Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April %, 1884.


The Senate District of Columbia Commit
tee, at their meeting this morning, heard
MANY citizens, resident Of North as we'll as
South Washington, argue against the pro-
onged use of the streets OF their city by the
L. & O. and the B. & 2 Railroad Companies.
The committee practically determined to
report q bin for the removal Of both the
present depots, and for q Union depot in
South Washington between 7th and 9th and
& and D streets, that the B. & 0. road shall
come into the city along side of the Eastern
Branch, and that the two roads mentioned
AS well as the Virginia Midland road shall
have the use of the Long Bridge.
At the meeting of the House Mississippi
Committee this morning the President of
the Mississippi Commission testified to the
effect that ievees We're not required to
deepen the river as the running water did
that for itself \ member of the committee,
however, excepted to that view, and so the
matter rested ut the time of adjournment.
In the Senate to-day after the routine
business the calendar was taken up. When
the morning hour is over Mr. Wilson, OF
Iowa, will speak on the inter State COM
merce bill and, if he leave any time, the
consideration Of the pleuro-pneumonia bill
will be resumed. When the Senate adjourns
it will be until Monday.
The House Military Committee agreed
this muruin. 10 order an investigation Of
the soldiers home at Dayton, Ohio, where
it j. charged affairs are not conducted as
they should be- A great deal of money is
appropriated for the support Of these homes,
but proofs constantly appearing that the in
mates receive the minimum Of the resulting
benefit. At Dayton, too, the inmates are
treated with great severity, blind men being
punished, it is charged, because they don't
salute the commander.
The ree-bridge bill will come up in the
Senate to-day. Il is understood that Mr..
Riddlebergcr is not So keen set as he was
upon having the proposed bridge at the
Three Sisters. There will not be time
enough TO consider the bill to-day, as it is
understood much opposition will be made
10 it in its present shape, as Mr.. Ingalls, and
other Senators who have taken the trouble
to look al the different sites, see that the
| Alexandria Canal aqueduct bridge is the
proper one. In this connection 1t may be
stated that a gentleman Interested in the
coal trade on that canal says that the refusal
of the Chesapeake aud Ohio Canal Company
10 reduce the tolls on their canal will practi
cally close the coal trade Of the canal this
season, as coal is not only in better condi-
ton when it reaches Baltimore by railroad,
but tina; it can be carried there cheaper
than it can be taken TO Alexandria by canal
at the present rates OF toll.
Though au order was issued ut the Trea
sury Department directing the removal Of
| the customs house at Onancnck to Drumoud-
| town at ne request Of Geueral Malone, it
| is now stated AT the Treasury Department
that IT was II spurious order, was not direct
cd 10 be ISSUED by the Secretary, that the
| record books Of tho department contain no
mention of it, aud that its execution has
been suspended. There are many enquiries
as to when the dark about this transaction
shall be light.
Some OF the republican element of Gen.
Muhune's party who were in attendance
upon the Generals recent convention in
Richmond have returned to the city, and
attempt TO make their defeat appear as light
as possible by saying that the Generals
| candidates for delegates to the national re-
| publican convention in the 9TH and 9Th dis
| tricts were defeated that eight of the
| delegates elected are for Blaine, and that
! the adoption Of the unit rule is not binding,
| and has been SO determined by several ma
! tional conventions. But others, who know
better, say that Of all the delegates there is
actly as the General tells him.
The House Appropriations Committee to-
| day agreed TO report in favor of lending the
New Orleans Worlds Cotton Exposition
| one million dollars.
The famous witness Walsh, now here, will
not only appear as witness before the
| criminal court against ex-senator Kellogg for
bribery, but was subp9naed to-day to ap.
pear before the Springer committee.
The House Library Committee has report
ed favorably the bill for completing the
| monument TO Mary, the mother Of Wash
ington, at Fredericksburg.
Mr.. Wise resumed his argument in his
own behalf before the House Elections Com
mittee this morning in the Massey Wise
case, but had not concluded it when the
hour OF adjournment arrived. At that hour
a member aud IL democratic one at that,
moved to postpone the further hearing
until Tuesday week. In his speech
to. day AIR. Wise laid great stress upon
the fact that Mr.. Massey was the
first to appoint special delinquent tax collec.
tors. 8Ir. Massey, in talking about this after
wards, said that many man had come to see the
right after he had done wrong, and that the
brother of the most famous lawgiver had made
golden god and never realized the enormity of
his crime until lie saw that what he had made
Representative Reagan of Tex $. chairman of
the House Committee on Commerce. is seriously
i'll from a Bladder complaint. Two operations
have been performed. approximations that he
will not recover entertained by his friends.
Mr.. Rcagan was Postmaster General of the Con-
frderats States.
The House Postoilice Committee this morning
directed sub committee to report a bill provd-
ing for contract system of postal telegraphy.
The bill. it is understood. will authorize the Post.
master General to advertise for bids for the pur-
pose referred to.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs this
morning agreed to recommend the appointment
of commission TO visit Mexico and the South
American States for the purpose Of increasing the
commercial relations between this and those
countries.
1t is said that the reason Mr.. Burrows has de.
clined the place of Solicitor Of the Treasurer is
that he is Blaine delegate to the Chicago con-
venron and does not want to be under any obli-
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