Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE OF the Alexandria Gazette. J
" ARLINGTON, Jan. IL.

The patent office has prepared the
draft OF bill which will be introduced
in Congress governing the recognition
Of agents, attorneys or other persons
representing applicants for patents be-
fore the patent office.
The Senate committee on tipance met
to-day for the purpose of considering
the Teller resolution declaring for the
payment OF the national bonds in silver
as we'll as gold, but after discussing 1t
at some length postponed action upon
it until the next meeting of the COM
mittee.
The attention of the Treasury De-
partment having been called to the
difficulties experienced at Detroit and
Suspension Bridge by tourists and
Others in the matter of the detention OF
their seal skin garments, the following
telegram was sent 10 the collectors OF
customs at those ports : admit seal
skin garments imported as personal et-
fects if they are shown to have been IN
use Of owners prior to twenty ninth
ultimo."
The Senate committee on judiciary
had the nomination of Attorney Gener-
al McKenna to be justice of the supreme
court under consideration for two hours
today bu. adjourned without reaching
conclusion upon it. The entire time
Of the meeting was consumed in read
ing communications bearing upon the
nomination. some of them urging con-
hrmalion and others in opposition.
There was large number of protests
against the nomination from branches
OF the American Protective Association
and also from some members of the bar
of the Pacific coast, besides miscel-
laueous ot of letters from other parts of
| the country. TIE charges were gen
orally that Mr.. McKenna had not had
the legal traioing and judicial expert
ence to fit him for the position. There
was also disposition manifested on the
part of some to attack him on the
ground of his membership in the Cath
olic Church. Only one democratic
member expressed al opinion during
the meeting and this was favorable to
confirmation.
The following fourth-class postmas-
ters were appointed to-day in Virginia /:
Bayview, John D. Elliott; jamestown,
Thomas Shoosmith.
The President to-day sent these
nominations to the Senate John H.
Lands, of Pennsylvania, coiner of the
mint, at Philadelphia, Pa; Ivory G.
Kimball, of the District of Columbia,
to be Judge of the Police Court of the
District OF Columbia; Thomas NJ. AL
derson, of Virginia, to be U. S. Attor'
ney, and S. Brown Allen, of Virginia,
to be Marshal for the western district
of Virginia. TO be consuls-W. Max
well Greene, OF Rhode Island, at Ber-
muda Joshua Wibour, of Rhode
Island; az a. D3a attiia, Henry D. oayler, 0f
Pennsylvania, at Matanzas.
A telegram was received by AdjutaDt
General Bceck to-day from Gen. NIer.
Ram, commanding the Department Of
the Columbia, at Vancouver barracks.
The General reports that the passer-
gers on the two steamers which have
recently arrived from Alaska all state
that there is no dearth of food at Daw-
son and that the miners will get through
the winter in safety.
Civil Service Commissioner Rice has
resigned, to take effect upon the ap-
pointmeut of hts successor.
Miss Helen Long, daughter of the
Secretary of the Navy, will christen the
frat Japanese wership to be launched
in the United States. The ceremony
will take place at Cramps shipyards on
he Goth instant.
In the Senate to-day MIR. Martin in.
troduced bill providing for a national
agricultural station on that portion of
the Arlington reservation in Alexan-
dria county, Virginia, not used for
cemetery purposes. 1t was referred
to the committee on military affairs, to
which are submitted all bills relating to
government reservations.
The parties referred to in this cor
respondence of Yesterdays date as IL
tereated in the proposition to make
national park Of the battle6elds near
Fredericksburg met at the Riggs
House to-day aud considered bill
which will be introducedin Congress to
effect that object.
Baltimore republicans here to-day
say that Notwithstanding the fact that
the President has requested the kicking
republicans in the Mary land legislature
from Baltimore to vote for McComas
for Senator, and though they know the
strength of his pull, they are confident
that the kickers will stick and insist
upon the election of man from their
own city.
MIR. Butler Malone stood a non.
competitive examination yesterday for
the consulate to which he has been ap-
pointed and will probably soon get his
commission.
Col Fred. D. Grant and delegation
Of the G. A. Il. called upon Mr..
Speaker Reed to-day in the interest OF
bill to make national park out of the
Vicksburg battlefield.
The rails now being laid ca Pennsyl-
yania avenue are being welded together,
80 that the track will be one continuous
rail, it having been discovered that IN
less treated that way they will hump
AZ .-ha Joints.
The contee e'Ad election case Of Thorp
vs.. Epes, from the 4A'efsoure a n c.sssr.g
district, was argued beto.e oe'esai
Walkers election COMMITTEES tou..
Collector Brady of Virginia opened the
case for Mr.. Tnorp, and Mr.. Thorp will
conclude it for himself this evening.
Messrs. McIlwain and Lassiter are coun-
sci for Mr. Epes. The case of Brown ys.
Swanson, from the Danville district,
will come I'm on Thursday % tho