Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-05
FROM WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON. D. c., June 5, 1886:
The proceedings of the Senate To-Day
we're interrupted by passage at WORDS DE-
tween Senator ingalls,, OF Kansas, anu anu, sen ~
ator Cockrjll, of Missouri. Immediately al.
ter the conclusion of the routine business OF
the Senate, Mr.. Ingalls, brought up the SUD-
iect of the order of Commissioner SPARKS.
suspending temporarily the granting OF
homestead lands. In the course OF his re.
marks he alluded to certain Congressional
document Mr.. Cockrill asked the number
of the document, but, receiving no answer,
reneated his request, and the number being
EVEN said he didn't see why the Senator
from kansas could not have answered po-
lite question when it was first asked. 10
that Mr.. Ingalls, replied that the Senator
from Missouri was incapable of asking a
polite question of anybody. MIR. Cockrllis
response was that the Senator from Kansas
was incapable of answering any gentleman
question. To that Mr.. Ingalls, replied that
he would never have an opportunity OF an
sweriDg gentleman's question Wnen lnter-
ropated BY the Senator from Missouri.
There the matter dropped, and' as the Gays
of duelipg are over,it will not be revived.
Mai. Thos. P. Wallace, of Orange county,
virginia, whose name is prominently men.
toned in connection with the Congressional
succession in his district, if Mr.. Barbour be
not his own successor, has accepted an inVl-
tation to address the Virginia democratic
association of this city next Friday night.
The House to-day, by decided majority,
postponed the consideration of the legisla-
tive bill, containing the provisions for hand
icappiug the civil service commissioners,
and took up the bill for extending the time
during which the Pacific railroads can pay
their Indebtedness to the Government.
Congressman Ben Lefevre, of Ohio, do
MES the soft impeachment that he has ut
last surrendered his heart to Miss hose
Elizabeth Cleveland.
sub committee of the District of Column
bia Committee to day heard testimony in Ia
yor of condemning the gas works OF this city
at affair valuation and turning them over 10
the control ofthe District authorities. Among
the testimony introduced by those favoring
the project was some to show that IN
Alexandria and Richmond, where the gas
works are owned by the city governments
the EXPENSE of the manufacture of gas per
thousand feet is less than it is here-that is
according to the accounts of the Washington
gas company.
The telephone company organized III
Alexandria yesterday owns patent tor tel
ephoning at long distances. The Bell men
saw theirs will do the same and that the
only reason they do not apply it to long
distances is because Mr.. Gould owns II
fourth of their stock and bought it with the
condition that the patent was only to be
used in cities and towns and for short dis.
tauces, as otherwise it would iujure the
value of his telegraph stock.
Among the riders at the races next week
for the benefit of the Garfield Hospital here
are Messrs. Butler Malone, 81. G. Dulany
and Ed. Blunt.
=, The senate's appropriations committee at
| their meeting this morning agreed to amend
the agricultural bill, as it came from the
House, by an appropriation of Sl5, 900 for
agricultural Statistics and one of$lO, 900 for
experiments in silk culture.
The House Judiciary Committee at their
meeting this morning completed the anti
polygamy bill. 1t DISTINGUISHES the Nor
mon woman as was provided in the Ed
munds bill, and practically DISTINGUISHES
the men also, as they are compelled to
swear that they are not polygamists before
they can vote.
| Among the petitions presented in the
Senate to-day were the following one of
the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions,
for the protection of the Chinese in this
country ono of the trade assemblies OF
| Springfield, Massachusetts, against the pas
sage of the oleomargarine bill, and three for
| the passage of law for the protection OF
Young girls in the District of Columbia.
Among the reports was one from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations recommending
an appropriation for the inauguration of the
Statue of Liberty in New York harbor.
The laborers' strike here still continues
in statue quo, the only difference being that
its managers, who told their dupes month
ago that it would not last q week, now tell
them they will win if they remain firm two
weeks longer. !.
| telegram was received here to-day stating
| that Henry Ward Beecher had died suddenly at
his home As nothing but good can be said of
| the dead at the Capitol, now that General Rose
Grams is not there, and good could be said of
Mr. Beecher, the announcement evoked no ex-
preston but that Of surprise at its suddenncs,.
| Negotiations are in progress for the purchase Of
Woody Park. track of one hundred and four
teen acres of land, lying between the Presidents
newly. acquired property and this city, by COM
pany of Calfornians. The price offered is $780,
| 600, which is about three cents foot. Should
the sale be effected the purchasers who spec
ulators expect to be able to sell it in small lots
for at least fifteen cents, and thereby make mil
| lions
The House yesterday reprimanded Warder, tho
assistant doorkeeper, instead of dismissng him,
| as recommended by its committee on Civil Ser
| vice.
This evening and hereafter the music at the
White House will be supplied by the band at the
Soldiers Home, instead of tho Marine band, as
| heretofore.
J. A. Brawncr has been appointed postmaster at
Bristoe Station, Prince William county, Va