Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexanora Hazctc !
WASHINGTON, j.. c., May %, 1854.

The special ii ouSe committee TO lnyeStl-
gate the asserted infringement OF the rules
hy the father of Mr.. English, the new mem
Der of the House from Indiana, in lobbying
for the admission Of his son, and that OF
other eX.me1nhcrs who arc charged Win
lobbying for railroad schemes, was announc-
ed this morning, but no more IS expected OF
it than of any other congressional lnvestl-
eating committee. The House part of the
conference committee on the shipping bull
was also announced to-day, so that that bill
will probably pass, though it has been shorn
of most of the provisions that would
have relieved American shipping from the
restrictions put upon it by the existing navl-
CATION laws.
The House has agreed TO hold session
tonight, but to hold none to-morrow-Dec-
Grafton Day. The Senate, it is thought,
will also adjourn to-day until Saturday, II
not until Monday.
In the Senate to-day numerous petitions
were introduced for restoring General Ere
mont to the army and putting him on the
retii ed list. The resolution passed by the
House appropriatug 500, 900 for the relief
OF the Mississippi sufferers was amended in
the Senate by substituting for the amount
stated, $1,000. the amount Of the uneX-
by the Ohio Hood.
The action of the House Elections Com
Ini,lee yesterday i'll the MasseyWse case
was II surprise to every one except the
members Of the committee, and even to
eo.nc Of them. Mr.. Massey and his counsel
were as much aStonished as any Que else.
Two democrats on The committee voted for
Wise, and two declined to vote. strong
effort will I've made in the House when the
report seating Mr.. Wise shall be presented
to defeat il.
A gentleman interested in the W., O. Il
W. Railroad in the city to-day says that the
company owning that road has about prac-
tjcaly concluded to extend it at once TO
Bcrryvilc, and that they will probably COM
lnence The erection Of the bridge across the
Shenandoah river at an early day. The
whole distance is only Il miles, and that, he
says can be completed i'll sixty days, as all
the preliminary work has been done already
| OF course this does not include the tunnel
| through the Blue Ridge but for Il temporary
| track across the mountain.
rr" TE;F"i" ,GnTmit!"" on Naval Affairs
Captain Alfred Hopkins to the navy. Cap
Hopklas WAS dismissed for leaving his post
n Pensacola in 1882 i'll anticipation, as was
.itf'rsC'', VI al ltlioH lcStI ellliltIllc. i III
House passed II bill last Saturday providing
for The restoration of Captain Hopkins tc
the navy.
| The House Elections Committee, in the
raSc of Craig, republican, VS.. Shelly, demo
Graf. from Ai.hana, agreed today to report
in FAVOR of the sitting member, General
Shelly.
The Senate to-day agreed TO aAopt the
conference report on the Agricultural APP
preparation bill.
Mr.. Biainc's b@om is on the irc ca e mere,
and the impression is Strengthening that he
will hc the nominee OF the national rGpub-
lican convention. Lieut.. Gov. Lewis, OF
Virginia, l. !icrc,e n route to Chicago, where
he will establish the Virginia Blaine head
quarters, and be assisted by Representative
Hooper. who comes TO Congress with q
republican majority of ten thousand, Col
Sins, ant! other well known and influential
Nir2inias who have heretofore act Ell with Ma
hone. There have been rumors to the effect
that Sims would vote with Malone, but this
is denied on the best authority, and, what s
more, it is understood that seven other of
the Malone delegation are also in favor
OF Blaine and will vote for him from the
first. General Wickham is managing the
straightcut movement for Blaine, and it is
asserted that half if not all of that
delegation will be admitted. 1t is said that
Malone fears this, and has threatened TO bolt
the convention should any CT the straight
outs be admitted, but that should he do so
the eight.of his delegation referred TO above
will not follow him, but will remain and
support The ''pumed knight" Mr.. Gorham
is also here working in the anti-Arthur in
terest. All Of the prominent men who here
toiorc acted with Malone are now against
him rs he is for Arthur. Mr.. Yost. one of the
Malone delegates al large to the ccnven-
ton, and the Virginia member of the nat
ional republican committee, is likewise in
the city, but has very little to saw. He
has taken such Il decided stand in IA
vor Of the admission of the Malone dclega-
ton, the majority of whom are for Arthur that
seeing here many republicans from his State and
other parts OF the South whom he had supposed
wero for Arthur doing all they can to defeat him,
his rcticcnce is by no means surprising.
The President has issued IN executive order to
close the departments tomorrow Decoration
Day.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue and
the Register Of the Treasury have gone to Chicago
Col. J. q. p. Burnside, Disbursing Clerk of the
Postolicc Department, has been removed upon Il
charge OF having cmhezzlcd $40 0OO and has
Eccn arrested.
The President has decided to rcappont Col. w.
L. Rcmcy. of the U. S. Marine Corps, as Judge
Advocate General of the Navy.
The President has approved the act providing
for the establishment of a Bureau of Animal In
dustry, To prevent the expectation of diseased
cattle and to provide means for the Suppression
and cNtirpation of p!euro.pneumOna and other
contagious diseases among domestic animals.
TERRIBLE RESULT or A QuARREL.-A
special dispatch from Georgetown, Del, to
the Philadelphia Times says: