Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the ALEXANDRIA Gazett
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 81, 1873.

Postmaster Windsor, of Alexandria,, has
about forty thousand dollars worth of prop
erty within the limits of Blodgett claim
here, but upon examination of the title
deeds it appears that it is not affected by
that claim, inasmuch rs the lots are not on
alternate sections Of the land given to the
Government by Blodgett, but were sold by
Blodgett to other parties.
Mr.. Holman says he will push the investi-
CATION of the Arkansas Hot Springs affairs
and that by that investigation several promi-
nent republican politicians, among them ex-
Senators Carl Schurz and Powell Clayton,
will appear in anything else than favorable
colors.
Those who profess to know say that the
Commerce Committee of the House will not
report favorably upon the interstate COM
merce bill, bill to put the railroads under
the control of the Government, but that it
will report bill creating a commission to
take the subject Of railroad transportation
under consideration and to report what is
| best to be done.
A Young Eirginian named Rae having
| been appointed messenger of General Ma
| homes committee room upon the recon-
mendation of Assistant Secretary of the
| Treasury New, several republican Congress
| men and Senator Rddleberger, and with
| out the Generals knowledge, the General
| was dispeased when he heard of 1t, made
| inquiries as to how the appointment was
made, and said be wished it credited to his
| colleague.
|. In the House to day the committees were
called for reports Mr.. Barbour, from the
District Of Columbia committee, reported ia
voraby upon the bill TO establish the new
| time within the District. Another member
of the same committee reported favorably
the bill for The benefit of the heirs Of the
late Daniel Carroll, of Duddington.
| 1t is understood to-day that on Monday
| next Mr.. Morrison will report u tariff bill
| which will provide for horizontal reduc-
ton of 20 per cont. in the existing duties.
At meeting of the Senate District Of
CoIum hia ommittee, Mr.. Riddleberger, from
| the ub-committee to whom it had been re-
ferred, reported tavorably upon the bill for
a free bridge across the Potomac at or near
the Three Sisters" In the Senate Mr.
Riddleberger reported iavorably from the
District Committee bill for the protection
of children within the District OF Columbia.
In the Senate to day the consideration Of
the conference report on the bill for the re-
lief of the Greedy Arctic expedition WAS re-.
sumed, Mr.. Mcpherson opposing its adop-
ton for the reason that it gave Secretary
Chandler authority to vent his malice upon
his enemies in the navy by sending them
to the ice ribbed regions Of the north pole.
1t seems to be the prevailing opinion that
the report will be rejected.
A telegram received here to day from
Lexington, Ky, says that Williams will
probably be reelected to the Senate, as the
Blackburn men finding that their favorite
cannot be elected would rather Williams
should succeed than any younger man.
DIR. Green, Of the Western Union Tele
graph Company, was before the Senate
Postotlice committee to-day and argued
against the proposal for the Government to
establish telegraph lines.
The Ways and Means Committee have
determined to hear the whiskey men plead for
all extension of the bonded term, but the
impression is that no such extension will be
allowed. 1t is reported here that $50, 900
went TO protest in Louisville on one day up.
on the receipt of a telegram that the indca-
tons were that the bill for the extension
would be defeated.
The House Committee on Accounts met
this morning to hearthe additional evidence
Mr.. Keller was to have produced, but Us
the witness failed to appear the committee
adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon to
give Mr. keifer time to produce him. The
report of the committee will be adverse to
the ex Speaker.
The items of the funeral expenses of the
late Mr.. Haskell, member OF the House from
Kansas, have been published, and it is use
less to deny that they don't look at all well
for Congressional democratic promises of
reform. The national democratic party
has had TO bear great deal from democrat
ic Congresses, and much more will over
load it. The House must begin the work
of reformation within its own limits.
A bill has already been passed and ap-
proved making an appropriation for pub
lie building at Abingdon, Virginia, but as
another bill has been introduced in Congress
for removing the U. S. Court from Abing-
don, no money under the former bill can be
expended until the latter has been definitely
disposed Of The Mahoneites in Congress,
however, are doing nothing to hasten &C
ton on the latter bill, so that it may remain
undecided until after the next Congressional
election in Virginia, previous to which it
will be used by them as an electioneering
measure, to stimulate rivalries for the larg-
est Malone vote in the three towns of Alb
ingdon, Wytheville and Marion, each of
which wants the public building. In the
mean time the money already appropriated
for public building at Abingdon is lying
idle in the Treasury when it might be cir
culating among the mechanics of that town.
Gentlemen from Richmond here to-day
say that all reputable people there, republic
cans as we'll as democrats, approve the
course of the democrats in the Legislature
in taking the affairs of the State out of the
hands of the Mahoneites as rapidly as pos
sible, and say that as the whole Malone