Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19

Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette.


II seems 10 bo gcnerrly conceded now that
Congress will adjourn ca The 3lst inst. Areso'
lulon to that effect, IS g kroEn, hiss plready
pats,d tho House, ard OF twelve democratic
m,nbns Ct tho Senlt. spoken 10 on the sub
C: 10 dsy, oil tut t@o--Alcssrs. Bailey AID
Morgan-wcro in favor CT it also. 1t is the
c1lront report. and has been for come lime
past that none Of Tho republicans are oppts:d
to it. Tbs democrats wcud DO willing 10 sit
longer if there wss tho Slightest charc, for
getting through any Of tho important business
that must ntcessarily be left over, but they see,
IS we'll as every body esq. that to DO 50 will he
Impossible. They have not toic, enough to
carry Through any measure fer tariff reform.
The electoral couot will necessitats prolonged
debate aud any private claims will be seiz,d
upon by The republican a1d made to appear
as Southern war Gains. Probably the only
measure that will be itss:ed on by tho demo.
cats 10 tic Senate outside of tho regular ap-
Precipitation bills will be Mr.. B,yard' marshaIs'
bill. snd tho only way they hope to get that
through Is by reiraiClog from answering any Of
tho arguments tho Republicans may mako
against it aud by combining their support Of it
soltl7 to voting for it. lfthcy would sgrco to
this policy with other measures they might sue
coed with soma OF them also. Tho fact that
the calendar is loaded down with bills is no
reason Tor longer session. for the longer the
session lasts the moro bills will DO on tho calen.
dor, 1t having Dcver been known during the
history OF Congress that moro bills we're not
added TO tho calendar in month than were
taken from il.
10 tho Senate 10 day Mr. Anthony moved to
reconsider tho vote by whioi Capt. Some17ille
II. Nicholson was taken from tho retired list OF
tho navy. and returned to scico service with
iced most cnphatic.liv. Mr.. Auothny said
and did not know it was goiog 10 b., introduced.
Mr.. Voorhees, said he had himself Informed the
Senator that tho bill was to be taken M, and
believed when no Introduced i. that the
Senator's al slnce was intcntionsl. MIR. At
thouy said he had not so understood the Senator.
The moioa to rec )nsider was finally adopted.
Capt. Nicholson married nicca of Mr.. W. W.
COronian. and has relatives in AL 1lndrio.
The action ii thu Senate District Committee
in IT oat'"R from it's amendments to the House
bill ilr & Tree bridge acrnss tho Potomac, and
agreeing 10 report tho House bill f.7orabIy, las
ciVdn rS" 10 sOlOc talk among these WAC arc
Interested 10 the passage ct thpt bill, some of
Whloh IL 10 tho following cTsct: That the
insscos, holding only for u term of years. can
give no permanent tito Tint as soon as they
iail to keep the canal anu aqucluc, ia naVipabc
order their Lease Is vacated that tho tells Of
tho canal nloLc arc not suliici cot to keep it ia
good Older: That the profits result solely from
tho tolls collected on tho bridge that thoy,
therefore, have been delaying the passage oil
tho bill so ~ to c)ntinuo tho receipt Of bridge
tolls; that as E0on rs q FREQ bridge il Coz
| sti cctcd tho receipts Of tho canal will full CT
below tho expenditures, tho lcslocs will have to
r. lltqulsh their lease. and that then tho cana
and squoduct will rovert TO the original owccrs
the AIcyardti, Canal Company, who have al
ready been offered largo pr C, fer tho uso o
the sq1cduc. piers hy railroad oampsn7 il
case they do como again 10 possession OF il, ed
that tho lessees arc ni3o engaged 10 an effort tc
sell such right ns they have to the piers 10 The
Same or some other railroad for tho same pur
| peso.
The River and Ilarbor BIZ as passed ty thi
House together with numerous amendment.
offered by different senator's will doubtless b.
| referred By tho Senate CommeIc, COMMITTEE
| to morrow TO subcommittee who will proceed
| TO its consideration at orco.
Among tho resolutions passed by tho Senate
to day was ono Introduced by Mr.
| Cameron appropriaiiuc $25. 600 to build post
Chloe ct the town OF Milton, Pa, recently do
siroycd by fire.
! The llouss to day, after listening to volumi
| nous dlssortatlo1s on forestry aud other kindred
sutitc'a, by people who know nothing abou
| appropriations Tor the Agricultural Department
| by vote Of 2IS to none, tho members hayins
succeeded 10 obtaining the Disposition of MORE
| garden seed.
There were only thrc, Virgiuiaaa 10 The
House to day. Messfs. Tucker, Hutton and
| ,lor2cnsen, the rest, with the exception Of G en-
Johnston who is in Nashville, having gont
to Richmond to attend the State democratic
convention. Senator Wi,hcrs was also abson,
| 10 day, being in attendance u1ou the 81 ssiop Of
tho Episcopal council of tho 'rsoia diooeso in
Petersburg.
Tho House Committee on Railroads anG
Canals was engaged to day 10 hearing argument!
| 10 favor OF tho Chesapeake aud Delaware
Canal. There are two routes proposed for thi.
canal, ono ny the SapsAlras river and the ohio,
| by tho ChoptaDk. Among those hero favcrna
| tho former is COL Nat Tyler. formerly cf Vir.
| elno, but tlLcJ the war Prominent resident Of
Baltimore.
Tho House has already passed q resolution
| Tor recess from until 50 D. N. in order
| that tho members may witness the boat rsoc
| aud tho Senate will probably acj9urn q. an carly
| hour Tor The same purpose.
The boat rae, is OF moro importance to day.
even among members OF Congress-, than the
| proceedings OF their respective bodies. Every
ono Is talking about i. ard among nowspap, u
men. instead ut tho in old stereotyped, VIVA,
do you hear - tho question to day is, Are
you going to Tho boat race :" Everything is
favorable for tho race, and an immense crowd
will witness it. A tho steamboats, that arc
usually seen Iylng at tho Washington phatvcs
havo already started for the cours, load.
| I'd with passengers add decorated with
flags, and all sorts # other Crafts, sail and
steam. that will fiat aud tho use Of
which can b> ID aimed for lovo or mon.
ey. many OF thcm from Alexandra, loaded to
their utmost capacl'y arc there or on their way.
~ land the crowd is, of course, much hrstr,
and vehicles OF all d, sctipious arc in active dc
maid at high rates to carry people to points
along Ito river from which the race can be seen.
Hundreds STo ali eaiv IN hn nu,nbno, ND