Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-19
PROM WASHINGTON


WASHINGTON, D. c., July 19, 1SS2.-The
British Government has officially thanked
the United States for the assistance rendered
by American marines to English troops in
excluding the Egyptian army from Alex
andria IF the dead could hear, what
rafting Of bones there would be at Mount
Vernon.
The river and harbor bill is still in the
hands Of conference committee with q
favorable prospect of an agreement. But it
is reported that the President has pretty
we'll determined to veto it when passed.
Parties interested in the Maryland ferry at
Alexandria were here to-day to see if the
bill could not be amended so as to include
small appropriation for dredging a channel
through the flats opposite that city, but
they found that it was beyond the amend
ment stage.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Malone intro
duced an amendment TO the naval appro-
priation bill directing the Secretary OF the
Navy 10 inquire into the cost Of land for a
wet dock: and of contiguous lands at the
Norfolk Navy Yard and to report at the
next session.
The House to-day resumed the considera-
ton Of the contested election case of Smalls
VS.. Tillman, from South Carolina, and will
take vote upon it at : o'clock. As they
have a quorum present they will GUST Mr..
Tillman aud give his seat to his contestant,
who is negro convict They will give Mr..
Richardson's seat TO another negro named
Lee. also from South Carolina. and will fol-
low that by turning out MIR. Shelley from
Alabama: but as his contestant is dead,
there is no one TO whom to give his seat,
and his successor, who it is said will be him
self, will therefore have to be elected. The
only democrat who voted with the republic
cans to make quorum was Mr.. Harden
burgh. Of New Jersey, banker, who was so
exceedingly liberal that he agreed with his
republican pair always 10 vote to make a
quorum <.'.
Ex-Governor Tom Young, Of Ohio, when
asked this morning about paragraph in a
Baltimore paper concerning the Washing
ton and Western Railroad, said that meet
ing Of the B.. c. 4. W. K. T. Company was
held in New York yesterday which he at
tended, and that it would be continued to-
day. He said there was no trouble about
the proprctOrship of the road, and that it
was owned by the B.. c. & W. Co.
Dir. Fulkcrson. the -Mahoneite from
the 9Th district in Virginia, voted with Mr.
Paul. the straightout Mahoneite. Yesterday
in helping the radicals to give Mr. Tillman' 5
seat 10 negro convict
The paragraph in recent issue Of the
GAZETTE about the North Carolinians get
ting ready TO come to the assistance of Alex
andria has been used by the intimate
friends Of Senators Vance and Ransom
among their democratic colleagues rs O
means by which to joke with them about
the intelligence Of their constituents.
Among the nominations sent by the Pres
idcnt TO the Senate to-day was that of Da-
vid 4. Windsor to be Postmaster at Alcxan-
dria, vice Lewis Mckenzie The nolnina-
ton will be confirmed
The Senate to-day, without much opposi.
ton, took up the internal revenue tax bill
Mr. Johnston made few remarks in
favor o! reducing the tax on tobacco to
cents. General Malone also spoke in ad
vocacy Of 4 reduction in this tax The re-
publicans, it is understood. will agree to a
reduction to T. cents.
During the morning hour in the Senate
to-day, Mr.. Logan introduced resolution
to so construe the Chinese bill as to allow
the Chinese now in the West Indies to re-
territory Of the United States, and in his
speech thereon addressed some very tart re-
marks TO McsslS. Plumb, Morrill, and Sher-
man.
4 negro Mahoncitc asked the doorkeepel
on the democratic side Of the Senate yester-
day to take his card in to his leader The
doorkccpcr told him the General sat on the
other side Of the Senate and that he must
take his card to a doorkceper on that side
Il dun 50, !" said the sable applicant for an
office, "but darc's much SUPPLYING an ar
gifying obcr dare dat he wo,dn't come out,
but if you II jist take it to him III go in the
garrett and wait till he do come" His
request could not be complied with, and he
had to 20 back to the door on the republican
side.
The Senate Military committee has reported IA
vorably upon the bill TO lend tents and camp cqui
page TO the I'd regiment Va Infantry for their
summer camp.
The Pcnnsylvanians here say that all hopes of Il
compromise between the two republican factions
in their State have been abandoned, and the fight
between them will continue, with the almost ne.
ccssary consequence, democratic victory.
pOstoffcc has been established at Ccdars Pr
Georges co. Md. and G. w. Bcall commissioned
postmaster.