Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81.
Several officials presented their views
on the civil service reform issue at q
meeting of the Senate investigating
committee to-day.
Ambassador White cabled the follow
ing to the Secretary of State to day
Statements in morning papers that
Mrs. White and myself have been
treated discourteously is absolutely and
entirely without foundation. Emperor
and all others have been most kind to
us. have never needed to call the
attention of any persons to any slight
whatever. The notice regarding my
reception was identical with that al
ways issued after the presentation of an
Ambassador from any great power to
the emperor" The cablegram has re-
ference to published reports that Ambas-
ssdor and Mrs. White had been ignored
and not given the courtesy and atten-
ton due his rank by high officials OF
the German court and that it had been
necessary to admonish the offending of
icials by notice in the Court Circular
OF Germany.
Attempts have been made to inter-
view some, if not all the Virginia con-
eressional delegation on the bill now
before the legislature of their State, pre-
viding for the nomination of U. S. Sem
ators by primaries, but they were
futile in most instances, though
three members of the House, Messrs.
Rixey, Jones and Lamb are reported to
have expressed themselves in its favor.
Senator Daniel was the guest of the
famous Glover Club of Philadelphia
last night. He stood the ordeal so we'll
that he was subsequently, called upon
for three speeches, all of which he de-
Iivered, and all were applauded to the
echo.
Referee Bowden is still here with Mr..
Kimberly, whose nomination for post
master at Nswport's News is opposed
oy many army people, who are trying
TO induce the President to withdraw
the nomination. Mr.. Bowden says he
thinks Colonel Groner of Norfolk will
get consulate.
Congressman Jones of Virginia and
Senator Berry of Arkansas, who at
tended the Lee birthday celebration
ia Baltimore, were each presented
by the young ladies who were present
with a beautiful silk handkerchief
upon which were embroidered the Con.
federate flag.
A large delegation from Portsmouth.
Va, called upon Congressman Young
of that district to day in the interest Of
the bill for public building in that
city.
10 the House to-day Mr.. Yost intro
duced bill to pay for the damage done
to the Presbyterian Church at Nc
Dowell, Highland county, Virginia, by
the federal soldiers during the war. A
bill has been favorably reported in the
House to refer all claims for damages
to schools and churches by the federal
army, to the war department first, for 9
report. II passed, it will, it is supposed
expedite the payment of all such claims
When the Senate doors were closed
to-day the Hawaiian treaty was laid
aside in order to atf3rd opportunity to
consider the McKenpa aud other nomi
nations. An effort was made to secure
the confirmation of the nomination o.
General Longstreet to be commissioner
of railroads but Senator Vest made oh.
lection to immediate action and the
nomination went over until another
day. Mr.. Vest did not state his ohjs
tions beyond mentioning the fact tina
they were not personal. The nomina
ton Of Attorney General McKeuna was
taken up in accordance with the agree
ment reached last week to dispose of this
nomination to-day. Senator Allen i'm
msdiately took the floor In continuance
of his attack upon the attorney general
He presented large number of docu
ments in support of his contention tina
Mr.. McKenna was not competent tt
discharge the duties of the high Office
of Justice of the Supreme Bench.
The bill for a bridge across the Potomac
| at Arlington, which WAS referred to the
House district committee, has not yet beer
sent by that committee to the War Depart
ment for examination, though its friends
supposed it had been, long ago.
| The House committee on elections No. ]
by party vote on the contested election cast
of w. f. Aldrich vs.. Thomas S. Plowman in
the fourth Alabama district, decided to ses
Mr.. Aldrich, the populist candidate. Mr.
| Plowman ran on the regular democratic tick.
ct and now occupies the seat. The committee
| will report its action to the House next week
The House committee on foreign affairs to-
day agreed to make favorable report on The
resolution directing the State Department to
send to the House the reports made to The
| department by Consul General Lee and any
other report made to the department by con
suls or commercial agents of the United States
on the subject of the execution of Col. Buzz
| by the Cuban military authorities The res
olution was unanimously adopted. The Ruiz
referred to in the resolution is not DR.. Ruiz
killed at suburb of Havana, who:e case has
attracted much attention, but is Col. Ruiz
the Spanish officer st Havana who is said to
have gone under flag of truce to meet the
Insurgents and urge them to accept autonomy.
After entering the insurgent lines his prefer
of autonomy was rejected and lie was exc
cuted by order of the insurgent commander.
SPEAKER REED AND Mr.. BAILEY
Speaker Reed, from the rostrum of the
House, and MIR. Bailey, leader of the
democrats, from his place on the floor,
glared at each other at the close of the
Cuban debate yesterday evening and
joined an issue of veracity. This sen
sational episode completely over