Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-15

to which democrats were forced to beg re-
pubicans to assist them in the passage OF
the appropriation bills, SO as to prevent the
necessity for an extra session of Congress.
Mr.. Gibson was on the river and harbor
committee of the last House, and hopes and
expects to be on that committee again. he
says the river and harbor bill will not, he
believes, be larger than that of last year,
though that one was defeated. He wants to
be on that committee again, so as to do all
he can towards the Improvement OF rivers
and harbors, and thereby create competition
between water and railroad transportation.
The great desideratum in the past, he says,
has been rapid transportation, but as that
has foated the few large cities ct the e3-
pense of all the small ones, the present de-
sideratum is cheap transportation, and it IS
to secure that that his efforts will be chiefly
devoted during the present Congress.
The following changes in the fourth class
postofices in Virginia were made to day:
Burgess Store, Northumberland county, j..
E. Downing, appointed postmaster, vice f.
B. Burgess, resigned Newport, Giles coun-
ty, Miss S. A. Butler, vice ]. N. Smith, re-
signed Pocahontas, Tazewell county, Jos.
L. Deeton, vice B. w. Written, removed
for cause.
An Ohio democrat here to-day says the
reason why Gov. Foraker, the republican
Governor-elect of that State, will not be
able to remove the democratic appointees
of Governor Hoadly, is that the democratic
Senate has to confirm his appointees, and
that that it will not do.
In the Senate to-day the bill to relieve
the political disabilities of General Lawton,
of Georgia, who declined the nomination tor
/ n to- Of
doubt concerning those disabilities, was re-
ported and passed. Mr. Edmunds reported
a bill for pensioning the widow of General
Grant and granting her the Thanking privi-
lege. The bill to determine the ownership
of the Potomac flats before any more money
is appropriated for their reclamation was
reported. The Hoar bill providing for the
Presidential succession in case of the death
or disability of both the President and Vice
President was called up, and is under de-
bate. The bill to pension Mrs. Grant allows
her S., 900 ear,which sum is now allowed
each of the widows of Presidents Tyler, Polk
and Garfield.
Mr.. Ridley, Superintendent Of the Wash
ington and Alexandria ferry line, says he
knows no more about the reported sale OF
| that line to the Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany than what he hears on the streets and
reads in the GAZETTE, but that the trans
portation of freight and passengers between
| this city and Alexandria is paying bust
ness, and that he can readily see why the
company referred to would like to own the
| line.
The House to-day, Immediately after the
| reading of the journal, took up the report OF
the committee on rules, providing fora change
in the manner ofconducting the proceedings
of the House, Mr.. Morrison having the floor
explaining the proposed new rules and Civ
ing his reasons why they should beadopted,
and why the old ones should be abolished.
| The Morrison men say one hundred demo
Gratis will vote for the new rules, and eighty
three against it, but that enough republi-
cans will vote with them to secure the adop-
ton of the rules. Some republicans, how
ever, those of the mugwumpian order, will
vote with tho Randall and Holman men
against the new rules.
| 1t was the influence of the late Vice.Presi-
| dent that procured the appointment of Mr..
Aquila Jones to the postmastership at In
dianapois. Mr.. Bynnm, the democratic
congressman from the indianapolis district,
opposed the appointment of Mr.. Jones and
wanted one Of his own friends appointed. 1t
is reported to day that the confirmation OF
Mr.. Jones is one of those that will be op.
posed by the republican Senators, and that
Mr.. Bynum is assisting them.
Iu the Senate yesterday Mr.. Malone in
PRODUCED bills to repeal the statute con.
corning inspectors of tobacco and cigars, to
allow drawbacks of the tariff duty on ma.
terials used in the manufacture of tobacco,
snuff and cigars, when exported, and to
amend the statute for holding regular terms
of u S. district courts for the Western dis
trict of Virginia.
The President sent large number of nom
nations to the Senate, among them that OF
Andrew L. Elicit to be Collector of Internal
Revenue for the I'd district of Virginia.
Diplomatic circles have prolific topic of
conversation in the report that in a recent
diplomatic dinner at Lima, Mr.. Buck, the
American minister, appeared without full
dress suit, assigning as reason therefor
that he had no such suit.
Ii is understood that several Of tho republican
Senators will vote for the confirmation of all the
Presidents nominations, lest to oppose them
| might prevent the democratic explosion which
they hope and expect.
It is said that Senator Logan is preparing q
speech, to be delivered in open session after the
recess, in which he will denounce the administra
ton for some of its removals and appointments,
which, he saysw were made in flagrant disregard o.
the civil service law.