Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Ispecial Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette

delegation 10 illt III Ill lhlSiN
view with Mr.. Walker Blaine were told to
inform the rest of the delegation to go to
Chicago bv all means as they would certain
" be admitted the gamblers here are
Offering TO bet even against the favorltes OF
the convention, that is that neither Blaine
nor Arthur will be nominated.
A party left this city ut noon to-day for
Annapolis on special B. II Q. train to
spend the afternoon. 1t included the Pres
ident, and several cabinet officers, Presl-
dent Of the Senate and Speaker of the
House. members of the Senate and House
Committees on Naval Affairs and Approprl-
atoms Admiral Porter, Lieut. Gen. Sheri-
dan, Ministers from England, Russia, Ger
many and France, and the Maryland men,
bers OF Congress.
After the morning hour in the Senate to-
day the bill prohibiting the Secretary Of the
Interior from issueing any more railroad
land patents in cases where the grants had
been forfeited by non compliance of the
roads with the terms Of the contract came
up, but Mr. Williams, patron of the Mex
lean pension bill, which is the regular order
Of the day, will insist upon taking up that
bill this afternoon, and thinks he will be
successful.
The friends of the Three Sisters bill. that
is the bill for Il free bridge across the poto-
mac at the Three Sisters, say that the Sec
retary Of War says the Government can get
no good title TO II site for bridge upon the
piers Of the Alexandria canal aqueduct.
member Of the House District Committee
says he doesn't see now that can he when
the only parties who could object to snch Il
title are the canal company and the canal
lessecs, all Of whom are in favor of it. Mr..
4 .,,ft L,,
trict Committee who was supposed 10 be op
posed to the bill fixing the aqueduct rs the
site of the proposed bill, informed The Ga
IETTES correspondent to-day that he had
been so beset on the subject by Dick, Tom
and Harry, that he had gone to Mr.. Bar
bour and told MIN that as it was matter
in which he, Barbour, was more interested
than any other member of the House, and
was better informed abouti it than any other
member, he, Shelley, intended to do just as
he recommended This either establishes
the bridge at the site Of the present bridge
or prcvcnts the passage Of any bill for the
purpose. Mr.. Barbour is anxious for 4 free
bridge and has worked hard for one, but is
not willing that the interests of his city and
State in the canal should be destroyed for
no conceivable object except to increase the
value Of the property OF few land owners
near the Three Sisters.
In the House to-day the the contested
election case Of Wallace, democrat, against
Mckinley, republican, was taken up. The
debate on it will last, all day and probably
tomorrow also. 1t is understood that three
democrats. lIurd, Robinson and Mills, will
speak in favor of Mckinley, and that sew
eral oher democrats will vote for him, but
not enough 10 enable him to retain bis seat.
The cause Of democratic detection is said to
he Waliace's protective ideas, it being re-
ported that he said upon the stump that he
was better protectionist than his oppo-
nent. Mckinley himself says he is "a
goner" and that what he regrets most about
is that that - little English has chance
to vote against him. English it will be re-
memhered, was admitted last week. Peelle,
whose seat English now holds, is talked
about for Governor of Indiana, but says he
will not be Il candidate.
The House Ways and Means Committee
have received communication from the
Secretary of the Treasury recommending
the passage of that portion of the Hewitt
bill relating to the administrative part Of
the tariff 1t is possible, therefore, that the
bill modified in accordance with this recon-
mendaton, may yet be reported, but it will
contain no provision for the reduction Of
the tariff.
Mr.. ker, late Governments counsel in
the star route cases, was before the Springer
committee this morning. He repeated the
old story Of the trial familiar TO everybody,
with the addition that Mr.. Bliss, Chefs
appointee, instead of trying TO convict
Dorsey, had tried to, and did acquit him
Abiding to the remark in the speech Of
Mr. Sweeney, one of Dorsey's counsel, that
those high in authority wanted Dorsey &C
quilted, he said those referred to were the
President and other leaders Of the republic
can party. His whole testimony was to the
elect that Bliss used his position as prose-
cutor, by the appointment ofArthur, to de-
fcnd Dorsey, the user OF 'soap" in the IN
diana election, instead Of prosecuting him
for swindiiug the Government of millions Of
dollars.
In the Senate 10 day among the petitions
presented were the following: From the
manufacturers of macaron, vermicelli and
similar articles in New York, Philadelphia
and other cities for the repeal of the statute
putting those articles on the free list; joint
resolution Of the New Jersey Legislature for
a retired list of officers in the revenue ma
rine service Il resolution of the General
Conference NJ. l.. Church in favor of the
Blair educational bill; and the petition of
Martha \. f. Terrctt, widow Lieut.. Colville
Terrett Of the L. 5. ship Levant lost in the
Pacific in 1860 for ali increased pension.
Col. Nat Tyler, the Maryland agent for
the recovery Of The money advanced the
Government by that State and Virginia to
build the Capitol, has prepared an able and
convincing reply to the unflvorable minority
report of The committee on that bill.
Onc of the proprietors Of IL machine es
Establishment in Alexandria here to-day says
that the Eureka Screw and Bolt Factory in
that city will commence operations shortly
and that their patent, which is for pressing
instead Of cutting threads on iron, has
secured them large orders, which must
ncccsstatc the enlargement Of their works and
tn" emf loymemt Of a large number of hands. He
also says that the Potomac Manu- featuring Works
of that city, having finally paid Off all their in
dcbtedneSs and gotten rid of all their incumbran-
ccs will also commence work there in a short
time large scale.
This was District of Columbia day in the House,