Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-04
From Washington.
iConespondence Of the Alexandria GaSette.l
Washington, March 4.

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The House did an unprecedented
thing today IN order to honor Mr.. eros
yenor, the retiring Ohio republican
who hes served twenty years 10 Congress
and 70 yesrs has been a House leader.
At eleven O'Clock the House took a re-
cess for fifteen minutes. The members
we're called together informally by Repre-
sentative Tawney, who called upon Rep
resentative Cushman, of Washington,
to speak. He told of Gen. GrOsVenor's
ability, his preserved powers and psrtic-
ularily his accurate memory. lie then
presented the general on behalf Of the
House mahogany casket filled with
three hundred pieces OF silver, "old
English design, but of American work
msnshlp". Mr. Clark and Mr.. Williams
followed in The sans strain. Mr.. GrOs-
venor made lifting reply.
Former Congressman William ID.
Sowden, who represented the Tenth
Pennsylvania district in the Forty ninth
and Fiftieth Congresses, died at his home
in Allentown yesterday, aged GO years.
He was democrat of the Samuel j.
Randall type and voted against the Nor
rison and Mills bills. President Cleveland
punished him by vetoing the Allentown
public building bill, giving notice that
there vas an Allentown for every
Sowden." Cleveland was denounced
10 every quarter Of the land and Sow
den was immortallzsd by Major William
Mckinley in one of the best speeches the
latter ever made.
George B. Cortelyou left the office of
Postmaster General this afternoon to be-
come Secretary of The Treasury, and
Leslie NJ. Shaw, who ha, u.gnsged The
monetary affairs # IN G .vernn ent for
five years, retired 10 private life. To-
morrow morn ne Mr.. Shaw viii be found
at his desk, as president of the Carnegie
Trust Company IN Ne@ York City. All
the clerks and Oliid l. OF the Treasury
Department called upon Nj. Shaw to
say good bye. In the afternoon, at 4
clock, Mr.. Shaw was presented with
magnificent solid silver dinner service
By the heads Of bureaus and chiefs OF
division who gathered for that purpose
at the Arlington Hotel. lnternsl Rev
enue Commissioner Yerkes made the
presentation speech.
President Roosevelt arrived in his
room at the Seuate end of the Capital
exactly at eleven o'cl0ck He was ac-
companied by Secretaries Root and Loeb
and found moat Of he members Of his
Cabinet already VA ink ti' aTga.
After shaking hands oil sr0und tde
President proc seded to attack h sigma
ture to the few bills awaiting his approval
While this was going on a number cf.
senators heard Of his arrival and they
Rocked 10 TO shake hands with the
Chief Executive and the Cabinet officers.
Secy. Shaw was recipient Of many sin
cere and hearty expressions OF regret at
his approaching retirement from the
Treasury Department.
The officers Of the "iertilizer trust"
won a partial victory in the Supreme
Court Of the United States today when
their appeal from the decision Of the
United States Circuit Court Of Eastern
Virginia dsmissing their application for
Il writ of habeas corpus was upheld.
Archie Roosevelt, who is suffering from
diphtheria passed good night, accord
ing to Dr. Rixey, his attending physi-
clan, and is doing as well as can be ex-
pected today.
The President has signed the Aldrich
financial bill, thus making il law. 1t
goes into effect Immediately.
Rev John Bryan Williams. associate Of the
Episcopal PrO.Cathedral Church Of the AS
cension, died suddenly Sunday morning.