Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-28
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[snecial Correspondence Of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., July %, 1883.

Tsnecial Correspondence OF tho Ale1a. oAHETIEJ
WASHING TON. D. c., July %, 1883.
Az last nights session of the House bill
,,as nsssed appropriating SO, 900 to the pay
mani of the claim of John DeBree, execu-
tor of Mrs Margaret T. Higgins of Norfolk,
for the governments occupation of the lat'
ter,s property in Norfolk during the war:
AT Yesterdays meeting of the House Ma
gal Committee the Senate amendment to the
Naval bill appropriating IS, 0C0 for the naval
hospital grounds at Norfolk was nonconcur
red in.
At Yesterdays meeting of the House Com
merce Committee Mr.. Browne was INSTRUCT
ed to consult with Mr.. Kemble, superln'
tendent of the life saving service, with REFER
epce to the bill for the Norton life boat, ana
report the result of that consultation.
Senator Riddleberger says tbs revived re-
port that he will be the republican canolqate
for Congress in his, the 7th district OF glr
einia, is without the slightest foundation.
He saws in Presidential election year the
district is safe for the democrats, ana Inae
he ia not the sort of man 10 run Tor an ONCE
simply to be defeated, as would certainly Do
the case with him or any other repuollcsn
vino may run against MIR. O'Ferrail at tne
next election. -, W.,
A delegation OF the members of the Wood
lawn Farmers Club of Fairfax county, com,
posed of Messrs. Hines, Mason, Walton and
Lacy, called upon Representative fost al
the Capitol to-day, aud requested him 10 In
vite for them, two members of the House
10 address their club, at Its next meeting' on
the subject of the tariff, one supporter OF
the Mills bill aud the other On opponent OF
that bill.
The Senate to day, per agreement yester'
| dav. met at IL O'Clock, and after shorl
morning hour resumed the consideration Of
the sundry civil bill, with the Intention, Il
possible, of concluding it to-day. Inc
House. after some time spent or matters re
lating to the printing OF documents, resumed
the consideration of the bill to erect public
buildings in all the towns of the country the
annual postoffice receipts of which amount
to 5000. II is expected that the deficiency
bill, containing the appropriation for the
French epoliatior claims, will come up later
| 1t ia understood to day that the recent
consultation Messrs Wise and Houston, o
the republican kickers in Virginia, bad here
with Chairman Quay, of the national repub
lican committee, was for The purpose OF In
Iducing him TO get them out of their hole bJ
taking charge of the matter of the virgins
Presidential electoral ticket, and OF decd
ling it to suit himself.
1t ia currently reported here that the
President has other than blue fish to-fry
and tha5 his present trip to Nav York bar
Dor though nomipally to catch blue, it
really to catch bigger fsh-is in fact to com
plete 9 conference commenced here lasl
week with Mr.. Barnum, chairman of the ma
tiona democratic committee, with reference
to the management of the campaign, anC
the catching of enough votes to re-eect him
Mr.. Randall lef6 here this morning for hi;
summer residence in the suburbs of Phila
dephia. He looked pale, but not much
emaciated, and seemed 10 be we'll enough tt
stand the trip.
Representative Browne, Of Virginia, ii
not satisfied with the communication Score
tary Villas has sent to the House in RESPONSE
to General Lees resolution respecting thu
refusal Of the pension bureau to grant Mexi
can war pensions to ex- Confederate officers
who left the U. S. service at the beginning
of the civil war, and will on Monday mex
introduce resolution calling for more spe
cic reasons why it ia that cabinet officer
can override decision of the Us. Suprem'
| Court