Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
ECorle ,pcndonce of the Alexandria GaEette.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA.

the first day named will press the lndl-
an appropriation bill to vote and the
next dav vote is to be taken on the
Nicaragua canal bill. The balance of
the week in the Senate will be devoted
almost entirely TO the treaty, with the
exception of what is called the morning
hour. when routine business is disposed
of. Generally speaking, appropriation
bills will have the right of way in the
House after Monday. The funeral Of
MIR. Dingley will doubtless cause the
House to adjourn Immediately there
after on Monday.
Senator McLauren, of South Caro-
lima, will introduce resolution in the
Senate at an early date to reimburse
the governors of several States for 10
debtedness incurred in the recruiting OF
volunteer regiments for the late war.
The States mostly affected are Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Florida,
Georgia ana Mississippi. These States
do not desire to take advantage OF the
act of July S, 1898. to reimburse gov
ernors for moneys paid out, as the
Treasury Department would iu that
case hold the moneys granted to these
States as an Offset to old claims the gov
eminent has against them.
The formal orders were issued at the
War Department this morning honor
ably discharging Brigadier General NJ.
G. Oates, OF Alabama, from the service,
to take effect March 10. Con. Oates is
relieved from further duty with the
End Army Corps and directed to pro.
coed home.
At the War Investigation Com mission
hearing this morning Major Il. 81. Carl
! ton, inspector general OH General Will
sons staff in Porto Rico, defended the
quality and quantity OF commissary
stores furnished the troops. Major
Frederick Smith, who served on Gen.
Skaters staff as commissary OF subsis-
tence, testified that refrigerated beef
was palatable and nutritious. He had
never heard that soldiers in Cuba had
been made sick by eating refrigerated
or timed beef.
Among the bills introduced in the
Senate to-day were: By Mr.. Butler
To provide for Geographic communica-
ton between the United States. the
Hawaiian Islands, the Philippines and
other countries. By Mr.. Qusy-To
organize clerical corps for the navy
Secretary Alger had long confer
ence with the President this morning
1t was understood that the talk Was
about the Mles-Eagan controversy
After the conference was over the
Secretary rather angrlly refused to
answer any questions.
Congressman Crumpacker has az
nounced that Oh Tuesday next
he will call up the Brown-Swsn-
con conte ted election case from
Virginia, but as owing to the
time lost by reason of Mr.. Dingley's
death, the naval personal bill will not
be concluded by that time, it is hardly
probable the House will be disposed to
POSTPONE that bill in order to fool away
time on such o contested election case
as the one referred TO, this late in the
session.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffices OF Virginia were made
to-day: CaperviIle, Northampton couu-
ty, VIM. B. Bull appointed postmaster,
vice Hiram ". Williams. removed
Cynthia, Lee county, Daniel R. Ely,
vice G. L. Laningham, resigned; Ette7,
Wythe county, Saran NJ. Gose, vice
BENZ. Rowe, resigned Nether5, Madi.
son county, Hetta f. Hudson, vice
Festus Hudson, dead.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Allen. com
menced an interesting speech on his
resolution for Senatorial committee
to examine the conduct of the late
war, as be has no opinion of the report
that will be made by the Alger commits
sion: but was interrupted by the an
nouncement OF Mr.. Dingley's death.
There is nothing new in the Miles
Eagan disgraceiul affair, but it is ru-
mored that the latter will withdraw his
testimony and apologize for the objec-
tionable atements it contains.
The four statues that have been re-
moved from Statuary Hall in the Capt.
to to the rotunda of that building, and
which belong to the government and
are called national, are those of Jeffer-
son, Lincoln, Hamilton and Colonel
Baker, an Englishman who was killed
at Balls Bluff.
The death OF Representative Dingley
recalls the fact that when the Southern
cotton factories began to compete with
those of the North, the deceased tried
to have Congress pass law providing
that the labor hours in Southern fac
tories should not be longer than those
in the North, so as to increase the price
of the products of the former section.
Mr.. Pritchard. VINO has been recon
mended by the republican executive
committee of Virginia for postmaster at
Front Royal, in that State, and who
has been here in his own interest, has
gone back home, by no means pleased
with the prospect.
In the Senate to day Mr.. Martin intro.
duced 8 bill to pay George W Rosenberger OF
Newmarket, Virginia $4,000 for beef and
other supplies taken for the use of the federal
army during the war between the States.
1t is learned in the room Of the House
committee on rivers and harbors to day that
an appropr alton for commencing the work
OF deepening the channel of the Potomac at
the Kettle Bottoms and at Mattawoman will
be provided for in the river and harbor bill
to be reported at this session.
In respect of I'll, bill to increase the
strength of the army, the impression is that
existing circumstances render it highly i'm
probable thst 1t will pass, at least in its pres
emit shape, and that considerable reduction
will be made in the number OF troops, unless
actual hostilities shall begin between the
Americans and the insurgents in the con-
quered provinces, in which case, of course,
there will be no limit to the size of the army.
tally has been taken of the members of
the Senate on the Spanish treaty, which, if
correct efectually kills it. According to this
tally there are no less than 80 Senator'S who
will vote against the treaty in its present