Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the ALEXANDRA Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., May !, 1884.

the public is in doubt, but be so familiar,
the committee is considering the advisability
of issuing a process for his appearance.
They also. in view Of the extraordinary pro-
ceedings of Judge Wylie, who is now looked
upon az q crank, are considering the ad-
visibility Of rcopening the investigation of
the Kellogg case, so as to found resolution
for expellug him from the seat be holds in
the House.
The Senate District Of Columbia Commit
Zee, at their meeting this morning, heard
Messrs Wells and DUNCAN OF the lessees of
the Alexandria canal, and Mr.. Lacey. OF
Alexandria county, in regard TO the bill for
u free bridge across the Potomac at George
town. Facts and figures were given to
show that the aqueduct is the proper site
for the proposed bridge. Mr.. Riddleberger,
whose opposition to everything that will
benefit Virginia is becoming proverbial,
opposed them vigorously. He insinuated
that they had attempted to influence legis-
lation on the subject by improper means.
Governor Wells, On the instant, asked him
to name the source Of his information, to-
tending to show that if any such means had
been used by anybody, 1t had been by those
f;,voring the Three Sisters" project but
| he was dumb. The lessees favored the bill
of 1881, amended by striking out the for
| FIXTURE clause and providing that SIS 900
he given to the Alexandria Canal Company,
and $50 900 for the use OF the piers of the
aqueduci, and said they could give the Gov
eminent ii good title to such portion
of the piers as it might require. The
committee finally agreed TO report in
favor Of giving $4,000 for the whole of
all the piers, so that nobody else could use
them for ali aqueduet or any other purpose,
thus absolutely destroying the Alexandria
Canal, and the Cumberland coal trade OF
Alexandria. Of course the lessees will not
agree to any such bill, and the House Dis
trict Committee should defeat it. 1t APP
pears that nobody, except few people who
| live in the immediate vicinity OF the Three
Sisters, wants the bridge there, and that
should i, be built there Congress will have
TO make road to it on the Virginia side Of
the river, as the people of Alexandria coun
tv are noi willing to be taxed for making an
expensive new road when they have already
An excellent road to the aqueduct bridge.
| The bill TO he reported by the Senate Dis
trict Committee provides that if the pro-
posed sale be not made within 80 days, the
| bridge be built at the Three Sisters.
The House Committee on Public Health
had cn expert before them this morning,
who testified that i large proportion of the
butter, cheese and many other articles sold
in the market here is adulterated. In the
Senate to-day bill to prohibit the importa-
ton OF adulterated tea was favorably re-
ported.
In the Senate to day the bill to remove
the Injunction Of secrecy from the members
Of the court martial that tried Gen. FtZ John
Porter, was reported back as indefinitely
postponed. The bill for referring the claim
| &c rTrip
the t. :. for the construction and use by
the War Department Of How's patent truss
on the Long Bridge, to the Court of Claims
was taken up and discussed by Messrs
German Naxey and Garland for, and
Messrs. Hoar, Cameron and Logan against
| it, General Trimbe ia alive and is an ex-
Confederate, and those cards Mr.. Hoar
PLAYED for all they were worth.
Firemcn Wilson, of the Jeanette, was
! before the House Naval Committee, which
is still Investigating the unfortunate expe-
ditiou OF that Inflated vessel, this morning,
| and testified to the effect that both Danen-
hover and Melville were entirely too harsh
when left in command.
! In the Senate to- day the Committee on
/ Claims reported in favor Of paying J. Henry
Rives, eX internal revenue collector of Fir-
ginia, SOB 90 for expenses incurred in recov-
ering money from J. c. Henry, an embez-
fling deputy collector Mr. Rives' claim
| was for $500.
In the House to-day it was determined
| that tomorrow. which is private bill day,
be devoted to the Morrison bill, and that
vote upon that bill be taken at four o'clock
next Tuesday evening. Mr.. Dorsheimer,
vor of the BILL rdiculing the logical Sc.
quence of Mr. Keley's argument
tbat the harvests had been too abun-
dant and the artisans too industrious,
and saying that although Mr.. Kelley had
brought back to this country deplorable &C.
counts Of the suferiugs Of the foreign poor,
he could show him within few blocks of
of the 9th avenue palaces in New York tene
ment houses in which the suffering could
not be excellcd in any foreign city, and that
one cause OF it was the great expense of the
necessares of life, imposed by the protec-
tive tariff He was followed by Mr.. Brum in
opposition to the bill, and then by Mr.. Clay,
grandson of Henry Clay, in its favor.
1t is understood that Mahone's methods"
have been so well applied that not only his
republican members of the House, but even
Bowen, who was elected as democrat, will
support him in his new vagary. All the
kickers in his recent convention have, it is
SldGeu DN MS lfltuuS mere, ~lluuIa~u
opposition, and consented to kiss the hand
that smote them. Senator Rddleberger
went to Richmond yesterday, but returned
this morning While there he and Gov
Cameron..had conferenc, eaud both thought
that they would have to stick to the boss,
as he is the only support Of bis party, and
that without him the whole thing would
collapse.
While riding down to the Capitol this
morning Judge Wy!ie had no hesitancy in
saying that he meant to instruct the jury in
the Kellogg case to bring in verdict of &C.
quittal. Sure enough when the Court met
he granted the motion to exclude the testi-
mony Of Price, who swore that he brbed
kellogg with $4,000 to have star route
expedited, and also said that though the de-
Tense had not yet pleaded the statute of
limitation, he must take notice of that stat |
,lte and that the accused By il was eycul- |