Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-15
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Special Correspondence Of the Alsra. Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. O., March Is. 1880.
Tho Sanae Committee on the District Of
Columbia, ct its meeting this morniag, agreed
to amend the House bill for free bridge
across the Potomac river by the addition OF the
following secli>us:
Sec. 2. The Secretary of War may for tho
purposes of the preceding sec ion acquire under
and subject TO the provisions sto 355 Revised
Statutes the light to Eerpetually main.
the piers of the Alexandria Canal at George
town, u. T., and for that purpose to use the
present bridge SIS long rs the same can convent.
emily and eafsly be done, and after wards to con.
struct and maintain new and permanent free
bridge upon said piers; Provided That the
right to use the present bridge and to maintain
anew bridge structure perpetually upon said
piers can be purchased for q sum not 10 exceed
$iCU uU Of the amount hereinbetore appropri.
| sted. and power is hereby conferred on the Sec.
| rotary OF War to establish regulations for the
| use OF said free bliige, Bat said free bridge
shall not interfere with the said Alex sndris
Canal, and shall be strong enough aud b, 30
| constructed IS TO allow the trough or trunk of
said canal TO rect securely thereon; but the
United States shall not be charged with the ex-
pente of constructing. maintaining, or keeping
| the said trough or trunk in repair and shall
have exclusive control OF all of said britgA OK.
| cept said tro"gh or trunk.
Sec 3. And the Secretary Of War is further
directed. 10 the event OF said purchase to repair
tho wooden bridge now On said pies, and for
| that purpose Is AUTHORIZE: 10 expend, of tho
] moneys hrreinoefore appropriated n sum not
Exceeding ten Thousand dollars {; Provided, That
| no steam power lhsil bu used upon this bridge
| or Its approaches. trough or trunk for any pur-
poses whatsoever.
Rev. DE-. Bullock. chaplain If the Sepst,,
boiaS ladiSl0Scd to-day, the Senate was opened
| with prayer by Rev. Dyuglas Forest, who TO-
| p2s'td tho .ragor c2utaccG 10 chs Epi-copal
player bo;k for Tic Congress Of the UoiIcd
! States
| The Exodus Committee OF tho Senate had
! Dat0tc thcm th:G morning co:ored msn named
| Hurch, Eli cX State Senator Of L0ujsaaa, apd
| one G. the presidential electors CT that State ip
| 1876. He MAS sivsu Full !gtitutio erd talked
! Is ccckIcssy aud Us i,arulcutiy Is he pleased,
| jut il one question that Dir. Voorhees, asked
! him, Add that showed The utter worlha5sncss #
! bis testimony to The side that had summoned
ninl. Was IN caT1Cst CT what is to como 10 bis
| cross cxanioa'ion he will equal any OF TIC uu
| meEous witnesses from his State whose relis,
hlity he's been tested with uufavorable results.
10 the Strate to day MIR. johnson introduced
! TWO bills, one Tor the suppression of Infectious
| and other diseases of domestic animals, and
J the other for the suppression aud prevention Of
pleuro- pneumonia 10 neat cattle, aud had them
| reiorrad to tho Committee en- Agriculture. Iu
prosecuting thcm MIR. Johnston said his object
was to hsVo as much information upon the I'm
portant matter to which they referred as was
possible to obtain. and TO have that information
IN lnh al,
| memorial from MIR. Llewtllen and other pub
fishers of Norfolk for tho removal of the duty
90 pap,r. Mr.. Withers introduced q bill for
the relief of tho heirs of William Sedcn. Of
Virginia, u. s. marshal Of tho District of COL
umbia under President Pierce
The following changes 10 tho Virginia post.
othc:s Wcro made to day: Samuel Baker, an.
pointed postmaster at Opequon, Frederick
county, vic, lgu.tius Cooper, resigned; post.
Offices Wcrc established ct Isiugton, Amherst
county, with Mrs. Pcca Leo Sheffield as rost.
master. and at Bib, Louisa courty, with
Horace Is. Blbb as postmaster. and the oiioo ct
Oxford Furnace, Campbell county, disc )ntinuod.
Tho Committee on tho Presidential Election
Count, of which MIR. Johnston is O mcmber,
held long session on Saturday with referoros
to proposed change OF rule o. A resolution
was drawn up, to be presented as substitute
Tor that rule, but there wero so many alterations
suggested that 1t was agreed to have it printed
With The proposed alterations, 30 that oach
member of the committeo could take COW TO
his room and consider it at bis leisure until their
next meeting, whom it is possible something
definite may be determined upon, though tho
outlook for such result is not favorable, on
satisfactory solution OF the difficulty will bo *
ceedinaly difficult.
1t ia understood hero tina! Mr.. Smith, a con-
! servativo member Of the Virginia State Senate
from Nelson county. did really propose to Mr..
Stovall. resdiustiug member If tho Same body
from Henry county, that thoy should 20 cut.
side tho borders of tho State in order that he
! mightIsend him q ohal!onge; that this city was
the plaoo NJ r. Smith designated as The most
| convenient Tor the purpose; that had his ptop.
osltion been accepted he had determined that
tho historic field Of Bladonsburg should be the
s,one OF the conflict; and that but for tho in-
terpostion of hiends tho newspaper c,rrc-
| sroodcnts hero would have been furnished with
blood enough for several letters apiece.
Ii was currently reported 10 tho Capitol this
morning that tho Hill scandal Was to be alluded
to 10 the Senate, and Notwithstanding tho in
cemency OF the weather tho prutant Curiosity
OF many OF both Sexes led them to be present at
the scene they expected to Witness Mr.. Hill,
however, had no such expectation. and was ia
tho Supreme Court at . clock, when this let
ter Was WIlttcp.
M. Il. Church Conference.
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