Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. February

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Correspondence Of the Alexsndris Gazette
Washington. February 6
Mr.. Gallinger's proposed amendment
to the Senate rules providing for clo-
ture is rated by many of the members
Of that body to be timely, but few De,
lieve the Senate will make 80 radical
a change. Influential as Mr.. Hoar is,
be failed utterly several years ago to
effect slight modification 10 the rules.
Most new Senators talk as II something
ought to be done to shut OFT debate,
but before they are in Congress two
wears they fall into line and agree to
stand by the presidents. Mr.. CALM
ger aimed his amendment at Messrs.
Pettigrew aud Mason, who have been
making matters decidedly uDc0mfOrt-
able for the republican leaders Mr..
Pettigrew says he receives from 100 to
100 letters per day against what the
writer's call Imperialism and that the
bulk OF them come from his own sac
ton. He says he will continue to
criticise the Administrations.
The situation IN Kentucky was a
topic of keen interest among Senators
today. The prevailing impression is
that truce having been formed, the
chances are the legislature and the
courts may settle the disputes and
bloodshed be prevented. Senator De-
Doe has heard nothing direct from the
scenes of trouble, nor does he admit
having rendered any further advice to
Governor Taylor. Most people at the
Capitol seem to think that Taylor be.
came disposed to treat with the other
side only after the positive assurances
from Washington that he could not re-
ly upon federal assistance unless the
situation became so desperate that civil
war was imminent.
The President today sent to the Sen.
ate the nomination of Judge Henry +.
Screvens to be United States circuit
Judge for the Oh judicial Circuit.
Mr.. r. J. Powell of this city. brother
of the late Colonel John Powell, Sheriff
of Fairfax county, Virginia, received a
dispatch from MS son, T. J. Powall. IT,,
of Fort Worth, Texas, this morning ID
forming him that the democrats OF that
city nominated him for Mayor yester-
az by thousand majority.
OF the sixty members OF the gradu-
atinp class at Annapolis this year the
standing of the Vrginians in it is as
follows: John A. SpilmaD, 3rd; Her
bert c Cooke, % !, and Hugo w. o..
terhous, 53rd.
When asked this morning what he
thought of the proposed new railroad
between this city and Richmond, Rep
resentstive Rlxey replied az follows:
Subject to the proper protection OF
the States interest in thu T., F. & P.
R.R., see no objection to the granting
Of proper charter for new road. "
Neither Mr.. Rixey nor anybody else
cow can learn the route of the pro-
posed road or even whether or not it
will pass through Alexandria, or, if so,
whether on It's owe track or that OF
another road. Another one of the Vir-
sinia Congressman, talking about the
road this morning, said he knew moth.
ing about it or whether those interest
ed in it intend to build it themselves or
to sell the charter to other peoples but
il would be valuable charter and the
State should he amply protected.
The House commerce committee
Yesterday, a. the request of Representa-
tive Rixey, referred the Arlington
Bridge bill to the Secretary OF War for
report and recommendation. There
are SO many different plans and pro-
visions for the bridge that the COM
ni,tee would have great trouble in de-
termining satisfactorily upon any one OF
hem, snd as the chief purpose OF its
advocates is to have it built as speedily
as possible, they think the best way to
effect that object is to put the whole
work under the control OF the War De-
psrtment and let it proceed at once.
A Culpeper county, Virginia, man here, to-
day, says the G. G. Smith, whose name Is
signed to the published dispatch to Governor
Beckhs of kentucky, offering him 900
men to see justice meted ont, is prosperous
tanner and cattle man of Cuipeper. They
Also say thst Governor Beckhsm of kentucky,
3 closely related to the Beck hams of Culpeper,
aud that the TWO families visit each other
In the House today Mr.. Jones introduced
oil approprating fifteen hundred dollars
eor the repairs of st. Georges Church, Fred
ericksburs that was occupied by federal
troops during the war between the States
People from Richmond here Today say Mr..
Lassiter, who was removed from the Office of
U 5. attorney for the eastern district Of Vir.
gina by Mr., Cleyelsnd because he refused to
re- ign the chsiTm anship of the democr,t ic
committee of his district, will probably be
nominated for Attorney General anG that the
impression is that the gubeInatorisl nomina-
ton lies between Representative Swanson
and Chairman Ellyson of the state democratic
committee.
g. E. Jones was appointed postmaster at
Quincy, Accomac county, Virginia, today
vice l.. T. LeCato. removed.
The Cabinet ignored the Kentucky situa-
ton at its meeting today. THAT State is
Just like any OF the other forty.four States"
said Attorney General Griggs after the meet.
ing The President announced to the mem.
bers that he had decided to make Judge Taft,
Of Cincinnati, president of the new Philippine
commission.
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