Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-06
Letter from Washington.

Especial Correspondence of the Al"xa. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 6, 1852.
The witness Shipherd was before the |
Foreign Affairs Committee of the House
again this morning, and was subjected to a
searching cross-examination by those who
want to whitewash the whole Chili-Perl
affair. but he persisted in stating that Hurl-
burt had slapped him on the shoulder in
New York and told him that he was author
lied by the Government To tell him that his
claim was good one. Shiphcrd also stated
that ex-Secrctary Blaine had advised him to
make terms with the Credit industrial Of
Paris. who had no claim but much money.
while he had much caip but no money,
and had informed him that Messrs Suarez
and Elmore, the latter Peruvian Minister in
;lis country, were the agents Of the Credit
lnGuHtricl in this country.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
agreed this morning TO report adversely up
Oh tie bill! granting permission TO Ford d
Co., Of fcrd's Hotel, Richmond to erect a
hotel on the Government reservation at Old
Point Comfort. Va.
The House District Committee agreed
this morning 10 report in favor Of granting
the Southern Maryland Railroad permission
to enter the city, under conditions to be
hereafter prescribed. The committee also
/ inspected the maps and plans for the pro-
posed Improvement of the harbor and the
reclamation of the flats al the Potomac. and
agreed to make Il trip of inspection through
out the harboi in Il tug-bOat on Saturday
next.
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day, us tomorrow will be Good Friday and
as it rarely holds sessions on Saturday A
! similar motion WAS made in the House but
was defeated
The Chinese bill continues to he The alb
Sorbing topic Of conversation about the
Capitol to-day. Il is said that the Presi-
dent was induced to veto it by Il desire to
secure the vote of the New England States
in the next national republican convention,
! rot one of which he was told would vote for
! him if he signed it. and that as nomination
comes before election he wants to make sure
| Of il and trust to luck and another Dors;ly
for what is to follow il. General Malone
was in the Senate yesterday before the vote
on the Chinese bill was taken but did not
veto. aS he w;ls paired with Mr.. Jones. of
F'Grda. His vote, therefore, counted with
those who were opposed to passing the bill
over the Presidents veto. Mr.. Miller. who
introduced the new bill limiting the restrc-
ton OF mmi grafton to ten instead of twenty
years, as in'thc old bill, is the man who in
sisted upon the twenty years restriction. for
the reason. as he said. that white people
would not settle in California with the
knowledge that within few years the re-
strlctlOn would he removed and they be
ovcrrun with Chinese The Foreign Affairs
for nF hn tn
TO consider the new bill but it had not been
printed. The committee will meet daily
hereafter to consider it and will report it as
soon rs possible The democrats will do all
they can to extend the restriction but of
course, will do nothing to hinder the passage
the bill.
A well informed Ohio politician lust AZ
rived here says that the German brewers of
Cincinnati say they have parted company
with the republicans and burnt the bridges
after them; that they have been of more
service to the republicans than the republic
cans ever have been to them that they have
not only contributed heavily to the support
OF the republican party, but were even as
sesscd last fall for the support of the Ma
hone party in Virginia, and that hereafter
they will vote with the party that is less
cxacting and more reciprocal. He also saws
own town. the census of the voters was taken
on the mixed school question and that
though the republicans are largely in the
majority there only four hundred votes
were cast in favor of such schools while two
thousand were cast against them
1t is reported here from Richmond that in
addition to the Judiciary, and the Commits
sioner of Land Sales bills, the proposed bill
Tor the new re-apportionmcnt of the Con-
GreSSional representation of Virginia will
also be defeated, and that the Malone wing
of the readiusters toreseeing the speedy dis
solution of their party, are making arrange
mcnts for throwing off all further conceal
ment and coming out boldly as republicans.
The Senate Postohicc Committee agreed
to-day to report iavorubly upon bill giving
a subsidy Of $2,500,000 year for ten wears
to Mr.. John Roach upon the plea of in
creasinG the ocean mail service The COM
mittcc also agreed TO report Etvorably upon
Il bill appropriating 1919 900 for the payment
OF claims of Southern mail contractors prior
to May 81, 1861
The Acknowledgement sent communica-
ton to the Senate to-day in response to a
resolution Of its District of Columbia Com
mlttee respecting the ownership of the lands
at the Great Falls Of the Potomac, where
the Government proposes to dam the river
to increase the water supply of the District.
The following postmasters were commits
stoned to-day: W. f. Tolson at Hone.
Queen Anne county, Nd l. NJ Warkey at
Shawsville, Montgomery county, Va; D.
Murphy, Iron Gate, Allegheny county, Va;
|. Grigg, Nettle Ridge. Patrick county, Va;