Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-02
FROM WASHINGTON.

though every word in it is true.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. 2, 1886.
During a debate In the House to-day on
a motion to reduce the appropriation in a
bill for public building at Annapolis, Mr..
McAdoo, of New Jersey, one of that anon
alsus class of politicians known AS protec
ZIONIST democrats, in favoring the proposed
reduction, after decrying Annapolis, wound
up BY saying it was as dead as Alexandria,
and that there was just as much need for a
public building at the latter as at the for
mer place, evidently not knowing that
there is large and fine public building at
Alexandria, for every room in which there
is use. Mr. Tucker said that as the senior
member from Virginia, the member from
the Alexandria district was not present, as
a Virginian he could not allow the occasion
to pass without saying that Alexandria,
like the flowers that bloom in the spring,
had nothing to do with the case, and that
if Annapolis was dead, there was neither
use nor truth in coupling Alexandria with
it, and that there was good deal Of life
yet left in old Alexandria.
The time for the adjournment OF the ses-
sion seems to be as indefinite as ever, but it
can not be delayed much longer, as all the
leaders are opposed to the transaction ofany
other business than the passage of the re.
naming regular appropriation bills, and the
adjournment will take place as soon as they
can be passed. Mr.. Holman said to-day the
session would not last forty hours longer.
Messrs. Yost and Craig, prominent Ma
honeites from Staunton, were at the Capitol
to-day, and had talk with Congressman
Brady, General Mahone's member of the
House from the Petersburg district. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Yost will be the Ma
hone candidate for Congress in the Staun-
ton district against Mr.. Bumgardner, the
regular democratic nominee.
The Senate during all the morning hour
to-day was engaged in the consideration OF
the conference report on the sundry civil
bill, long debate arising on motion that
the Senate insist upon an increased appro-
priation for the protection Of Yellowstone
Park from poachers, Mr.. Vest asserting that
local hunters and not soldiers must be en-
ployed for that purpose.
The House to-day agreed to the Senate's
amendments to the bill for improving the
navy. While considering that bill Mr..
Boutelle of Maine made another bloody
shirt speech, the occasion therefor being the
fact that Mr.. Herbert in his speech had in
cluded in list of distinguished naval Off
GERS some of those who had taken the part
of the South in the civil war. Mr.. Reed
made better speech and with better ground
saying that the republican minority had all
along earnestly supported propositions for
| the Improvement of the navy, but until the
| present had been unable to get enough
democratic support to make even one such
proposition effective.
There is some talk among Virginians here
about the ACCESSIBILITY of the democratic
committee of their State opening headquar-
ters in Richmond and prosecuting 4 State
| congressional campaign. The general i'm
preston seems to be that as the committee
| has no campaign funds and is not likely to
have any, owing 10 the operation of the
! civil service law and the apathy and dis
| satisfaction existing among so large por-
| ton of the party by reason of the manner
| in which both State and national affairs
| have been conducted, the project should be
abandoned. 1t is probable the State com.
mittee will be called together shortly, pos.
sibly at the White Sup Springs, to talk
| the matter over.
Alderman J. w. Burke, of Alexandria,
was st the Treasury Department last Satur'
day to see if some plan would not be adopt
| ed for laying gas pipes across the dyke Of
the marsh between Alexandria and the
| light house on Joness Point otherwise than
| BY closing that dyke. The matter has been
referred to the light house board.
The river and harbor bill is no nearer its
passage to day than it was on Saturday, and
it is generally believed that it is dead.
No Virginia cases were considered or re-
ported at Saturdays executive session Of
the Senate, and it is probable that no more
will be at this session. Mr.. Riddleberger has
moved that the case of Marshal Scott, which
was recommitted, be re-reported, but no
| action was taken upon that motion. II
seems to be understood that the President
will reappoint all the appontees whose
nominations shall remain Enacted upon at
the end of this session of Congress.
People from the Sth Congressional dis
trict Of Virginia here to-day say that all the
delegates to the democratic Congressional
| convention of that district have been elected
and that large majority of them are in ia
vor of nominating Gen. W. 81. Lee as MIR
Barbour's successor.