Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-09
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rt'eeihf correspondents OF Tue Alexandria Gazette
AsHrSGToN, D. c., February 9, 1885,
The Foreign Affair Committee Of the Senate
. agreed this morning to report tavorably up.
OH a bill for carrying out the provisions Of a
treaty with China prohibiting the importa-
ton of opium from, China. and the trading
in opium BY American citizens in the free
ports Of China.
With regard to an extra session Of the
Senate il is understood that the republican
Senators, notwithstanding NJ Mahone's OPP
position. will be willing not to insist upon a
| reorganization OF that body. if the demo:
Gratis will consent to the election of repul,-
lican President of the Senate before adjourn.
ment, so that there may be no interreenum
MI Anthony. of Rhode Island would be
selected for that office, but he is not one of
| the Senators who held over.
The impression of some Of the parties
interested in the Washington and Western
Railroad, here to-day, is that the second
payment on that road Will be made on the
10TH the time allowed by the court, and
that The work of extending the road will be
commenced in the early spring Should
THIS be SO tunnel twenty-five hundred feet
long will be made through the Blue Ridge
Mountains, so that the ascending grade of
the road shall not exceed sixty feet.
Ar. Fulkerson, when asked this morning
what he thought of the term scalawag as
applied to him by General Mahone's Rich
mond organ, replied that he had first ap-
| piled that term to General Malone. when
he said that the proper name of the Malone
party was the Malone. VanAuken. Ross
Hamilton party, in which Malone repre-
sented the scalawag element
An attempt was made to take up private
| bulls IN the House to-day but it failed, and
the consideration of the tariff bill was resiln.
ed, and slight reductions agreed to on some
sortsof manufactured iron 4 "spat" took
place between Messrs. kasson and Kelley,
polh republicans, because the form or want
ell the duty reduced on Tin plates. The
House tariff bill contains 40 pages, of which
W only have been considered In the
Senate an effort Was made to take
up the postofice bill, but ii also failed and
the consideration OF the tariff bill there like
wise was resumed the wool section being the
subject otdebatc. Mr.. Morrill, hoped that
the senate would sit the bill out today, but
that hope is preposerous. The protection
Isis. fearing that the democrats in The
House will offer 10 accept the Senate
bill. and that that bill with The green
back, independent ami one or TWO
| republican votes may pass. are rnica
rorins TO get the Senate Finance Committee
| To PIT books hacl; on the protected list and
! tn increase the duty on iron and some other
articles on which il has reduced, hut should
such changes be made the democrats OF the
| House vii! he rs much opposed TO that bill
rs they are to the bill of the WAYS and
! Means Committee Of their own body. As
heretofore stated in this correspondence.
! the indications still are that neither tariff
nor internal revenue bill will be passed at
this session.
| Mr. George ID. Wise succeeded this NOR.
ming in having postoilices that had been
discontinued by General Malone rr-estab.
lishcd nj Cool>oo. Louisa county and Rock
! vile, Hanover county Va.
Mr. Foster, representative Of the trades
unions Of New England WAS again before
the Senate Committee ON Labor this morn
lnS. Tic testified that the labor Of the
French Canadians in New England was
! like that Of the Chinese in California, and
that the low wages and mode Of living in
the manufacturing towns Of New Eng
land were rs demoralizing to both
males and females ~ could well be i'm
! agncd, and all this this, TOO, under the
operation of protective tariff, which, ac-
cordlng t" the supporters thereof, is solely
intended to protect American workmen
against the pauper labor of foreign countries.
The senate Military Committee thism
ing reported adversely upon bill to allow
other parties than Mr.. Phnbus to erect
hotel on the Government reservation at Old
Point
In the Senate this morning Mr.. Malone
inf rpInpp1 tbn III oPt nh,
turers in Virginia and North Carolina for a
reduction Of the duty on liquorice; also the
petition the Shenandoah iron and Lum-
Der Works against reduction of the duty
| on iron and lumber
There was another large gathering of the
Alahoneites here to-day. Among them
were Judge Latham Of l.ynchburg, District
Atty Lewis, of Harrisonbur". Postmaster
Sullivan, of Harrsonburg, DIR. Points. of the |
same place, Collector Brady, of Petersburg,
and others from various portions of Virgin |
Ia. Gen Malone was besieged by them /
both IN his committee room and at the door |
of the republican side of the Senate.
The Senate Committee on ordnance agreed |
to-day to report in favor of making rifle out |
ofall the smooth bore cannon ami Of making
q large appropriation for that object
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs |
agreed To-Day 10 report III favor OF notifying !
England that this country wishes to abro- |
gate the sections of the Treaty OF Washing
ton in reference to fisheries.
An argument was made before the, House
Committee on Territories this morning and |
favor of giving Washington Territory a
State government.
The Senate Naval Committee agreed this morn.
ing to strike out all the legislative clauses of
the naval appropriation bill which had been
added to it by Mr.. Robson either TO vent his
spleen or to benefit his clients
1t may DO stated now pretty confidently that
the revenue marine will not be added TO the Navy
at least at this session of Congress
Over $4,000 has been subscribed for the
establishment of female college at Dam
vile, under the auspices Of The Methodist