Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-17
FROM WASHINGTON,
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzET1 E.

WASHINGTON. D. c., July II, 1856.
In the Senate to-day General Malone
presented certain resolutions Of the city
council of Norfolk, Virginia, representing
the adaptability of the navy yard at Nor
folk az a place for the construction of the
new iron ships to be built for the navy also,
petitions from citizens of Mecklenturg and
Warren counties, Virginia, in favor Of the
passage Of the oleomargarine bill also, pc
titions of the knights Of labor in Roanoke,
Pittsylvania, Norfolk, Henrioo, Atlantic
City, Norfolk county, Portsmouth, Rich
mond aud Petersburg, Virginia, for the pas.
sage Of certain bills now before Congress.
| The House to-day, by decided vote, re.
fused to make provision for the payment OF
the private secretaries of the Senators, and
instructed it,; members Of the conference
committee 10 insist upon that refusal.
The river and harbor bill passed the Sen
ate yesterday evening With the reduction Of
twenty. five per cent. on every item Of ex-
penditure The members of the conference
committee on the part Of the Senate ere
Messrs Mcmillan, Conger and Ransom.
Both the helligerents il the disgracelul
knock down and drag out fight in the Capt.
toll Yesterday were in their seats in the
House to day. Had it not been for MIR.
Paysop, it is said that Laird, who is not only
young, but an athlete, would have killed
Cobb, who, though q powerful looking man,
| is tat and old.
The plans of the Governments geological,
Typographical and other scientific work for
the coming year embrace large portion Of
the country and include Virginia.
In the House to day Mr.. Wise, from the
committee on naval affairs, reported favora-
bly, bill for giving Mrs. Mary +. Hopkins,
widow of Capt. Alfred Hopkins, U. s. ~.
IS 1873, the amount due her husband.
In the Senate to-day The committee on
| Indian affairs, to whom had been referred
the Presidents veto of the bill allowing II
railroad to be Iun through certain Indian
reservations, reported in favor Of passing
the bill over the Presidents veto.
The New England members OF the House
are by no means satisfied with the slowncss
of the action of the State Department in re-
gard TO the continued seizures of the vessels
Of that section in Canadian waters. They
demand an emphatic declaration on the
subject from tho Department, and are mad
because such declaration is not made.
| Congressman Tucker has returned from
Richmond, to which city he went as counsel
for the State in the Dulany coupon case.
He is much gratified with the verdict in that
case, aud, it is said, was willing to ccmpro-
mise on the terms of that verdict without
arguing the case.
| 1t is understood today at the Capitol that
notwithstanding the efforts that have been
made, no Senator who voted for the reJeo-
| ton of the confirmation of Mr.. Goode for
| Solicitor General has, as yet, agreed to move
reconsideration of the vote by which that
confirmation was rejected.
The Senate took up the oleomarsarine
bill to-day, it having been reported tavora-
| bly, from tho agricultural committee. Messrs.
/ Beck, Maxey and others urged its reference
to the finance committee. Mr.. Miller, who
has it in charge, said he would not discuss
that molten, as its object was to kill the BILL
The motion was lost by vote of 10 to %,
which indicates the passage Of the bill, the
discps.i of which then commenced.
| A gentleman, just here from Colorado,
says that Mr.. ]. G. c. Conner, formerly q
merchant at Hampstead, King George coun-
ty, Virginia, and we'll known in Alexandria,
having been member of a Masonic lodge
in that city, but who moved to Colorado
two or three years ago, died there last week.
| Of the two Virginia Senators, one, General Ma
| hone. ever since he defeated the confirmation Ct
| Mr. Goodc for Solicitor General, seems the hap
piest of mortals. He ia also apparently IN better
health than for several years, and is so catcd by
| the scalp of MIR. Goodc which no carries IN MS
belt that he has forgotten his once expressed de-
| termination to have no social intercourse with
democrats, and is seen daily in friendly and even
| familiar conversation with some Of his democrat
| c colleagues. Mr.. Riddlebergcr, Oh the contrary,
| gems to be in a bad humor all the time, and
slashcs the leading republican Senators right and
| leftand apparently indiscriminatcy. All Of them
now regard him in tho light 0: hlacl; bear, or,to
express their feelings better CT terrible infant,
| acd there isn't of them who doesn't regret
that no was ever elected.