Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-13

FROM WASHINGTON

FROM WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. c., February Is, 1885,
The river and harbor bill us reported in the
! House to day from the commerce committee
makes the following appropriations for Fir-
ginia: James river $50 900, New river SIS, 900,
Rappahannock So 600, Chicahominey s., 900,
York, $4,000, Dan 5000, Appomattox
5000 There is no appropriation for Nor
folk Harbor. for the Potomac river, nor for
the Potomac flats. For the flats it is said
the requisite appropriation will be provided
for in a special bill. The whole amount APP
propriated ny the bill is eight million dol
lars.
The special committee appointed to in
vcstigate charges against Mr.. Bailey, chief
clerk of the House in connection with the
Washington Gas Light Company will make
a white wash report, though Mr.. Cox, of
North Carolina, will make minority re.
port.
| A bill is before Congress TO abolish COM
pulsory pilotage. The Baltimore pilots are
here to-day opposing it, n letter received
by Mr.. George Wise, from one OF his con-
stituents. states that 4 foreign vessel that
recently arrived at Newport News was COM
PEELED to pay Sl65 piotage though her cap
tain was competent to bring her there with
out the services ola pilot.
Both houses Of Congress were again con-
sidering their respective tariff bills to-day.
In the Senate the sugar schedule was I'M
der debate, and the general effect of the
amendments adopted was TO increase the
duty on low grade sugar and lower il on
high grades. In the House the metal sched-
ule was under discussion. A member of
the Senate informed the GAZETTE's CORES
pondent to-day that in his opinion tariff
bill would be passed at this session, but that
it would he the report OLA conference COM
mittee. An impression that is gaining
ground is that the republicans of the House
will insist upon the gag law, anu that the
democrats will flihuster to oppose it that
by this means the passage of tariff bill will
be prevented; that the republicans will
attribute the failure of the bill to the demo-
Gratis, who will not oppose it, but only the
gag law. and that the present tariff, which
is perfectly satisfactory to the protectionists.
will thus be continued another year, as the
President does not want to bother himself
with an extra session, and that in view of
this continuance the monopolsts will sup
ply the republicans with funds for their
next campaign Another rumor is that the
conference committee on the part Of the
House will he composed of ten members,
live democrats and five republicans, but
that of the democrats two shall be protec-
tionists, so that the report will be reflective
enough to satisfy the highest protectionst.
Several members oftheState executive COM
mittee of the democratic party OF Virginia
passed through here to day on their way to
Richmond where that committee will hold
meeting tomorrow to determine upon the
advisability ofa State Convention, and up-
on the time when and the place where it
shall be held. Most Of them seem to he in
favor OF a convention and that it snail be
held previous to the spring elections
Among those who have war claims against
the Government is an old lady from Alex
andrla. The claim is y Just one. but owing
to the diatory action of the House War
Claims Committee 10 which her claim has
been referred, and the lateness of the SEES.
sion, there is no chance Of action being taken
upon it by this Congress. The old lady was
here to-day. as she has frequently been be.
fore 10 see about it, but she is referred BY
one member OF the committee to the other.
and put of with excuses, until she has has
grown sick with hope deferred.
Riding down the Avenue in a street car
to-day was short man with hard red face
and stumpy and bristly gray beard. He
was neatly but plainly dressed. There were
only four other passengers on his side of the
car, dirty lame negro, a slovenly looking
young woman with soied dress and WOODEN
gloves, and an artisan in his working clothes
He was by himself He sat with his bare
dumpy hands on his knees, glanced at each
new passenger who boarded the car, and
then resumed his straight look through the
car window in front Of him. Nobody no.
tlced him. and yet he had commanded the
largest armies ever raised. and for EIGHT
years was President Of the country. He
had been to the Senate TO see some of Tho
members Of the Foreign Affairs Committee
thereof in reference to the Mexican treaty
IN which he is pccuniarily interested.
EX-Secretary Hugh McCulloch according
to whose plan the Virginia debt was refund.
ed under the provision of the McCul-
loch bill, was on the floor of the
Senate today. As lie approached
group OF Senators, of which Gen Malone
was one, all Of them except the General adj
vanced and shook him by the hand. The
General walked toward the cloak room.
j. w. Ienkens CONFERENCE.-The Attorney of
Richmond during the Military Government and
rather notorious all through Virginia shortly
alter The war, but now Il resident of Colorado
was SO injured by 4 railroad accident there = short
time ago that he had to have one of bis laos
cnt OF, vs.
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