Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-14

probably profit BY their recent experience
q Petersburg, and vote for a reputable anti
Malone republican.
The senate postof6ce committee met this
morning, but considered no Virginia noml'
nations.
The House pensions committee, at their
meeting this morning took up the Mexican
pension bill as passed by the Senate. and
resolved 10 non. concur and ask for confer.
epce committee. The object of this, as Gen.
Wolford informed the GAzErTE's cor
is merely for the purpose Of
striking out the provision requiring the pen
siorer to have served sixty days. The
Geuera! thinks the conference will agree 20
that proposition, and that the bill will be
passed at this session OF Congress. Ire
amount Of the pension is IS a month.
A letter received here to day from MsjoE
Phil. Barbour, Of Orange county, Va, IN
reference to statement recently made in
this correspondence, to the effect tbs!
Orange county was in favor OF EenomIna-
ting Mr. Barbour, says the election Of dele
gates to the Congressional convention in
that county will not take place until Inc
3lss inst. In this connection It may ne
stated that intelligence here from Fauquier
county. in the same district, is that 90 can,
didate from that county will be before the
conventions; and that the news frcn Louisa
county, also il tha. district, is that ii solid
Lee delegation will be ssut BY that equity,
Among the bills introduced iii the scuate
to-day was one by General Malone, to re.
lieye the political disabilities OF B 7. 10y
al, of Norfolk, Va.
The House to-day, after little unimpor-
tant business, took up the Morrison reSo!u
ton to expend the surplus in the Treasury
in excess of one hundred million dollars IN
the redemption of redeemable boud>. IN OPP
position to which Mr. Hewitt, of New \ ork,
made long, but an able and state manlike
speech, attracting the undivided attention
of the House.
The Senate, as heretofore stated in this
correspondence, has passed q bill confirm
ing the title of Maria Sypha1, coloreh, 10
a lot of ground on the Arlington estate.
When that bill came from the Senate to the
House it was referred 10 the Judiciary Com
mittee, which has agreed to it, and will re-
port it at the FIRST opportunity. Maria
Syphax is dead. but she left heirs. among
them John Sypbax, the well Known colored
politician of Alexandria county.
The House Naval Committee to-day
agreed to report bill providing for the
construction Of one instead of three first class
cruisers, and of TWO instead Of four torpedo
boats, and to appropriate 100000 for the
completion of the vessels already in prog
ress Of construction, and $2,5OO,0C for
building the new vessels.
The vicinity of Sixth street aud Peunsyi
vanie avenue has put on more animated
appearance than usual, in consequence CT
the meeting of the Southern Railway and
Steam boat Association now in progress here.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, is president, and
the delegates are men of Influence in South
ern railway and transportation affairs south
of the Potomac and Ohio rivers. The rep
resentatives of the Richmond and Dauville
system of roads are Major Thomas, General,
aud COL Randolph, Assistant General, Man
ager.
Gen. Peyton Wise, of Richmond, and Col.
Thomas II. Carter, a former railroad COM
missioner of Virginia, registered at the
Metropolitan last night Gen. Wise ia an
outspoken defender Of the policy of the
President and predicts both his renoTina-
ton aud reelection. His brother, George
D., will probably have no substantial oppo-
sition for another term ia Congress.
Mr.. Goodies friends are endeavoring to
induce the republican Senators to reconsider
their action in rejecting the confirmation OF
that gentleman, but with what success is
not vet known. If a motion to reconsider a
nomination is carried, the nomination is
usually hung up for weeks, until the Sena-
tor who made the motion shall call it up for
consideration.
Senator Miller, of n. u, told friend to-
day that be intended to do all he could to
have the Senate take separate action on
the oleomargarine bill, before the close OF
the session.
The Senate to-day, after the morning hour,
resumed the consideration of the River and
Harbor bill. The bill as it came from the
House appropriated fifteen million dollars.
The Senate's amendments increase that
amount to over eighteen million. To-day
Mr.. Mcmillan, who has the bill in charge,
to the surprise of many, moved toAreduce
the latter amount thirty per cent. Mr.. Lo-
gan opposed that and said it was horizon
tai reduction, the idea of which he supposed
was inspired by the eminent success of the
late attempt at similar reduction in the
tariff To this Mr.. Mcmillan replied that
that was an Illinois idea, referring to MIR.
Morrison. eyes," replied Mr.. Logan, but
the Illinois Senators entertain no such idea. "
An attempt was made to limit the debate on
this motion to FIVE minutes, but Mr.. Riddle
berger objected, saying the object of the
friends of the bill was to curtail the debate
as much as possible 50 as to prevent the e1-
posure of its injustices and absurdities, but
that as he was its enemy he wanted it debat-
ed al libitum, and as it required unanimous
CONSENT to limit debate he would interpose his
objection and thereby prevent it. Messrs.
Hoar, Spooner and Sawyer gathered around
him and tried to induce him to withdraw
his objection, but he replied in lou tone,
81 will not"
xrms or TIE DAY