Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
tsnesisl Correspondence of the Aleza. GAZETTE.
: n q Anil 1893


Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., April %, 1856
The House Committee on Public Lands,
at their meeting this morning, agreed to re-
mort in favor of tae forfeiture OF tho lana
Grant to the Mobile and Girard railroad.
Ouite a number of the same sort Of reports
have been determined upon by the same
committees during the present session, but
the forfcitures are never elected all Tue
same. The Judiciary Committee agreed TO-
day to report adversely upon the Dill au-
thorizing the President to veto separate sec
tions in appropriation bills; also adversely
mon the bill to prohibit the adulteratlon n, OF
food and drink 10 the several States. Inc
committee will also report adversely upon
Mr. Brady's bill relating to the Virginia
deht The committee is now considering
,he Mormon bill. Mr.. Tucker, the chair
man. saws his brother, Col. Bev. Tucker,
oas not been employed by the Mormons as
their agent, as reported in some OF the re-
nuhlican newspapers. but that If he were IL
would make no difference, as he and his
brother long ago made an agreement that
when the latter was engaged as "parlia-
nentarv solicitor" he would not say any
thing to him on the subject. The Mormon
hill he saws, is one of vast Importance; ne
and Mr.. Stewart, of Vermont, Senator Ed
munds' own State, compose the sub-com-
mittee to whom it has been referred, and
thew are giving it careful consideration; that
the Gentle side of the case has been heard,
and TINT the hearing of the Mormon SIDE
has been postponed until the return OF MT.
Stewart. who is now absent. The A2rlcul-
tural Committee this morning appointed
sub committee to draft bill imposing re-
strictions upon the manufacture of cleo
margarine Before the District of Columbia
Committee Congressman Campbell, of New
York. argued in favor of half holiday on
Saturday, and delegation of Washington
merchants, in opposition to the James bill
allowing drummers TO prosecute their Dus-
mess without q license.
Among the strangers in the city to-day Is
Major Thomas Moore, of Fairfax 9. H., Va.
He saws that the democratic committee OF
Fairfax county met at the Court House last
Monday, and accepted the resignation OF
Judge Chichester as their chairman, ana
elected Mr.. S. R. Donahoe. editor OF the
Fairfax Herald, in his stead. Major Moore
is a strict member of the Episcopal Church,
and usually represents his church IN It's
State councils. He says that the elect OF
local option, which prevails at Fairfax Z.
H., has been to deprive the State OF the
liauor license there, and to increase the
number of places where liquor is sold.
In the Senate to. day Mr.. Morgan, from
the foreign affairs committee, reported the
bill for indemnifying the Chinese for the
outrages committed upon them in the North
west.
Mr.. Buttons friends are trying to got the
Senate postoflice committee TO reconsider
their adverse report upon the confirmation
of that gentleman's nomination for postmas.
ter at Lynchburg.
The Senate yesterday adopted resolu-
ton giving 10 Miss Alice G. Underwood
$1,000 in payment Of the expenses her faith
or, the late Judge Underwood, incurred in
prosecuting his claim to seat in the United
States Senate from Virginia. The adoption
of the resolution secures the payment OF the
claim. The same amount, and for similar
purpose, it will be remembered, was paid to
the late Judge Segar, of Virginia.
Mr.. Riddleberger, when he introduced
his bill in tho Senate, yesterday, to repeal
section 1918 of the u. S. Statutes, Informed
the Senate that the statute REFER ed to PRO
hibits the enlistment of soldiers in the late
Confederate army in the army Of the United
States" 1t doesn't do any thing of the
kind. The statute ia short and is in the
following words: mo person who has serv-
ed in any capacity in tho military, naval or
civil service of the so called Confederate
States, or of either of the States in insurTec.
ton during tho late rebellion, shall be up.
pointed to any position in the army OF the
United States"
Mr.. Jay Gould appeared this morning be-
fore the House special committee appointed
to investigate the recent strikes in the
Southwest. The committee met, as it did
Yesterday, in the room of the committee on
railways and canals, which was crowded TO
it's utmost capacity, as were all the approach
es thereto, with those anxious to obtain a
look at the man who has as much money as
the Capitol and its grounds cost. Mr.. Gould
was peddler in early life, and now looks
like the owner Of a Washington clothing
store, in bad health, and sleepy from over
work and loss of rest By financial troubles.
He was accompanied by his counsel, Gen.
Swayne What he said was to the effect
that Congress had nothing TO do with in
vestigatiDg the affairs of his roads orany
other of his business, and had no tight to
summon him before it on any such matters,
and that he came, not because it was in the
power of the committee to make him come,
but because he chose to do so; that the bust
ness of his roads was not INSTRUCTED now,
all the passenger and freight business on
them being attended TO with safety and
despatch; and that the strike was caused by
the discharge of workman named Hall,
who was inefficient and was absent from his
work four days without leave. He made
his counsel read such written statements as
he had to offer, to relieve him of the exer-
ton, and answered the questions that were
propounded to him in low tone, but in
the coolest and most collected manner pos.
sible. The opinion of all the disinterested lis,
teners is that be proved the strike to be
without sufficient cause, and that the rail-
roads did nothing that they were rot author
lied by the laws of the land to do.
It is reported to-day that count of the
House has been made aud that four repub-
lcans will vote for the new tariff bill, and
that thirty-six democrats will vote with Mr..
Randall against it. Mr.. Randall says it
will be defeated; but Mr.. Randall has been
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