Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexa. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 16, 1886.

WASHINGTON, ~. W., reU TO- 1000.
A paper in connection with the bill for
new pier at Fortress Monroe shows that for
seven days 1O4 steam vessels and 81 sail
vessels stopped at the pier now there, and
that 5,40S steam and 1928 sail vessels
stopped there during the entire year. Mr..
Libbey, who is fathering this bill in the
House. says all the national money for such
purposes has heretofore been spent in the
North and West, and that it is time now
some of it was spent in the South.
The prevailing impression at the Capitol
to-day about the new tariff bill is that it
will not pass. In consequence of the reduc-
ton in the duty on sugar the louisiana men
will oppose it. 1t will be opposed also by
democratic members from New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania, and possibly by
those in other Southern States than Lou:si.
ana The whole republican strength will
be against it if all that strength be required
to defeat it, 1t is we'll known that when
the bill Of last session was defeated ten
more votes could have been obtained against
it if they had been required.
!, The House committee on invalid Pensions
to-day instructed Representative Conger to
report favorably the bill introduced by him
to increase the pension for total deafness TO
$50 per month and for partial deafness to
proportionatc amount. The arrears oil!
pension bill was informally discussed and it
is probable that some conclusion will be
reached on the bill next week.
The House Educational Committee will
agree TO the Willis Educational bill, in pref
erence to the Blair bill, and the former bill,
il is understood, will pass the House. The
two bills appropriate about the same amount
of money, but there is difference in them
respecting the manner in which it shall be
distributed. Gen. Mahonc's Washington
organ opposes both bills
The majority of the House Commerce
Committee, strange as IL may seem, will Il
mcmber of that committee says, report in
: favor of the bill for ship railroad across
the Isthmus of Tehauntepec.
The Ways and Means Committee will re-
mort in favor OF the Joint resolution for ex.
; pending all the surplus money ia the Treas
ury over one hundred million dollars in the
extuguishment of the public debt. 1t was
only yesterday that Secretary Manning, in
Communication to the committee, advised
against such action.
T The Land Committee has agreed to report
in favor of the forfeiture of all the lands
granted to thu California and Oregon, and
Oregon and California railroads, except. such
as have already been patented. 1t is gen
orally thought, however, that neither this
nor any other bills to forfeit railroad lands
, will ever amount to any thing. The rail.
road lobby is too strong.
The Committee on Claims has agreed to
report in favor Of bill providing that all
, private Claims except those for pensions,
shall be referred 10 the Court Of Claims.
| tb;c hill no q, it will raliauo
of much of its work.
The Postoflice Committee definitely agreed
to-day to report in favor of compelling all
U. S. ocean steamers to carry the mails at
j the price fixed by the Postmaster General.
f The sub committee of the Naval Commit
tee has reported in favor of the consolida-
ton of all the scientific bureaus.
Mr.. Chandler, of Georgia, prohibition
ist, while acting as chairman Of the Educa-
tional Committee during the temporary alb
sence of the chairman, appointed SUBJ
committee consisting of two republicans
and one democrat, to consider the bill di-
recting that the pathological effect of alec,
hol on the human system be taught in the
[ public schools of the District of Columbia
and all the national schools.
In the Senate today, the following resolu,
ton introduced by Senator Malone ycster-
| day was adopted:
Resolved, That the Attorney. General of the
United States be, and he hereby is, directed to
inform the Senate of the number of cases in which
the Quilted States were party or interested pend
ing in the circuit and district courts of the east
ern district of Virginia at the terms of such
held in tie year 1884, and also in the year 1885,
, aud that lie also inform the Senate whether any,
and if so what, assistant district attorneys have
been appointed for that district during those
years or since, and at what rate of ompensaton
Al. l.
documents and papers in the possession of the
Department Of Justice relating to any such APP
polntment.
Mr.. Malone introduced bill for the re-
, lief Of Isaac Davenport and others of Vir-
ginia Mr.. Brown offered petition against
the suspension of the silver coinage, but
made speech in favor of suspension.
Miss Cleveland receives about two hun
, dred letters day asking assistance ia some
form or other.
To show the extent Of the dearth of en-
ployment here it is only necessary to say
that the applicants at one of the livery sta
bles have averaged twenty-six day for a
week past.
Rev. Rowland Howard, agent of the
Peace Society, who is here to urge the For
sign Affairs Committees of Congress to in
stltute proceedings for an international
peace commission to settle all national Diff
culties, says he was recently in Richmond,
and that Governor Lee told him if the mat
ter were left to the surviving soldiers OF
wars there would he no more wars.
Mr.. Jorgcnscn, who formerly represented the
Petersburg district in Congress. is here, aud had
a long interview to-day OH the floor of tho House
with Mr.. Brady, who represents that dis
trict, as did also Mr. Boutelle, who introduced
the recent Norfolk navy yard resolution.
No nomination has yet been confirmed in the
case Of an appoiutcc to Gill the place of removed
or suspended predecessor. and democratic Senators
advise office seekers not to apply for places the
official terms of which havo not expired.
Congressman McAdoo, Of New Jersey, has been
called to Lynchburg. Virginia by the sickness Of
his wife, who was Miss Tardy, of that city.
| A large crowd assembled at the 9Th street de-
pot here this afternoon 10 witness Tie arrival Of
the Boston Lauccrs, who on their way 10
Charleston.
| The WACO women Of this city express great in
| dignation at the President for declining to see
! them yesterday except as other women in the
east room, and not in his office, and threaten to
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