Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. c., March q, 1884.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March q, 1884.
A well.kpown Virginia republican from
Prince William county, a Northern man,
who is in the city to-day, when asked about
the condition of his party in his county, re-
piled that he had no political utilization now,
and is an independent, but that he believes
the republican party OF Prince William is
pretty we'll divided. The Occoquan portion
of it, he thinks, will send delegates to the
straightout State republican convention,
while that of the upper part Of the county
will probably be represented in the Malone
convention. He added that neither the
straightouts nor the Mahoneites nor both
combined, if such an improbable thing were
to happen, had either hope or show of sue.
cess.
The House o-day at an early hour re-
sumed the consideration of the whiskey bill,
Mr. Joe Blackburn making long speech in
advocacy OF the bill, and taking the ground
that whiskey deserves as much protection
as any other American product. 1t is re-
ported that Mr.. Converse will offer his bill
to restore the duty on wool as an amend.
ment to this bill at the proper time. The
impression still is that the bill will be de-
feated.
In the Senate to-day the Naval Commit
tee reported favorably the bill Offering re-
ward OF S25, 900 for the discovery Of the lost
Greedy expedition. The House bill for
special and uniform instruction of State mi
Iitia wasintroduced. Mr.. Mitchell, of Penn
sylvania, introduced Il resolution, which
was adopted, directing the Committee on
the Library to enquire into the expediency
Of buying the papers of President Monroe,
among which, it is said, are some important
letters on the subject Of the purchase of
Louisiana. After The morning routine bust
ness. the Senate went on the calendar.
Mr. George {. Round, of Virginia, as
agent for several churches in Prince Will
liam, Fairfax and Alexandria counties Of
his State, which were injured or destroyed
by federal soldiers during the war, is here
to-day looking up and trying to further the
claims of those churches.
The subject Of setting apart all that por
ton Of Arlington except the cemetery and
signal station, as experimental grounds for
the Agricultural Department is before both
the House aud Senate Agricultural Commit
tees. Collector Gray, of Alexandria, has
been before both the committees and urged
excellent reasons why the proposition
should be adopted.
Maj. Lydecker, Capt. Hoxey and DR..
Townshend were before the House District
Of Columbia Committee to-day in regard
to the Improvement Of the sewerage of the
city.
The House Postoffice Committee agreed
to-day to recommend that the letter carriers
have fourteen days holiday every year
without loss ofpay.
The magnificent OK on exhibition at the
Dime Museum here, under the name of the
Kentucky OK, was raised in one Of the adj
joining counties Of Virginia.
The House Agricultural Committee is
considering q proposition to apply the sig
nal service to the agricultural as well as
to the commercial interest Of the country.
COL Robert Beverly, of Virginia, was before
the committee yesterday and urged that the
proposition be adopted.
The Senate Committee on Commerce and
the House Committee on Rivers and Har-
bors have before them a petition for the
erection of breakwater at Cockpit Point
on the Virginia side Of the Potomac about
thirty miles below Alexandria. The petit
TONERS say small portion of the tonnage
dues collected at Alexandria alone in past
years will pay for the proposed improve
ment,
Past Assistant Surgeon Marsteller has
RADIO.
The Danville investigation was resumed this
morning, when S. J. Quinn. of Fredericksburg
Va, a Mahoneitc, was examined. His testimony
was unimportant. Ho was the only witness ex
amined today. The inve .tigation will be con-
tiuued tomorrow.
The House Ways and Means Committee will
to-r,orrow take into consideration the proposal to
aunul the contract with the Alaska Fur Company.
The friends of the Morrison bill say to-. day that
that bill is sure to pass. and that large number
of those who voted with Mr. Randall in the caucus,
though doubling the ACCESSIBILITY Of the bill will
feel bound to vote for it III the House in cousc
quence OF its adoption By the caucus.
If any thing definite be done at this session of
Congress toward a free bridge at Georgetown,
which is by means certain, the aqueduct
bridge will be purchased for that purpose, though
Mr. Riddlekcrger says the proper site for the
bridge is at the "Three Sisters" Such site
would destroy the Alexandria Canal and ruin the
coal trade of Alexandria but as that is demo.
cratic city, the Mahoneites have grudge
against it.
Senators ingalls,, Sawyer, Jones, of Florida, and
Henderson, together with their families, left here
this morning for pleasure trip to Jacksonville.