Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-13
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Sp4ctcI Correspondence Of the Aiert.. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. G., March Is 1850.

Senate yesterday, AID which was amended by
Increasing The appropriation by the addition Of
$lI5.UDO for altering smooth bore into life
gubs, aud for making four 2-iIch rtl ID guns at
cost OF $4,000 each, agairs! tho earnest pro.
test OF Senltor Wirhers, who, 10 the debate,
showed an Intimate aud familiar knowledge of
tho art OF Pre- iso.iIe mo ion may be aid to have
thrown away just so much money. Foreign
Gatlo. ere nov engaged in cXtcLs7o and
elaborate experiments upon the subject of PRO
icctiIcs, and as tho world will have the benefit
OF the result OF the experiments. their eypcndi'
turc Of money upon tho auulac ure of such
taoron as aIo now 10 uso. and for which there
is 10 NC ssty, is most reasonably accounted
for upon the ground Of boncftiDg the manu-
taoturcrs Tic lour hundred and odd thousand
dol ars appropriated by thia bill emouuls to
little or nothing, bot ii Is opening The way for
the expenditure 4 millions. No cXpepsc OF
THIS character received the cOuntensnc, OF The
radicals While they had q maioii'y il Congress.
but now that the democrats have tho mt jorty,
they are In favor Of It almost to q man in
order that the lGtrtase OF tXpeI d;turo may be
attributed 10 dGn5cIac rule.
The Senate Committee on The Frccdmen's
Bank was o have considered this mornicg tho
report OF thclc Investigation. but as that report
was not printed, IN onaSi1uen33 OF tho (Xhlus
tlGn OF the printing iuad, the committee ad-
iourned without action. A the money for tho
Public Plntcr has tc9u spent, and without al
appropriation by both houses OF Congress 90
Monday mex; it is even doubtful whether the
record Of that day will be printed Tho Public
Pfinter howtvc:. like the Postmaster Gerefal,
has an unfair hold upon Congress. for the pub
tic suffers II their demands arc not complied
with, end for that reason il is probable the
tGrmer, like the latter, will bo supplied with
tho amount hn asks for. 10 this connection it
may be remal ked that ,hcu2h Mr. Bruce, the
c>loIcl Senator from Mississippi. is the chair
man uf The Committee on tho Freedmen Bank,
as he Is a sensible man. he never assumes tho
conduct OF alfai:s Of which he knoss nnlhiGr.
and consequently has had little to 90 With the
examination, OF which Senator Garland has had
almost the entire management.
The Ways and earsUCmmttco Of tho House
had anothtr session. TO dey for ths cousid.r-
aiOD 1t the bill TO remove the duty on paper.
Mr.. Erastus Brooks, Of The New York Express,
argued 10 lavor OF the repeal, and expressed his
ideas of The reasons iLfluercing tho opponents
Of that bill 10 plain lanGu'ga. He wss opposed
By Mcssrs. Miller, Of New York, and Russell,
CT Nlassa chusCcts, 10th members Of the House,
and both owners oil paper Mills. lIoW thy can
vote Oh this bill when 1t comes before tho House
ls something which only the average Congress-
man can tell.
At c meeting Of tho House Committee on
Expenditures On Buildings this morning,it was
r'portd that dulog the last iisc year the rents
paid Tor tho uso OF pubic bulldogs other than
ihhcn Ia alan =, 4 b., Ill
lows: For the Troatury Department, 81, 800;
fer tho Interior Department. So ,OOO; for the
Department of Justice, $4,000; for tho Navy
Dtpsr;m mt, $1,000. This, it will bo socn,
does not iLcudo tho P0stoffc, Department,
from which no report hes been revived, bat
which must be large, as ono item of i: aono is
The ront for The Scaton House at present used
for city postofficc.
The louso Committee on tho later oceanic
Canal met this morning aud heard Captain
E'ds explain his p7ticci for shin railroad
across tho l5thmu5 of Dareo. The Senate Me-
gro Exodus Committee Val also 10 session,
examining coal black negro from Louisiaoa,
whose evidence, though intended TO help Mr.
Wi1don, had the contrary effect.
Inc Gaz9tto's correspondent is COW g0iag to
aude TO two lGs.arc that sro So unpleasant
to him as they can passlbIy b, to any citizen Of
Alexandra, and is only induced TO all atleution
to them by tho hope that the waIt Of enterprise
they exhibit IL that city may b. brought so
pIeln!g before ito eyes OF tho reoplo thereof
that nc1 loff may b, turned ever there, aud
that similar opportunities, If they should occur
in The future, may not DO allowed to escape
Ono ct the Incidents to which | refer is thu
following: Tho architect CT the Capitol wanted
some change made in tho iur0IIuro vi tho flor
OF the House OF Representations. Til, re-
qulsito Tolk WGs not such as could ba bought
ready made, and 1t required practical cGblnet
maker to CONSTRUCT 1t according to the pIaIs
furnished him. Knowing the reputation A!cxsu
dria cabinet makers had 10 former times and
hcIog disposed to eivi the ilb--A I,rga oao--to
that city Mr. Clal ko snrt each OF tho furniture
establishments there. ono alter tho other, for
somo ono 10 conc ny. look at the plans aud
mako an eailmatn ot the ut iut nc: Gao would
even come ~ 10 look ct thu Job. Tie other is
that though tho Jnnncy Car Gnupug Coo,
nany has The Pcnus lyInia, tho :,;timora aud
Ohio. aud q dtz other railroads to iu:nsh with
coup!iOgS, and il n0R tsD hu0drcd osJs behiud
haud in SuIl'hag is ulicfP, il j. impossible
10 raise sufficient nancy in ihaI city, SIS 900,
or $50 600 At the urmts', to parchaI, The ;l..
chliGrv r;GuIsi" for making these ccu!liogs
there, and that they have to be manufactured IN
PGtatrnrg. In this latter Cas-, the money tha:
would BE- invested would no: havn 60 wait far
Ifs rctnrG upon !hn lnIiJtng up Of trad, for
tho trade IL arCad? s, cured. and iIcru ere sui
licicct Gtdns already on hand 10 keep q car
coupiiGg itct"r9 at T,rk Tor years. When will
Alexandria wake up from thn ctfargy that
soors 10 have lieu unru her? Somebody is
bound to reap iha bo1cht1 Of tho advantages
she possesses. 1t Der own citz,us do not, othrra
will. 1t is hoped the t,tmer may be tic case
BALTIMORE AND Ono RAlhR0AD.--At q
recent meeting Of the board OF directors Of tho
Baltimore and OAiH Railroad Company, Pfcsi-
dent Garrett stated that tho hostile legislation
adopted at pragi9us scssioa If tho Legislature
Of Virginia in regard 10 the Valley railroad,
had been uocondiiona!y repealed. ilo further
stated that as tho Valley Company il how no
longer cmbarraFs d by tle antagoLisins watch
had so much iriarcd itsprospecta md progress,
he hoped that at no distant day arrangements
gould be uado to rcsnmo the c,ustruc ion of