Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-05
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Special Correspondence of the Atera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 5, 1879.

Ia the Hyusa, to day, IS socn the JJurnal was
read, NJ. Lidd, Of Maine, who Is cuu.ted as
! q green hacker, tut VINO attends the democratic
9 ,ucusas. io,roducsd bill u prohibl: military
in er 'eretce At elections. L. gas referred 10 the
! Cem uli,,es 10 tho Judic: ny. The preamble
r. CT e. Sat the pres: 20, OF iro p5 st tie pulls
| ~ coDtrsrv 10 the spirit Of America inslltl-
tiuu; and tends 10 destroy thu ttlr1on OF cleo
los. The bill therefore enac:s lhctlr snail not
| br Lawful 10 Or ~ suy psrt OF the army or n"vy,
u 7Iess such force be necessary 0 repe! the arm
| ed enemies # the Government, or uo'esl called
| for by tie Governor OF any State, within tTo
| Mills Of any voting place f)r two days before
40 eh orion L. also repeats scrs author Eng
| the presence Of trn ps at Tie pos. This Is The
bill adupted by the democratic caucus Of the
Honse last Saturday. A precisely similar bill
| was introduced in The Seoste tr- aay by Mr..
Eaton, and in both cases the bills we're ref.r-
red 10 rhc Com mittee 90 The Ju lclary ct the
| respect We Houses. |. is the ioteo'ion ct The
GEM cratic maj ,rities to push this bill through
both Houses as rapidly IS possible, 10 prefer
ence, and to the exclusion, il necess'ry, OF any
o her business. |: is supposed that the Pres
dent viii sign il, as it meets FL INC objections
| ne urged 10 hi veto message, but If he 'es rot
the Hou.e still remsics ID .-ter Of the siius'lnn,
| for though Mr.. Stephens, Mr. Spear and Mr.
I.llmsu, of The Hou:e, al the green 1sckers OF
taat tpdy but Mess:s. j Id a.: Virgin, aud
some Of the democratic 5 Dators arc 10 favor OF
! weskeuicg and pas.log approximation bl Ia VIII
the poi.t!cl! ri lers strc; u eff, III, HOUSE ye'
has the army, and mas # nrcesei'! again have
the legislative bill. ea tho Senate viii amecd
il, TN or il conrrrl, and aS be h nHcra's have
coot.ol OF ne Hon., they will, or. at
less. such is their present ia'eninn keep
back hose bills until they sha have su &C eded
10 hav'rg the obh0x'ous stat ut"s repea ed.
10 The Senate to day the Spofford kellogg
contested election case came up, but went over
unGl to ,;!orrow. The yellow t:vtr bl was
then debated. Mr.. Plumb hoped the bill would
be reoommltted, as he hal 30 amendment to
If: by which the National Board of Health
WUud ba7e Jurisdiction TO pr.v.ut the lntroi
duo, ion and spread Of the cattle disease. The
nj! Y;al 6uay mitted. nearly all the r..
disposition Of it. Mr. Ea'on repored q bill
sm,ar to thur rcp'rted by Mr.. Ladd 10 the
House prohibiting the pres"rce Ct u. 3. troops
1T eiccron polls, which was referred to the
Judiciary Cnmml;toe.
In thI House this was bill. day, and though
he number Of bits INTRO laced al nor qul'c
cgue; III" eIu. Of asst M)nday w,rk, II Was by
no means small. Amuag them was one by
judge llarr'. % remove ihe p''u"a! d;sabl J.
les , { De. j. j.. Harris N, OF the 1iversity Of
Viteuia; one by Mr. Good provldirgt or a
marine nospi'aI in Hampton Ro sds; one by MIR.
J'rgenson providing + the csuci:'ion Of ex
nort coD;s on manufactured tobacco; one by
Mr. Cox, Of New Y .rk, fsr The repeal oil all
laws impis g political disabilities; another by
the same gentleman for limiting lhe duration
OF thu lrea,y 9i.h the N5rlh Gern,n CoLf de.
ration. Ccrrain rfsoluii1us Of the New York
leg isl lure declaring II the du,y of ha House
of Il pr, wives to pass appropriation bills
without extrauenus measures were prescn. ed
by repup'ic 10 member f.om that STATE.
Anoog the papers Introduced through the
pcuton box was bill! by Mr.. Huntou ;or the
relief of Theodore iced, OF Alexandria, who
with Mary Ann Cheney had paid $3.50 for a
nuuse and Iut 10 AL Z .ndria and $3.50 for IoI
10 FART K county, w., at confscstlon sales, but
whicl property hid been restor d to Its right.
lul owner, Mr. W. n McVeigh, by decisioa
Of the U. S. Supreme Court,
Among the District Ut Columbia matters in.
II ,duced in the House to day was the bill TO
authorz, tho construction of bridge across
the Po.nmac river al or near Georgetown. Ii
contains BE- .IIowior provision:
"Fhst f toe A'essuirs Cana. Railroad and
Bridge Company will Lease 10 the Unl.ed States
,Cair bridge over tho Potomac river ut George
town Tor so long said bridge shall. BIZ main
taiGad upon tbs terms. conditions, and price IS
here;nstie- spec fe !, the Secret,ry OF War is
hA!.rv authorized and directed 20 enter into
.ucn ease in behalf CT the ULitcl SLs:es, and
rejrsn from erecting bridge So 10 he first Sec
lion Of bis ret provided. Said l"sae must con-
..in 20 following provisions snd conrnions
Tn" r'at IS sp'c't.d ~ - thousand dolars
IL t. Il
States, le>s ny deductions ior no. co implying
WITH fr .el ms Of : Id lie 'e ga herein provided
II ut ssri To- @ shsl continue as long as SAID
bridge shs'l be- kept ny for use, b.. Inc lessee
msy at il: option declare SAID lease for, cited in
case the les or fsls Cor pc lod ofthlrty days sf
TT noLc. Ia Seap SD brdg ina safe and proper
conf ton Tor puo!!c tr.ve tbs. if sad bridge
a. sny Lime becomus unsrf- for public trsvel, on
notice from The Commission RS Ct he District of
Colu "Ibis he rent under So lease shall cease
and not r"comlDencs until said bridge shall be
made sale for public travel AMI notice ther d
gwen 10 said Commissioners, and the amount
from any suspension OF rent TO be deducted IRON
the rent Thereafter to become due; that said
b,dge company sha not, during the cont nu
spce O. ssd esse, use upon S. id bridge structure
any locomotive or s>esm- propeliing power; that
during the continuance OF said lea>e tho Use Of
| ssid bridg, shall be free 10 the pu bic and the
gov ernmcnt"
The u. 5. Supreme Court, after rendering
decisions IN many cs'es, none Of which, howev-
or, we're Of general Importance, adjourn ed to-day
until the next regular term.
Mr.. De La Matyr, tina we'll kno wn greenbsck
! member Of the House. -eachod twice in The n.
E. Church in Alexandra yesterday. lie saws
his visit 10 the Old Dominion was very sgrees-
be, and that he had Ia ,e and al entve congre-
CATIONS to hear him, BIO n in the morning and a.
| night.
W. K. b oman was 10 day appointed U. s.
| District Attorney for the Eastern District Of
| Texas.
Mt Sebss.ian Duffey, of the Oswego District,
| in New York, arrived here to-day to contest the
| seat IN line House now filed By Mr.. Mason re-
| pub ican, who n no accuses OF having secured 8
nominal nsjority OF 80 by bribery, intimidation
and fraud.
Among the dsaths in Washington yesterday
was tina. oil the child of DR.. Bsyne, who married
Miss Asnty, of Alexandria.
w The BLESSING OF STRoNs NERVES is
recoverable, not by the use Ct mineral sedalive',
but by recourse TO efsc,usl tonic treatment.
OplaLes and the like Oh ouId only be used as aux.
lis, les and men 8. sps1inglY FL pos.ihla. Wig.