Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
[ Correspondence Of the Alexandria GaEette.]
WASHINGTON. Jan. "a.

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WASHINGTON. Jan. "a.
The war vestigatiDg commission
was invited Secretary Alger to appear
before it tomorrow. No answer has
been received from the Secretary, but
il is generally believed that he will be
on hand. Gen. Beaver announced
that the commission was in possession
of several cans of roast beef from Gen.
Miles-beef that had been sent to
Porto Rico and which had been re-
turned. One of these cans was en-.
dorsed:
'This can received from Gen. n. a.
Miles. 1t was taken from an express
package, opened in the office OF Gen.
Miles.
rSiguedl S. c. MILLS, Recorder"
The can was opened and the meat
was declared to be sweet and apparent
" wholesome. Major Rufus NJ. Town
send, CT the. commissary department,
testified that he had used the came
meat and found it excellent.
At the cabinet meeting to-day it was
stated that no additional news had
been received from the Philippines or
Samoa, snd the situation in these islands
was not discussed.
Mr.. Yost OF Virginia from the House
committee on elections has reported
favorably bill to pay the widow of the
late W. ". Ashby of Virginia, who was
drowned at Colon, while .. S. consul
at that port, the sum OF twenty-six hun
bred dollars.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Wellington
introduced bill to pay the heirs of the
late Joseph H. Maddox, of Charles
county, Maryland, who once resided in
Alexandria, for large quantity Of
tobacco taken from him by the federal
authorities after the war between the
| States.
The House Judiciary committee be-
gan its hearing this morning on the
congressman who have held army and
other offices and still desire to retain
their seats. Messrs Olen, of Wiscon'
sin, and Hit, OF Illinois, members Of
tle Postal ard Hawaiian Commissions
aud Major Robbins, OF Pennsylvania,
recently q mem Der of PenDsy lvanla
volunteer regiment, appeared to defend
their course. Messrs. Ojen and Hit
asserted that they were acting upon di'
rection OF the House and that to va
cate their seats as consequence, would
be both homogeneous and unjust. Msj
Robbins claimed that as his term Of
service with the volunteers had ex.
PRED, and the cause, if cause there
were, for his seats vacation had been re
moved, be should be allowed to retain
mis- place in Congress. He cited sew
eral cases similar to his, where the
members had been retained in Congress
after they had resigned from the
army. The committee adjourned af-
ter listening to Msjor Robbins
with the announcement that General
| Wheeler would be heard Wednesday
II is well-known among the demo.
cratic members Of the committee, and
of the House also, that the considera
ton of this matter has been postponed
so that the report thereon could moi
prevent the two republican members o.
the West Virginia legislature, who
held commissions in the army, from
voting for republican Z. s. Senator
from that State.
The Senate to-day passed resolution
providing for an investigation of the
Washington Insane Asylum by the
committee on the District of Columbia
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Turley OF Ten
nessee introduced bill to permit the free ad
mission of Southern tobacco into the newly
| conquered provinces.
The House naval committee this morning
gave the employees at the navy yard hear
ing on the bill TO pay them for overwork dur
Ing the late Spanish wsr.
The senior class at the Naval Academy will
be graduated on Saturday, five months ahead
to supply officers urgently needed By the
navy.
Josephine V Totusek was appointed post
master at Begonia, Va, to-day vice John F
Drorsk resigned.