Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

In the House District OF Columola Cou-
nittee the bill for a free bridge across the
Potomac ct Georgetown is looked upon as
practically killed. There will not be another
district Day in the House for two weeks,
and probably by that time there will have
been no quorum Of the committee present at
any of its meetings. The constituents OF
the members OF the committee not being in
terested in District affairs, the members
attend the meetings only when they have
nothing else 10 do. The chairman is always
on hand, but no definite action can be taken
without a quorum.
Judge Lowry, chairman of the sub.com-
mittee of the House Elections Committee
to whom was referred the O'Ferrall-Paul
contested election case, said this morning
that he would, if an opportunity occurred,
present the report in that case, which awards
the seat to Mr.. O'Ferrall to the House to-
dav. Should he do so it will be printed
and can be called up at any time.
The House Committee Oh Postoffces and
Postroads agreed this morning, in the prepa-
ration of their postal telegraph bill, that 10
cents shall be the maximum price for 20
words between Boston and Washington and
intermediate points; that newspaper mes
sages shall be carried for 80 cents per hun
dred words at night and rs cents during the
day, with % cents additional wherever they
are dropped; and that the contracting tele.
graph company shall have one thousand
miles of wire and be allowed four years to
extend its wires to all parts Of the country.
In the House to day the consideration of
the Morrison tariff bill was resumed at an
early hour, Mr.. Dingley, republican, speak
ing against it. He was followed by Mr..
Hewitt, democrat, Of New York, and a
| large iron manufacturer, in its favor, who
| took the ground that The present tariff in
stead Of benetiLing the working man, rob-
bed him of half his wages by making him
pay two prices for almost every thing he
bought. He was followed by Mr.. Warner,
silver dollar, protectionist- democrat. from
Ohio, who spoke against the bill. Mr..
warmly applauded. While in favor of the
Morrison bill he was opposed to free trade
vet awhile, and it was reported about the
Capitol that previous to his speech the
democrats of the Ways and Means Commit
tee had agreed upon some amendment to
the bill that would make it acceptable to
all the democi ats in the House. 1t is un.
derstood to-day that the democrats have
determined to bring the debate on the bill
to close next Tuesday, and that Mr.. Nor
rison thinks it will pass by small majority.
The Treasury Department has decided
that if n vessel arriving from u foreign port
makes compulsory Or voluntary entry at a
domestic port before the expiration of her
certificate Of last payment of tonnage tax,
she is exempt from payment if she arrive at
| her port Of ultimate destination after the
expiration Of the certificate.
The correspondence between Mr.. William
Walter Phelps and Mr.. Edmunds, president
of the Senate, in reference to the formers
charge that the latter is guilty of precisely
the same crookedness that is attributed to
Mr.. Blaine as respects legisating upon rail
| road matters in which he was personally
directly interested, is the topic of a good
deal Of conversation at the Capitol to-day
| Mr.. Eimunds attempts to clear himself by
m explanatory letter, which however, is by
no means satisfactory and through which
it can be seen plainly that so far as the par
ticular matter referred to is concerned, be
is as deep in the mud as Blaine is in the
mire-aud he, too, heretofore considered
one of the few pure men in his impure
party. Mr.. Edmunds in his letter to Mr.
Phelps follows the example Of all the other
Presidential aspirants except President
Arthur and Mr.. Mcdonald, and says be is
neither willing nor DESTROYS to be either
candidate or President. Mr.. Edmunds is
very wroth with Mr.. Phelps for exposing bis
and winds up his last letter to him
follows: The statement in your public letter
together wsth the facts referred to in my note
will show what the point was. With your argu
nent5 and conclusions have no concern
Among the petitions presented in the House
yesterday Was one by Mr.. Tucker, Of Virginia to
relieve the politica! disabilities of John R. Cooke
1t is understood that the Senate Committee or
Privileges and Elections will consider what shall
ne done wi,h its employee. w. f. Sims for hi:
conduct toward senator Vance when he was wit
mes, before that committee.
The Kellogg case was resumed in the Crimina
Court here to day. The witness Price, who ties
tilted that he had paid kellogg $40 600 for getting
l mail route expedited, was cross examined, and
said th,t his friends had given him assurance
that If he came forward and testified to the facts
immunity would he granted him. 1ngersoll made
a motion to exclude Prices testimony, and mad,
u long technical argument thereon.
The River and Harbor bill as agreed upon, ap
propriates SO. coo for Norfolk 81 . 600 for thu
Rappahannock, SIS, 900 for the Appomsttox, 81,
800 for Mattaponi, $1,000 for Dan and $4,000
Tor james river all in Virginia. Some othe
small appropriations for the State had been agreed
to, but they were cut off.