Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-11
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ESPECIAL 70 THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON. q. O., Feb. ii.

ESPECIAL 70 THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.]
WASHINGTON. q. G., Feb. II.
The Sccatc Com nittee on Appropriations
ot which Mr.. Withcrs is member, reported
Ibis mcrains ia f.vor Of the Br; lillian subsidy
for steamers from New York and New Orleans,
the former to step goicg and coming ct Nor
folk, but without any reference to Baltimore
liue. which, if lcciuded 10 the bill, will have 10
be tff.ctad when the bill comes up 90 lis pas
sage. I, il supposed that tho bill will pass the
Senate, tut its fate is doubtful n the House.
\ d.Iera;ioG ot Bsltimoreaus were her, to-
day aad appeared before the House Committee
o. Public Rui!dicgs, aud called on the Secre'
try Of the Treasury, for the purpose OF stcur'
log an appropriation Of $4,000 OO0 ior a neW
pastcfic. in B,ltimcre 10 occupy the sqnare on
Baltimore street Immediately opposite The sun
Office.
Co! George Butler. whose sensible and ex
ceIicnt lecture before teDnerance society hero
last Saturday night was published 10 Sundays
Capital. was before Judge Smell. ct tho police
cour. this Ucr5og. aud was sent to the WORK
house fcr bcss!7 irtoEIcatioO.
Col. R1ber: Beverly, Of Fsuquler county,
WIS 10 the city to day. lie says that all tbs
Ito is grouodIcss, as there is 20 such disease
pCw priv;iIiVg except possibly among sWiIl ted
COWS. which nobody ever thinks Of exporting.
Senator JohUsLon this morning was neither
better uOr wJ!se than be vas yesterday. HIS
finds hope tcse him in his seat again before
the expiration Of the present session.
Tn. Hous. to day was chiefly occupied with
The c,nsidara!ij0ot the Executive, j judicial and
Legislative Appropriation bill, PARTICULAR y that
secti0u OF it providing for the consolidation or
the surveys in the coast survey and Transferring
that from the Treasury to the Interior Depart
ment. Among those who took part in tho de-
bate were Messrs. Patterson, WiggiutoD, Nc.
Ginlis and Hewitt.
Army officers have made up their minds that
the bill to reorganlz, the army vii! be passed,
and arc making arrangements accordingly.
At The Congressional democratic CAUCUS last
night, MIR, Cuocrsop, OF Texas, offered reso
luton to make the action in referercs to the
repeal of the tes: oath and federal election law
biodirg, but the eastern democrats opposed 1t,
ard it was lost, whereupon Mr.. Culberson with.
drew, Bs he, like every other reasonable man,
could not see shy the caucus should take any
action unless said action was to bind the action
Of those who took part 10 it.
The Senate Committee on Territories determ.
ined this morning to report bill to enable the
lo5aps 10 tho lnd!an territory to become citl'
zans Of the Unitoi States, and giving them
delegate in Congress.
The Committee Oh Elections reported to the
House this morning 10 favor of giving tho seat
occupied until this term by Bisbee, republican,
to Finley, democrat, and stated that they would
call up the report for action at an early date
= The Texas Pacific men have abandoned their
deslsp of gettiog up their bill iu the House,
aud will max; another attempt to get it up 10
the S.na:e 90 Saturday next. They deny that
any compromise has been effected between them
ant the Syu!hern Pacific or any other line, but
those who say they kooW whereof they are talk.
log assert that G compromise between the rival
routes tcra southern traosconIioental !ioe has
been made.
hlr. }. +. Tucker. who suffers from cata-
rscs 10 Que csc aud iocipieuti cataract in tho
ober, will be operated upoo by distinguished
sarscon nest April, aad has the assurance Of
haviug his sight completely restored.
The WestcrD UniUn Telegraph Company has
strong ioby A. work trying to defeat General
Eu,ler's amendment 10 the army appropria-
tion bill authorizing the railroad companies to
transmit tcIeeram5 tor the public.
The Senate to-day spent more than one hour
"a bill for the relief The heirs OF Gao. IhOmp.
SOD. 4 revolutionary hero.
The Senate to day passed bills removing the
political disabilities OF /. Il Shepherd. ID. NJ.
". N4sh, ii. 9. Thomas, G. f. NJ, SpoisWood,
J. b. Simms, g. Fl. Kennedy, W. 3. Sinclair
aud L, l.. Page, OF Vlrgilla.
GA Thursday next the tobacco tax bill will
come up in the Senate, aud the sugar tax bill
wil c,;ne uD 10 tn, House. By the latter, 90
all sugars not above No. 10, Dutch standard.
duty o: 30 oert5 is levied; ou all above No.
Is and no; above No. 16, a duty of 2 IS cents.
az, Oh ali above No. l6, duty Of 4 ceu's.
Tka Potter Investigating committee met Mt
belt pas. eleven this morning, and Immediately
went iDGo secret session, The committee will
ncet agaia Thursday morning