Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-01

own request. Since the inauguration
of President Garfield the question ofthe
position OF the veterans in the parade
has always caused q great deal OF dis
cussiou. Precedent has been however
for the regular army representing the
nation to have the post OF honor, and
for the veterans to follow the State
militia organizations. The old soldiers
have always heretofore accepted their
defeat in their contest for q more pr0mi-
nent position. But this time they re-
fuse to accept any position except that
OF escort to the President, which Gen.
Green declined to accord them.
The provision of the war revenue
reduction bill exempting legacies OF
religious, literary, charitable or educa.
tional character from taxation take ef-
feet as soon as the President sigps the
bill aud the bucket shop amendment on
April /. Section II, which 10 admins
trative and provides for appointment OF
q competsnt person to conduct iDvesti-
cations to secure the efficient enforce
meut OF the tex imposed upon legacies
and distributive shares OF personal prop
erty takes effect as soon as the bill
becomes law. All other provisions Of
the law became operative July l.
At the Cabinet meeting today, the
last to be held during President McKiD-
ley's first administration, ell the Cabi-
net members rendered their resignation
to take effect March f. All will be re-
appointed by the President on that day.
including Attorney General Griggs,
who will not retire from the Cabinet
for month or 80. The designations
are to take effect upon the qualification
OF their successors, which in this case
will be all the old members, The
President will send In the renomina.
tions on Tuesday, 1t Is understood.
Though Attorney General Griggs has
positively decided to quit the Cabinet
| to return to his private law practice in
Paterson, N. j., his name will 90 10
with the rest. He will not resign his
portfolio until some time in April or
Msy. 1t is now understood in admins
tration circles that the President will
nominate Philip Knox, of Pitisburg.
for the Attorney Generalship, despite
the opposition that has been raised
against him as corporation lawyer.
TIE most observable man in the
marble room at the Capitol today was
Col. John S. Mosby of Confederate
fame, who had long talk there with
Major John w. Daniel, also OF the Con-
federate service. The Colonel says
General Massow. WHO was one OF his
officers during the war between the
States, wrote a letter to one of his
friends 10 this country some time ago,
inQuiring about him, and some of his
other comrades, among them Colonel
Chapman, who killed the man who had
shot him in o skirmisb, and that, be
supposes, is the cause of the newspaper
report about his leaving fortune to the
members OF bis old command. Colonel
Massow, he says, is refined, cultivated
and intelligent German gentleman,
and was ct one time, it was supposed,
in love with a beautiful and accom-.
plished young lady, now the highly
respected wife of gentleman 10 Alex.
andris, Virginia.
The most conservative democrats
here condemn the action of the demo-
cratic Senators in consenting to the &C.
ton Of their republican colleagues in
comforting imperial powers upon the |
President. They say fairs at st. Louis |
and Charleston, and personal favors, |
and extra sessions of Congress, should |
have been ss nothing against the sur
render Of the foundation principles of |
democratic government, aud that had |
the democratic Senators held on 10 the
end, as they should have done, they
would have won the applause of all the
right thinking people Of the whole
country, instead OF, as they have done.
merited and received their severest
condemnation.
Mr.. Pitcher of Fauquier county, Va,
lays be will not be a candidate for dele.
gate to the constitutional convention
% his State, as he expects to be the
Speaker OF the next House of Delegates,
md doesn't want to imolate himself.
People from Loudoun county, Fir.
,inis, htrs today, say that State Sens.
or Fairfax OF that county will probably
'epresent their county in the conven-
ion to close the constitution of their
State.
The inauguration crowd has already
made its appearance here and was in
wider O, on Pennsylvania avenue and
It the Capitol today. II
At the instance of Congressman
luarles, a new postoffice has been es-
abished at Cold Sulphur Springs in bis
district.
The republicans in the House have
determined that there shall be 90 con- ,
erence on the army bill, as by it the
passage of that bill may be delayed, if
lot defeated. They have, therefore, I
Iecided that it shall be passed just as
left the Senate, 10 which the Hoar
amendment is a prominent feature de-
irving the President OF the power of
,ranting franchises 10 the Philippines.
Secretary Long, Assistant Secretary Hack. 8
tt and Admiral Evans went to Annapolis to- q
ay to participate in the opening exercises Of o
be lecture course at the Naval Academy.
Idmi'sl Dewey was unable to 20 on account :
4 illness.
Congressman Hepburn OF Iowa has served ]
orce on the various managers that he will !
bJect TO the consideration of conference re. @
orts as long as his revenue cutter service re- Y
rgsnlzat on bill remsins sideu acked. a
committee representing the ex.Confed- =
rate organizations called on the President 3
odsy and rendered him the much discussed
INVITATION to the Memphis reunion that is to L
Q held Dext May. In addition to the old q
oldiers there we're members OF different
,unicpal organizations of Memphis who
dded their most cordial seconds to the invi- :
sgion. The committee told the President :.
hey hoped he would be able to call upon '
L.
scifc coast. President Mckinley thanked q
hem for the invitation bat said that he A
ssred his itinerary would not permit Of his q
hitting Memphis during the reunion which n
to be held between the 2Sth and the 3Oth
May.