Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-12
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WASHINGTON. D. c., May II, 1886.
Am ong the bills introduced in the Senate
to-day was one to grant charters to three
cable street railroads in this city. 1t is pro-
bable they all will be passed. Washington
will soon have q more extensive system OF
street railroads than any other city IN the
In the House yesterday MIR. Brady pre-.
sented the petitions of Chas: F. LlVesay' OF
Dipwiddie county, and ]. w. Eppes, OF
Prince George county, Virginia, that thelr
war claims be referred to the Court OF
Claims. n from
tho committee on. the reclamation OF the
Potomac flats. reported an amendment 10
the river and harbor bill appropriating sooO,-
600 for the continuance of the improvement
now in progress to the harbor OF Washing
ton, provided that no portion OF that sum
be expended upon sites to which there are
claimants.
The Senate to-day, Immediately after the
routine business, resumed the consideration
of the interstate commerce BILL =!
The prevalent impression in the House
respecting the banking, currency and coln'
ace bills now before that body is that only
one of them, if that, will be passed al ms
session of Congress, that providing fer the IS
suance of seyenty-fve million additional sil-
Yer certificates, one third of the denomna-
ton OF one dollar, and two thirds OF TWO
dollars.
The House to-day after an hours debate
on the Chinese indemnity bill, 10 Wnico
Messrs. Hit, of Illinois, and Rice, OF Massa-
obusetts, made strong and effective speeches
in favor Of that bill, resumed the considera-
ton OF the army appropriation bill.
Governor Swyneford, OF Alaska, was De-
fore the House Committee on Territories
this morning, urging the passage OF DILL I
giving that territory territorial form OF
goyernment. He said the United States
Got . bonanza when it bought Alaska, in
coal, gold, cereals, lumber and fish.
The House Pacific Railroad Committee
agreed to-day, if they ever get day, TO call
no and to pass the bill to extend the time
dnripp which the Union Pacific Railroad,
including its branches, can pay its indebted,
ness to to the Government. This bill ID not
of as much interest in Alexandria as in Bos-
ton. where seven hundred stockholders oil
the road reside.
The free bridge bill has now gone TO
conference committee. 1t is pretty gener-
aliv conceded that good title can not DO
obtained TO the aqueduct bridge upon the
terms proposed, and that unless the bill be
amended the site of the proposed bridge
will be at the 'Three Sisters" where no
bodv wants it except few persons who
are personally interested in property near
there, and their agents. The proper site
for the bridge is from Observatory Hill to
Arlington.
There is no change to note in the labor
strike here to-day, and were it not for the
large number of idle workmen-the only
sufierers-on the streets, nobody would
know an extensive strike was in progress
The knights of labor here pay no more at
tention TO Mr.. Powderly's advice to avoid
strikes than those of every other city do.
There is rumor current here to-day
among the Virginians that duel is immi-
nent between Mr. Merchant, of the Fred
ericksburg Star, and Mr.. Wolff, of the Free
Lance, of the same town, and that Col. Pop
ham, of Virginia, has left here to act as the
second of the latter.
Mr.. o. A. Browne and Mr.. Taylor, of Ac'
comac county. Va, were here to day, try.
ing to have tho mail restored TO the Bay
Line of steamers, from which it was recently
transferred to the railroad which now runs
| through their section of the State.
Congressman Rsnney, of Massachusetts
who will prepare the minority report in the
Pan Electric case says that report will con
tain nothing but facts, hut that they will be
bad enough.
The report of tho Government agent who has
examined tho records of West India ports for in
formation respecting the French spoliation claims
| mention among the captured American vessels the
Betsey, Emmons master, which sailed from Alex
andria, Virginia, April 16, 1893, for Barbados
| In the House yesterday Mr.. O'Ferrall presented
| a petition of certain dairymen of Clarke county
Virginia for the passage of the oleomargsrine bill
Mr. Warder, deputy doorkeeper of the House
| whose removal has been recommended by the
civil service committee ofthat body for the reason
that he did not disprove the charge that after
he had learned privately that an appropriation hae
been made for improving the harbor of town III
Indiana he induced tho people of that town to give
| him 81 $50 to lobby that appropriation through
says he will not vacate his position until the
House shall vote upon and adopt the report o.
the committee referred to.
| The House Judiciary Committee has reported
| favorably the bill to remove the political disa
bilities of Seth NJ Barton, of Fredericksburg, Va