Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-07

soon be done, had acceded to the demands o,
he strikers. MI the others were determined
10 reject them, and that building IN me Guy
would soon be practically suspend ea' as
both those who wanted 10 build houses LOT
their own use, as we'll as the spectators,
who do by far most Of the building. nau
cancelled all their engagements. Hc salu
the result of the present strike would he tne
same az that of the plasterers here twelve
vears ago. They were getting 81 80 DAY
and struck for So. After being idle LOT tn! "
teen weeks they went back to work aI sz.oo
day, and never since then have they gov
ten more than IS or s.2o.
This Congress has already passed large
number of private pension bllls, SO large
that the aggregate amount OF money appro-
nriated is a matter Of serious consideration.
'rhe President has sent for all the papers III
the case of every one of them, and will give
each a critical examination, and 1T Is his OK.
pressed purpose that if mere sympathy anu
a spirit OF acquiescence, and not actuai
merit secured their passage, he VIII veto
them.
The House postotiico committee agreed
to day to report favorably the bill TO amend
the act TO readjust the salaries oil certain
postmasters. The committee also pracI
cally agreed to report in favor OF excluding
from the mails all newspapers containing
lottery advertisements.
Ex.Mayor Kemper and Mr.. Thomas Ian
non, Of Alexandria, were at the Capltol TO-
day to see Mr.. Barbour, and urge him TO
try to induce the democratic members OF
the Virginia delegation In tho House TO
represent to the democratic members OF inc
House ways and means committee the al
vantage to the cooperage business Oh the
whole Atlantic coast, but especially TO that
of Alexandria, that would result from the
passage of bill reducing the tariff on sugar
imported in hogsheads.
The House ways and means committee
have agreed TO report adversely upon the
Mexican treaty, for the reason, as they say,
that under it hundreds Of thousands OF
Chinese would be imported into Mexico and
set to work producing sugar, and thereby
ruin the sugar interests of Louisiana. MT.
Hewett, who is a consistent revenue tarlll
democrat, will prepare minority report.
A delegation Of the knights Of labor from
Norfolk, Portsmouth and Berkeley are here
to-day, and called on the Secretary OF the
Navy to ask him that some work be sent to
the Norfolk navy yard.
Among the graduates at the annual COM
mencement of the Spencerian Business Col.
lege of this city, which took place last night,
were Miss Kate d. Houck, of Alexandria,
and Messrs. Samuel T. Phillips, Ellis w.
Brown and n. z. Jones, of Virginia.
In the House yesterday among the petit
tons introduced through the petition box
were the following by Mr.. Cabel, that of
J. A. Palmer, Of Halifax county, Va, to be
reimbursed for money expended while in
Sc I,,t, of
House by Mr.. Daniel, that of certain citi'
zens of Pittsylvania and Halifax for relief ;
by Mr.. Wise, that of George Loehr, for the
reference of his claim to the court of claims,
and that of certain citizens of Richmond
for an appropriation that will enable the
national board of health to cooperate with
State and local boards.
The rejection of the nomination Of Mr..
Button, for postmaster at Lynchburg, as
first announced yesterday in the GAZETTE,
where those who want news can always lind
it if any be atloat, was effected without the
slightest opposition on the part OF single
Senator, democrat or republican. Several
republican Senators had agreed to hold oil,
some to vote for him, and one had said that
he would speak in his favor if opportunity
were afforded; but when the adverse report
democrat said word, so that none of the
republicans referred to had chance to say
or do anything, and the report was adopted
without division. The result i'll Mr..
Buttons case is decidedly uufavOrable to
Mr.. Goode, and the knowing ones at the
Capitol say that his rejection is also deter.
mined upon. 1t was rumored among the
Vrginians at the Capitol to-day that the
nC H.
internal revenue for the Alexandria district
had been confirmed; but no definite &C
ton has 80 far been taken in his or any of
the other Virginia cases except those hereto
fore mentioned.
There was no session Of the Senate to-day,
that body having adjourned on yesterday
until Monday. Quite number of Senators
left here this morning to dine with ex.Sena-
tor Simon Gamer on at hishome in Pennsyl
vania, among them the following democrats:
Messrs. Butler. kenna, Beck, Blackburn
and Hearst Neither Of the Virginia Sena-
tors was in the party.
Mrs. A. +. Newman addressed the Senate
Committee on Education to-day in favor of
an appropriation for home aud training
school in Salt Lake City for such Mormon
women as may want to relieve their present
husbands of the expense Of taking care Of
them.
The House private land claims committee
have agreed to report in favor of the claim
Of the heirs OF Major Matthew Smith, OF the
Virginia line in tho Continental army, for
5 49,, 3333 acres of public lane. The war claims
committee have agreed to report in favor of
giving John Montgomery and T. f. Will
lams 81 600 for damages done TO their tav-
ern and farm at the south end of the Long
Bridge by the federal soldiers during the
civil war.
The river and harbor bill passed the House
yesterday with no provision for continuing tho
work of reclaimiug the Potomac flats of this city
The amount appropriated is fifteen million.