Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
ISpecsl Correspondence OF the AeIanor1a dazette.I
WASHINGTON. D. c., April %, 1884.

ISpec:sl Correspondence OF the ALEXANDRIA dazettel
WASHINGTON. y. c., April %, 1884.
4 good many delegates from the upper
Of Virginia to Mahone's convention
psssed through here to-day. Some of them
are colorsd, and most of them are office
holders, a gentleman who knew batch
from one county, and small batch at that,
saving be counted five Office holders among
them. General Malone and Messrs. Libby,
Booper and Wise are already in Richmond
arranging the programme of the convention
beforehand.
Mr.. Burke, of New Orleans, is here to
assist the Louisiana Congressional delega'
lion in getting al appropriation of million
of dollars for the Worlds Exposition in his
city. 1t is understood that the passage or a
bill to that effect is probable, as Messrs.
Holman, Randall and all the other watch
dogs OF the Treasury" have given their con-
sent TO It,
II. G. Kemp, son OF the late Perrin Kemp,
OF Gloucester county, Va, has been appoint
ed nv Judge Garrison, the member OF the
House from that district naval cadet at
Annapolis The notification from the Navy
Department was given the Judge too late
for him 10 have competitive examination
The House committee to whom was re-
lerred the matter Of the broken Pacific Ma
tional Bank of Boston will repor. that the
action Of Comptroller Knox in reference to
that bank was unwise to say the least
The House to-day agreed to hold night
sessions. BY that and by commencing the
daily sessions at l. clock, and by leave to
print speeches, it is hoped vote on the
tariff bill can be reached by Thursday week,
or d dav or two later at furtheSt with
regard to he passage Of that bill, Mr. Ran
dali saws it will be defeated by twenty ma
iority but the tariff people say they are sure
il will pass, and by II larger majority than
thar by whicb it was considered.
The Hou5. Committee on Pacific Rail
roads 10 dag agreed to report bill making
all the subsidized railroads pay 35 per cent.
of their net earnings into their sinking fund.
Under the Thurman act % per cent. was
naid. The proposition was to compel them
10 pay 80 per cent, but the railroad IN
hucnce was too great TO allow that.
Iu the Senate to-day among the petitions
presented was one by Mr.. Camden from
citizens of AIo0refeld, w. Va, in opposi.
ton TO the passage of any laws for restrict
| ns the rights of patentees, as such laws are
| Injurious TO the inventive genius of the
country. y bill was introduced giving a
pension Of four dollars month to every
| soldier who served three months in the ar
my, and eight dollars month If he served
! 81 wear Some time was taken up in the
discussion Of a resolution for including the
| name OF the Commissioner of Agriculture,
| among those entitled to admission upon the
floor uf the Senate, in the list of heads
of departments The resolution was intro
ducet! py Mr. Plumb, of Kansas, and was
opposed by ,Ir. Ingalls, of the same State,
who however. said that if Mr.. Loring
thought that his Importance would be in
creased by having his name at the head OF
the list he Mr. Ingalls,, would not oppose it.
Mr.. SALISBURY, said it was but similar
question to the social one, so important to
some, as to who is the first lady in the land
The resolution was finally adopted. The
Senate then went into executive session
The order Of the day is the pleuro-pneu-
monia bill.
The, Navy Depariment RECEIVED a tele:
| gram TINS morning announcing the arrival
at New York Of the Arctic steamer Alert
after stormy passage Her officers will be
Commander tulfin, Lieutenants Badger and
Hunt, Ensigus Chambers, McClair and Ack-
ernan, Assistant Surgeon Nash and Assist.
ant Engineer Nauman.
The President has been invited to attend
the Dramatic Festival in Cincinnati, and
will probably accept the invitation.
The Massey Wise contested election case
will not come up in the House Commute
on Elections again until Friday.
The citizens of Georgetown, finding that
John Wise's ill-considcred speech has eff
fectually killed the bill for building free
bridge across the Potomac at the Three
Sisters, have now united with the lessees
and owners of the Alexandria Canal in
the effort to have the bridge built upon the
piers of the Alexandria Canal aqueduct, and
! have written II letter to Senator Riddle
berger member of the Senate District oil
Columbia Committee, who has said that the
bridge shall be at the Three Sisters" ask
ing him TO withdraw his opposition to the
aqueduct site. This puts the Senator in q
rather awkward position, as now nobody
but himself is in favor Of the Three Sisters.
Mr.. Ingalls,, Chairman of toe District Com
mittee, says that it is hardly worth while to
pay any more attention to the bill now as
the action Of the House last Monday week
has practically killed it.
| The House to-day at an early hour resumed
the consideration of the Morrison tariff bill, Mr..
Wclhorne, democrat. leading of in favor of, and
Mr.. Mckenley, republican, following HIM in OPP