Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
,nseid Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE.

TSDeeial Correspondence VI ii'o T'i@A"' MAMMA ''
WASHINGTON, D. c., April II, 1856.
The finance committee of the Senate was
engaged to day in the consideration OF the
combinations for internal revenue collectors,
with the intention OF clearing up their dock.
ct in that respect and, it is understood, OF
confirming all the nominees against whom
there are no charges of personal character;
Among the nominations to be considered
TODAY will be those of Messrs. Shepperu'
Elicit and Helms, the three Virginia coliec'
tors. -..,..a;,o
Reports to the contrary notwithstanding
the nomination of Mr.. Button 10 10 pos'-
master at Lynchburg, Virginia, mas oeeh 10.
ported adversely. MIR. Button mas oeen heIe
rscentlv TO SEE If he could get the Senate to
re;sct This report and confirm him, and has
,rone home it is said, confident that he has
succeeded. A..
The WAYS and Means Committee OF the
House having reported in favor of the abro-
cation of the Hawaiian treaty, and 1t being
Understood that the president of the Senate
;e in favor of the same action, the Hawaiian
minister has become alarmed, and has pre-,
nared q new treaty, in which it is proposed
r. olive the United States Pearl Harbor,
which commands the whole Sandwich Is
lands for q coaling station, if the latter
government will allow the commercial re-
Iations between the two governments 10
remain as they are.
Mr.. Canady, doorkeeper OF the Senate
in speaking of the recent removal OF an en-
pIoyee of that body and the appointment, OF
another one in his place, about which MT
Call introduced resolution yesterday, says
he did so because the former was demo.
crat and the latter a republican, ana tnat
his fault with the President il that ne
doesn't remove republicans and appoint
democrats.
MIR. Riddleberger's action is so wild ana
arratic that no one can foretell what 1t Will
be ON any subject, but if he shall oppose
General Malone in the matter OF the Vlr-
pinia nominations, as he is reported to have
Said he will do, most of them will be con-
frmed. as those republican Senators who 90
not think they are bound to assist the Gen
eral in the qualification of his personal en-
mites will find in that opposition sufficient
excuse to relieve them Of the obligations
supposed to be imposed upon them BY Sen
atorial courtesy.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Barbour pre-
santed the petition of w. l.. B. Wheeler
that his claim for property taken for the use
of the Government during the war be re-
ferred to the Court of Claims. Mr.. Tucker
presented the petition of p. 3. Young, adj
ministrator of d. w. Kennedy, of Nelson
county, Va, that his claim be referred to
the Court of Claims. In the Senate Mr..
Butler introduced bill to remove the po-
litical disabilities of w. II. T. Lee, Of Fair.
fax county, Va. The House yesterday pass
ed bill to remove The political disabilities
of Thos. r. Ware, Of Virginia.
Petitions are now being presented in both
branches of Congress for colonizing the ne.
groes of this country in Africa, and for an
appropriation of 500 per capita to enable
them to reach Liberia. AS there are seven
million negroes in the country,it would cost
ut the rate proposed, seven hundred million
dollars to get them out of it, which is toe
much to pay in these hard times.
In the House to-day the consideration oil
the bill to authorize the establishment o.
export tobacco manufactures, commenced
on Thursday, was resumed. Mr.. Wise;
amendment that the exports Of manuiactur
ed tobacco not produced in export tobacco
manufactures shall be entitled to draw
back of the whole amount Of duty paid up
on such imported articles rs are actually
used in the manufacture OF such exported
tobacco, was defeated by large majority
After this bill shall be disposed of the re-
mainder of the day will be devoted to the
consideration of bills for public buildings.
The House Commerce Committee, out o
respect to their chairman, Mr.. Reagan, have
agreed to allow him to ask the House to fix
day for the consideration of the Eads bill
for ship railway across the isthmus o.
Tehuantepec. The beneliciaries of that bill
have reduced their request from S37 500 ,0Oj
to 81, 100000, which of itself alone is sufii
Gent to most people TO show the characte,
of the bill.
Messrs. Hearst and Whitthorne, the two
new appointed-not elected democratic
Senators, will hold their seats by such ap'
pointment until the middle Of next Janu
| airy.
Miss Mildred Lee, daughter Of Genera
Robert T.. Lee, is at Wormley's Hotel, in
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