Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-07

biz campaign headquarters within few
days. The Admiral and Mrs. Dewey
/ will move to their summer home 10 the
suburbs Monday and the Admiral may
decide to convert the Rhode Island
avenue residence into q camps'gc
mecca. This morning the Admiral'f
collection OF stuffed birds and animals
was moved to the Smithsonian Insii
tuition for safe keeping during the sum
mer months. A large moving van was
completely filed with the specimens Of
tsxiderm.
The course of the government IN
taxing Porto Rico products and at the
same time admitting cheap contract 10
Dor from Porto Rico lie 80 inconsisteot as
to have inspired the democrats 10 octn
houses of Congress to make inquiries
concerning 1t. MI.
The brother of Mr.. James L. Norris
of this city, who was associated Wild
him ia business. died last night.
Mes.rs. Griffin. Crismond and Myers
of fredericksburg, escorted BY Con.
gressmar Jones of that district, called
at the White House this morning and
| oyited the President to attend the re-
| union of the Army OF the Potomac 10
that town on the 25th Of May. The in'
vitation was accepted.
Though the Porto Rico bill is twenty.
six pages long, the republican maj ority
10 the House has determined to restrict
the debate on it in the House to two
hours. II Congressman Hay of Vir.
GINA be given an opportunity, he will
speak against it. 1t provides for q
com missioner with a salary OF IS, OOO
and council, q majority OF whom are
to be appointed BY the President and
who need not be citizens Of the island.
Indeed it is a veritable carpetbsggers'
bill.
Intelligence from the 9Th and tn
congressional districts of Virginia re-
ceived here today is to the effect that
in neither will there be any serious OPP
position to the denomination OF the
present efficient representatives, from
those districts. Indeed, as anticipated
10 this correspondence month ago, 1t
now looks hs il all the members OF the
present congressional delegation from
Virginia will be members of the next
Congress also.
The Confederate Veterans camp OF
this city has appointed committee to
wait upon the President and inform
hin of the fact that the only Exon.
federate who was employed 10 the
preparation of the records OF the navy
during the war between the States, has
been transferred to another depart
ment, SO that the preparation OF the
records ia now solely in the hands Of
| Northern men.
Representative Wheeler, speaking
OF the probability of delaying the
| application for a writ of error for an 10.
definite period, expressed himself very
forcibly: "If they try that game" be
said, "we'll take them by the back OF
the neck and throw them out. The
federal courts have 10 more right to 10.
| terfere 10 that case than they have the
right to interfere with my smoking on
the floor of this House."
Next Saturday under the rules Of the
| House addresses will be made on the receipt
| of the statue OF Oliver P. Morton, presented
i by the otate Oh 1botAua, ioi eioctiou III eessu'
airy Hall.
Poor Mr.. Bynum, who was paid by the
President for dess ring his party fonr years
ago q, going over to the Iepub leans with
| rouioa for Office, still baunts the Capitol
| but his fruit has turned to ashes. for tae dem
ocratic Senators say they will oppose bis con
| frmstion with every means in their power
aud 30 long that if the republicans wish 10
| adjourn early in June, that wish will not be
| gratifed.
| The secretary Of War has received the re-
port of General Wilson, Chief Engineer, U.
s. A., containing the plan that has been Sc.
lected for the proposed high bridge across
the Pot at Arlington, but up to ! o'clock
this evening he had not sent 1t TO either
branch of Congress.
The builders and contractors and laborers
of this city are verv wroth with Attorney
General Griggs for not allowing the former q
chance to bid for the erection OF the new De.
psrtnent OF Justice but restricting tho bid
ders for that work 10 the builders in the
larger cities Of the North. They haven't
learned yet that this administration 10 con.
Quoted In the interest OF It's own wemb
and of the Northern section o. che country.
The House elections committee have not
appointed sub committee to prepare the re-
case, nor is it known when they will do 30.
They have apparently lost interest in that
case, though the contestant has not. The
republican convention il the latter's district
approved his contest, but has not renomi
mated him, though 1t may do 90. The
democratic conventions Of sll the counties 10
the district have either renominated the con.
testee or will do 30.
People here from Albemarle county, Vs.,
say there is 10 doubt of the fat that General
Rosser, whose home is in that comfy, has
turned republican, and that bis friends are
sorry he has done 80.
A member OF the democratic committee Of
Ioudoun county, Virgins, vt the Capitol TO
day, prominent in the democratic eonven-
tions OF bis State. says he thinks Congressman
Rixey will be renominsted and will receive
the solid vote of Loudoun; also that Mr..
Swanson has the best chance tor the next
gubernatorisl nomination.
Great preparations are being made ct the
White House today for the reception By the
President tonight Of the msmbers Of the
Baltimore conference Of the II. e. Church,
and of the conference of the Methodist Church
Sonth both now heinO held hare.