Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-18

from holding lands in the United states;
The report states That many foreigners hold
immense tracts of lands in the Territories
which they lease to tenants on the same sys
tenn that prevails in Ireland.
From Virginians, here to-day from various 5
narts of the Sth Congressional district OF
their State, it is learned that some OIL Inc
numerous gentlemen whose names no ;at
some time ago spoken of in connection WV; w
thet district. now that it seems settled tha1
NJ Rarhonr will be rendered re.nomlna-
ton Notwithstanding his expressed dlsln-
oI;nation to remain in the House any longer
than his present term, want him to an
norrce over his own name, or to authorize
come one to say for him, whether or not ne
ill accent denomination so rendered: bu'
Mr. Barbour's friends here say ne mas
natural delicacy and hesitancy about DONG
60 as he might be declining what may hol
he rendered him, and he therefore be IN tne
awkward and embarrassed condition OF the
Young lady who declined an oher OF mar
rage before it had been made. :,
The House to-day took up the oena!e
amendment to the postoiiice appropriation
bill providing for subsidy CT SSoo'ooo 70
American vessels for carrying the Inails
upon which it was agreed to limit the de-
hate to two days. The prevailing impress
sion about the amendment is that 1t VIII De
disagreed to by the House, and that the
Senate will recede and allow the Dill 10 De-
come law with the amendment stricken
out. ~,
In the Senate to-day a good deal OF Inc
morning hour was taken up In q debate De
tween Messrs. Beck and Miller upon the
subject of the reference of the numerous pc
titions now being sent to Congress for the
| passage of the bill imposing restrictions up
on the manufacture of oleomargarlne, the
former contending that they should be re-
ferred to the finance committee, as the ques
tion of taxation was involved, and the lat
ter. the author of the oleomargarlne bill
that they be sent to the agricultural com
mittee, which was done.
There is q rule in the departments here
by which when subordinate is taken slcH
his pay is locked during the time of his alb
sence from his desk A member OF the
House to-day in talking with the GAzETTE'S
correspondent about the temporary recov.
ery of Secretary Manning, said no woulC
like TO know whether the rule referred tt
| would be applied to his case.
Those who have claims arising under the
French spola.ion bill are made glad by thu
decision rendered in the Court OF Claims
here yesterday, 70 the effect that their claimi
should be paid
In the House yesterday Mr.. Tucker pre-
sented the petition OF Nicholas Oheeie to-
a pension, upon the ground that at eighty
years of age, after forty years of teaching il
different States of this country, he has beer
notified by the superintendent of public
schools that in consequence of the infirm
tiles incident to old age, a younger mai
must take his place.
In the Senate yesterday bill to pay William
Tabb, Of Spotsylvania county, Virginia 81,
for supplies taken from him by the Union SO!
diers during tho war, came up on tho calenda
with favorable reportand would have boon passe
but for objection by Mr.. Plumb. Mr. Tabb is
naturalized Englishman, and was Union ma
during the war.
In the House yesterday Mr. Barbour introduce
bill for the relief Of Sarah L. Donaldson, Q
Fairfax county, Virginia.