Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-07
FROM WASHINGTON.

IN the House Yesterday evening, MIR.
O'Ferrall, Of Virginia, presented tne peti,
tions of BENJAMIN Bowman and Samuel
Cline. of Rockingham; I. Fl. Rollins, OF lap
nahnnnock; Mrs. Eliza Richardson, OF war
ren and \. NJ. Funkhouser, of Shenandoah
counties. Va, for the reference of their war
claims to the Court of Claims. Mr.. Wilson,
of West Virginia, presented similar petitions
from T, II. willis, J. J. H. Straith and Fran
els Yates, of Jefferson county, West Elr,
oinia. and OF Robert Miller, of Augusta, ana
Eliza r. Pearce, Of Fauquier counties, Nir'
ginia. A. ,ro
In the Senate yesterday evening, Mr.: Ma
hone introduced bill making an adultlon-
al appropriation for the public building at
Harrisonburg, slso one for the relief OF the
estate of Melita Rose.
The House to-day, after the rcadlnG OF
the journal and the message OF the fresi-
dent on the injustice of the anti Chinese
laws. designated the 10Th and 10Th prox-
imo for the consideration OF the Dil! allow
ing an American steamship company TO buy
ten foreign huilt ships. The House then
took up the silver bill, which il will discuss
all day and to morrow, when vo.e on IL
will probably be reached. The chlei pro
vision in the bill s that for free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver. The silver lobby has
become alarmed Mt the recently developed
dangers that bcset the bill, and is basi!y at
work to-day trying to lissipatc them. The
prevailing impression is that the provision
referred to will be defeated and that this
Congress will not alter the present condi'
ton of the silver question.
There was no meeting Of the House Com
mittee on Public Lands to-day, because the
clerk, J. c. Ridley, formerly Of Virginia,
droppe,s dead yesterday.
Among the recent promotions in the
Treasury Department Is that of VIM. Fair
fax, of Virginia, fiom twelve to sixteen
hundred dollar ciclkship.
The tariff bill will, it is expected, be re-
ported in the House tomorrow, but will not
come up for debate for some time. Its friends
arc hopeful Of its passage, but some OF the
best informed men about the Capitol are
sure Of its defeat.
The whole of tho morning hour Of the
Senate to-day was consumed by Mr.. Call
of FloriG:s in speech about railroad III
Florida.
A delegation Of Lynchbursers composed
of Messrs Alexander Mcdonald, Peter Otey
J. II. Edwards and George Witt are expect
ed here tomorrow morning to call on the
President aud invite him TO attend the next
AGRICULTURAL fair to lie held in that city.
The clerk OF the town council Of jefferson
Vile. Indiana, was before the Civil Service
Committee Of the House to-day, having witt
him the official record OF the council, il
which is resolution expressing the thank:
of the council 20 Messrs. Warder and Staley
the House officers charged with corruption
for their DISTINGUISHED efforts in the work o
obtaining needed appropriation for tht
Improvement OF the river st that place
The charge against those officers is that they
obtained $3.50 from Jacksonville for secur
ing the appropriation referred to after they
had found out that it had been made.
The Court of Claims has awarded 2000(
as the rent Of the Episcopal Seminary ant
High School buildings for hospital purpose!
during the war. As Congress has to provide
| for the payment Of all such awards, q notice
of this one has been sent to the House anC
| by it referred to the Committee on Wal
| Claims.
MIR. II. S. Menefee, formerly Of Kappa
| hammock county, Va, while coming doWr
the steps at Loskams yesterday evening
had the toe Of his boot caught by hole il
the carpet. ard, falling, was so unfortunat,
as to break his leg. He was removed tt
Providence Hospital, where his injuries arc
being attended to properly.
Young Mr.. Henry l.. Stokes, Of Freder
| icksburg, Virginia, has received an appoint
ment in the signal service.
The House Naval Committee agreed this
morning to report favorably upon bills fol
restoring 10 the Navy tho cadet classe:
dropped therefrom several years ago, anC
for allowing sailors who failed to got hon
orable discharges from the Navy at the
close of the war, but who were not really
deserters, to apply for pensions for five
years from the passage Of this bill.
The water in the Potomac here has fallen
| four inches since morning. Reports from
the lower river are to the effect that the
muddy water extends as far down as Black.
istone's Island, and that most of the few
shad and herring in the river are prevented
by it and by the cold weather from ascend.
ing higher than that point.
Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie, who is an ex-mem.
her Of Congress, was upon the floor of the
House to day explaining to Mr.. Croxton, q
member of the Election Committee Of that
House, what he considers the merits of his
claim for compensation for the expense he
incurred when his seat was contested by
the late Charles Whittlesey and he contest
ed the scat of Mr. Braxton.