Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-20
YEoG WASHINGTON.
snea;al Correspondence Of the Alcza. GAzETTE.l

Especial Correspondence OF the Alc1a. HAZSii1'l
WAsa1sGroy. D. c., july %, 1886.
Awell known lawyer, of this city, IS au-
thority for the Eti.eme eat nat there i5,an1 aas
been for several years, we'll organized ring
ia this city engaged in the business OF push
ing special pension bills through Congress,
and that no sooner are the Senate and
House pension committees appointed than
each member thereof is beset with all sorts
OF appliances 10 Induce hin to report
such bills favoTably. and that among the
appliances referred 70 are the beguliements
of women. Ee gays that The payments
for special pensions already amount 70 over
a million dollars year, are Increasing an
pually, and have made greater Increases
during democr attic, than republican con-
crosses. He also says, which Is not geneI'
ally known, that there are more names On
the pension rolls than there were on Inc
rolls of the Confederate army.
Secretary Fairchild and Treasurer Jordan
were before the Senate Finance Committee
this morning. They said, in effect. that the
Morrison resolution for the expenditure OF
the surplu1 in the Treasury 10 the redenp.
tion Of bonds was an attempt OF the ieglSla-
tive to interfere with the executive branch
of the Government, and that therefore they
could not argue against it, but would mere
ly state what, in their opinion, the probable
effects of the adoption Of that resolution
would be, aud that those effects could hardly
help being disastrous.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Vest, in pre-.
eenling some petitions for the passage Of
certain bills, said they purported 10 come
from Knights Of labor in Missouri, but that
he failed to recognize any Of the names,
that they were sent TO him from this city,
and that be believed they were prepared
here. He also read the correspondence be-
tween Chief BIshyheah and Dir. Powdcrly,
to the effect that such petitions were nnan
tboriZed.
A letter has been received here from Alr.
Barbour, stating that he and his party ar
rived well and safely at Queenstown, ana
that not one Of them had been ct all sea
sick, or missed meal during the entire
VOYAGE. He desired 10 be remembered to
ali euquiriEg friends.
The House ways and means committee
this morning agreed TO report iavorab'y the
resolution for adjournng Congress on the
28th inss. 1t is understood that the Senate
will amend this by substituting August :,
for the day named, and that that day Mon
day. will be the day on which CoDgres
will adjourn. The business will be conclud-
ed on Saturday night, but the adjournment
will ba delayed until Monday, so as to give
the President time 10 consider the bills that
require his signature.
The House to day took up the senate's
amendments TO the river and hatbor bill,
and consumed long time in a debate upon
the way in which those amendments should
be considered. The impression is that the
enemies OF the bill in the House will talk 1t
TO DEATH and that there will he no bill for
the President to veto.
As the expenditures at the treasury this
month, except for pensions, will be compare
lively slight, the estimated debt reduction
for the month il not less than five million.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Beck from the
finance committee reported tavorably the
bill which had previously passed the House
relating to the packing Of cut smoking and
chewing tobacco.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Irion present
ed the petition OF John Kelly, of Allegheny
county, Virginia, that his war claim be re-
ferrcd TO the court Of claims.
A gentleman who was 1T Cu!peper Court
House yesterday, court day, says he sa"
there General Lee, State Senator Meredith,
Capt. Foster, and Mr.. Hume, all candidates
for the democratic congressional nonilna-
ton in the Alexandria district.
The Senate to-day passed the District OF Col
umbia police hill, taking away from The coralnls-
sioncrs the power Of regulating Sunday laws, and
giving them the power of regulating the keeping
of dogs aad poultry.
The olconar.a-ine bill was under coaaidcra.
tion again in the Senate today, Mr. E"art', who
was first against it, then on the fence, finally
coming out in favor OF It, making speech for II,
maintaining its constitutionaiity.