Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-07
andria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondence of the Alera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 7, 1882.

Special Correspondence of the Alera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. O., Feb. 7. 1882.
A new feature WAS developed today 10 the
recent sale # the Btsdy or STIR route interest
10 the National Republican newspaper of tits
city. Mr.. w. A. Patton was the sg,nt through
whom the interest referred to Was bought, Is
is said. fer Mr.. Bliss, Of counsel for the prose-
culion 10 the siar-rcute Cases. end MI. Phillips.
one Of tee Presidents 5ecretarys. Tho feature
alluded to was the attachment Of The purchase
norey, $40 COO. 10 Mr. PatoD's hands By j.
4 Walsh, of stsrrouie notcriety, 10 satisfy q
claim no has against Brady.
In tto Senate to-day Mr.. Johnston introduce
ed bill to relieve Providence Hospital of this
city from Taxation. A similar bill VISA iu!rl-
doced 10 the House yesterday BY MIR. Barbour.
10 1863, in coDseq 1elo, Of some trouble BIZ
tween the crew OF an American vasss! aud the
peop!a Ct an island belonging to Japen,
he Un!sed Ststes ship Wyoming was sent
10 tie plaza aud demanded q money reps-
| ration Tor iciuri:s brought on by The bad be-
hsvlor OF American ssllcrs. The money 30 cb-
! tnioed was brought home ard invested 10 u. s.
bonds. LIS exso!on has always been considered
| 60 outrage. and this morning the Senate Com
| uittee 90 Foreign AFaira agreed to report 10
favor Of re,uroiug principal and interest. to Ja-
pso. except $3.50 900 for b, officers and Grew
of the ship Wyoming. The entire sum ncw
| amounts to about million aud half dollars
The House Elections Cmnitee virtually
agreed tbs morning to report 10 favor Of Ris-
log tho scat nov cccupied By MIR. Dibble. dem
oo:at. from South Carolina. to Mr.. Mscke7,
republican. Tie committee will determine on
Tbarsisy nexs whether or DOT to report in fay
| or of sdaaitsiug CIsnel Nj. ID. Ball 70 q seat as
Delegate from Alaska. A subcommittee, as
previously stated, has reportsd 10 favor OF his
admission.
The resolution the democrats are TO cffer 10
the Senate to-day. appointing Mr.. Neil Brown
Reading Clerk while Mr.. Shober remsins ACT
leg Secretary, was adopted b. only one m,jori-
~ 10 the democratic caucus. the minority deem
lug 1t dangerous 10 reopen the question of the
elective officers OF tho Senate, about which
there Vas such equabtlo last spiiog. II ives
reported this DoraiCg ttas tho Republicans
! were to hold caucus TO determine their action
90 the resolution. bu. rore Was held. Mr..
Frye, however, ssys that c:ueu5 will b, held
| b,ioFe the resolution il eeted upon definitely.
The passage CT bill by the House yesterday
prohibiting sry biganist or polygsmist from
holding cent 10 tho Hous,, while The greatest
| surpilss OF the session, inssmuch IS il was done
Wlthcu! anybody apparently kooRicg what was
| beiOg done. is locked upon tt-lsy az rather b
| hspry CccuT6rc,, SO the way in which it oc-
CURED rellevs many members Ct the RESPONSE
nilty OF vote they were Bot willing to assume.
The Saos!e Finsac, Committee this morpicg
! took up the bill to punish the unla2fu csrti6cs-
lion OF checks By officers of uationsl basks;
| and. after consideration which apparently de-
Uolor al n al ~ E.u SC 80,
| ssge, referred the measure to the Secretary CT
| the TrsEsaiy.
The House Committee o. Banking spd
| Currency agreed this ncraing to 70 report 10
| fsV,r OF eX!enoiog The charters Of tho n atiou.l
Banks twenty years lnuger on the application f
| twG-.hirds of the stock holders the old circuit
| llou to bs l:qSida!ed spd ntw potes issued. II
oce third OF the stock holders OF cot they sre TO
| receive the va!u ef their stock and their share
of the surplus.
Atamsstng OF The Hju5s Ways and Means
| Committee thl5 Dorniog the new tariff bill WAS
considered, ba: notai5g de6oite Was dope With
any s: cioo Of it ea9s slikicg out h, eatire il
! ternai revenue tssute. The committee will
| resume the consideration of tho bill this alter
GOOD.
The Chesapeak3 end Ohio Caual Company
will send 70 eccIcser 10 The Great Falls CT the
the Potomac. with The Government engineer,
who IL to be sent there to report upon the pre-
posed peu OF b1ildiGg dam on III, Virginia
SIDE OF the Potomac a: ths. p5int to Increase
the water supply Of the District OF Columbia.
The canal engineer will repor, to biz company
possible dagger to the o.Dsl from the tise in
tho river that vi NC ,ss.r7 result from The
construction Of the proposed dam.
The Senate committee. who have invtsigs.-
ed the crockedcess 10 the Contingent fund OF
the Treasury, will not be ready TO report this
week s5 stated 10 soue Of the papers. Toeir
report will cot be long delayed. however, and
whom it is published it will show that Mr.. SheI-
msu sc.s up'n tho principle that 'anythng 10
law or morals is right tia: viii sdvstc, bis
own Interests. and will effectuslly eliminate
him from The last Of possibls repablicin o,ndi-
dates 70. the mex; presidency.