Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-12
From WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the alexandra Gazette

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May II. 1854.
Mr.. Massey is still in the city. He is in
excellent spirits regarding his prospects for
obtaining the seat in the House now occu-
pied 10y Mr.. Wise, and says he thinks he
will have it, hut not for some weeks yet
Mr. Adams, one Of the democratic members
OF the House Elections Committee, who in
the Virginia Gases at least seems to take the
part Of the republicans, who was; heard 10
say that Wise would never be removed be-
cause he accepted the position of Asst U. S.
Attorney while holding the certificate Tor a
seat in Congress, is now reported as saying
that other pQlnis i'll the case have shaken
his convictions regarding the right of Mr..
Wise TO the seat lie occupies.
In tue House to-day Mr.. Hewitt iutro-
duced his new tariff BILL Among its pro-
visions are the following: Reducing the
duty on imported wines to 40 cents a gallon,
making Il reduction of so per cent in the
Internal revenue tax on tobacco and reduc-
ing the internal revenue tax on liquors dis.
titled from fruit to 10 centsa gallon. Messrs.
Tucker, Wise and Cabei of Virginia, intro
ducel bills TO abolish the internal revenue
tax on tobacco, fruit liquor and bank cir
culation. All these bills were referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means, and
from them possibly, but not probably, a bill
MAY DC formulated for atlording some relief
to The people Of the country, that may pass
The House District of Columbia Commit
tee did not have the free bridge bill before
them this morning, and that bill can not
possibly come before the House DOW for two
weeks if then. One Of the lessees Of the
Alexandria Canal said to-day that that
Canal would be ready for navigation GER
tainly not later than Monday next.
This was what is called District Day in
the House, that is the day upon which bills
relating To the District of Columbia are
considered Bills providing for improving
the sewerage Of the city, for increasing the
water supply, aud for preventing the taking
Of fish in any other way than by hook aud
line within the waters Of the District for
five years, and The bill increasing the bonds
of pawnbrokers and for suppressing lottery
and policy dealers, have already passed.
Among the bills introduced in the House
to-day was one by Mr.. Barbour to provide
for the final completion of the distribution
of the public fluids under the bill Of 1886
a motion for II manaamuS upon the Secre-
tarv of the Treasury to compel him to pay
Virginia her share of this fund was recently
denied by the U. 5. Supreme Court.
There is Il rumor about the Capitol to-day
to the effect that Mr.. Sabin, Chairman Of
the National Republican Committee, will
resign that position prior to the meeting of
the National Republican Convention on the
Sd proximo. What is the cause or object of
of that resignation, if the report be true, no
body knows, as his term rs chairman ex-
pres when the convention assemblies.
Should the report i've true, it is black eye
to Malone, for Sabin is for admitting his
delegates at Chicago, and his influence as
chairman of the national committee would
have helped the General no little. Mr. DEE
endorf says he IS sure that either all or half
Of the struig htout delegation will be admit
ted.
Mr. Burke, of the New Orleans cotton ex-
position. was before a committee of the SEN
ate to day urging the passage of the House
bill, lending one million dollars to that ex-
position, which bill will probably pass
The Elections Committee of the House
had long session to-day, but up to half.
past two o'clock had taken no vote in either
the English eelle, or the Wallace Mckinley
case, on both Of which they were TO have
reached decision to-day. The last demo-
cratic candidate for Vice President, the
father of the contestant in the first case, is
now waiting the result at the door of the
committees room.
Hutchinson. the foreman Of the last star route
grand jury and Walsh were before the Springer
committee to-day, but nothing new was elected
from either one of them, the former testifying
that Bliss had never produced any strong testi-
mony against Kellogg, and the latter repeating his
testimony about the star route swinders.
Mr. Vance will address the Senate tomorrow
on the Joint resolution for the erection of mon
ument on Roanoke Island to mark the landing
place OF Sir Walter Raleigh, and to celebrate the
anniversary. Of that day.
The Blaine boom is increasing, and it is again
said that he will be nominated on the first ballot.
Alexander McCaull, United States off