Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, D. G., June Is. 1854.
Commissioner Evens, of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, wrote letter to the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury yesterday, telling him
that the appropriation for the pay of store
keepers and gaugers for the current fiscal
wear had been expended, and that the
House had refused to provide for the de-
ticiency, and asking if under the circum-
stances it would not be better to close all
the distilleries until the first proximo, when
the appropriation for the next fiscal year
will be available. The Secretary, when
asked about this to-day, replied that the
commissioner was certainly in dilemma, and
that he really did not know what else could
be done than what was suggested.
A we'll arranged and successful system
of robbing the Naval Department among
the minor officers thereof has been dis
covered. Mr.. Hewitt, of the House Naval
Committee when asked about it this morn
ing, said that committee had been aware of
the discovery for some days past, but would
do nothing in the matter unless the Navy
Department failed to take the proper steps
to bring the culprits to justice, in which
case the committee would take the matter
in hand and investigate it at once.
Mr.. Riddleberger will appear before the
House District of Columbia Committee to-
morrow and urge report in favor of his bill
for bridge at the Three Sisters, which has
passed the Senate. Opponents of that bill
will, it is understood, also be present and
state their objections to the Committee. One
thing is certain, and that is that if any bill
for free bridge at Georgetown be passed
at this session, it will not be the Riddleber-
ger bill.
Mr.. Bliss was before the Springer Com
mittee to day, and testified directly contra
nv to ker He refused to say whether it
was James u. Blaine who had asked him
not to summon Boser to testify. The ma
Ior part of his time was consumed by him
self in finding fault with the committee for
prosecuting republicans and letting of the
democrats asking them why they did not
examine Bill Dixon. When asked if he
knew anything that would convict Dixon,
he replied that he did not. Mr. Bliss re-
ferred to statement of Mr.. Ker, in which
the former was credited with giving to an
attorney OF the defense during the trial a
bill of fare Of the Dorsey dinner, which was
used by the attorney in court. The testi-
mony of Mr.. ker was apparently designed
to show that Mr.. Bliss was friendly to Dor
sey. hr. Bliss said: "McSweeney said
that he was going for me because was at
the Dorsey dinner. concluded I'd cover,
and brought the bill of fare here and
showed it in the court room. Afterwards,
while was absent, the bill of fare came in
to the possession OF McSweeny. think
there is no ground for insnuating that
gave it to him. 1t is more probable that
Mr.. Ker gave it, but | do not say SO. He
was more friendly with insolvency. 1 was
at the Dorsey dinner and didn't pay any
thing for it. There were great many peo-
pie at that dinner who now don't care to
own up to it,"
In the Senate to day Messrs. Conger, Nc
Mllin, Dawes and other republicans tried
hard to get the Fitz John Porter bill again
before the Senate, upon the ground that
the conference report upon itj had to be
adopted by both houses, but it was decided
that the House having accepted the Sen
ate's amendments, the Senate had nothing
more TO do with the bill. The Senate, af-
ter the morning business, went on with the
private calendar, and Mt two o'clock resum.
ed the consideration Of the Utah bill.
The report understood to be current in
Alexandria to the effect that some of the
Midland shops and offices are to be removed
from that city, is entirely incorrect. On the
contrary the intention of the management
is to do more Of its business at Alexandria.
Mr.. Barbour when asked this morning if
a reported interview with him published in
the New York Times, to the effect that he
was not in favor of Cleveland was ture, re-
piled, mot word of it," but that on the
contrary he was very favorably disposed to-
ward Governor Cleveland; had declined to
say he was in favor of Bayard when asked
by a friend of the latter to give him his pref.
erence, and that if it should appear that
Cleveland was the most available candidate
he should certainly support him at Chicago.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee
apd Secretary of State Frelinghuysen sat
for an hour this morning waiting to give
the House Committee on Appropriations
certain secret information respecting the
$3.50 900 asked for by the State Department
to be expended by the President in the pur-
chase of the franchise for an nteroceanic
canal through Nicaragua, but not men,
Der of the last named committee took inter-
est enough in the matter to be present.
Dispatches received here to-day from
Saratoga, say that Tammany's demand for
representation in the convention
mas Oeen SrdnteG, tnaG Inc convention Will
be harmonious, and that Cleveland will be
declared its choice.
The committee to investigate breaches of
the privileges of the House met to-day. Mrs.
Weller and her daughter testified that the
reason Mr.. Weller was not present to vote
in the contested case of English vs., Peelle,
was that he was waiting for them at the
depot. Mr.. Poindexter Dunn, member from
Arkansas, testified that he knew of, and
named one ey.mamher of Cnnpress who