Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-17
Director of the Mint George E.


Roberts gave testimony this morning
before the House committee on coin &c,
weights and measures on the Hill and
Leavy bills, providing for the coinage
Of the silver bullion in the treasury in-
to subsidiary coins. Mr.. Roberts favor
ed this way OF using the silver bullion.
he said the demand for subsidiary coin
was great.
The President to day sent to the Sen
ate the nomination of Colonel Henry
Henry B. Freeman, Oath infantry, to
be brigadier general. =,
The House committee on labor held
a hearing today on the Glynn bill nix
ing the minimum wages for women In
government departments at 81 per day.
Statements were made to the effect tnal
women get as little as so cents Gay IN
the Bureau OF Engraving and Pnnung;
The agricultural appropriation phi
will be reported to the House carrying
about four and a.half millions against
"a O23 500 last year. The weather Du-
reau is to get 81 .096, 800. Chief Moore,
OF the weather bureau, appeared before
the committee this morning to defend
himself against the charge that the bu'
reau had failed to send warning OF the
Galveston storm.
1t was officially announced at the
White House today that the ludiciiai
reception BET for next Wednesday, the
23rd inst. was called of owing to the
Presidents continued indisposltion::
While II cannot be officially announced
that the entire social season at the
White House will be abandoned and no
receptions or dinners given by Presi'
dent and Mrs. Mckinley this winter, q
statement to this effect was made py
one OF the Cabinet ladies last night
Though the President is improving
slowly, DR.. Rixey says his improve
ment is of such character that no
risks of q. relapse can be taken.
The least exertion fatigues him 10
an alarming manner. This 10 the way the
grip has left him and he will probably be
sufferer for many weeks TO come. Therefore.
the idea Of allowing him to stand up and
shake hands for couple OF hours
Is not to1ntenanced by DR.. Rixey
for moment. As Lent Is to begin
on February "a there is but trihe
more than a month remaining in which
tho social functions could be gwen, and to
crowd them all into that space would be In
possible. The most that can be hoped fol- by
fashionable Washington Is that the President
will be sble to give one or two OF the dinners
scheduled before the fasting season begins
The followir & changes in the fourth clss
postofh .es of Virginia were made To-Day !;
- hor anuntv II III. Lind
sew appointed postmaster, vice ID. q. Whit
more, dead Delsplane Fauquier county, j..
8 Pearson, vice III. J. Fishback, resigned
Fosters Falls, Wythe county, g. G, Mooney,
vice j. A. Dyer, resigned; Lick Run, Bote-
tourt county, 2. NJ. Yancey, vice g. y. NC
Pberson, resigned Ignite, Botetourt cou My,
]. W. Stull. vice @. L. Lemon, resigned:
somebody started report that the douse
committee on coinage would today consider
the bill for coming silver half dollars to be
used for the purpose Of raising monument
10 George Washington in Alexandra, but
though that committee held q meeting today,
the bill referred to was not taken up. Messrs.
Harlow and Weddsrburn of Alexandra, ac'
comuanied by Congressman Rixey, were IN
the committee room for q short time.
Mr.. j. G. Featherstone of Lynchbure, Viz
sinis. was at the Capitol today. He is q can
didste for the democratic nomination ior
Lieutenant Governor of his State, ard, his
friends here say, his prospects of success are
very favorable.
The Senate District of Columbia committee
gave hearing ye,terday evening 10 some en-
gineers and bridge builders in favor OF an
amendment to the snndry civil bill for
small appropriation for the commencement
of the proposed bridge. othe lPP21dtQpsc 4. a.
lively engaged in the interest of this amend
ment and is hopeful OF It's adoption. An
agreement was made for another hearing this
afternoon.
According to the quotations at the brokers'
offices here today, stocks were steady aud
wheat and cotton weak.
Representative swanson Of Virgins, the
probable democratic nominee for Governor
Of that State, has been invited by Lee Camp
of Confederate Veterans Of Alexandria to be
one Of the speakers at their annual banquet
next Saturday night and has accepted the
Invitation.
A caucus Of republican Senators will DC
held tomorrow morning to arrange an order
OF business for the Senate on the ship subsidy
and appropriation bills. 1t Is said that reso-
luton will be offered directing the committee
on foreign relations, if Great Britain's reply
on he amended Hay-Pauncefote treaty is not
received before the last week Of February, to
report back Mr.. Morgan's resolution for the
ratification of the protocols with Nicaragua
and Costa Rics, and that the S,nate should
then proceed to pass the canal bill.
The mandate of the u. s. Supreme Court
in the case of c.. g. W. Nicely was delivered
to the Collector General at noon today and
will be for wsrded to New York for execution.
This action of the Supreme Court orders the
extrsdition Of Nicely to Cuba for trial.