Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
( Correspondence OF tbs Alexandria Gazette. !
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
The judiciary committee Of the
House this afternoon decided that
Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama, E. ".
Robbins, of Pennsylvania, 2. g. Col
son, of Kentucky, and j. w. Campbell,
of Illinois, vacated their seats in the
55th Congress by accepting commissions
in the U. S. army. A resolution will
be introduced to that effect in the
House.
la speaking today of the recent death
of Mr.. David Pugh, one of the five sur
vivors of the signers of the ordinance
of secession passed by the Virginia
convention, q gentleman of his county,
Hampshire, said Mr.. Pugh learned his
trade as q tanner in Frederick county,
and rode to Alexandria, on horse back
to get his tools for his own tannery,
and that when there he came over here
aud called on President Jackson, who
invited him to dinner and told him that
if re desired to be rich he should never
buy what he wanted. but the things he
did not want. Mr.. Pugh thought the
quill pan with which he signed his
name to the ordinance, his most valua-
BILE possession. He was G Confederate
clean through, and spent 81, 500 in hav-
ing the body of his son brought home
from Camp Chase, saying he would
spend his last cent rather than have
it buried in Yankee land.
The friends of General Miles here
say the General has been trying for
time to be court martialed, so that he
may make public the information he has
ia his possession, which, they say, would
render Mr.. McKinley's denomination
impossible, and make Secretary Alger's
resignation obligatory, but that they
are afraid he will be relieved without
such trial. so that his mouth may be
kept sealed.
The House committee on banking
and currency had definitely determined,
what every wellinformed man knew
from the first it would do, to attempt
no action in reference to the currency
at this session of Congress, though the
boilers supported Mr.. Mckinley for the
ass gnei reason that he had promised
to improve the currency il case OF his
election.
Eutangling foreign alliances have
been SO unfortunate in the Samoan case
hat negotiations are to be commenced
with the object of breaking the triparte
agreement for the government OF
those islands by England, Germany
and this country.
Congressman Lamb of Virginia went
before the House public buildings COM
mittee this morning and argued for q
public building at Manchester, which
town, he said, had been twice burned
by the Indians and once by the British.
: Virginia member of the House said to.
| day that he and the other republican mem.
bers Of hat body from his State would make
another attempt to call up the Brown.Swan-
| son contested election case about the middle
| of this month, and that Mr.. Crumpacller of
| the elections committee will do al! he can Ia
assist them. But an influential Northern re-
publican member says that if that attempt
| shall be made. The question Of consideration
will be raised again, and that the session is
50 near its close, and Deces' sry business so be-
! hind hand. that he believes it will lot sue
coed.
A number OF the friends of the Arlirg ton
bridge bill, among them Mr.. Frank Hume
and Capt. ATmes. were present at the meNt-
| ing of the House commerce committee This
morning in the interest of that bill. but the
committee could not hear them, as they were
still engaged with the Nicaragua Canal bill
The committee. however, did appoint next
Friday as the day on which they would be
allowed hearing.
IN The Senate today Mr.. Martin of vir-
ginia introduced bill to remit to Kate Win
ter certain taxes on square No 739 In this
city.
MANY ViTginians were in the Senate gal.
leries to-day 10 hear s. Dator Daniel speak
against the ratification Of The Spanish treaty.
Even the Senate military committee, let
alone the Senate itself, is at general variance
on the army bill recently passed by the House,
so much so that the expect ,tion is it will
be defeated. and that resolution will be
! passed extending the operation of the army
| bill now in force.
Even should the Sullivan resolution de.
claring that the United States do not intend
to hol1 permanent possession OF the Philip
pines, pass. the anti.eXpansonists say tie rat.
ification of the treaty will be defeated all the
same.
Rosa H. Moucher was appointed postmaster
at Buckners Station, Louisa county, Va, to-
day vice Joseph Moucher dead.
General Miles to-day made a positive de-
| II il Of the a logged interview with him pub
lshed in several New York papers Wednes
day morning. He declared that he had lie.
fused 10 discuss the beef controversy or to be
interviewed on the subject.