Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-16
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON, D. G., June 16.-The consi-
dcration Of the River and Harbor bill was
resumed at all carly hour in the House to-
day, and the way in which all amendments
for an increase of the appropriations are
voted down indicates that the House in
tends to stand by the action of its Commerce
Committee, and also looks as if the passage
of the bill will now not be long delayed. All
the appropriation bills are now ready, and
if there be no unforeseen obstruction, there
is no reason why the session may not ad-
journ by the Sd Of July.
The Senate Whiskey investigating COM
mittee had another meeting to-day. Mr.
Harris managing editor of the Critic was
examined concerning certain reported in
teryiews published in that paper but refused
to disclose their authorship, and being told
by Mr.. Hawley that his paper was placed in
a very unenviable light by such refusal, re-
piled that the paper would bear the rcspon-
sibility. The President of the Whiskey As
ISOLATION testified concerning the organiza-
no illigitinate means had been used TO have
bill in the Senate yesterday was rather a
surprise considering the little opposition
1t met in the House. Commissioner Raum
says the defeat Of the bill will not cause the
withdrawal of more than million gallons
of Whiskey from bond this year, and that
that quantity will not seriously affect the
market but that next year the necessary
withdrawal will be much larger.
Senator Davis of West Virginia entertain
ed select company at dinner last night
Among those present were the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Postmaster General.
Included in the topics talked about were the
establishment of the fast mail routes in
the South to which Mr.. Howe seemed favor
ably disposed, and the final disposition of
the Harpers Ferry property. Should the
fast mails be re-established the route by the
Virginia Midland Railroad will be bene-
fitted
The postmaster at Herndon, Fairfax
county, Virginia, is Il very old man and hay
ing gotten tired Of his Office intends to re-
sign on the LIST proXimo. Mr.. Lanehcart of
that village was at the POstoffice Depart
ment to-day trying to be appointed to the
vacancy. There are several applicants
already for the place and more are expected.
The bill to pay Southern mail contractors
the sums due them for service before the
war was again up in the Senate to-day
There is rule of the Postofcc Department
giving contractors one months pay after no.
LITIGATION Of the Disturbance of Il route. The
bill now under consideration excludes the
claimants from the benefits Of this rule, but
as they are entitled to them, Mr.. Johnston
will move TO amend it in that respect and
will support his amendment in short
speech. Mr.. Conger has avaied himself of
the opportunity afforded by the bill for
getting i'm several licks upon the ''rcbelsn
and the rebellion"
Gentlemen interested in the new Potomac
Manufacturing Company of Alexandria say
that before the fall the manufacture of steel
car wheels and car aXels will be in active
operation nj the cOmpanys works, in Alex
andria, and that Il rolling mill for steel plates
will also he at work there, and that the keel
of an iron steamship will be laid ut their
ship yard by the time the wooden vessel
now in progress of construction there is
completed. They will also commence at
at IN early day the erection of Il large brick
building ON the Union street front of their
ship yard lot. for al engine house and a
planning and SAW mill.
Intelligence from Virginia to-day is to the
! effect that the straightout republican move
ment there is spreading rapidly, that it is
making common cause with the anti-stal-
warts in the North. and that it will probably
include al the white republicans in the
State except the few who either hold office
or still hang on to the ragged edge Of hope
of getting one. The stalwarts in the Nor
folk district have already called u conyen-
ton to nominate II candidate for Congress,
and have instructed the counties comprising
that district to appoint delegates to
State convention, and their OK
ample will be followed by those in all the
other districts in the State. 1t is rumored
among the few Mahoncites here that two of
the big four have sold out" but the ru-
NOR is not credited and the hope of it is
generally supposed to be the father of the
thought.
In the investigation of. the coincident in
crease in the republican vote in the 9th
North Carolina and the expenses of the
internal revenue service Of the same dis
trict one Of the witnesses, Il gauger, refused
to testify yesterday upon the ground that he
would incriminate himself.
Jno. NJ. Cruise has been commissioned
postmaster at Howell, Patrick county, Va
Parties interested in the French spolia-
ton claims have strong hopes that the bill
loI lllc payment OF llOSe Claims VIII be
passed by this Congress, but at its next ses-
sion.
The new postmaster at Fredericksburg was I'M
til recently democrat. The man who was remov.
ed is now and has long been republican, Vir-
gina republicans must 20" according to the new
dispcnsation and give place to the followers of
Gen. Malone.
The President is very much ANNOYED at the
numerous applicants for positions on the Utah
and Alabama Claims Commissions, and also for the
two vacancies on the Tariff Commission, and saws
he will appoint no one on either who is an ap-
plicant.