Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-20
FROM WASHINGTON.

correspondence Oh Inc ateXSnO1la dazeSte.
Washington, December 20.
Mr.. Glynn introduced bill in the
House today providing that every
honorably discharged soldier, sailor or
marine who served for three months
n the civil war between 1861 and
1866 shall receive q pension OF
not les than $40 month after
be reaches the age of sixty years.
The bill has been endorsed by the New
York State G. A. r encampment and
by the national encampment at Phila-
delphis. 1t was referred to the invalid
pensions committee, of which Mr..
Sulloway is chairman. He has already
expressed himself in its favor.
Congressman Berry, of Kentucky,
today secured the appointment OF Mrs.
Almena Dressed to a 1920 clerkship to
Inc Navy Department. Mrs. Dressed is
The widow of Lieutenant Dressed, who
committed suicide some time ago at
Baltimore.
The following appeal was issued from
be War Department today: major
General Henry w. Lawton, q, S., vol
unteers, whose death occurred at San
Mateo. Island of Luzon, on December
10, 1899, has left little but his good
name as Legacy to his wife and chill
drep. a piece of property purchased
Dy him as home in California has a
mortgage of half the purchase price
still outstanding and unliquidated. The
undersigned have voluntarily associat-
ed themselves together for the purpose
of raising funds TO pay off the indebted
ness. Contributions will be thankfully
received by them, and be devoted to
the object hereinabove set forth. The
aid OF newspapers is requested. Con.
tributions will be received by any one
of the following: 81. c. Corbin, Adjt,
General, Washington, D. c.; John F.
Weston, Acting Commissary General,
Washington, D. c.; William Ludlow,
Brigadier General, Havana, Cuba; Will
liam B. ShafLer, Major General, San
Francisco, California.
AS the Columbia works at Baltimore,
where the naval vessel Tingery was
being built have failed, it is intimated
at the Navy Department that the con-
ract for completing her may be turned
over TO the Trigg company at Rich
mond, Virginia, to what city she can
De easily and quickly towed, and where
work on her can be resumed at once.
All of the Virginia Representatives
seen this morning expressed themselves
AZ highly gratified that Senator Martin
had been reelected unanimously, as bis
colleague had been before him. Mr..
Martin will receive here the committee
appointed by the Virginia legislature
10 notify him of his election. he and
mis- family will spend the Christmas
holidays here, as Representative Rixsy
Of the Alexandria district will also do,
Election committee No. l, Chairman
Tayler, held meeting this morning
at which it was decided to hold hear
ings in the contested election case of
Aldrich vs. Robbins of Alabama on the
Sth of January, and in the case of
Evane We. Turner of Kentucky on the
18th of January. Mr. Walker, who is
contesting the seat TO which Mr.. Rhea
of the 9:h Virginia district was elected,
and his counsel, Blocks OF Five Dudley.
we're present, but no date was fixed for
taking up their case.
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana after
a conference with the President, today
decided to introduce bill pensioning
Gen. Lawtou's widow at $1,000 year.
Lieut.. Col. NJ. c. Goodrich has been
ordered to the command OF the marine
barracks at the navy yard OF Norfolk,
Va. and Lieut.. Col. w. S. Muse, is de-
tachcd from the marine barracks at
Norfolk and ordered to the command