Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-15
FROM WASHING ron.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Is.

York. When asked if he had anything
to say on the eve of his departure he
answered only with final good bye"
So far as learned he made no final
calls, personal or official, outside of So
cial exchanges with close friends of the
diplomatic corps. Senior DuBcsc, the
Spanish charge d'atfaires, was busy at
the legation Office to-day with extend.
ed communications just received from
Madrid. The legation is now turning
its attention mainly to the new COM
mercial treaty between Spain and the
United States. The instructions now
received will permit Mr.. DuBosc to
proceed with the negotiations on that
subject. The new minister, Senior
Luis V Polo Bernabe, is well known
among the officials here, coming from
family OF diplomstes and having had
an extended diplomatic service himself.
1t is thought that the fact that he was
chief of the commercial section of the
foreign office accounts for his choice, as
this position has given him hand IN
the commercial negotiations now ap-
prnaching the final stage.
Contrary to common expectation the
Cabinet meeting today did not discuss
tue ID Lime letter in any aspect. The
members of the Cabinet, one and all,
are entirely satisfied with the situation
aud exprct that advices that are ex-
expected at almost any moment from
Madrid may bring news of the ending
of the episode in manner that will be
satisfactory tc the United States and to
Spain.
The following fourth class postmas
ters 10 Virginia were appointed to-day
Giaysville, Mary c. Custer; Nickels-
vllle, Joshua Nj Dougherty; Pickaway,
Whitlow r. Walker RidRemont, Mrs.
Matilda Dooley; Sospstoue, Thomas
B Austin; TopecO, Emma A. Pratt.
The President sent 10 the nate to-
day the nominations Of J. w. McBroom
to be postmaster at Abingdon, and A.
P. Funkhouser at Harrisonburg, Va.
The Senate committee ON equal suffrage
to day granted a hearing IN the Senate mar
bic room to large delegation of the national
| woman suffrage association now in conven.
ton in this city, Senators Berry, Wetmorc,
Teller Cannon and McIaurin being present.
The marble room was crowded. They want
a woman suffrage amendment 10 the federal
constitution. Miss Susan B. Anthony, the
president Of the association, made plea in
which she pointed out the full suffrage al
| ready granted in three British colonies, the
Is'o of Man, New Zealand and South Austria.
liza She referred to the many voters less
qualified than intelligent women, spoke of
! ignocamuses who hold the elective franchise.
and said the government which roflsed
women any right of suffrage WAS casting the
ballot privileges unasked on foreigners reach.
ing our shores and extending them the fran.
chiie practically unasked. The ballot, she
said, is put in the hands of every man out
side tine States prison, whether they have
sufficient sense to cast their ballots or not,
yet the women of the country were CON-
PEELED to humiliate themselves In pleading for
rights that should have been accorded them
long ago.
Mrs. Clay spoke of women's exemp-
ton from enlistment for the defense OF
their country, which is, she said, due to
the fact that in the struggle for tribal
supremacy that tribe must ultimately
have survived which exposed its women
the least. Polygamy, universal among
primitive races, could in q degree sus-
tain population against the ravages
among men made by continual warfare,
but any large destruction of women
must extinguish tribe that suffered it.
Women's exemption from war, she said,
has proven no unbought privilege, and
it is evident that in justice man have no
superior rights as citizens on that &C.
count. She spoke of the amendment
giving negroes suffrage and drew the
comparison between many of the eX
slaves end the large number of women
of high intellectual rank compelled to
acknowledge their political inferiority
to these.
In the House yesterday evening Mr..
Rixey of the Alexandria district intro
duced bills for the relief of the heirs of
Mrs. Agnes B. Jeter; for the relief
OF Louis Weber; to correct the militia
ry record of William A Giles, of Prince
William county, We; for the relief Of
Mrs. T. V. Grasty; of the vestry of
Aqua Protestant Church of Stafford
county, Va; of John H. Hammill, of
Occoquan; of the trustees of Grove
Presbyterian Church of Fauquier coun.
ty, Va. OF the heirs of Samuel Craig, of
Fauquier county Va, and to refer the
claim of the heirs of Mrs. Sarah E.
Smith, of Stafford county, Va, to the
Court of Claims. He also presented
the following petitions: 4. H. Briggs
and other citizens of Culpeper, Va, and
of X. E l.. Tyler, ]. r. Mansfield, NJ. F.
Peyton, c. H. Picken, and AZ other
citizens of Alexandria, Va, asking for
the enactment of legislation which
will more ehectually restrict i'm
migration; also one to accompany bill
to correct the military record of William
A. Giles. To-day MIR. Rixey introduced
other stereotyped petitions from Fair
fsx and Prince William counties for the
further restriction of immigration. Yes
terday Mr.. 0tey presented Petition
of Frank G. Chatham and IS other
citizens of Roanoke, Va, for restricting
immigration.
Luther G. Billings, pay director in
the navy, has been found guilty by a
court martial, which has been in SEES
sion st the navy yard here for the past
few days, of falsehood and scandslous
conduct and has been sentenced to dis.
missal from the navy.
All the members of the republican
executive committee of Virginia are
expected here this evening or to-mor-
row. 1t is supposed that when they
arrive they will try to expedite action
in the cases of the Richmond and Roa-
noke and some other Virginia postoffices,
and the Alexandria customs house,