Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-10
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WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb 10. 1881.
Tho House District Committee this morning
agreed to report favcraby upon bill providing
for tie appointment of three hundred extra
policemen to servo for fifteen days from the
24:h inst. at 81 per dsy.
Mr.. Algernon 8. Sullivan. counsel for New
York's proposed worlds fair. appeared before
tie House Committee on Foreign Affairs to-
day and urged the passage Of a joint resolution
inviting foreign naiors 10 take part 10 the pre-
posed iair.
The House Committee on Ways and Means
agreed this morning to report bill providing
that tho duty on no manufactured article shall
DO less than the highest duty on any raw mate
| rial that enters into its composition.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
agreed this morning to report tavorably upon
till authorizing A. j. Ford and 7. 7. Pendls,,
ton 10 ertct hotel % the land OF tho UoIfea
| States at Fortress Monroe, and near tho HJgela
Hotel.
Ey>Gov. Tom Young, OF Ohio. in talk with
ycur correspondent this ntroleg, RAID tnat
there was no doubt that tho Baltimore ana
| Cir unati Railroad, of which he IS president,
ltreo years that tho money requisite tor the
purpose, SOS, 100000. was already aVallablee
that eppineers we're in tho field and others 10
the Office of the company 10 this city doing ice
work of tho company; that tho road will cross
tho Potomac near tho Point OF Rocks. cross the
B!uo Ridge by tunnel ct Smokers Zap.
thence proceed almost ia straight me 10
| Charleston aud c:o;s tho Ohio abiut ht!cen
miles above lronton.
Senator Gail, OF Fiorids, 10 some rtmalks nc
made on pension bill, epoks It the late civil
war as tho war OF The rebellion. the hrst llge 1t
hes becn so designated by airy Seuthern Seoa.
tor, MIR, Call is one Of the many light weights
OF tho Sepate. =,
The new Senator from West Virginia. Mr..
| Camden, WAS On the flor of III. Senate to day.
lilo is q much better lookiug man than the ecn.
llenan no will succeed. Mr.. Hereford.
Tho West Virginians now holding lucrative
posiicns ia tho ;ervico of the government ore
Secretary of lie Navy Golf, IS. 900; Poblc
Printer Dsfrocs. So 600; Pension Ageur, Tho
cp:lus Gaines, 81 600; apd ID. Ii. Srothcr.
con.ul at MGxico. 81. 900.
| 1t is understood that tho raid on the faro
dealers here last night WIS a previously agreed
upon affair. SIS tho gamblers had been operating
With upunity oil tho winter, and though il VAS
20 mere than right that the police should OBJ
tsiu litls credit for efficiency now thst the
SESSION il about closing and people are saving
mclcy in order TO 90 away. Not one tenth If
tn, number OF gambling houses were ralded,
h,weVer. Tic STA. mentioned yesterday that
TO gamblers wero thriving, and he raid it IS
!rcpoltcd WIS INSPIRED thereby.
1 The sao Of tho A. Nj. & y. II. * 10 R.cA.
moni toiay, ls looked upon here ss giving
black c,c to Gen. Malone. IS it il said that 90
small part OF lis fl llowirg has been induced by
The blilf that bo would orcs moro regain pos
session OF the road and ave thu disposal of its
immense patronage. Ii will DOW, however, 20
foevcr from bis CONTROL and be Iun on business
principles, With no rtfoyeIc, to politics. The
purchaser Of tho road represents tho Sufqae-
hanna navigation company aud the Leheh Il.
| r., and will sustain The policy ct tho State debt
payers.
MIR. Wheeler. tho fraudulent Vic. President,
| aud Mr.. Keitor, letding republican Of The
llousr, aro among tho number of Copgresamen
who ore of tho option that there will DO 60
tx!rs session Of Congress.
| The recent reply OF Secretary Schulz TO Sen
attr Davis is tho jact Of considerable talk
suorg Stratols this morning. most OF them
doubling the rrnprety OF cabiuat minister fe-
f:ripg to o Senator 10 such dsrespeoiful terms
for exercising bis light to clIicso tho official
action of cabinet minister.
Government officials have been warned by
The secret serve, agents in The pay Of tho Brit
ish government. that the sympathizers with
Ireland in the United States, arc organizing sew.
eral expeditions against tho British provinces.
An clquiry has been ordered, and should Tie
ruuors provo to have any foundation 10 fac,
tho President will issue proclamation OF neu-
trality, and will endesVor to cntoIoo tho ueu,
traty laws.