Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence Of the ALEXANDRIA Gazette
WAsrfTSGToN ID. C.. Nav 5, 1884

they would all join the Blaine band on the
second
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Riddleberger
introduced bill authorizing suits for dam
ages in cases Of death caused by the wrong
ful act, neglect or default of person or
corporation in the District of Columbia.
A prominent Ohio republican politician
here TO- day says that all the delegates from
his State to the national republican conven-
ton will not be for Blaine or Arthur when
they break away from Sherman, but that
General Grant will find many supporters
among them, one being Mr.. Hart a member
of Congress from that State. There is no
doubt that the friends of Grant have strong
hopes that in the tug between Blaine and
Arthur the nomination may fall to him.
The Springer committee met this morning,
but the majority determined that they
would not investigate the character of MIR.
Kellogg, inasmuch as nobody had preferred
to them formal charges against him. They
did, however, decide to summon the fore
man of the grand jury who indicted Kellogg
to appear before them and testify as to the
manner in which the prosecution had been
conducted. 1t is now generally believed
that the Administration from the first de-
termined that Kellogg was too valuable to
it to allow him to be convicted. The COM
mittee advise Kellogg to offer a resolution
asking an investigation.
The court martial TO try Gen. Swain for
fraud met 10 day but will not organize until
to- morrow.
Ia the Senate to-day bill was reported
to prevent the acquisition of land in this
country by aliens. Farmers have all along
been taxed for every thing they have to
buy By reason OF the protective tariff, and
now they are To be restricted in the sale of
their lands.
The Senate to-day ut an early hour re-
sumed the consideration Of the shipping
bill. In his speech on this bill in the Senate
last week, Mr.. Frye, of Maine, alluded to
tue Potomac Manufacturing Company of
Alexandria, and to the possibility of Alex
aniria becoming large shipbuilding port.
In the Senate to-day when the motion to
take up tue shipping bill was made, Mr.
Riddleberger said he would not object if
the bill for free bridge across the Potomac
at Georgetown, which it would supercede,
would not thereby lose its place on the
calendar and be prevented from being
taken up tomorrow. He said the District
Of Columbia Committee of the Senate had
lg.eed unanimously TO Il bill the provisions
OF which have already been printed and
which aboii-hes the Alexandria Canal) and
chat they wanted TO have it passed as soon
AS possible. 1t went over with the under
standing that il will he taken up to- morrow.
| In the House to-day Mr.. Ricbelieu Robin
sou rose to say that be had not, as stated
Withdrawn his objection to Ensign Rey-
nold7' acceptance of a medal from the Aus
trian Government, and that he would not
do SO il AL the brave soldiers sleeping their
| La I'll, 4 ii; 70 ~; 4
ask him.
1t is understood that an extra session OF
the Virginia Legislature will be called in
the additional presidential elector to which
that State j. entitled under the new appor
tionmcnt Of representation.
The Siamese Embassy is expected to ar
rive here this afternoon accompanied by
! the Government representatives appointed
to receive them. The visitors will be
quartere,i al the Arlington. The Embassy
consists Of Prince Mares, the minister, Maj
| Iragh, Prince Sonapandit, Mai Tuan, MI
Wyke, and Mr.. Lotus. They will be re-
ceived by the President tomorrow afternoon.
| In the House to-day, after Mr.. Robinson
had concluded his assault upon all the
| foreign governments, Mr. Lowry from the
| House Elections Committee, moved to take
up the OFerrall. Paul contested election
case. This motion was opposed by the re-
publicans, and, strange as ii may seem, by
| Mr.. Turner, the democratic chairman OF
| the Elections Committee, hut it was adopted
by arole of l42 to 9S. The report giving
the seat to Mr. O'Ferrall having been read,
Mr.. Lowry advocated its adoption, stating
/ that the committee had not deemed it neces-
sary to prosecute its investigations except
in the county Of Albemarle: as in that
| one county alone they had found
that enough illegal votes had been
cast for Paul TO give the seat to
Mr.. O'FcrralI. Mr.. Lowry said that he
| intended to call for vote at half past
four O'Clock this afternoon, but Mr. Miller
Directing, he said he would not limit debate
unnecessarily, but could not allow it to 90
over until tomorrow, "a the tariff bill would
occupy the attention of the House on that
day. The debate went on without any de-
finite understanding as to its duration. Mr..
John Wise, it is said, will speak in oppos.
ton to the adoption of the report-as the
same question is involved in his own case
and if he does, Mr.. O'Ferrall will reply. 1t
seems TO he understood that the republicans
will tilbuster.
Tomorrow will decide the fate of the
that the motion 10 strike cut the enacting
clause will be defeated. Three or four pro-
lection democrats voted to-day to postpone
the consideration of Mr.. O'FerraU's
case, because his vote will be against
them, but Mr. Randall either deals in
higher politics, or is assured that one
vote will not affect the fate Of the bill ,
for he voted with the majority to take up
the case referred to- The California dele.
CATION will hold conference this evening
upon the Morrison bill, and Mr.. Hendley
says ii will agree TO vote as unit against
striking out the enacting clause. Several
more of the democrats who were opposed to
the consideration of the bill will vote the same
way. Ii is said, however, that though some
republicans voted to consider the bill, they will
stick to their party and vote against its passage.
The friends of the bill are very confident this
evening OF its passage. Mr.. Barbour never has
said he was opposed to the bill, but Mr.. George
Wisa said to day that nobody had been authorized
to say that he would vote for it, and that it by
no means certain he would.
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