Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-07
Congress-.

In the Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Sherman &c
livered speech in favor OF the bill relative 10
airline railroads from Washington. lie went
into an elaborate argument to prove the power q
Congress- to construct railroads. and reviewed
the course of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
contendng that its charges were excessive
both for freight and passage that the taxes
levied by Maryland and New jersey were I'M
constitutional, and that If there was no remedy
in Congress to give Washington better aclil-
ties, the only recourse was to remove the Capi-
tai. Free trade in railroads, he SAID, Is as ne
cessary as free trade in steamboats,, COTTON
mills, or anything else, IN Maryland, Allud,
ing to the protest signed by several railroad
Presidents against the right OF Congress 10
charter railroads, Mr.. Sherman said that the
reason they gave for opposing more roads is
that it will affect their interests. They have
no more right, he said, to have their interests
protected from competition than the humolest
blacksmith in the land. The further cousld-
Grafton of the bill was postponed until Monday
next. Mr. Edmunds, from the judiciary Com
mittee. reported a bill to prohibit the holding
of two offices at once, or the holding OF civil
Office by one in military commission. The Com
mittee on Agriculture was directed to inquire
into the propriety of reorganizing the Depart
ment of Agriculture so as to secure the appoint
| ment in the Department of one person from
each State familiar with the wants, agricultural
| resources and developments Of said State. The
Senate then adjourned until noon to-day.
In the House of Representatives Mr.. EIlhu
B. Washburne, Chairman OF the Commute on
Appropriations made an important speech
upon the financial condition OF the Government
The bill increasing the Medical Stall OF the
navy was debated, but no vote had upon It,
The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill was again under consideration. An amend
ment authorizing an appropriation for the mis-
sion to Rome was rejected; and an amendment
consolidating the several missions Central
and South America was agreed to, and the bill
then postponed until Monday. The Secretary
OF the Treasury was requested to furnish state
ment showing the aggregate amount OF gold
coin sold by the Government since January,
1863, With the rates and amount Of premium
realized, the commissions and expenses attend
| ing the same and to whom paid and stating
particularly TO what accounts such expenses
and commissions were charged, and to what ac-
counts the premiums were credited. The House
| then adjourned
LAND SALES IN LoUDoUN COUNTY. Dur
ing the past ten days, Mr.. John l.. Rinker,
Auctoneer, has sold at public sale, Real Estate
in this county, amounting to about $75, 900,
and principally to our own people. Among
| the property disposed of was the following,
| sold since our last issue: On Tuesday, Messrs
| Harrison and Orr, Commissioners sold the
| farm of Adam NJ. Householder dec d., con-
tanning 100 acres, to John 0. p. Weaving, for
| $40 per acre. On the same day, NJ, Harrison,
| Com, sold the farm belonging to Sanbower' S
| Heirs, to Thos. Sanbower for ST per acre;
| the tract contained 1859 acres. Harrison and
| Orr Com. sold the farm, called the home
farm >" of John George, dee d., for $G2 so per
acre; the tract contained 102 acres also, l57
acres at $50 per acre, Rosanna George, pur-
chaser. On Wednesday, A. Nj. Vandevanter,
| B. p holland and }. NJ. Orr, Com sold a part
of the farm Of Gen. Robert Il. Wright, dec d.,
containing 1S4 acres, to Col. Il. l.. Baker, for
ISL. % per acre also, AS acres, known as the
"White farm" was sold to Mr.. \. q. T1undle,
| for $50 per acre. There are no improvements
| on either OF these tracts. On Thursday, John
NJ. Orr, Com, in the suit OF Thrasher VS..
Lantz, sold the FIGURING and Saw Mill, IN the
town of Waterford. formerly owned by 5. g.
Means, for So, 1000. i. Lantz purchaser
Also House and Lot in said town, for 81 $50,
to same purchaser. Also, two other lots in
said town for $3.50 and $3.50 respectively
DR.. Love- purchaser. - LouJouo Mirror
THE PUBLIC DEBT.-The official statement
gives the following as the condition, on Janu-
airy l. 1869:
Total debt .......... 2,652 533 GG2 %
Amount in Treas
ury, coin. ......... 90, 1853, 3G3 81
Amount in Treas
ury, currency. 13,0G3,O92 Il
11l,82G. 4Gl O8
Treasurv. ....'............. $40 7O7,2O1 25
The foreooinp is n correct statement of the