Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Aleza GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., April y, 1856.

Tn the House to-day Mr.. Morrison, from
the WAYS and Means Committee, reported
the proposed new tariff bill. 1t is not his
intention TO call itup before the first OF next
month. Forty members have already sig
nified their intention of speaking upon it
when it shall be called up. TO enable them
to do so will require at least six weeks, un.
less right sessions shall be ordered for that
purpose. There is wide difference of opin-
ion concerning the probability of its passage:
some saying that at least thirty and posi-
bly thirty-Gve ''pro slavery" democrats,
are opposed to it more than enough to de-
feat it, and others, that though some demo-
Gratis are unfavorsble to it, there are not
enough of them to prevent its passa se' es.
necially as it will receive the support OF at
least few republicans.
In the House, on Saturday, Mr.. Brady
presented the petition of Alexander Dow
nan, administrator of Thomas Farrell, of
Prince George county, Va, that his war
claim be referred to the Committee on
Claims. In the Senate to-day Mr.. Nah one
presented petitions from tho knights Of In.
bor of Berkeley, Ettrick and Richmond,
Va. against the bill allowing a Northern
steamship company TO buy ten foreign
| built ships to be engaged in foreign trade,
and for an appropriation for the Hennepin
canal also that OF the Board of Trade and
Exchange of Portsmouth, Va, for au iron
shin ward at the Portsmouth navy yard.
Mr.. Riddleberger presented the petition of
the Merchants aud Mechanics Exchange,
| of Norfolk and Portsmouth, for an iron ship
ward at the Norfolk navy yard. Mr.. Rid
dleberger also introduced bill providing
| that no man who has any claim against the
District OF Columbia, or is interested in any
such claim, shall be appointed referee in
any case to which the District is party.
Mr.. Malone reported favorably the bill pro-
yiding for the payment to Government en-
ployees for all hours Of work over eight
since the passage of the eight hour law.
In the House to-day Mr.. Morrison, from
the Committee on Rules, reported a resolu-
ton providing for the creation of commits
sion to proceed to the scene of the railroad
strikes in the Southwest and investigate
the cause thereof and report the best means
| for the prevention CT their recurrence. Mr..
Reagan opposed it for the reason that Con-
gress had no more right to interfere with
| the contract railroad company made with
it's employees than with one any man
might make with his cook or washerwoman.
| It was adopted, however, By large MAORI
| ty, though the only ones who can possibly
reap any benefit therefrom will be the mem
bers of the commission and the clerks they
will employ, to pay whom the railroad EN-.
ployees as we'll as all the other laborers in
the country will be taxed.
A bill is before the Senate to so amend
the charter Of the Metropolitan railroad
company, of this city, as to allow it to use
| the tracks of the 7th street railroad from
the car stables of that road to the foot of
- xr,ho will ~, ba
| railroad Some Of the officers of the 7th
street road were before the Senate District
Committee to-day and protested against such
| an amendment for the reason that during the
excursion season they had to mass cars on
the part Of the road referred to, and that
such double use of the track there would
| necessarily blockade one or the other Of the
| roads.
In the Senate to day, after the routine
business was concluded. Mr.. Riddleberger
again moved to take up from the table his
resolution providing tor open sessions dur
ing the consideration of nominations. He
was arguing in favor of his motion when the
President pro tempore decided he was out
of order. He appealed from the decision
His motion was finally voted down by so
ayes to Z noes. The vote, however, was
by no means an index o. the real strength
of the resolution. Mr. Logan appealed to
Mr.. Riddleberger not to press his resolution
as many Senator'S, he among them, who
were in favor OF it, and would vote for it at
the proper time, did not want it to antago-
zize other and more important business.
But the Game Cock of the Valley" rushed
on pell NELL over everything, and met an.
other Waterloo-he subjects himself to
more Of them than any other Senator ever
did. Gen. Malone did not vote, but looked
as if he enjoyed poor Rddleberger's sad
discontinue.
The contested election case of Hurd free
trade democrat, VS.. Romeis, republican from
the Toledo district Of Ohio, in which the Eec-
tions Committee have reported adversely to
the contestant, will probably come up in the
House tomorrow. The friends of Mr.. Hurd
say they have counted noses, and that their
man will be admitted Notwithstanding the
report of the committee Others, however,
say that it might be so if Mr.. Hurd were not
such pronounced free trader, but that as
he is,the protection;sts will avail themselves
of the opportunity to give free trade blow.
The House Banking and Currency Com
mittee propose, as means to continue the
national banking system. when tho bonds
now deposited by the banks as security for
their circulation shall be called in, to allow
tho banks one hundred dollars of national
bank note circulation for every eighty dol.
lars worth Of gold or silver coin or bullion
they may deposit in the Treasury.
After he call of bills in the House to day
the Distact of Columbia Committee are en-
titled to the floor. Among the bills thew
will endeayor to pass is the Senate bill re-
lating to the quieting of claims for the
land that may be made by the reclamation
of the Potomac flats. When the committee
shall have completed its business they will
give the rest Of the day, if the House should
permit, to Mr.. Wilson, for the consideration
of the District appropriation bill.
Senator Evarts being asked this morning
if it was true hat he had publicly expressed
himself us favorable to the proposition that
Congress pay Virginia for that portion of
her territory out of which West Virginia
was created, replied that he had not done so.
The official statement of the wheat crop
for April reports reduction Of FIVE per
cent. on the area of winter wheat seeded
from that OF 1855. The average of condi.
tlon \ eC1 ap0ipaf of l., at In