Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
lspecial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., June 80, 1856.

snecial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., June 30, 1856.
In the Senate to. day Mr.. Riddleberger
,rasented petitions from various assemblies
IF knights of labor in Virginia, for the pas
sape Of the following bills: to repeal the
timber culture act. to adjust railroad anu all
other grants, to forfeit all land grants tne
terms Of which have not been complied with,
to organize the Territory of Oklahoma, to
omen a portion of the Sioux reservation to
settlers. to prohibit aliens from holding
lands to mako Presidential and Congress
sional election days holidays, and TO dis,
burse two millions Of Treasury surplus and
substitute Treasury notes for the retred
bank notes.
In the Senate to-day, after the routine
business, on motion of Mr.. Hear, the resou-
tjon for considering nominations IN open
session was taken up, and My. ManGerson,
taking Mr.. Morrill's seat, read speech IN
opposition to tho bill prepared BY that gen
tiemeu. who is too sick 10 leave his house.
The Senate postofIiee committee met this
morning, but considered no Virginia nomi'
nations.
Senators Hoar and Frye, the only two
members of the Senate elections committee
who want to investigate the charges OF fraud
apainst the election Of Senator Payne, OF
Ohio, are determined to bring that matter
M in the Senate, and will be assisted there.
in by Senator Sherman, who, it is said, will
leave the chair of the presiding officer and
come down on the floor TO make speech III
favor of al investigation.
In the House to-day the consideration OF
the sundry civil bill was resumed. pro-
vision in that bill, which had been previous.
w agreed to, authorizing the publication OF
all the Governments advertisements i'll one
newspaper published at Washington, to be
DESIGNATED by the Pres dent, was, on motion
of Mr.. Reed aud with the concurrence OF
Mr.. Randall reconsidered and stricken out
on point of order, as it was minated
that there might BIO job in it. 1t was ru.
mored at the Capitol that the provision was
in the interest of Mr. Hutchins, but others
said, in that of new democratic paper that
would have been started here had it not
been stricken out.
The defeat of tho steamship subsidy yes
terday deprecated Pacific mail stock, but is
feather in the cap of the democracy.
Mr.. Speaker Carlisle, one of the steering
committee of the democrats of the House,
said to-day that after the passage of the
regular appropriation bills, if there be any
time left, the House will consider the alien
bill and the bill for new navy, but that
the appropriation for the latter would not
be more than two or three million, as with
the unexpended sum, That amount would
be amply sufficient for immediate purposes ;
then, if there be any more time, the inter-
state commerce bill will be considered, that
is if Mr.. Reagan shall think the debate on
it will not be prolonged.
Among the bills reported in the Senate
to-day was that for the relief of Gen. Sibley
of Fredericksburg, amended so as to pro-
vide that the Court of Claims shall try the
case and report tho testimony and law 10
Congress.
In the House to-day the reports in the
Pan Electric Telephone case were made.
There were three of them, one the Boyle
report, signed by all the democratic mem
bers of the committee except Mr.. Hale, Of
Missouri, exculpating every body; the Ran.
ney report, signed by all the republican
members, inculpating every body, and the
other tho Hale report, signed by Mr.. Hale
alone, taking the ground that private par
ties and not government officials should
have contes' ed the legality Of the Bell pat
emf.
Congressman Barbour, accompanied by
Mr.. n. s Turnbul, of Brunswick, Mrs.
Pinkney Brooke and Miss Ellen danger
field, will leave here to morrow night for
New York, from which city they will sail
Saturday morning for Europe on Cunard
steamer.
The Presidents wife had her first Inform
al reception yesterday. She wore q short
dress of white silk null, with yoke and
sleeves of ValencienDes lace and rutlies of
the same across the skirt front. Her only
ornament was jewelled pansy at the throat,
and bunch Of pink and red roses she car
ried in her hand.
People from Virginia here to-day say that
Mahone's candidates for Congress in. his
State will be either Mayo, Curlett or Sener
in the lst district; Libby, Dyer, Lindsey,
Bowden or DR.. Wise in the Fad Brady or
Langston in the 4th Bowen or Blair in the
9th Jacob Nost in the 9TH. He has not as
yet made up the lists in the other districts
from which to make his selections.
The age limitation in the civil service
rules, by which all eX.Confcderate5 are ex.
cluded, ia so patiently unjust and sectional
that the President is reported TO have agreed
ut last TO extend it to ifty-fve or six
ty.two, and that orders 10 that effect will
be issued next month.
1t is reported to-day that the Judiciary
Committee of the Senate has agreed to re-
port adversely upon the nomination of Col.
Catlett Gibson as U. S. attorney for the
eastern district of Virginia. 1t is also re-
ported that Marshal Scott, OF the same dis.
trict, the adverse report in whose case was
recommitted, will be again reported upon
the same way.
Col. William Green, of Alexandria, chief cngi-
necr of the Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad
who is Just here from Georgia. says it is generally
conceded there now that General Gordon will be
the next Governor of the State. Two other Alex
andria engineers are engaged in the construction
Of the Colonel's road-Maior o. G. Henderson and
Mr.. A. N. Hurdle
Those who are working for the Palestine cX-