Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the ALEXANDRIA Gazette !
WARRINGTON, j. c.. Feb. q, 1854

5 committee from FREDERICKSBURG consist
iny of Mayor Sener, Col. Z. NJ. Braxton and
Mr.. St. George Filzhagh were at the Capitol
to-day, trying to influence certain members
of Congress in favor Of bill making an ap-
propria,iou TO complete the monument IN
their town, begun long years ago. to the
memory of Mary, the mother of Washington.
A COPY of a memorial for that purpose was
laid on the desk of every member.
Mr.. Kelly will present to the House pc
tition from Ills druggists, representing l29
cities and towns, praying the abolition OF
the internal revenue system.
The accounts at the Postottice Depart
ment show that the net returns to that De-
partment from the Postoifce at Alexandra
for the wear 1883 were ten thousand dol
lars.
The Free Trade Club, of New York, were
before the House Ways and Means Com
mtlce to-day urging the passage OF the
Morrison bill, not that that bill is all they
| want, but that it is the best that can prob
ably be gotten under existing circumstances.
There was meeting of the House Dis
trict Committee this morning at which the
sub committee on the License bill reported
that back with amendments to the whole
committee, by whom it was discussed until
the hour Of adjournment. A motion to re-
consider the action of the committee 10
agreeing to report favorably the bill for
free bridge across the Potomac was de-
feated, and Mr. Shelley was directed to re-
port that bill to the House at the first op-
portunity. The chairman says that numer-
Gus delegations from Alexandria and Fair
fax counties have been before the COM
mittee, urging the passage of the bill,
and more numerous petitions from the same
counties been received blythe committee pray
ing for its passage, but that no delegations
from the city Of Alexandria have appeared
before the committee in opposition TO the
bill, nor any protests been received from
that CITY against its passage, and that as
the committee thought there should be a
free bridge, they agreed to report the bill
favorably, so that the objections to it, If
there are any, can be made on the floor.
The Secretary of War this morning instruct
ed Col. Albert, Of the Engineer department,
to make thorough inspection Of the aque-
duct bridge This looks as if the Secretary
thinks that that bridge will yet be the site
of the proposed bridge. The lessees offered
him every assistance 10 their power. II
that site be selected the bill provides that
ten thousand dollars shall be expended al
once upon repairs to the present bridge.
It is expected that navigation on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal will be resumed
on the 18th proximo and that on the Alex
andria Canal about two weeks later.
At the Keller examination to-day Mr.
Keller asked for more delay in con
sequence of the absence Of some o
his witnesses. One of his witnesses
whom be had summond to prove Gen
eral Boynton's bad character, testified
that The Generals bad character was only
among those whom he had properly crit
cised in his espondence-among al
others it was good. Mr.. Keller also had 6
witness to testify that Keller had told hin
the same things he had said in his speech
but the committee ruled that out, rs Mr.
Keifer might have told a hundred people the
same thing without afectingits truth.
The House to-day laid aside all other
business to take up the military academy
appropriation bill, which Mr.. Bedford says
is IA bill TO provide for officers who are
snoi,s, and cadets who are aristocrats. Mr.
Mcmillan made a speech in favor of al
amendment prohibiting hazing.
Owing TO the absence of quorum of the
subcommittee Of the House Elections Com
mittee, to whom was referred the O Ferrall
Paul contested election case, the further
; consideration OF that case was postponed
, to-day until Saturday, when Major Johr
Daniel will make his argument i'll favor o
O'Ferrall.
At the DanviIle riot investigation to-day
Judge Black well, the Malone Judge Of ths
Corporation Court of that town, testified
Will. respect to the correctness of the state
menls in the circular isstied by the citizen:
of that town calling upon the white people
of the State to vote SO as TO relieve them o.
the horrors Of negro supremacy. He sWort
there was no truth in it. Mr.. Chttenden
ex-U S. Treasurer, who was about Alexan
, dria good deal during the war, is daily
attendant upon the session of the committee
and seems to have some connection with it
, Mr.. John S. Wise continues to superintenC
the examination of the witnesses.
The Senate to day, after the morning hour
resumed the consideration of the Bank cir
culation bill.
Mr. Dezendorf and other members of the
Virginia straightout republican central com
mittee left here this morning to attend 8
meeting Of that committee in Rich
mond to-day. The committee will
call Stale convention TO appoint
delegates to the national republican con.
vention, and, should the majority of the
latter convention be opposed to Arthur, as
is now most probable, the delegates referred
to will be admitted If otherwise, it is by
no means improbable that the republican
vote Of Virginia next November will lack
many of the oldest, truest and most re.
spected republicans of the State.
Judge Paul, who is here defending the legality
of his election in the eth congressional district OF
Virginia says that the statement in the GAzETi Es
Richmond correspondence a day two ago, 10
the effect that he was there taking part in poiti
cal matters, was erroneous; that he was not in
Richmond, and that he now takes no part in
politics.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee this morn.
ing agreed to make thorough investigation oil
the reported apology hr. Hewitt made to the
British Minister for having introduced his reso.
luton asking the British Government to suspend
execution in the case of O Donnell.
Tomorrow (Washington's birthday being q
legal holiday, all the Executive Departments will
be closed.
1t is probable that another call for three per
cent bonds will be issued this afternoon.
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