Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-28

The people OF Ale1anurln anu FalTlaS
counties, ofGeorgetown, CT Washington, the
lessees Of the Alexandria Canal, aud credl-
tors of that canal, are all interested in the
bill for free bridge at the Three Sisters,
but neither the Canal Company nor the city
of Alexandria seems to take the slightest
interest in it, though, should it pass, the canal
would be ruined aud the coal trade OF Alex
audgia utterly lost. Not a single represen-
laliou from either the canal company or the
CITY Of Alexandria has been made to either
Of the congres 'iolal committees on the
District Of Columbia, both of which have
reported the bill referred to-
The Senate to day, after the morning
hour, resumed the consideration OF the bill
for more ships for the navy. The House at
an early hour resumed the consideration of
the pleuro pneumonia bill. A vote will be
taken upon the bill this afternoon, and the
impression is that it will fail.
The report of the sub committee of the
House Elections Committee yesterday in
favor of Mr.. O'Ferrall will, it is said to-day,
be approved by the whole committee. II
that be so, it will not only give Mr.. OFFER
rail- his seat, but do the same for Messrs.
Garrison and Massey, for the same legal
question is involved in all-the invalidty OF
| the delinquent tax receipts. The case OF
Mr.. Garrison, who is contesting the seat OF
Mr.. Mayo, will be heard by a sub. committee
tomorrow. Mr.. Manning, from Mississippi,
| in his contested case with Chalmers, lays
stress upon the fact that his opponent is
still an assistant &. S. district attorney. II
that is strong point, it has been omitted
| in the Wise case, for Wise was assis tant u. :.
district attorney long after he got the Ger
tifcate to Mr.. MasSey's seat. The report oil
the sub committee in the O'Ferrall case will
be submitted to the whole committee prob.
ably on Monday next.
Among the names proposed for the north
ern portion of the present Territory Of
Dakota, should the southern portion OF it be
admitted as q State, are Pembina, Mandan
Lincoln and Isabella, the latter in honor o.
the Spanish Queen to whose support Column
bus owed his success.
II is thought to day that the House will
concur with the Senate in allowing the
"Danvile Riot" committee money enough
to proceed with its investigation, as that
committee has been the most complete
boomerang on record. 1t has established the
fact that the Danville riot was entirely un
premedtated that its predisposing cause
was the teachings of Mahoueism, and its
exciting cause the conduct of the negroes
1t has also, it is thought, etiectually
squelched Mr.. Wise, as the only support
he had worth talking about was what
he got from the negroes, and now
he has driven that away from him by
foolshly saying that though negro mem
bers of the Virginia Legislature called upor
him they always came to his kitchen, anc
by comparing negroes with wharf rats. He
not ouly said this, but when asked about
the newspaper accounts of it, said he haC
been reported correctly. But alarmed al
III. row it has kicked up among his sable
supporters, he now says he alluded to ne
GRO legislator who is a relative of his negro
cook, and who came to his kitchen to see
her. He says he will write card to thi:
effect. But the record is against him.
The sub committee of the Senate District o
Columbia Committee agreed this morning to re
port a bill for changing the site Of the railroad
stations, and for removing some of the RAILROAD
| tracks in this city.
Rear Admiral W. &. Temple, just promoted
will probably he retired to morrow. He is desir
ous of being placed on the retired list tina
date, after forty years service