorizing the
revival OF the grade of lieutenant gen
eral OF the army. The bill authorizes
the President to nominate an officer to
this grade. The bill is in the interest of
General Miles, who showed his great
ness by claiming President Davis: an
old and disabled man, to the floor of
III ,r;s1p a EortraS5 Monrna
Senator Chandler, OF New Hamp-
SD re, to-day introduced joint resou-
ton for the temporary admission free of
duty of naval supplies procured
abroad. 1t was introduced at the re-
guest of the Secretary of the Navy,
who, in letter, said: Under exist
ing law varying but considerable ad-
valorem duty on articles falling within
the category of naval supplies is i'm
posed. The effect of the resolution, if
adopted, will be to remit all duties
upon guns, ammunition and other
naval supplies which it may be found
necessary TO purchase abroad. Mr.. Al
lison, of Iowa, called Mr.. Chandler
attention to the fact that resolutions
aud bills of the character of the one
presented ordinarily originated in the
House. 1t was referred to the finance
committee.
House committee on elections No. 3
yesterday agreed by a strict party vote
to make q report in favor of seating ex-
Representative Josiah Patterson, who
contested the seat Of Mr. Carmack,
from the Tenth Tennessee district. Mr..
Patterson, who represented the district
in the last Congress as democrat, ran
against Mr.. Carmack, the democratic
candidate, as gold democrat. He was
also endorsed by the republicans. The
| division in the committee was on party
lines. The committee also agreed, and
by the same party vote, to give the seat
now held by Mr.. Young, democrat, of
the Norfolk, Va, district, to DIR. Wise,
who, Oh the testimony ofreputable wit
nesses, Referee BoWden among them,
was not elected.
The Senatet to day passed bill to lend
Cincinnati tents to accommodate the
uext reunion of the g. A. r., to be held
there. Yesterday it refused to lend the
andolph.M Macon Baptist Association
tents to accommodate those who will
attend its meeting at Lynchburg, for
the reason that to do so would establish
bad precedent.
Mr.. Joseph Lawless, secretary of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, called upon
Senator Martin at the Capitol to. day
and he and the Senator had along talk
in the Senators private gallery.
D,oo;lopk 20 Al
lowing nominations to the Senate:
Edward r. Meek, to be U. S. district
Judge for the northern district OF Texas;
Edmund Waddill, jr., to be U. S. judge
Tor the eastern district of Virginia.
Lawson d. Melton to be marshal for
the district of South Carolina; Henry J.
Lenderink, of Iowa, to be secretary of
the legation at Santiago, Chile.
Colonel Stith Boiling OF Petersburg,
was at the Capitol to-day. He was be.
fore the ways and means committee of
the House yesterday, opposing the bill
for the consolidation of the customs
districts, and seems to be confident it
will not pass.
The contract for the removal of the
garbage of this city having been signed
yesterday, the contractors will go down
the river tomorrow to inspect three
proposed sites for reduction plant for
that garbage, all three of which are
between Fort Foote and Broad Creek,
on the Maryland side.
Mr.. Ike Jones, well-known race
horse track man of this city and inter-
ested in the St. Asaph track, says he
knows nothing of the report about the
resumption of racing on that track.
Senator Elkins says the report that
he knows any thing at all about the
extension of the proposed Northern
Neck Railroad to West Virginia, or will
help any such railroad, is entirely in
correct, and that all he ever said to the
parties interested in that road WAS,
that if they produced it to the coal
fields of his State, they could get all
the coal they could transport.
The new Spanish minister, Senior
Polo y Bernabe, arrived here early to-
day and was met at the station by
Senior Du Bose, the Spanish charge,
and other Spanish officials, who gave
him a cordial welcome and escorted
him to the legation. Later Senior Du
Bose called at the State Department
and arranged to present Senior Polo at
Ills o'clock tomorrow morning. At
| that time the minister will be intro.
duced to Secretary Sherman and Judge
| Day, but it is not yet settled whether