Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria esnettc.l
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Inc u. .. Supfeuo SUurl tO-uoy az
iourned until the 2lst of February with
out deciding any of the important cases
before it. The court advanced the
cases of Internal Revenue Collector
White of West Virginia against various
persons, involving his right of transfer,
ETC., to be heard March 7th. The case
involves the construction OF sections
1854 and 1853 of the revised statutes
and the powers and duties of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue with re.
spect to the transfer and assignment OF
internal revenue storekeepers and
gaugers; and also the effect of the civil
service act, and the executive orders
from time to time made and issued
Hereunder, upon the duties of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue. They
also involve the question as to whether
the U. S. courts can by Injunction re-
strain the collectors of internal reve'
nue. in the various districts or the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue acting
through the collectors, from relieving
from duty storekeepers and gaugers, OF
from assigning these officers to duty or
transferring them from one place Of
duty to another.
A telegram was received at the Wal
Department to-day from E. b. Wells, 8
newspaper man who has just arrived at
Seattle from the Klondike, saying that
he had with him the long expected re.
port from Capt. Ray to the Secretary o.
War, which he was charged to place in
the hands of the Secretary himself
Capt Ray WAS at Fort Yukon when he
sent his report, on December 10th last
Wells was telegraphed to place all the
dispatches he has in the hands of Gen
Merriam, who has been instructed to
open them and telegraph such points as
may be necessary.
Chairman Jones, of the democratic
national committee, says there is nc
ruth in the statement that ne had re-
moved Mr.. Hsrrity, Pennsy lvania
member, and substituted the man de-
signated by the democratic State com
mittee as his successor. Mr.. Jones
says that Chairman Garman, of the
Pennsylvania committee, and number
of Pennsylvania democrats called upon
him last week aud Mr.. Garman in
formed the Senator of the action of the
democratic committee of Pennsylvania
aud said that the matter would be pre-
4ented to Senator Jones in an Official
manner aud ali the papers and CORES
pondsnce laid before him. Senator
Jones informed Mr.. Garman that the
power of removal of member of the
national committee rested wholly witt
the committee itself and that he would
take the papers in the case when sub
mitted to him and send a copy to Mr.
Harrlty, giving him al opportunity tt
make reply and present his side O
the case. After both sides had beer
fully heard be would take all the cor
respondence and papers in the case anG
send a copy to each member of the
committee and get an expression o
opinion as to what should be done
The committee might then bs calico
together if the members SO determine
when the case can be discussed and de
cided.
The contest over the appointment o
postmaster at Augusta, Ga, it is nov
said, will be settled this week. Judsor
Lyons, the national committeeman
from Georgia, to whose appointment
strong opposition developed because he
is negro, has withdrawn and giver
his support to w. II. Stallings.
The following fourth class Virginia
postmasters were appointed to-day
Clarkson, Matthew h. Doran; Godfrey
Mrs. Susan Stone: Massanutton, Johr
B. Ruffner.
The Senate judiciary committee this
morning agreed to report favorably ths
nomination of Mr.. Brown Allen fol
marshal of the western district of Vir
giuia. Some of the democratic Sena
tors have written to democrats ii
Stanton, enquiring about Mr.. ALIENS
qualifications, but the Virginia Sena
tors think he will be confirmed. Mr.
Allen himself is confident that be viii
be, and says it is to the interest of the
democrats that he should be, and tina
every one of the democratic aspirant!
for Congress in his, the 10th, distric
wants him to be. Mr.. Yost. the repub
lican congressman from that district
has been Mr.. Aliens only opponent.
The House committee on ways anC
means divided on strict party lines thi
morning on the resolution for the re
demption of Z. s. bonds with silver dol
lars, all the democrats, from North aDt
South alike, voting for, and all the re
publicans against it.
Elk Senator Hill, who came here las
Saturday, still says II am democrat.
1t was expected that the sub-commit
tee Of the House elections committee
would act on the Thorp-Epes contested
election case, from Virginia, this morn.
ing, but up to two o'clock p. N. they
hadn't done 80.
The term of the present collector OF Gus.
toms at Norfolk will not expire until some
time next spring. Up to this time ex-Con
gresham Bowden is the only man promi.
nently spoken of for the place, though Mr.
Carney, it is reported, has been recommended
by Colonel Lamb, and Virginia republican
now here SAID this morning that if there
should be any difficulty in finding satisfac.
tory man colonel Lamb would accept it him
self.
1t is now openly charged that republican
member of the House from New York, il
order to induce rival for his seat to with
has had him put on the pay roll of the House
at the rate of S160 month, though he never
comes 10 Washington, not even to draw hi:
salary, but has 1t sent to him, and never
does stroke Of work for the government.
a we'll known democrat from Stauntor
now here says he hears that Mr.. Glasgow Of
of Lexington, Messrs. Quarles aud Opie Of
stau ton, Mr. Flood, of AppomaJtox, and
probably numerous others will be candidates
for the Congressional democratic nomination
-, hir district r,axt foil II 10 cnnni6a rad