Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-15
From Washington.

hearing. said that his separation iron
the church arose from the discrepancies
between the late and the early revelations
of the prophets. In several points b'
contradicted Witness Wallis SAYING, io
instance, that men could not take endow
ments for women, stated as a fact ny
Wallis. He also said that Joseph smith
was specifically mentioned in the retrl
button obligation. He repeated the
Aaronic and Melchizedic oaths pracii-
cally az given by Wallis on Tuesday.
"Has YOUR throat ever been cut?' asked
Senator McComas "Nst yet" answer
ed the witness. He was asked whether
he had ever been a polygamist. eyes,
TO a certain extent" was the reply. 81
I was sealed to a plural wife for time and
eternity. but she had been dead for some
years He added that when they tried
to seal second dead woman on him ne
reyolted. Several other witnesses were
summoned
Postmaster General Wynne and Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General BrIstc"
are determined to stamp out 'pernicious
activity" on the part of civil service em-
pIoyees 10 the department and President
Roost velt's executive order Of 1902 Is
10 be so vigorously enforced that inirac-
tons thereof which have hitherto gone
unnoticed or unpublished will now be
grounds for dismissal.
The people of Jackson, Tenn, are up
in arms over the prospective appoint
ment of a saloonkeeper :Or postmaster,
according to Representative Simms, who
called at the White House this morning
J. l.. Lancaster is the name OF the post
master to be. Mr.. Simms brought a
lengthy protest against the consideration
of Lancaster's name, which he left with
the President. Lancaster, he said, is
the choice of the republican organize
ton of the city aud is slated for the
place.
In the Senate few days ago Mr.
Martin submitted an amendment in
tended to be proposed b. him TO the
bill for the allowance of certain claims
for stores and supplies reported by the
Court Of Claims under the provisions OF
the act approved March 3, 1888, and
.ommonly known as the Bowman act.
VirginiaDs here say that the game OF
politics will be opened in their State
again early 10 the coming year and that
it now looks as though the next State
| ticket will be Swanson for governor,
Cation for lieutenant-goyernor, aud An
derson for attOrney-eeneral.
Bids were opened at the Navy Depart
ment today for the construction OF the
battleship New Hampshire and two
armored cruisers, the North Carolina and
Montana. The Newport News Ship
building Company put in two alternative
bids, either one of which is lower than
any other submitted. Their figures
were, for the batttlesblp, SO, $50, 900, to
be completed in SO months; one OF the
armored cruisers, SO, 725, 900, or both at
SO, 575, 600 each. Their alternative biz
was to build Que of the cruisers and the
batt ship for SO $50, 600 each
The government may assist the proposed
exposition at jamestown, Va, by in
augurating a great naval exposition 10
which the foreign powers will be invited
to participate. A merchant marine ex-
hibition on even a larger scale than
the display of warships will also be at
tempted, if plans now being discussed
sre carried out. Mr.. Tawuey, chair
man of the House committee on indus
trial arts and expositions, held a con
ference with the President this m Jrning
and preached the idea Of the marine
shows. ave do not believe it would
be OF any use to attempt great land
exposition by the government SO som
after the st. Louis fair" said Mr.
Tagnsy, after his talk with the Presi-
dent, "but we all willing t. do all we
can to make the jamestown show
success by giving them something novel.
1t is q mistake to think, as the people OF
Virginia seem to have concluded, that
the members of Congress are against the
jamestown exposition. fhe Secretary
of the Navy. when consulted about the
naval display, said that he believed the
other powers would be glad to partci-
pate. Their ships must be maintained
somewhere, as ours must be, and ii
will not cost them anything more t.
send them to Hampton Roads for a
time, than to keep them in any other
harbor."
Congressman James ]. Butler, demo-
crat, of the 18th (St. Lonis) district,
will at last be allowed to serve out his
term without medication. The House
committee on elections No. 3, today de-
cided to aek the House to relieve it OF
further consideration Of the contest
against him, in which George d. Rev
nolds appears as contestant. This will
leave the case as though no contest had
ever been begun, and leaves Butler, the
sitting member, in his seat. The ground
for dismissing are that Reynolds did not
observe the conditions stipulated by the
governing contests before the
House. Buffers career in Congress has
been stormy one. He was elected to
the 57th Congress, but William NJ. Hor.
ton contested. and Butler was unseated on
the ground that because of the election
frauds no valid election had been held.
At special election he was elected to
Gil the vacancy caused by his unseat
ing. George G. R. Wagner contested |
bis seat this time and succeeded in
busting Butler. Butler was again elect
81 to the 5sth Congress and again con-
lest was begun, this time terminating in
4 victory for Butler. The House adopt
I'd the resolution discharging the COM
nittee from further consideration Of the