Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-03
ious States in equlpping troops. In
hase cases an official investigation is

for vessels built under the pressure of
the times.
The Senate committee on interstate
commerce to day by vote of 5 to 8
authorized a favorable report on the
bill, with amendments.
The most important of these amend
meuts was the following, relating to
railroad passes: THAT giving free
to persons or property,
except as allowed by section % of the
act ITO regulate commerce. approved
February 4, 1887, shall be deemed an
unjust discrimination and shall be pun
ished, and in addition to the penalties
upon individuals, the corporations
which may be guilty of any such Of
Tense shall be punished. That all free
passes issued by or on behalf of any
railroad corporation shall be signed by
some officer of the corporation author
izsd by vote of the directors to sign the
same, and every such railroad corpora
ton shall keep g. record showing the
date of every free pass, the name of the
person to whom it is issued, the points
b,tween which the pa SAGE is granted
and whether slugle "Trip or tms
pass, and, if the latter, the
time for which it is issued; and this
record shall at all times be open to the
interstate commerce commissioners, OF
to their representatives who may be
duly authorized in writing to examine
the same" Section two of the House
bill was amended so as to remove all
restrictions as to the person to whom a
ticket holder may sell his ticket. Origi-
nalIy the person TO whom the ticket
could be sold must be one "who would
in good faith personally use it in the
prosecution of a journey" This clause
was eliminated aud the proviso was
left to read as follows THAT the pur-
chaser of transferable ticket 10 good
faith for personal use in the prosecu-
ton of a journey, shall have the right
to resell the same" Section three in
the bill Was also amended SO as to re-
duoe the penalty for the first offense
against its provisions from $1,000 to
$500, to eliminate all provisions for i'm
p'isonment and provide penalty Of
81 900 for the second offense.
Both the Virginia Senators and eev-
era) of her Representatives, with their
wives, attended the Presidents recep-
ton last night. During Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration few or none OF
the Virginia congressman ever went to
the White House receptions, but near
ly, if not all of them go now.
The following fourth class postmas.
tiers 10 Virginia were appointed to-day !:
SynorsVille, Mrs. E. .. Beach; Hick-
man, David P. hickman; McGehees,
Henry V. Thomas; North Fork, Chas.
w. Schooley; Peck. E. G. Dalton.
The official bond of Marshal Allen of
the western district of Virginia is for
$50 .00O The Fidelity Trust Company
of Baltimore has supplied it for one per
cent. Mr.. Allen will assume the duties
of his Office at once. Mr.. Morgan Treat,
who is an applicant for the Office of mar
shall of the easterndistrict of Virginia, has
the endorsement ofthe Virginia repub.
lican executive committee, and he and
all the Virginia republicans here are
confident that be will be appointed.
The German Ambassador has no
news from Berlin as to the American
fruit exclusion decree which threatens
to kill all hope of the negotiation of any
kind of reciprocity treaty or agree
ment within the terms of the present
tariff act, 80 far as Germany is con-
cerned.
People from Leesburg, here to-day,
say the excitement about the recent in
cendiary fires in Loudoun county has
by means abated, and that steps are
being taken for securing the services of
q skillful city detective by whom the
arrest of the offender may be effected.
Senator Walthall, of Mississippi, is
seriously i'll at his apartments in the
Cairo, this city. Last Thursday he was
seized by chill in the SeDade and was
forced to leave the chamber. He hss
since been confined to his bed. His
physician says That the Senator is suf-
tering from an attack of the grip. He
was thought to be better on Monday
and Tuesday, but his condition became
worse yesterday. At present Mr.. Wal
thall is not thought to be in critical
condition, but he is very i'll. His
friends, however, anticipate no serious
result of his illness.
The Senate committee on civil service held
an executive session at the beginning of its
sitting to-day 20 consider the matter of the
dismissal from the sens:on Office of Mrs. Rot
erts. the lady whose case was brought to the
attention f the Senate by Senator Allen.
The committee has received a letter from
Pension Commissioner Evans, endorsed by
secretary Bliss, in which he said there were
40 charges against Mrs Roberts. Senator
Allen WAS PRESENT when the letter was con-
was semi-oficially made after the
close OF the meeting that he was satisfied with
the reply and would not further press his in
luiry into hor dismissal.
DR.. Booker. secretary Of the apostolic dele.
gate. says the question of mixed marriages
between Catholics ana Protestants has not
recently come to the attention of the authori.
ties here, and that any action on the subject,
such as is currently reported, is confined to
the ST. Louis diocese. and has no general ap-
Dication so far as is known here.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel intro
luced bill for the payment of damages for
.h5 injury to ST. Pauls Episcopal Church of
Norfolk, Virginia, inflicted by q. 8. troops.
10 the House Mr.. Hay introduced bill to
pay Daniel Baker of Frederick county. Va
81, 900 for stores and provisions taken by the
federal army.
American Crooks in Mexico.