Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-02
FROM WASHINGTON.

report bill giving Mrs. Farr, of New York
City, 1000 for expenses incurred in sup
plying Union soldiers with food on their
passage through that city during the war.
The Attorney-General having stated that
further legislation was required to render
bers of Congress from navyyard and other
districts where large numbers of hands are
employed by the Government will avail
themselves of the first opportunity that is
afforded TO attempt the enactment of the
required legislation
inc is being done with regard to American
affairs in Egypt, all that is definitely known
about those affairs being that two American
men-of-war have been sent to Alexandria
by the Admiral Of the Mediterranean fleet
and that the effects ofthe American Consulate
at Alexandria have been attached by an
Arab drayman for freight charges amounting
to about seven dollars.
The railroad that leads from Washington
in the direction of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland is being produced, and, it is un-
derstood, will soon reach Cherrystone on
Chesapeake Bay, near Onancock, in Acco-
mack county. There it will connect by
barges with the Norfolk and Western Rail
road at Norfolk and the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad at Newport News, distance
of about fifteen miles.
A Jury having been obtained in the Star
route cases Mr.. Bliss opened the Govern
ment's side of those cases to-day in the
presence of a large number of spectators.
Mr. keifcr is cutting big sWarth in
Washington by the shut-eyed bullishncss
with which he is carrying out the orders of
Mr. Robson and the republican governing
committee, but there are influential repub-
lcans engaged in undermining him in his
! own district and ii is doubtful if he will be
renomnated The card that is being play
cd against him is the fact that he is the
mere puppct of the men who were Garfield S
open and avowed enemies.
In the whiskey bill investigation now in
progress before Senate committee General
Wharton to-day paid a high tribute to the
newspaper correspondents here, testifying to
their high standard of honor and intelli-
gcnce. He said he had been approached
by them but only to obtain news for their
respective papers, and he had decovered that
they knew more about the bill than many
of the men who had voted upon it.
The House having ousted Mr.. Finley yes
terday evening. and taken up the case OF
Lowe VS. Wheeler, resumed that case to-day,
Mr.. Thompson, republican of Iowa, leading
of in Il speech in favor of dcpriving Mr.
Wheeler Of his seat. Mr. Lowe, the green
hacker, sat on one side of him, and Mr.
Wheeler on the other and at one time both
had their fingers at the same moment on u
report he was reading, directing his atten-
tou to different sections Of it. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Mills, of Texas in set speech
and as every members mind is made up
on the question and as no speech has chang
ed a Congressman mind for the last twenty
five years, there was no disposition to hear
it and il WAS delivered to a slim house.
When the Senate was called to order to.
day note was read from Mr.. Davis, presi.
dent pro tempore, who is sick, requesting
Mr. Ingalls,, of Kansas, to preside in his
stead. Mr.. Vest at once objected upon the
ground that the president pro TEN had nc
authority to delegate from distance the
duties Of the presiding officer Of the Senate
This Immediately attracted the attention o.
every member present, and as its pertinence
was apparent, several of them commenced
talking, as many as five being on the floor
at one time, and the disorder being so I'M
usual that Mr.. Ransom had to call attention
to it and request the clerk to direct that bet.
ter order be observed. 1t was by no means
a party question for Mr.. Hoar offered q
resolution that MIR. Ingalls, be unanimously
elected, and Mr.. Ferry and other republic
cans supported the objection, while Messrs
side opposed it. Mr.. Morgan, democrat OF
matter should be settled at once, as nothing
| nj 1,ioi do ~
if the President were stricken down to-day
the country would be in terrible State. il
there was any uncertainty respecting the
presidency Of the Senate, upon the mar
filling which Office would devolve the duties
; of the presidency Of the country. TO avoiC
this danger the Senate adjourned soon after
one o'clock until Monday without action on
the, question thereby avoiding the dan
ger referred to by Mr.. Morgan and leaving
Mr.. Davs's right to the presidency of thu
Senate undisputed.
Now that both the House and Senate have
passed bills appropriating 100000 for {
public building at Lynchburg, all that i.
wanted 10 give the people of the hill city ,
handsome pOstotiice, court rooms and rev
enuc Office is the Presidents signature, ant
that they will have as soon as he returns, a:
Senator Malone has said he has no objection
to the bill provided appropriations be made
for similar buildings at Harrisonburg anC
Abingdon.
The following postmasters were commits
stoned to day: c. R. CofIman, Cross Keys
Rockingham co.; w. w. Cropp, Burke:
Mills, Augusta co., and H. ]. Jennings, Pur
chase, Scott co., Va.
1t is reported to-day that after the green
hackers shall have been paid for their effec.
tive aid by giving Mr.. Lowe the seat
that belongs to General Wheeler, the
Republicans will have secured a work.
ing majority, and will 'let up while il
their work of ousting democrats, and proceed tc
the passage of the necessary appropriation bills
and an internal revenue bill, and that they will
try to adjourn the session by the LIST of July
They will take up the river aud harbor bill on
Monday
The republicans are making such reckless in
roads upon the seats the democratic side of tn,
House that Mr.. Barbour, notwithstanding his fai,
election and large majority, may thank his stars
that he got in before the rules were changed, and
MIR. Cabell will have to keep his eyes skint and
scratch around lively" of the majority said
to-day, to his seat fran the clutches of Tony
St0vall.