Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

In the House to-day Mr.. Hurd introduced
a res olulion instructing the Judiciary Com.
mi,tee to report to the Honse whether IL
il constitutional for the Senate to orlgl-
nate bills for the expenditure OF money. he
said he had seen for years past such bllis
not, only introduced in the Senate but De-
come laws, and though he believed they
were unconstitutional, rs they referred
To local matters and operated only Tor
short time be did not feel called upon
TO oppose them, but when he saw sucn
a bill az the Blair educational Dill a nationa,
bill, appropriating millions OF dollars ana
operating through term OF years, MS con-
scientious convictions would not permit him
tn remain silent any longer. The point he
made. he said was that as the Constitution
nrovides that all measures for raising reve-
pne must originate in the House, the bill
rof.rred TO and all other similar bills were
unconstitutional, as to make revenue out OF
money it must be appropriated as well as
collected. Messrs. Hammond, Of Georgia,
and Reed, of Maine, opposed Mr.. Hurd,
asserting that appropriating money mao
nothing to do with raising revenue, and
that the Senate has as much right to orlgl-
nate bills for spending money as The House
has to collect it.
The House Postoffice Committee to-day
amounted Representatives Money and
Bingham to recommend to the Committee on
Appropriations that legislation be en-
bodied in the Postofice Appropriation BILL
providing for the reduction of postage on
newspapers from two cents to one cent per
pound. If the Appropriations Committee
should find it impracticable to comply with
the recommendation The Postofice Commit
tee will endeavor to secure the passage of a
bill embodying this provision, under sus-
| pension of the rules, the third Monday III
February.
Handsome U. s. flags, made out of silk
grown and woven in this country, were pre-
sented to both houses Of Congress to-day by
the ladies' silk culture association of the
United States The paper accompanying
them contained history of the silk cul-
ture in this country and an appeal for tariff
protection to silk manufactures.
The Inauguration committee last night
| refused to allow the Garfield Hospital man
ayers to use the Inauguration ball room the
night after the Inauguration ball: Inc
committee will probably contract with MIR.
Stokes, of the Hoffman House, New York,
to furnish the supper at Sl.OO head. Mr..
Stokes wants them to guarantee him $4,000.
He proposed to have for supper cartridges,
pheasants, venison and other game, but the
Sportsmen's Association of this city say that
game will be out of season then, aud that if
he does have it they will have him arrested
for breaking the game laws.
Among the strangers in the city to-day is
Judge Paul. of the U. s. Court for the west
ern district of Virginia. Among one of the
many rumors started here recently about
General Mahone's plans was one to the eff
feet that the General was uncertain wheth
err to have Mr.. John Wise or Judge Paul for
his candidate for Governor. That there
was no truth in the rumor is proved by the
fact that Judge Paul has common under
standing. He has now place for life, and
would not give it up even to please the
General, who gave it to him.
So much time WAS consumed in the House
yesterday by the Indian appropriation bill,
that when that bill was passed it was time
to adjourn, so the Massey-Wise contested
election case could not come up, and as Mr..
Elliot, who has it in charge, went away to-
day, it has been postponed for at least ten
days. Mr.. Massey is considerably put out
by the constant delays to which his case is
subjected and we'll he may be.
Not only all the democratic members of
the Virginia Congressional delegation want
Mr.. Barbour to have the PostoIce Depart
IuGuU uuueI Glt utAt ADMINISTRATIONS, WV
large numbers Of other democratic Con-
gressmen from the North as well as the
South. Two of the most prominent North
ern democratic members of the House said
this morning that Virginia should by all
means be represented in the Cabinet, and
that the representative should he Mr.. Bar
bour.
The conference committee to select sile
for new city postollice here will meet on
Monday next 1t is understood that the
site that will probably be selected is the
square Immediately west of the Postofiice
Department., which it is ascerained can he
bought for from five to six hundred thou
sand dollars, and in which Mr.. Robert Bev
erly, of Fauquier county, Virginia, has
large interest.
Mr.. w. l.. Royal, of Richmond, is in the
city to-day. He says that Attorney General
Blair of his State has agreed to move in the
q. S. Supreme Court that the Virginia cou
pom cases be advanced on the docket Of that
court, and will probably do SO on Monday
next, when that court will meet again. In
view of this Mr.. Royal will suspend all
proceedings in his cases now pending in the
Virginia courts.
Among the bills passed by the Senate to-
day were the House bills removing the
political disabilities Of ]. Pembroke Jones
and G. Fl. Gail, of Virginia.
Mr.. Emerson, of the Potomac Manufac-
turing Company Of Alexandria. was in the
the city to-day. He says his company have
now, and have paid for, all the machinery
requisite for commencing operations and
for manufacturing everything in iron from
bloom to steamship, and that they
would begin work at once if business war
ranted it, or even if they could get a new
dollar for an old one. He thinks the de-
preston in the iron business cannot last
much longer, and says his company will be
among the first of those who will avail
themselves of the opportunity to be afforded
by the revival.
1t having been stated in one of the Ma
hone papers in MIR. O'Ferrall's district that
that gentleman was opposed to the Blair
educational bill, he was asked about it this
morning, and in reply said that he was now,
always had been and always would be in
favor of it; that the matter had been made