Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-25

eeds for the District of Columbia. The
committee also agreed to report in favor OF
making park of the land lying along ROCK
Creek: also fayorably upon the bill confer
rinp upon the Commissioners of the District
The power to make and enforce such police
regulations as they may think advisable.
=. B. Wesley. J. S. Williams and J. +.
Hume, of New York, representing them
selves as holders of Virginia bonds, appear
ed before subcommittee of the house
judiciary committee to-day, consisting OF
MIR. Tucker, of Virginia, and Mr. Taylor, OF
Ohio. They said they had been disappoint-
ed in their counsel, and that they had also
expected to see before the committee coun-
sell representing Virginia, MIR. Hume MADE
an argument in favor of the bill recently IN
trodnced in the House by Mr.. Brady, for
having Virginia for the territory our
IF which the State of West Virginia was
created. The gist of what he said was that
he. and those he represented, were the legal
owners of Virginia bonds, that they are and
ALWAYS have been loyal to the Government,
that the Government by taking away from
Virginia a part of her territory, injured the
security upon which their bonds were Is
sned. and that while they did not deny the
RIGHT of the Government to take their prop
erty, they did deny it the right to DO so
without compensation, as provided by the
Constitution. Mr.. Tucker said they had no
more to complain of than the owners of VIZ
pinia slaves, the entire value of which had
been destroyed. The committee will hold
another meeting tomorrow, when MIR. Far
sons will appear before them in the same
interest.
Gen. Mahone's Virginia State Committee
will meet in one of the rooms OF the Capltol
of the nation tomorrow, to fix the time ana
place for holding his several Congressional
conventions, and for arranging the plans OF
his next campaign. Among those who have
already appeared to receive instructions Is
Ross Hamilton, the Senator's famous COL
ored captain in Mecklenburg county.
The President left here to. day in MIR. j..
Pierpoint Morgan's yacht, accompanied by
Secretaries Whitney and Endicott, Mr.. Bis
sell and Col Lamont, for the Capes of Vlr-
pinia, where he will spend two or three days
in fishing.
The summary discharge yesterday of
twenty nine postal clerks who were trying
to organize a strike, to 60 into effect if any
one postal clerk should be discharged, has
revived the hope that had almost expired
in the breast of many an applicant for such
positions.
The beneficiaries of the river and harbor
bill are afraid that the President will veto
that bill.
The House committee on public buildings
and grounds, agreed to-day to report IN
favor of buying the square upon which the
city postoffics now stands, and Of erecting
thereon magnificent city postoflice.
In tho Senate to-day communication
was read from the Secretary of War stating
that tho estimated cost Of g bridge from tho
foot of New York or New Hampshire ave-
nue. to Arlington would he about six hun
dred thousand dollars that Of enc from
Observatory Hill 10 Arlington, from mil
lion to 8 million and half. Mr.. Butler
introduced bill for the erection of monu-
mental bridge from Washington to Airing
ton. Mr.. Blair introduced bill to suppress
the opium Joints in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Rddlebegcr introduced various bills, re.
ferred to above. After the routine business
the consideration of the Fitz John Porter
bill was resumed, Mr.. Logan making n long
speech in opposition to IT'S passage.
In the House to-day when the Presidents
numerous voices of pension bills, sent in
yesterday, were read, the republicans, who
have become tired Of them, objected to their
reference to the pension committee; but, for
n rarity. the democratic members were or
hand in sufficient numbers 20 prevent their
obstructive measures. The vetoes having
been disposed OF, the House resumed tho
consideration Of the sundry civil bill.
Congressman Brady, the republican mem
Der from the Petersburg district in Virginia,
when asked to day by tho GAZETTE's cor
respondent concerning the truth Of tho re-
port that General Malone was to be can
didate for the House in his district next fall
said if such were the case he would have
heard OF it, but he had not, and that 40 far
as he knew it was incorrect, and that he be-
lieved General Malone wanted him, Brady,
to be The candidate. Mr.. Brady said he
had not heard the argument on his bill be-
fore the Judiciary Committee to. day, for the
reason that he had forgotten it was to be
made, but that he was convinced Of the
equity of the bondholders' claim, as every
body knew the Alexandria Legislature did
not represent the State of Virginia, and as
the Government in dividing the State had
made no provision regarding her debt.
Mr.. Speaker Carlisle, one of the commit
tee appointed by last nights caucus of the
democrats of the House to arrange the or
der of business for the remainder of the SEES.
sion, says that order will be the regular ap-
preparation bills FIRST, and then the land
grant forfeiture bills, and that no bills will
be considered that are liable to provoke de-
bate.
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