Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazete.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2l, 1854.

As anticipated in this correspondence, it |
IS learned from members of the House Com !
mttee on the District Of Columbia to day,
that if any bill pass the House at this ses-
sion for free bridge across the Potomac at
Georgetown, it will provide that the bridge
be built upon the piers of the Alexandra
canal auueduct, and that that aqueduct
shall he preserved Mr.. Riddleberger did
his best to ruin that aqueduct, and with 1T
the Alexandria canal, in which the State lie
misrepresents in the Senate and one OF ner
cities are largely interested, but his efforts
have been in vain Mr.. John B. Alley, WHO
is largely interested in the canal, called up
on Mr.. kiddleberger to-day in reference TO
the bridge bill, and asked him how it was
that he a Senator from Virginia, should
want TO destroy a canal in which city
of his State was so largely interest
ed. The game-cock of the Valley"
is reported TO have replied that
the people of Alexandria were not his
friends, that he cared nothing for them or
THEN canal, and that if that was all Mr.. AL
lev had TO talk about the interview should
terminate, which it did immediately This
shows The calibre of "me too" as plainly as
if the paper and ink of book should be
wasted upon him.
Mr.. Hurd says that if he be present when
the vote in the Wallace Mckinley con-
tested election case is taken he will vote for
Mckinley, the republican. Several other
rree-trade democrats, it is understood, will
do the same thing, the real reason being the
petty one that Mr.. Converse, protectonist
democrat, is managing the Wallace interest.
The English Pcelle contested case is up in
the House to day. 1t will be decided in
favor of English, democrat, probably at TO-
days session. During the debate upon it
yesterday, Mr.. John Wise, after receiving
what is called IL sockdolager from Mr..
Lowry. intimated that he would come back
at the Indiana Judge to-day but up to two
o'clock lie had not done so. It's said that he
has been advised by his republican friends
to keep quiet, as by doing otherwise he
will not only injure his own case, hut that
of other republicans whose seats are being
contested Mr.. Massey and his counsel
| have put in another brief containing the
evidence which could not be brought to the
attention of the committee in the counsel's
argument in the limited time allowed them,
| but when the committee will reach vote
in that case no man knows. Mr.. Massey,
/ however, is assured that he will be admitted
at this session of the House.
4 large delegation Of the African M. E.
Conference, in session in Baltimore last
week, called upon the President to day.
! In the Senate to-day the bill to pay Joseph
III. Maddox Of Maryland for tobacco pur-
chased by him in Virginia during the war
but subsequently seized by the federal Gov
ernmeut was recommilted. Mr. Maddox is
from Charles county, Md, and once lived in
Alexandria.
Senator Don Cameron has returned to this
country and gone ut once to his home at
Harr soure. Like Lord Level, he was gone
Just Il year and day. He will reoccupy
his seat in the Senate in II day or two, but
will neither honor nor atlorn it.
| In the Scna!e to-day the bills on the cal
endar for public buildings in various parts
of the country were taken up and passed
without opposition, seven being passed, APP
proprialimg Il million and half dollars.
The failure of another ''business man"
broker. al New York, WAS reported ut the
| Capitol to- day. There was also Il lumor
there To the effect that Russell Sage had
failed, hut it could not be substantiatcd
! The House Pensions Committee this morn
ins agreed To give The widow of Capt. De
| Long, of the Jeanette, q pension of $50
| month. IT the committee would do the
proper thing it would give like pension TO
the widowed mother Of DR.. Amber.
Senator Plumb denies the truth of the
| published report to the effect that he had
written letter 10 his State, saying that he
| is in favor Of Arthur as the nominee of the
rext national republican convention.
| Mr. Skinner. of New York, who said in
| the House thai some of the illegal acts OF
drrmmers in this city were committed with
the counivance Of the police, has received
Il letter from the ma or Of police asking his
| authority for the statement, but he replies
! that to give that authority would be a
| breach Of confidence.
The argument in the Swain court martial
case was closed 10 day
The colossal bronze statue Of Martin
| Luther in front Of the Lutheran Church,
near Thomas Circle, in this city. was I'M
yelled to-day in the presence Of u large
number OF spectators.
Mr.. Randall sail today that Congress
would be ready to adjourn by the 18th
proNimo.
The House Agricultural committee TO-
day decided to report adversely on bills
approprialing SO 900 for seeds for the
people ofthe Mississippi overlooked districts,
and for IN investigation OF the foot and
mouth disease i'll Maine.
General Malone has become alarmed about the
admission of his delegates to the national repub-
lican convention, and it is reported has now given
out that his delegation is not AS certain for Ar
thur rs has generally been supposed and that i'll
fact each of the prominent candidates for the
nomination has friends among the delegation.
This of course is for the purpose of inducing the
friends Of all the other candidates to vote for the
admission of his delegation, though should they
he admitted they will vote as unit for Arthur,
because Arthur is for them. The rumor that
some Of Mahnncs delegates arc kicking against
his boss-ship, discrcditcd by those who know
them best. They say that every man Of the dele
CATION will vote just General Malone directs
him.
Captain Eads was before the Commerce Com.
mittcc OF the Senate today in favor of an appro-
priation OF seven and 4 half million dollars for
the Improvement Of Galveston harbor, though
the river and harbor bill only appropriatcs 4
quarter of million, and say ing that the present
plan is not the proper one.
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