Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-09
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Especial Correspondence of the Alezs. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 9, 1883.

From Washington
Especial Correspondence of the Alezs. GAZETTE ]
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 8, 1883.
In the Senate to day Mr.. Riddeberger in
troduced bill appropriating $50, 900 for q
lighthouse at Tangier Island, Chesapeake
Bay also one approprieting like amount
for lighthouse at Tangier Spit.
To-day was the day for the meeting OF the
Senate Com mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, which has the Mount Vernon Ave.
nue. bill before it, Messrs. Daniel, Pasco
and Vest were present, but Mr.. Quay, OF
Pennsylvania, though in the Capitol, AID
sent after, refused to come and make a quo.
rum Consequently nothing was done.
Messrs. Hume and Harlow, of Alexandria,
who were present, losing all hope OF any
Senatorial action in the matter, went over
to the House, and calling upon MIR. Reed,
the republican leader there, laid their case
before him, and requested his assistance in
having the House bill passed as early as
possible, so that it Gan be cent to the Senate,
where The Senate bill will be passed as cub
stitute, the matter be referred to confer
ence commit 81, and the latter bill be agreed
upon. Mr.. Reed told them to send him the
papers in the case and be would Go all be
could for them.
In the Senate to day Mr. Stewart, of Ne
vada. made another groundless assault upt n
the President for his eminently proper We
toes of fraudulent pension bills.
Representative Bowden, of the Norfolk
district, when asked this morning about the
political news In his State, said be was
thinking more Of a twelve pound boy who
had just been born to him than of politics,
but that as the "kickers" knew as well as
everybody else that they had no effective
following, he supposed they wouldn't make
any opposition to the republican electoral
ticket already nominated by the Virginia
republican convention.
The river and narbor bill is still in the
conference committee, the chief bitches be.
ing on the appropriations for canals and for
the harbor OF this city.
During the call of States in the House to-
day Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, intro
duced bill for increasing the pensions of
the war of 1872 from IS 20 $l2 month.
Mr. Browne, of Virginia, introduced reso.
luton for considering the Blair bill on the
l7lh inst. Mr.. Ford, Of Michigan, intro
duced a resolution and had it referred to
the military committee. which, 1t is said,
has agreed to report it favoraby, for inves-
tigating the subject of immigration, it being
generally believed tGat contract labor is
being brought into this country by the
thousand.
The House to day resumed the considera-
ton of the Mills bill, the section under de-
bate being that 90 sugar, on wioh Mr.. vii
kinson, of Louisiana, made an effective
speech in opposition to Mr.. Cannon smend-
ulent to put sugar on the free list and give
~ a
Mr.. Wilkinson wilfully misrepresented him,
but the latter did not heed the interruption
and showed that he had done nothing of the
sort.
Representative Lee OF the Alexandria dis.
trict addressed festival at Burk's Station
asst Saturday afternoon, held for the purpose
of collecting funds for Confederate monu'
ment to be erected at Fairfax Court House.
A gentleman who was present says the
Generals speech was very appropriate one
and was commended by all who heard it.
About SIPS vas collected.
Representative j. E. Washington. who,
with his family, has been visiting his cousin,
General Lac. at the latter's residence, Raw
ellsworth, has engaged quarters for the sum
mer at Clarens, near Alexandria.
Captain Schey, of the bureau of naval equip
mont, is to send in bill to the Navy Department
for the coal consumed by the Swatara while car
rying General Sheridan from here to Nonquitt.
Mr. Wilson, of the House Ways and Means Com
mittee, said to-day that vote would not be
reached on the Mills bill before the 25th instant.
Representative OFcrrall, of the 7th Virginia
district, will leave here this evening for Berry
vile, where the county court of Clarke county
will meet tomorrow. 1t is reported here that
Albsmarle and Shenandoah counties, on Saturday
last, appointed solid O'Ferrall delegates to the
congressional convention in Mr.. O'FeIralPs dig
trict, and that Rappahannock county had done so
previously.
The colo red democrats of this city are to meet
to morrow night to elect delegates to the national
colored convention to meet in Indianapolis ON the
18th inst.