Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-14
From Washington.
lspscial Correspondence Of the Alsxz. GAZETTE.
WAsEIEeToE, D. c.. Feb. II. 1883.

Isu.cial Correspondence Of the Alexz. GAzErrz.l !
WAgzIseTos. D. c.. Feb. Il. 1858.
air. Riddlaberger made many friends
among the Irishmer by his opposition to the
British treaty, which, it should not be for
gotten, was approved bJ Senator Sherman
and all Metropolitan members Of the Senate
Foreign Afsirs COMMITTEES. Today hia
desk in TIE Senate vas adorned With beau
tiful horai representation of tbs American
flag: the s,ripea composed OF red and white
caTrations; the blue fsld, of aater5, the stars,
Of white carnations, and the border, OF
znilax and yellow ribbon. To 1t was 81
tsched 2 card with the following inscription
n, E9.. Farrisgn II Riddlsjergsr
The Clan na Geal OF New YORK as token OF
their admiration Of your indomiisble opposition
70 thu B-itish eItradirion treaty. Inc tults1
States will not become an endoTssr aad supporter
of the infamous crime Of England against Ireland
The Senate to day after the routine buai.
pess resumed the consideration of the re5o-
linton about the iuefic;ency Of the postal
service until two o'clock, when the Blair
bill will come up again. The vote on this
bill will be taken 81 three o'clock to NOR
row. In the House Mr.. Martin Of Texas,
made his maiden speech On an agricultural
report, spreading out his hands. and saying
that every farmerin the country should hsves
COPY OF the report, and that ifseven thousand
were printed now he would be content to
wait awhile for ten thousand more. Dir.
Martin is the member about whose Blowing
ont Of gas lights and other back woods pecu-
harities so much has been said. His speech
was therefore received with hiiarity ana
general applause.
Tha engineer of the new free bridge at the
site CT the old Alexandra canal aqueducl Al
Georgetown SAYS the delay in the con5truc-
ton of that bridge is due 10 the bad man
ae enent OF the contractors. The iron Work
is up and the floor partly laid. Should there
b. no further disappointment inthe delivery
of floor timber the work will be done and
the bridge open to toe public inside OF ten
days. If the weather be favorable.
General Lee has received an anonymous
letter, postmatked Alexandria, begging him
to do ail that is possible to secure an ice
boat for the Potomac. He says if the writer
had signed his name to the letter he would
have answered him directly, but that as ne
did not, he replies through the GAZETTE,
and tells him he has already promised, and
will certainly do all that he is capable OF to
secure an appropriation for the desired Cd
iect in time for the freeza OF next winter.
Il is too late in the season for such an sp'
preparation 10 DC nEue u5o VI uOM.
The House Judiciary Committee to-day
agreed to report favorably the Senate bill
for refuuding the amount collected under
the direct land tax law of 1861, with an
amendment providing that the money be
paid either to the States or to the iudiyidu-
ais from whom it was collected. The com
nittee aso agreed to report favorably the
Senate bill changing inauguration day from
the 4.b of March to the Both OF April. The
Commerce Committee reported in favor OF
granting a charter to the Ncaraguan c.
nal. A subcommittee OF The Banking Com
mittee agreed to report favorably to the
whole committee bill to issue fractional
currency to the amount OF not less than
twenty nor more than thirty million dollars,
in denominations Of Fifty. twenty. i've, ten
and FIVE cents.
In the Senate to-day the bill to change the lin
its Of the Fourth collection district in Virginia
was transferred from the Finance to the Com.
rnerce committee, az was done also with the bill
for the relief Of John A. Fairfax.
CIV Perkins. Of Richmond has been appoint
ed messenger in the Postofice Department, vice
Bras. lmsu, a republican, removed.