Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
country.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1.-THE appli-
Giants for places on the Tariff Commission
are exceedingly numerous, and delegations
even are arriving here to press the claims
of some of them. All the applicants are
from the North, and should the President
deign to recognize the South in the matter
the places that are given by him will be nm
expected but will probably fall upon those
interested in maintaining high tariff:
Applicants for office, through the Malone
influence, from the 9Th Congressional dis
trict of Virginia, had fallen off considerably
before the Generals recent inhuman vote
against the men who were boys in his own
command, because it was pretty well-known
that there was no district in the State in
which Offices could be placed where they
would do less good to Mahoneisn, but since
that vote they have almost entirely ceased
because most of them were men who had
worn the gray So far as Alexandria is
concerned, it is said that the only favor the
General has bestowed upon his followers
there was the appointment of one of them
TO membership Of the Board Of Visitors of Il
negro lunatic asylum.
According to the River and Harbor bill
as reported to the House the following ap-
preparations are recommended for Virginia ::
Norfolk Harbor, $4,000; Archer's Hope,
5000; Black Water, 81 800; Chickahominy,
5000; New River, so, 900; Nomini Creek,
$1,000; Pamunky River, $500; Rappahan-
mock River, ST. 900; Staunton River, 81 900;
Totusky River 5000; Urbanna Creek,
81 900; York River, $500; Dan River,
s., 800; North Landing River, $500; Apo
mattox River, $4,000, and the Secretary of
War is directed at his discretion to have
surveys and estimates of the cost of i'm
provements made at Milford Haven, Guam
tico and Big Sandy River.
Mr. CaZenove G.. Lee, of this city, the
agent of the Baltimore, Cincinnati and West
ern Railroad, informed the Gazettes cores
pendent to-day that there would not be
another sale of the Washington and Ohio
Railroad, as the terms of the sale already
made had been complied with by the com
pany which purchased it, and Of which he is
the agent. Hcalso stated that the cost of the
delay in the completion Of the terms of sale
and the accrued interest were included in
the $1,000 paid in Richmond yesterday, the
remainder Of that sum being a portion of
the purchase money, and that, the prlr-
chascrs would take possession on Tuesday
next. With regarti to the extension of the
road, Mr.. Lee says he understands it will be
| commenced at an early day, and be prose
cutcd vigorously.
The Foreign affairs committee of the
Senate will hold a special meeting to-mor-
row to consider the bill introduced by Mr..
Cockrill to appropriate $40, 900 for salary
and expenses of a commission to visit the
capitals of I'LL the countries through which
the proposed three America railroad is TO
run. This is the scheme at the head of which
is Mr.. Hinton Rowland Helper, of ''Impend-
ing Crisis notoriety, and for the best plan
of which prize was recently awarded to
Mr.. w. w. Archer of Richmond. The pro-
posed road runs from the United States,
through Mexico, the Central American
States and the lsthmus of Darien to the low
est practical point in South America.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Sherman pre-
sented the request Of Mrs. Betsy B. Bassett,
widow of George Washington Bassett, sur
viving child Of Robert Lewis, who was the
son of Fielding Lewis and Betsy, his wife,
who was the only sister Of George Washing
ton, that Congress buy the family Bible Of
Augustan and Mary Washington, the
parents Of George Washington, which con-
tains a record Of his birth and baptism, and
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request was referred to the Library Com
mittee. Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill to
authorize the Court of Claims to ascertain
the amount of damage sustained by Ann
Carroll and Maria c. Fitzhugh, executives
of Daniel Carroll of Duddington. by the
regarding ofthe streets of Washington.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Call introduced
a resolution instructing the committee on
pensions to report 4 bill giving pensions to
the survivors of the Mexican war, but Mr.,
Ingalls, objected and it had to 60 over.
Among those spoken of in connection with
the Tariff Commission, should Virginia be
represented in that commission are General
Wickham and ex-senator r. NJ. IT. Hunter
though General Malone is opposed to both.
This is the first day Of the spring races
here, and large numbers of people, among
them many Senators and Representatives
have already started for the track.
MesslS. Moore and Houk, the two scala
wag members from Tennessee, have adopted
General Mahone's policy and have succeeded
in having Mrs. Wilcox, the widow of an ex-
Confederate, removed from clerkship in
the Postotiice Department Mrs Wilcox is
the granddaughter of General Andrew
Jackson, and was appointed by Gen Grant
to the place from which she has been re-
moved.
The witness Shipherd was before the
House Foreign Affairs Committee this morn
ing, but refusing to produce the correspon-
dencc in relation to the Peruvian Company,
the committee would not listen to certain
statements he offered to make, and went
into secret session. They will examine ex-
Asst Secretary of State Hit tomorrow, and
then commence the preparation ola white
wash report.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill to extend the bank charters at an
early hour to-day and will close the debate
upon it this afternoon Tomorrow will be
devoted to the consideration of amendments
to it, and it will probably be passed on
Friday.
The first successful legislative attack upon
the Indian territory was practically accom-
plished to-day when the House Committee
on Indian Affairs agreed to concur in the
Senate bill granting the right of way
through the Choctaw country to the st.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company.
Scott Camp Creek, Floyd co., and s. Trimbir
Lombard Cecil co.. Va, were commissioned Post