Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-06
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SPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
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Messrs Qu;elcy sud Ddegao. r3;ctsea:ce It's
!ee:ees oc The Alexandra Caas, Arr, Nj. h4c:y,
Of Georic:o1u, reprascGi!eg III: Parties VITO
recently got through TIC lloGse bill iar lrte
bridge 2c-lss HE Potomac at lie Three Sisters,
we're at lie CaHi,ol tbs uor0icg and hat
Interviews with tic ;aii7i!uaI lIcn5cls CT lie
Senate ElnaEceC Committee il relation 10 The com-
promise they have agreed upon by which II is pro
posed to baild tho new LrilGc up5n the piers CT
the present Aqucduct bridge. Ehc bill tbty
Vac. the Senate TO pass is The llgus1 bill
Amended 60 as to provide !Ur the payment to The
lessees of the Alexandra Canal Of $lO0. COO Tor
the use Of tie piers Of the said !ce.cis. Provision
is also made 10 the bill Tor ping the hQleiuct
10 perpetual and thorough repair. THtrc will
be meeting of the committee Gsyt AloIds2 al
which the bill referred to viii probably b.
adopted and if that b. done 1t viii give
those having it in charge 81 opportunity 10 get
il up 10 the House in aupe ;rie l5r It "a DC
passed at this session.
The famous question abou. tho reduction CT
the tobacco tax may at last be said 10 b: se,i!ai,
that is, g! least, 50 far as i: depends u?1a ih2
Fiuarce committee, ior The Uej city Ct tia.
committee he's reconsldcrod is ioim2r @ciir,
and has practically determined to report ia {.
vor OF reducing the tax to sixteen c,nts y Houud.
Senator Voorhees, sid this lucrolog that hat
reduction had been settled yesterday. tE. Nj.
Dsya1d, another member Of the committee, ard
now in favor Of the r1due.ioD, said Subsequently,
hat i. bad rot been settled. bu! Wout have
been this morning if Dir. Voorhees, Ea1 been
present at The meeting then held. The rscuc~
ton has already passed IT,: House. aat .Hcra
is DOW 60 doubt OF lis passing the Senate.
The desk Of Mr.. ingalls,. e.! ka5sas, WAC has
recently been re. elected to the Senate, YES pro.
| lusaly decorated with hoacy5 this morning,
sent there BY s2nc of his GG.G.5pu; lady
| friends.
The Commissioners Of the District CT Coi1p.
bia, the Presidents private secretary, and s"".
era other prominent residents OF taa D:3;rlc'.
| we're before tie Committee ca Commerce Il
| the House to day, and urgently RECOMMENDED
some action in relation to improving the harder
| Of Washington, and abatloe the NUISANCE c'us
| cd by the existence Of the ki1Wsli Bottoms.
The Naya! Committee OF the House met this
| morning and detCrl !ned to pIiat both the ma
jority aud minority reports upon the charges
| preferred agsios. * Secretary Robson, to-
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AID to recommend to the House that boh TO-
ports, and the testimony Be sept to The Pfesi-
| dent for such action IS be mag think ii. to
take. The msjority report convics he ez
Secretary of gross misnauaGer1cnt OF bis ctil;s.
| tut docs Dot recommend hrs criminal n7cs C I.
| ton.
The Potter Committee Was agal i1 session
| this morning, aad had tie witness Mad loE be-
| fore them. lie directly consradcel uclI7 oil
| the statements made ty St. Mario.
The House TO day. after disp0s;ag Of s2l!9
| nioor bills, resumed the consideration ct tbs
Army Appropriation bill.
Among tie bills reported upon iav5rsbi} IA
| the Senate Hss one 10 give 81 American regis
| Ter 10 o Cauatisn built ferry boa. II the pro
visions Of this bill could be G;cEGd 50 8s 20 c2
Iarso It's scope sufficiently 10 iGcliile tic gram
| iug O. American registers to I'll 7C;s.a that
Americans msy wish t. buy irom cra!gl
countries the aecEuing advantages m0H!i &c
immc2sa and would b. felt oil Gy3. h Uli)c.
After tho morning hour, 10 Tie S.naic, to.
day, Mr.. Morrill, moved 10 take up the CCa$us
bill, Mr, Elmunds called t0t tie r.slm, tor
Of tho consid ,rali3n OF the jo!at resolution uH
when tao Senate adjourned last ni2ht, fer The
adoption Of "a amendment to the Constitution
prohibiting the payment CT claims CT di:lGyGI
persons for property Injured OR Destroyed il
the civil war, and Dir. Bailey asked !oT Inc
consideration o. III; bill fer the te1c!i; q the
book concern G! the NJ. f. chu.ch south iJc
damages sustained by the VIZ, whica he hsl!
uotiftd tic SGua:c somel ne ag0 &c you'd cali
up to Gay. 10 to this htu:, bali past two
o'clock, neither OF these cc9tcU.Cn mad icdIced
thc Senate to take up his bill, though al. Of
them we're Intent upon that rg5csv;r. Mr.
Eaton Was helping Mr.. b!iIeg, AZ! said lie dill
not care if hIr. Eiman lss hi vas p0atg0ncd
ctrrusl'y. Mr.. Mcmillan auta.oniz:i Mr..
Bailey. and, with Mr.. Eimunis, said that tie
formers bill was one OF those his resolution IVES
intended to defeat.
Another Virginisn-John i. Tn'mer--is in
luck. un hiss boon appointed clerk Of Tie Bouso
Committee On Railroads. Iii: par IL tx Gol&-a
dsy.
The grand jury hns determined % drop the
Hunton- a lexsnder duel ca:c-"rG viii make TO
report upon il.