Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-24
providing that national banks may is

providing that national banks may is.
sue currency up to the par value Of
bonds deposited, reducing the tax on
circulation to one half of one per cent.
and allowing national banks to be es.
tablished with $4,000 capital and in
towns of 8, 1000 population.
A bombshell was sprung at to.oay's
session of the Senate civil service inves-
tigating committee, when E. D. Bailey,
assistant chief examiner OF The CIVIL
service commission and leading wit
ness, intimated that the commission had
sought t interfere with his testimony.
Mr.. Bailey was asked as to the last
sweeping extension of the civil service,
on NAV 6, 1896. He said the extern
sions were first suggested by the com
mission to the President instead of the
reverse, which he thought might be re.
CURED by strict construction. He sale
''Mr. Proctor called me to his office a
little after the fist testimony / gave.
He said he had no desire to influence
my testimony in any way, but that the
chairman of the committee had not
summoned any one friendly to the COM
mission, and asked me to tell him what
l was to say so he could be prepared to
answer" A little later Mr.. Baily said
he was searching the records for data as
to Albert Baker, who has figured in
the Investigations, when Chief Ex-
amiuer Server asked him by what
authority he was divulging the records
of the commission aud advised him to
ask the commission for statement.
He continued, however, to make pen.
Gil memoranda. This he had submitted
to MIR. Proctor, who had expressed
20 dissent, but again it was suggested
O him he had better obtain the infor.
nation officially. Later Chief Exami.
ner Server told him be (Serven) had
conferred with the commission; that
the latter were not pleased with what
Mr.. Bailey had said and that Mr.. Ser
ven regarded Mr.. Bailey's testimony
ss criticism of administration rather
than suggestion of the law. Mr.. Ser
ven had stamped Mr.. Bailey's testi.
mony as sire in the rear" and tue
commission had instructed Chief E6-
aminer Server that Mr.. Bailey, his
chief clerk, was not hereafter to sign
anv recommendations to the commits
sion IS had been his custom. That had
curtailed the witnesses duties and pow
ers. Mr.. Proctor then took the stand
andImadea vigorous arraignment of Mr.
Bailey, who, though conceding his con-
scientiousness, be stamped as utterly
lacking liz al administrative capacity
held him responsible for whatever
trouble hsd existed in the official cor.
respondence and criticised him for step
ping out of his bailiwick as clerk and
assuming to represent the commission.
He characterized Mr.. Bailey's views as
valueless and was continuing on this
line when the committee checked him
and advised him to keep his testimony
within its proper bounds.
1t is reported at the Capitol to-day
that Gen. Groner is another one Of the
Vlrginiaus to whom the promises of the
administration have bsen made only t.
be broken. 1t was known last week
that the Lisbon consulate was the only
one for which he had chance, aDC
that, it is said this morning, will b'
given to somebody else.
There is a good deal of talk at The
Capitol to-day about the bill now before
the Virginia legislature for primarie;
for the election of United States Sen
ators. The prevailing impression j:
that the bill is not wise one anc
would not be conducive to the good o
the democratic party, for the reason:
that it is optional upon the several
counties, that it would impose too much
work upon the judges, and that at cleo
tons, while the democrats would be di
vided upon the Senatorial candidates
the republicans would be united or
their candidates for the legislature.
The President has decided to nomi
nate negro as collector of the port al
Savannah and to appoint the negro who
was an applicant f1r postmaster at Au-
guata to more lucrative position.
The President to-day sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate Charles
II. Duell, o: New York, to be commits
sioner of patents; Geo. E. Roberts, of
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Mcmillan, of Iowa, to be attorney for
the northern district of Iowa.
Referee Bowden and Collector Az
new of Virginia are here to-day, but the
otoer members of the republican COM
mittee of Virginia are not expected
until later in the week. They will
come to try to expedite the distribution
of the Virginia patronage.
Among the many applicants for the
Colon consulate made vacant by the
death of the late Colonel Ashby of Vir.
ginia are four from Virginia, three
white men and one negro.
1t was expected that Mr.. Joseph Nc
Kenna would assume his duties as as
sociate justice of the United States Su-
preme Court to day but the time since
confirmation on Friday last not being
sufficient FOR the necessary preparation
on his part, the ceremony has been
postponed until the incoming of court
on Wednesday next. The court did
not hand down any opinions to-day.
Mr.. r. E. Preston, director of the
mint, has resigned and the nomination
of George E. Roberts of Fort Dodge,
lava was sent to the Senate to-day as
his successor.
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