Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-15
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 15-Among the
bills introduced in the Senate to-day was
one by Mr.. Johnston providing for the pay
mcnt to Alice DeKabb Shattuck, of Alex
andria, of arrears Of pensions from 1865 to
1877.
The following extract is taken from the
report on the expense accounts of parties to
election contests, recently made by the
House Committee on Elections and hereto
fore referred to in this correspondence IS.
P. Bayly-attorney,s fees, 81 1850; printing
brief, $3.50; miscellaneous expenses, SS19.-
so; total, s., Coz. 90; allowed, nothing. John
S. Barbour-attorney's fees, $4,000; total,
$4,000; allowed, 500. In every other case
that came before the committee an allow
ance whether large or small, was made to
the contestee
The Senate Committee on the District of
Columbia agreed this morning TO report
favorably bill to provide a free bridge
across the Potomac river at Georgetown
1t provides that the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia shall condemn the
stone piers of the Alexandria Canal after an
appraiscment Of the same, provided that not
more than 100000 be appropriated for that
purpose, and provided also that the Govern
ment shall be authorized to intervene for
the establishment Of its claim on account of
an advance Of $500, 900 to the Corporation
of Alexandria in 1887.
hoc Of hn fpft mn
| Department to have Waterfall, Prince Will
liam county, Va, put on the route from
Haymarket to Aldie also to have post
office established at 'Enon Store" Stafford
county, to be supplied from Falmouth.
The President to-day approved the SEN
tencc Of the court martial in the case of
| Flipper, the negro lieutenant in the army,
who was dcctccted in robbing the Govern
mcnt The sentence it will be remembered,
was that the accused should be cashicrcd.
The House ut an early hour to-day went
into Committee of the Whole on the river
and harbor bill, the whole amount of which
ST. ,347 ,000 about eleven millions of
which is for rivers and harbors proper, and
the remainder for the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, rivers.
| 1t is understood that the report of the
| Special Committee of the House engaged in
investigating the affairs of the Quartermas-
ter Generals office will substantially con-
firm the charges made by Mr. Blackburn to
the effect that there is Il ring in that office,
which profits largely by the claims that pass
through it, and will recommend that the
claims now referred to it be referred to the
Court of Claims or that some other radical
change be made in the matter of deciding
these claims.
The House Ways and Means Committee
ut their meeting this morning agreed to
postpone the consideration of the resolution
liking Il day for the adjournment Of the scs-
sion, until next Tuesday, by which time it
is supposed the necessary legislation will he
far enough advanced to enable them to base
such action as they shall take upon some
definite calculation.
Senator Pendlcton is only waiting the re-
turn of Mr.. Hale, the especial defender of
political assessments, to call up his rcsou-
ton in reference to that matter He is in
=! receipt of bushels of letters OH the subject
| from men Of ali parties in all sections Of the
country which detail the burdens and dan
gers Of the system.
! 1t is understood that the conference COM
mittcc OH the District Of Columbia Water
bill will agree to the House amendment ap-
propriating $4,000 for Il fish way at the
Great Falls of the Potomac.
The Central Committee of the Malone
party will meet in Richmond next Monday,
but, it is said by those who ought to know,
not for the outrageous purpose of making
Governor Cameron call another extra SEES
sion Of the Legislature to secure the adop-
ton of mere partisan measure by an open
and bare-faced attempt to purchase certain
members of that body, but to make neces-
sary arrangements for the prosecution of
the fall campaign, and to determine wheth-
cr or not to call State convention Of the
party. Those Of Governor Camcron's old
| friends who have not lost all faith in him,
confidently assert that Notwithstanding the
length he has gone to help the man who did
not want him to be the readjuster candidate
for Governor, and who has now no special
affection for him, he will not put the State
to the expense Of another session of the
Legislature merely to show his still further
subscrviency to the man who claims him as
his thrall. But others are as confident that
if the Governor is satisfied that enough
votes can be obtained to carry the reapp0r-
tionmcnt SCENE, he will not hesitate a
moment to convene the Legislature for that
purpose