Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-03
FROM WARRINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandria aAze'tei
WAsuINaT0N. D. c.. Feb. 3. 1870

lsnec,sl Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gszettel
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. 8. 1870
Az Senator Morrill, was not prepared TO
speak on his bill for redeeming trade win
silver dollars and for suspendlng silver
coinage unless an international congress
shall establish a bi.metallic currency, that
hill was laid aside and the regular order,
4 he interstate commerce bill, taken up IN lts
stead. MIR. Vance making speech in favor
of the Reagan bill.
Tn the House the Bland resolution calling |
for Information respecting the refusal OF
certain banks in New York to accept silver |
certificates was reported favorably and
passed. A bill was also passed for uni
form bill of lading. The resolution provld-
ing for two representatives and two Sena-
tors, instead of two representatives and one
Senator, TO act as tellers ut the count of the
Presidential electors was also passed.
The democrats of the Virginia Congress
sional delegation and other prominent dem.
o,lats from various parts of their Stale,
among them Congressman elect CroxtO.,
ex-Congressman Fulkerson. State Senator
Heaton, and others, met at the Metropolitan
Hotel at eleven o'clock this morning. but
Immediately adjourned to meet again atone
O'Clock in MIR. Ban bour's committee room at
the Capitol The object of the conference
is to talk about and come TO some agree
ment with reference to party affairs in the
Old Dominion.
Washington now has really a first class
theatre, in all the appointments of such a
building, in Aibaugh's Opera House, and
Mr.. Henry Irving's Company, now on the
boards there, is unquestionably the best that
ever appeared in this city. If Aexandrians
in no Irop limo
thew should avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity adoi ded by Mr.. 1rving's present visit
to the national capital.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Riddleberger
presented the petition of Nicholas White,
formerly OF Newport News aud Union
man, for pay for the occupation of his prop
erty during he civil war.
Some Of Mr.. Speaker Carlisle's friends
are conducting canvass for him by letter
with the members of the next House, and
have already received assurancefrom enough
members 10 put at rest all doubts about the
certainty of his re election.
The consideration ofthe river and harbor
bill was resumed in the House today,
resolution limiting debate on it to two hours
having been previously adopted.
Among the bills called up in the House
to-day was one by Mr.. Golf. of West Fir
ginia, for paying the soldiers in the service
of the State Of West Virginia, who fought
for the Union, during the civil war, and for
pensoLing their widows, but objection was
made TO its consideration.
The House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, at their meeting to-day, further
postponed the consideration of the dyna-
mite resolutions until the State Department
shall furnish the information concerning
the subject matter of those resolutions as
called for yesterday by the House on mo-
ton of Mr. Belmont.
The friends Of the bankrupt bill have
abandoned all hope Of its passage at this
session.
Up to two o'clock to-day the jury in the
case Of Mr. Drew, the druggist, charged
with swiudIiug the Navy Department by
false vouchers, which has been out since
| Saturday, bad not agreed upon. verdict.
| It is believed it will be called in this even
ing and discharged.
| The Joint postGffice committee has agreed
| to report in favor of the square Immediately
west of the Posiollice Department as the
site for city posttfice. 1t is currently
rumored that ring was ny no means unin-
flueutia, in effecting this sci. cion, and that
probably there will be strong opposition To
| it, as the cost, which will be large, could
be saved by erecting the proposed building
on one of the Government reservations.
The House Naval Committee agreed this
morning 10 report in favor Of returning the
Arctic ship Alert to Great Britain, which so
kindly presented it to this Government
for the expedition in search of the Gree
" exploring party The committee also
reported against giving the thanks of Con
gress to the memberf of the Greedy expedition,
| for the reason that that would advance the Off.
GERS of that expedition other officers in the
Navy aud because, such thanks are without prece-
dent.