Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
,s,,eo,al correspondence of the Aexanorla Gazette


WASHINGTON. D. c., June 6, 1884.
The House Committee on Public Lands
to- day agreed to report bill providing for
the forfeiture of SIS 900 acres of land imme-
dately north Of Sioux City, Iowa, which is
claimed by the Sioux City and st. Paul
Railroad Company.
Representative VIM. D. Kelly, OF Penn
sylvania, o.day sent the following dispatch
to Hon. VIM. Mckinley, jr., chairman OF
the Committee on Resolutions of the repub-
lican national convention: "The resolu-
tons adopted by the convention express
the progressive spirit ofthe republican party.
The platform is an advance on its predeces'
sors, and dedicate my pen and voice TO
its exposition and defence
Mr.. Cole, partner of Col. Cook, was before
the Springer Committee to-day, and testified
to the effect that when Col. Cook was Gov
ernment's counsel in the Star route case, he
had acted in good faith and solely in the in
terests of the Government.
The Senate at an early hour to-day adj
ourned until Monday. Nothing of any
Importance was done. Mr. Ingalls, present.
ed the petition of eight hundred and eleven
citizens of Washington for the removal OF
the B. & p. depot from 9th ST., and stated
that on Thursday next he would call up
the bill for that purpose. This was private
bill day in the House. Among the bills on
the calendar was one for paying a whskey
claim Of ST. 900 from Indiana, TO which Mr..
Holman did not object.
When the bill for forfeiting railroad
land grant was up in the House yesterday
afternoon, and all the republicans were
fighting against it, Mr.. Springer, who had
gotten an advanced copy of the platform
adopted by the national republican con-
vention, which declares in favor of FORGETTING
all such grants, called attention to the re-
markabe discrepancy between republican
words and republican deeds.
1t is reported to day on the authority of q
member of the House Elections Committee
that the Massey-Wise election case will be
reheard, and that the committees report
will be reconsdered, and report be made
awarding the seat to Mr.. Massey.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee to-
day agreed to report resolution asking Tor
a list of items of the expenditure of 1928, 900
bv the French-American Claims Commits
sion. about which there are intimations OF
crook edness.
Lieut.. Gov. Lewis, of Virginia, was at the
Capitol to day, having returned last night,
from Chicago, whittier he went to fight
against Arthur and Malone He says the
reason no fight was made in behalf OF the
straishtout delegation was that there was
such an overwhelming majority against
them that fight would have heen utterly
useless. The Lieut.. Governor is delighted
ut Arthur's small vote, and says that though
he fought against him hard, he would have
fought harder if he had known what MIR.
Gorham subsequently told him. He says
the republicans have no hope of carrying
Virginia. and did not think it worth while
to drive Malone from them in the Senate.
Nothing was talked Of at the Capitol to-
day except the proceedings Of the national
republican convention, and in those the
laborers and the Senators seemed equally
Interested, and jostled each other at the
several bulletin boards there with real dem
ocratic equality. The most unhappy look
ing men ut the Capitol were those repub-
can Senators whose names have been men
toned in connection with the nomination.
Sherman's face looked like a ghosts.
Politicians arc superstitious, and many 8
man when he heard that the national re-
publican convention would make a nomina-
ton to day, prophesied that no good would
come to the nominee.
The fact that Senator Bayard and Mr..
Morrison have had numerous conferences
recently on the floors of the Senate and
House induce some to think that one or
both Of them have their hopes SET upon the
Sth proximo. But the almost unanimous
opinion is that the "old ticket" will be nom
mated without opposition.