Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
co-resuondence OF the Alexandria Gsrette.l

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There seems to be prevailing impression
hat the composition OF the Cabinet VIII 90
,nnm,nced towards the close of the current
veek. not formally nor definitely, but as
strong probability, and that this "ili Do
done IN order to prevent the possible injury
nat NAV result to tho party and lis analfs
from the longer continuance OF the existing
uncertainty. .;o.;s ora
:, ornur.ss for the sale OF the Washington
p;bla now in use in Christ Church, Alex.
andria. to the Government, the proceeds OF
the sale to be devoted to the liquidation OF
some of the debts of that church.
MIR. Massey, the contestant lot Inc sea'
In the House occupied by MIR. john Wlse'
is in the city to-day. He says that II perse-
yerance will avail, his case Will yeI NC
called up before the close Of the SESSION.
and that if SO he Will snow inc house .na'
though he has not filled the seat, he snoulu'
both in law and equity, have done SO: !
Col. Burke and other representatives OF
the New Orleans Exposition were before
the House Appropriations Commltlee LUIS
morning, urging the appropriation VI az
additional half million dollars TO prevent
the closing of that exposition. The com
mittee, it is understood, agreed to report
the proposition favorably, provided the
present management OF the exposition Wouiu
| RESIGN and let more competent and efhciehI
men take their places, aud that That condi-
| ton was accepted.
| Tn the Senate this morning communi-
cation was read from the Secretary OF the
| Treasury, containing a recommendation
from the Supervising Architect Tor lncreas'
ing the appropriation for the LynchDurg,
Va. public building from 100000 TO Sl25,-
OoO in which recommendation the Secretary
concurs. The regular order of business III
the Senate 10 day is the bill to prohibit the
importation Of contract labor.
Mr.. J. K Tucker, chairman OF the House
Judiciary Committee, WHO was requested
by the commissioners OF the sluklng luna vi
Virginia to eudeavor to have Il bill passed
allowing appeals from inferior U. >. courts
to the supreme Court in all cases i'll which
a States rights or interests are involved,
had q conference with the other democratic
members of the Virginia Congressional dele
CATION Yesterday OH that subject, at which
il was determined 10 do all that YVES posi-
BILE in the premises. For that purpose MIR.
Tucker and Mr. Barbour were asked to 90
TO the Senate and try to have an amend
ment containing the required provision
made to the Cubertson bill, which has passed
House and is now before the Judiciary Com
mittee of I'll. Senate They did so aud saw
Mr. GarIau::. u member Of that committee,
but were informed by him that what they
proposed was impossible for the reason that
majority of the committee, democrats Is
we'll as republicans, were opposed to the
| Culberson DiIl and that he thought 1t was
, entirely too late in the session now for any
thing to be done in the way of accomplish
ing their object Mr.. Dooley, of Richmond
h.. rny,r n N
2 the necessity for the passage Of q bill TO sui
, the case that has now occurred, but his sug
gestious were unheeded AT tho time. Mr.
fucker says he is giving the matter hi:
+. most earnest consideration and that what
ever he can do he will do.
: In the House yesterday Mr.. Barbour in
D troduced the petitions OF Daniel L. Nooe
: of Frederick county, Taoitha Garnet o
Cupeper county, and Lucy A. M. Jones o
' Rappahannock county, Virginia, for com
pensation for property taken by the fedora
g army during the civil war. Mr.. Libby in
a troduced a petition for the benefit Of Mrs
a Anna NJ. Mixson.
The House Committee On Public Build
J" inps and Grounds will meet tomorrow Il
'. consider whether the site selected by Sena
: tor Malone flr lhe neMr city postothee
before the House Pensions Committee TO
day, and testified 10 the effect that Ruth
3 bone, chief of special examiners, is by ut
means the most proper man for that place
The House this morning, before it re.
E sumed the consideration of the Legislative
q appropriation BILL passed several bills fol
public buildings. While one of them was
under consideration Mr.. Weller, of iowa
popularity known as Calamity Weller, moved
7 that the money to he appropriated be paid
out in silver dollars, and though elected as
. q republican, in his speech thereon, praised
the democrats and denounced tho party
with which he has heretofore affiliated.
| In the House to-day Mr.. Dorsheimer in
, troduced bill providing for the Suspension
of the coinage of the present diagrams
Bland silver dollars, aud Tor the coinage of
new silver dollars containing 1870 grains of
silver. 1t also suspcnds the issue of the
present silver and gold certificates, the for.
mer and the present silver dollars To be re.
deemed within one year in the new silver
dollar or its equivalent in silver bullion
The bill also provides for the issue of new
silver certificates of denominations of from
two to fifty dollars, redeemable on demand
in the new silver dollars. The bill attract
ed considerable attention from the fact
that it was supposed to embody the views
| of the President elect upon the silver uues-
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Committee on Cottage has been called to
consider it.
The House Appropriations Committee
agreed this morning to report favorably Mr..
Randall's proposition for commission to
create new navy but cut down the prize
for the best plan from twenty to ten thou
sand dollars. 1t is thought that the propo-
| sition will not be carried into effect by this
Congress.
Mr.. Goss, the President of the Virginia
Iron and Sbipbuilding Company, is in the
city to-day. He says that company should
have man at its head who can be in Alex
andria all the time and give the business
his undivided attention, which he can not
do. He says business will be better after q
while, and that things are working about
which he cannot talk, but that at the prop
er time the company will make start.
When told that parties wanted to buy the