Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-06

Frank Hume of Alexandria ooun-
ty, has been actively engaged in
many of the Sunday school and
charitable organizations of the Episcopal
Church both hare and in Alexandria.
The presents, which filed room, came
from various parts of the country and
were beautiful and costly.
MIR. Epes introduced in the House
to day a bill for national park at
Petersburg, and several bills for war
claims in his district.
Major o. E. Hine of Fairfax county,
member of the Agricultural Board of
Virginia, called OF the Agricultural De.
partment to-day and invited Secretary
Wilson to attend the coming sugar beet
convention in Fredericksburg. The
Secretary expressed desire to attend,
aud said that if he could not be there
he would send MIR. Saylor, the depart
ment's expert on that subject.
The Senate interstate commerce
committee will, it is said. to day, prob
ably report favorably on the anti-scalp'
ers' bill.
The first shipments to the treasury
under the recent order of Secretary
Gage retiring all 500 silver certificates
10 consequence of the discovery of a
dangerous counterfeit were received to-
day. They aggregated about $3.50 600
and came from Boston, New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore. A careful
examination by the treasury experts
was made but none OF the spurious
notes were found.
Representative Overstreet intro
duced in the House to-day compre.
hensive bill for carrying out the plan
of the monetary commission for the
reform of the currency. The bill was
referred by Speaker Reed to the com.
mittee on banking and currency, and
Chairman Walker has arranged to
give early hearings to Senator Edmunds,
the chairman of the commission, and
perhaps to other members.
The Senate committee on military
affairs to day ordered favorable re-
port on the bill increasing the military
force of the country to the extent OF
TWO regiments Of artillery.
The civil service bill adopted at the
conference of republican opponents of
the existing civil service system last
night was introduced in the House this
afternoon by Mr.. Evans. of Kentucky,
and referred 10 the committee on civil
service.
Attorney Boardman, of California,
is here in the interest of Theodore Dur
raot with the hope of securing from
Jus ice Brewer of the Supreme Court,
and in charge of thu 18th circuit, or
from the whole court, 1t of error or
superssdeas which would act as a stay
of proceedings which will delay Dur
rants execution.
In the House to-day Mr.. Rixey in-
troduced bill for the relief of the
Methodist Chapel at Arlington and for
that of the Dixon heirs in Alexandria;
also, by request of John Seldom Cow
den of Fairfax county, one to "retire
tee redeemable currency with receiv.
able Currency"
The contested election case of Wise
VS.. Young from the Norfolk district Is
set for hearing tomorrow before the
House committee on elections. Mr.
Young is not here to-day, bu5 is e1-
pected to be here in time.
The following fourth class postmasters in
Virginia were appointed to-day: As'amoo-
sick, Benz. F. Briggs: Hillandale, Leila A.
Spencer; Newsoms, James D. Ferguson Port
Norfolk, I. B. Mason vicksyille, Robert L..
Lowe.
| There is soma talk in the room of the Sem
| ate foreign relations committee to-dey about
tran sferring Mr.. Page Bryan, whose name
WAS presented in the Senate yesterday for the
China mission, TO Turkey, but it isn't cred.
| led.
At the House to-day it is said that if the
republicans in that body are as game as Mr..
Grosveror, the civil service law is gone, as
lie democrats will vote for It's repeal
| The administration Is not wise in its ap-
pointments IL has recently nominated as
consul to German city q man who is SO OBJ.
,icctionable 10 the German government that it
| refused 20 recognize him.
| Collector Brady AID Internal Revenue
Commissioner Scott, on the part Of the repub
ican executive committee of Virginia and
Congressman Walker and Yost, by ap.
pointmeut of the President, met at the White
House this morning to try to settle the q1es.
ton of the fedora! patronage in Virginia. The
result of their consultation had not trans.
pired when this dispatch closed.