Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-19
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 19.-There
are men and men. Three U. S. Senators
were in an + street car, Saturday morning,
OH their way to the Capitol. They hailed
respectively from Massachusetts,, Oregon and
kentucky. Their conversation was desul-
tory, and its topics seemed to be suggested
by what they saw on their way. As the car
assembled Capitol Hill the Senator from
Kentucky noticed some larkspurs growing
in a lot on the way side, and, addressing his
colleague from Massachusetts, and directing
his attention toward them, asked him if the
sight did not carry him back to his boyish
days, and to his mothers garden? The
Kentuckan's thoughts had probably gone
backward to the times when, with his hand
in his mothers, he had walked through the
garden i'll his old happy boyish home, to twi-
light plays, to youthful hopes, to school vaca-
ton; for a moment he was a boy again, and
having been made so by the sight of the blue
| flowers, and being q natural man as we'll as
a Senator, he supposed that his associate from
| Massachusetts was susceptible to the same
human influences. But he was mistaken
for the latter glanced at the flowers Il
second, drawled yes" and taking copy
of the New York Iribane from his pocket
commenced reading it.
"A primrose on the rivers brm
yellow primrose to him,
And WAS nothing more"
The Senate committee on the reclamation
| q a., . A.
this morning, that the best, easiest and
spcediest way for that work to be affected
would be to amend the river and harbor bill
as passed by the House by adding section
appropriating - 10000 for its accomplish
ment Several members of the committee
are also members of the Chmmerce Com
mittee, to which the river and harbor bill
will be referred, and it is supposed that that
committee will agree to the proposed amend
mcnt
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Fry, from the
Committee Oh Rules, reported resolution
authorizing the Yice-Prcsident or President
! pro tenn of the Senate to designate in
writing Il Senator who shall be presiding
officer of the Senate for day or during his
temporary absence. This is intended to
prevent Il repetition of what occurred week
or two ago, when the Senate was forced to
, adjourn because it had no presiding officer
Among the bills introduced in the House
to-day were two by Mr. Paul one to relieve
the political disabilities Of Edward p. Rug
giles of King George county, Virginia, who
was Il cadet ut West Point at the breaking
out OF the war, and the other to relieve
those Of DIR. Washington Of Wcstmoreland
county, same State, who was a surgeon in
the Confederate army. Among the petitions
introduced was one by Mr. Barbour for the
relief of Maria l.. Brown.
Mr.. Speaker keifer says Congress ought
to get through with its business so as to be
able to adjourn by the lst Of July, but does
not believe the ad journment will take place
by the 3D., if SO early.
Mr.. updcgratl objected to the considcra-
ton OF bill this morning upon the ground
that he had been 4 member of the House
for three years, but had never yet been able
TO get unanimous consent to take I'D u bill
III which he was interested, and that, rs one
! good turn deserves another, he was deter
mined that no body else should be favored
with that privilege
The bill to limit the official term of COL
lectors of internal revenue was defeated in
| the House to-day by a decided majority.
Boss Cameron, OF Penna., has made an
assessment of$lOO0upon every large manu-
iacturer and manufacturing firm and COM
pany i'll his state for the support Of the
Stawart ticket there. There are eleven
BeSsimer steel works in.thc State, and they
have started the fund with Il subscription of
Sll, uOo. AS many of the directors and
stockholders III the manufacturing COM
panlcs of Pennsylvania arc democrats and
! halfbrcc'ls, Il compliance with the pa, nent
of the aSscsSnct referred to will be likely TO
| he cd and TO cause trouble in those com
panics.
In the House to-day Mr. Kelley intro
duccd bill TO reduce the internal revenue
tax on tobacco, snuff, cigars and cigarettes.
The introduction Of this bill SO late in the
session, when there is hardly possibility of
its passing, looks as if Mr. Kelley's sincerity
doesn't improve with his age.
Senator Miller, of California, who paid a
visit to Alexandria last week to witness the
operation Of the new ore reducing works
there, was so well pleased with what he saw
That he will repeat his visit in day or two.
He says everything there looks favorable to
Il large and successful undertaking.
The republicans ofthe House will hold a
caucus tomorrow, at which it is understood
the subject of the recent political assessment
circulars will be considered. 1t is reported
that Mr.. Hubbcll, chairman of the rcpublj.
can congressional committee, will endeayor
! to clear his skirts Of the lttleness of send
ing those circulars to pages and scrubbing
women by attributing tho b1ai to the I'M
authorized acton OF mailing clerks 1t is
estimated that two millions of dollars will
be raised by these circulars.
Justice BRADLEY of the U. S. Supreme
Court, to whom Guiteau's counsel applied
for writ of habeas corpus, to-day flied
denial OF the application with the clerk of
the Court. Justice BRADLEY holds that the
Court of the District of Columbia had full
jurisdiction of the case, and that no reasons
exist for granting the writ
DIR. Rush of Chicago, secretary ofthe Nat
lonal distillers and liquor dealers association
was before the Senate committee investiga-
ting the ways by which it is alleged the
whisky bill that did not pass was to be
forced through the Senate, and testified
that so far rs he knew no ilegimatc means had
ever been used to secure the passage of that bill
Senator Malone was not in his seat to-day and
is supposed to be in Richmond in attendance uuou
the meeting of his central committed Messrs