Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-15
FROM WASHINGTON

FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. c., February Is, 1885,
The Senate Judiciary Committee today re-
ported the following to be inserted in the
deficiency or other appropriation bills: To
enable the Secretary Of War to remove all
claims and petitions in respect of the prop
erty i'll the State of Virginia. known as
Arlington, on which q cemetery for the
burial of deceased soldiers of the L. S. has
been established, and which property was
taken by the l. S. for public use in the year
1864, sl3O,oo0, but this appropriation shall
not be paid out of the Treasury until the
Attorney General shall be satisfied, and so
certify to the Secretary Of War, that in deed
or deeds to be given to the U. s. to be used
aforesaid, will convey complete title and
certain covenants Of general warranty. and
covenants against every manner of claim
against it in respect of said property in rent
or in possession, and also against all and
every claim for damages in respect by or the
Use and occupation ofsaid property, and also
Il release by any person entitled Of all claim
for and to the amount bid or any part there
Of i'll behalf of the IT, S. on the tax sale of
said property.
The tariff bill was again up in both houses
OF Congress to-day. In the Senate the
metal schedule was reconsidered, and Mr.
MCPHERSON. democrat from New jersey,
moved to increase the duty on iron ore
from fifty cents to one dollar, and made
speech thereon. In the House the sugar
schedule was up, The only vote taken
Qc var an
sugar on the free list, which received twenty
six votes Mr. Randall Gibson made a
speech in favor Of the protection of sugar.
The conference committee Of both houses
Of Congress agreed to-day to pay back to
Japan the amount eNacted Of her as in
dcmnity from the operations Of her pirates
many years ago, but only to pay the princi-
pal. This is \ sad blow to the agents for
this claim, some of whom have been work
ing for sixteen years. and whose fees were
TO come out Of the interest One of them
said to-day he was impoverished.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Johnston offer
ell i resolution restoring III. B. Littlepage
to the rolls of the Senate rs Messenger with
pay from the date of his removal Mr. john
ston also introduced resolution inviting
the Secretary of the Treasury to hurry up
his answer to a resolution introduced by
Mr.. Johnston on the l4th of April, 1882, call.
ing for certain information respecting The
district land tax
In the executive session of the Senate to-
day it was determined to exclude from the
floor of the Senate all the newspaper CORE
spondents who have heretofore had admit
lance thereto as private secretaries Of the
Senators, unless they really do the duties of
such secretaries.
Mr. Bedford, member of the House from
Colorado, on whose head, according to Mr..
Cox, eternal sunshine smiles, has for some
time past owned u silver mine that was by
no means profitable, but for the last twenty
days il has been netting him 81 900 a day.
Rerdell, the star reuter-, has turned intor-
mer, and is 'peachng' upon his pals to-
day.
1t has long been known that instead Of
The close friendly relations that once exist
ed between the President and Mr. Conk-
ling there was decided GOODNESS, but it has
only recently become public that that cool
ness has assumed the condition of contempt
upon the part of the ex-senator and ill-con-
cealed hate on that of the President. The
former in speaking to some friends recently
referred to him as one who delights in ex-
hibitng himself at public receptions in
clothes cut so as to show his form as near to
nature as possible, and that such exhibitions
suited him better than any other occupation.
How TO DRESS POULTRY 1t is to them
terest of every farmer who has poultry to
sell 10 know how the the same should be