Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-04

Eept it, be true, he had better nave aitoWeu
he colored man to retain the place, as he
saws he has lost So 600 by it SO far, and the
receipts, now that the warm weather has |
commenced, will decrease daily. The keep
ar of the House restaurant says there is no
money in that either, AS he has to employ thir-
ty six cooks and walters, and business don't
last moro than two or three hours day..
The House ways and means committee TO-
day agreed to report favorably two bills, one
to allow merchandise liable to speciicr TO
be entered for immediate transportation TO
inland cities, the other to allow the commis,,
sioner ofinternal revenue to establish special
bonded warehouses in any collection distrlc.,
and providing that when dlstliiing snall
have been suspended at any dlstlllery iof
period aggregating ten months III any que
wear, and the quantity of spirits remaining
in it shall not exceed four thousand gallons,
the expense of keeping storekeeper then
shall be paid by the distiller, who, however,
can avoid that expense by sending his liquor
to the special bonded warehouse.
Among the presidential postmasters ap-
pointed yesterday was Mrs. Josaphene hop
kins, at Glen Allen, Henrico county, va.
This was reappointment. Glen Allen Is
small hamlet, but the business done there
by a Job printing company is so large that
the receipts of the postof1ice entitle it to
place in the list of presidential offices.
While the Congressional troubles among
the regular democrats in the Sth district
of Virginia have been quieted by the pre-
vailing impression that Mr.. Barbour Will ac'
cept the nomination that every body be-
lieyes will be rendered him, it is said that
the contest for the seat in the House Mr..
Daniel will vacate to take one IN the Senate,
is already becoming warm, and that most
of the counties in the district WILL nave
candidate for the nomination.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Barbour in
troduced bill for the relief Of Alexandra
county. 1t provides that in view OF the
fact that Congress has established large
colored settlement on the Arlington estate,
the children of which Alexandria county
has to educate and its poor to support,
and that too, though the county derives not
one cent of revenue from that estate, Con-
eress shall create fund the interest OF
which shall go toward keeping up the roaos
leading to and from Arlington, anc to the
education of the children and the support OF
the paupers among the large number OF
colored people who live upon that estate.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Rlddleberger
presented petitions OF the knights OF labor
of Petersburg and Norfolk against the Dill
allowing an American steamship company
to buy ten ships abroad and sail them I'M
der the American flag.
The commerce committee OF the House
to-day agreed to report tavorably upon
resolution providing for the investigation OF
charges of cruelty in connection with the
transportation of cattle.
The House to day set aside its regular
order and took up the contested election
case of Campbell, republican, against 'Vea-
yer, democratic greenbacker, from iowa,
who will be awarded the seat, as he was
fairly elected, though he should not have
been.
General Butler has requested the House
Military Committee to re-examine his &C.
counts as Superintendent of the Soldiers
Homes, which accounts are short TO the ex-
tent of many thousands of dollars but the
committee don't feel warranted in going to
the trouble and expense necessarily incident
to such 70. examination.
Senator Vance has presented petitions OF
negroes in several counties of North Carroll
ma for appropriations to transport them TO
Africa.
Mr.. Findley, of Baltimore has introduced
bill in the House to remove all and every
species of tax on the production and manu-
facture oftobacco.
A large number Of spectators were III the
room of tho Pam Electric Committee this
morning, attracted by the fact that MIR.
Dana, Of the New York Sun, was there and
would he examined. Mr.. Beach, member
of the House from Brooklyn, testified that
he was offered some Of the stock, but de-
clined to accept it, as he thought the oner
was an attempt to btibe him. Mr.. Dana
will not be examined until this afternoon.
One of the most knowing detectives OF
this city says that the number Of Workmen
locked out hero in consequence OF the strike
is not FIR from three thousand, that while
those contractors who would have lost
money by locking out, and some few who
think this favorable opportunity to get
contracts, have acceded TO the demands OF
the strikers, the others have not done so;
that those who have will soon he decreasing
the number of hands they employ, and that
the condition of the vast majority of the
strikers will be worse hereafter than it has
been before. He laughngly remarked that
if the strike be successful to the strikers 1t
would DO profitable for the small employers
to close business and SO to work as journey
men.
In the House yesterday, Mr.. Brady, from Fir.
ginia introduced bill 10 increase tho pension OF
Mrs. Corncla A. Stanley widow of Fabus Stanley,
U. S.. N.