Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Aleza. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb, 5, 1881,

Special Correspondence OF the Alezo. Gazett. |
WASHINGTON. D, G.. Feb S, 1881.
Ia the Senate 10 dsy Mr. Johrsou ictro
duoed a resolution, Which was adopted unapi. |
mousy. with tho exception If Mr.. Cockroll, |
Inviting the French government aid especially
the descendants Of lafayette, to ttke part 10
the yorktown Centennial o, xt October and az
propgiairg $50 600 10 d,lrsy the expenses of
said invited guests.
Tho House con mittee Oh iler oceanic oansa,
by vote of FIVE to tour. agreed this morning
to report in favor Of The Eads ship railroad
across the lshmus Of Tebau.eptc md pic d.
lng Tho government TO guarantee the Interest
90 City miions of boLds to be issued By tho
Eads COMPANY
In The Senate 10 day Mr.. Witherp presented
the request oil tho city oouncl Of Petersburg
that portion OF The $4,000 appropriated to
tho River scd uarbor Bill for the ApronsltcX
river, may be expended 10 tic imposing of The
halbor of Petersburg.
The Congressional Conftrslcs Committee Oh
the bill fer Tree bridge across The Potomac,
whose action yesterday afternoon was mentioned
in this correspondence cf that date, Interested
Mr.. A!drich, Of the House. with the formula
ton Ct the points they decided upon. Those
poiIts W.ro opposed by Mr.. Rollins. of the
Senate. because he cid not Thick SS5, 900 q
sufficient .um 10 DO psii 10 the lcssces for the
US, OF tho piers Of the fridge, and ly Mr..
Kloz be cause ho wants tic squeduc. removed
aud craw made 10 the bridge. so that the
Wha'faso Ct tho District may b. erlarged. The
com mitteu were 10 meet this tvsniog or Mon.
day Tor The Iurpote Ct approving tho bill as
proposed by Mr.. Aldrioh. tu. will probably not
meet until Wednesday, as Mr.. Klo:z wants to
80 homo and will not return u ,ti that day tits
probsbe new that this bill will b. passed, but
a. orc 81 its provisions is that it shall not DO
effective uo!ll it shall have received the Cd.
proval Of the Alexandria Canal Company, the
people Of Ale xapdris need be 10 no fear of the
deshu,iou OF their coal trade. But free
bridge may, nevertheless, DO ertc.eJ, 90 tue
bill also provides that If the Alex4ndris Canal
Company shall refuse to give title in fee TO
tho govtrament TO the piers of tho sq1educt,
the government may proceed 10 erc; free
bridge at some other point either ab>vo or be-
low the existing bridge.
Qlitc gu Interesting debate TOT K plao, 10 tho
HOUSE. 10 day upon III, resolutions providing
for counting the prasiden;i,l electoral vote reYt
Wednesday. Mr.. Robesoo Congratulated Whist
be termed tho sec ,lltd" democrats upon their
roversioo to State rights ideas, MIR. Sp,ioger
csngratulatiog the republicans upon abandoning
Their ato revolutionary attempt, and Mr..
ONcsl coogratulalipg the whole c,untry that
Congress h,d gotten We rid of disagree cable
subject aud WAS ready 10 vote. Mr.. Felton, W Int-
cd CoaQrCts TO declare that tho vote Of Georgia
Should be c,uoted, as tho people Of that State
should not be deprived Of their vote " reason
of the negligence or Bcurbouism OF their State
officers, as tho people OF that State were nnw in
favor Of the supremacy of national over State
law, and that the idos of State rights Yves tx
ploded 10 that State. MIR. Cook, of Ca, said
tic people OF his State, not only now. but ever
slnco the war had acknowledged The supremacy
OF Tho national law, aud that the only man 10
the State who denied that suprem, CT was the
hrm Il: It'd and supporter Of Mr.. FELTON,. Mr..
Specr, OF tho same, corrobcrated the s'ets.
meet OF MIR. Cook With regard to tho loyalty
OF Georgia, tut said he IVES glad that tho rest
OF the members on his sido of tho House had,
at least, Gonna to tho Same vioWs that bio and
Messrs. FELTON, and Stephens bad entertained
from the 6rss Dir. Hammond, also Of Georgia.
maintained the loyalty OF the people of that
State, ADD attributed The failure of the Georgia
electors to cast tho votes On the proper day to
az error % the part Of the o,mpi ers of The
laws ct Georgia, mado somo lronical remarks
abou. the tail waseing dog, end gave tho
three Graphic Independents shot by eiviog q
q1aut fuilion Of good psrlianentsrian. who
Is good soimal and goes 10 fscks, like cattle
and sheep. ard not bad ono who goes by him
self Tx, so!ves and Tigers. Messrs. Robson
and HaWscy declared that 10 their cpinion tho
vote OF Georgia should DO couutsd, even it tho
vote OF tina, State should change the result Ct tho
olec,iou. The resolution was then sdopted,
and tho vote will. therefore, be couoted 10 the
hall CT the House at ncon NJ <: Wednesday, the
Vice Prc:ident presiding and cp,uiog the Ger
tifcates.
After this business was disposed Of az at
tempt was maize TO take up the Senate resolu.
ton search Tor tho J Jeanette, u. it failed b.
cause the point was raised that the Sesata bad
DO hight to originate bill for tho expenditure
Of money, end tho census superintendent bill
YES then taken W instead.
Samuel q. Allen. was fpptioted atore keeper
and saugcr for tho 5!h district of Virgins to-
day.