Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-07
FROM RdSHING7ON.
Special Correspondence Of TIE Aleza. Gazette
WASHINGTON d q Eth Z 1881

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Feb. 7, 1851.
Mr. Batter, 10 day. made speech. 10 which
be alluded in cau,tic forms to speech mado by
Mr.. C,nkliug. duriog the last presidential cam
paige, 10 which the New York Sana or had be
Titled South Caroline. Mr.. Conkiing replied
tina: tho "vapariugs of the Senator from South
Carolina, wero of 20 c3nosrn to him." MIR.
Blter responded that all he had to say vas,
that if. his vaporlDgI were OF no conc.rn to the
Senator from Nav York, tn, "swaggeriog in.
sOeuoo' Of the latter was certainly of DO c,n.
Germ to him. Tho spat created cousid .rab!e ex
cltement, which, however, subsidized, whsn MIR.
Conkliog said il was % part of his duty to be
banlgiOg epithet5 with the Seoator from South
Carolina either 10 tho Soo,!s or elsewhere, bus
especially in the Senate.
As anticipated 10 this correspondence, last
Satuldly, the meeting of The Congressional
)int committee on tho bill for proposed freo
bridge across the Poto nae, for the purpose of
perteciog ADD signing the report they agreed
UPON last Friday, has te,n PTS poned uoti
Wednesday, when it is probabl, tho bill con
tainirg the provisions. as heretofore published
in the Gsz,ltc. namely, az appropriation OF
SS5 900 for fee simple title to the piers of the
Alexandra canal squeduct, and that Ill, bridge
to be erected thereon be strong enough to sup
p,rt said tqledu,t, will DO approved. 1t is also
probable that this bill, when reported, will be
adopted. The Alexandra Canal Company
seem to b, confident CT having this whols affair
10 their own hands as they have it 10 their DOW.
or to render tho bill nugattr}, but they mus.
not lose sight Of tho fact it they refuse to con-
sent to tho provisions OF the bill q bridge msy
be b1lls o. some other site. and that 10 tu,h
case tho tq1cduc: bridge will b:come uuprof
table and may be abandoned. 1t is also re-
ported that tho losses have bought up large
amount OF mortgage bonds issued by tho canal
company, aud that in case the Company now
refuse to sanction the bill, they will iorcclose
the mortgage, buy the whole canal at a forced
sale, sell the bridge to the government, and let
tho squaduct, aud, consequently, the whole AL.
exandra canal DO destroyed.
10 the Senate to day MIR. Witbers presented
the petitions Of Bat jaman BIankcnship and
John Dltklo, who vera members CT Can't.
Andrew Johns!ou's company of Virginia II Fl 10
in the war OF 1912. for pensions, also that of
Mrs. Nancy Hall, whose deceased husband was
o member OF the Same company.
Tho Senate Committee Oh Foreign Affairs
will coIslder to morrow the bill granting char
ter TO the Virginia Commercial Company to
conduct business 10 foreign Countries. This is
the Same company that's prosecuting the Rch.
mond and Southwestern Railroad.
Tho proposition now before the Kansas Log.
islalure for purchasing a Stature of John
Browo for erection in the S!atuary Hall of the
Capitol Of tic United States is the sui O! Of
soma talk here, and should it be adopted. siren.
uous Of .ctiors will DO made to it's execution by
tho democrats. but il Is not believed they can
preventit.
10 tho llouic to dfy MIR. Spoer lock occa-
sion to read rsply to The speech of MIR. Ham
mond, las. Saturday. 10 which be excepted to
many of tho remarks of tho litter and did 80
10 harsh language. MIR. Hammond respordsd
20 few really eloquent words, 10 which BIO
rtsoed severely, though in tho most dccorous
language, the 80 called indcpendsntism of Mr..
Speer and his two colleagues, Messrs. Stephens
and Feltoo, whom BIO designated as the immac-
uate three Shsdrsch, Meshcoh end Abeduego.
Messrs. Hamlin AID Thurman we're appoint
cd to day tellers on the part CT the Seoa!e 10
oouot tho Presidcntis electoral vote reXt
Wednesday.
The Senate TO day nes!ed bill obsupicg the
times OF holding the U. s. Crcui. art Supreme
courts 10 DanviIlo to tho Tuesday after tho 81
Monday 10 June and November.
Tie House, this afternoon, ri 'c!ed tho bi
raising the Agricultural bureau TO the dignity
OF department.