Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-08
FROM WARRINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., June s, 1856.

rsnso;a, Correspondence of the Alexs. GAzErTE.]
WASHINGTON. D. c., June s, 1856.
Tho striking bricklayers here, finding
that their employers would not yield to
tLa;r demands. and intended to fight
T. ont on that line if it took all the sum-
mer came to their senses this morning,
and went to work on the terms offered
nv their employers at the first OF the
oeason-nine hours and the non-use of the
amaloamated cards. The bricklayers re-
tain their own union cards, but those OF the
amalgamated unions are not to be recog-
nized. They have lost eight weeks of prof
table labor, and 60 back to work at the
same wages they were receiving Wnen tney
struck. They can never make up the loss.
The Senate Commerce Committee, at
their meeting to-day, unanimously adopted
Mr.. Ransom's amendment to the river and
hsrbor bill, appropriating five hundred
thousand dollars for continuing the work
upon the reclamation Of the fats in the Po-
tomac river, off this city.
In the House to-day Mr.. Kelly, republic
can, of Pennsylvania, the oldest continuous
member of the body, made real bloody
shirt and malignant attack upon MIR. Wheel.
or, of Alabama, for the adverse criticism OF
the late Secretary Stanton contained IN
the latters speech in the House at last Fri
day nights session OF that body, and Tor
what be termed the conspiracy by which
that speech had been delivered and obtained
a place in the Record. During his remarks
Mr.. Kelly read letter from MIR. Stanton
to Rev. Hammond Dyer, of New York,
dated in 1862, in which the writer said he
was we'll aware of the ISLANDERS that were
being circulated against him, and that they
came from two sources, those who were ROB-
bling the Treasury and those who were
scheming for political purposes. Mr.. Wheel.
or attempted to reply, but was shut OFT
by the Speaker, who said that he fore.
saw the debate would be prolonged if
allowed to proceed, and that it had better
be stopped then than later. Mr.. McMll-
lin, of Tennessee, however, succeeded in
getting the floor, and showed that the
speech had been delivered by the unanimous
consent of the House, and when about three
times as many republicans as democrats
we're present; and said if there was any con.
spiracy about it Mr.. Kelly would find
the conspirators on his side of the
House. The Record shows plainly
that Mr.. Wheeler's speech was made in &C.
cordance with the rules of the House, and
that instead of interrupting and stopping it
if they objected, the republicans promoted
it's delivery, probably for just such purpose
as Mr.. Kelly made of it to-day-a means fol
bloody shirt reply and for political capita
in the next campaign.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
| to-day was one to provide for an additional
assistant secretary of the Treasury, to serve
during the incapacity of Secretary Man
ming Among the resolutions, was one to in
quire into the authority for the extension o.
the bonded term of whiskey. At the con
resumed the consideration of the bill for re-
storing to the service the naval cadets drop
ped by reason of a previous bill.
On the question Of the reference OF the
oleomargarine bill in the Senate yesterday
Mr.. Malone voted to refer it to the finance
committee, which was equivalent to killing
it, and Mr.. Riddleberger, to refer it to the
agricultural committee, which will proba
bly, report it favorably.
At Yesterdays executive session Of the
Senate the nomination of George M. Helms
as internal revenue collector for the Dan
Vile district, in Virginia, was confirmed.
The House Ways and Means COMMITTEES
at their meeting to day agreed to report ad
versely on a proposition to give it out a:
| the expression of the House that there
should be no change in the duty on wool a.
| this time and that the tariff should be re
stored to what it was in 1867, and favorably
upon a bill for making n distinction in thu
mode of packing manufactured tobacco.
The claim of Mr.. Edwin G. Fitzhugh, o.
Fairfax county, Virginia, petition for the
payment of which has been presented to thu
House by Mr.. Barbour, is for 81 1853, fo
supplies taken from the petitioner by tht
Union army during the war.
Senator kenna, of West Virginia, ha!
concluded to accept the position of chairman
of the Congressional Campaign Committee
for the reason that his non acceptance
would imply that he looked upon the result
of the campaign as doubtful. Ex-Congress
man Phil. Thompson, who filled the posi-
ton once before will probably be the sec.
rotary of the committee.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
Yesterday, was one by Senate Hawley tc
pay George Hill, jr., of Georgetown, or his
legal representatives, such sums o.
money as may after hearing and
adjudication be adjudged by the
Court Claims, 10 full settlement, for rem
use, occupation and destruction of his pro
perty in Alexandria county, Va, by the
q. 8. armies during the late war. Refer
red to committee on claims.
Mr.. Conger, chairman of the Senate Postoftice
| Committee has gone to Michigan, but his resolu
ton, or rather General Mahones, to send for per
sons and papers so as to find something by which
to reject the nomination of Mr.. Gennan, post
master at Norfolk, was passed at yesterdays OK
ecutive session of the Senate, all the same.
The House Committee on Invalid Pensions al
their meeting to-day agreed to amend the BlaiI
pensions bill pensioning every body in the Union
army who was even scratched in the late war
since, or ever will be, by providing that the pom
sion shall be $12 month"; and that the scratch
shall amount to total disability.
| An effort was made in the House to. day to take
up the bill to extend the time for the payment o.
| the debt due the Government by the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, but it was defeated.
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