Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-27

and crew of the life saving station
at Pope's Island, for increase of salary, also
petition of euperintendents Of life saving
service for increase Of salary in tbs Let, 2nd.
Eth and 9Th Districts, and bills for the reliet
of Thomas Burnes and John D. Tyler. MT.
O'Ferral of Va, presented papers 10 the
claim of Elkanah Faucet of Frederick Co.,
Va, of BAIL Grigsby of Rsppahannock CO.
and of Bette B. Riley of Frederick CO. Mr..
Yost presented petition OF citizens OF New
Canton, Va. for increased pay to Srd and 4tn
class postmasters, and Mr.. Wise, bill for the
relief of q. w. Pickrell ard T. Z. Broocks.
The Speaker laid before the House let.
ter from the Secretary of the Treasury
transmitting an estimate from the light
house board for light house at Swan Point
BAR. Chesapeake Bay. Mr.. Browne. from
the Commerce Committee, reported faVors
hlv a bill to establish q permanent quaran.
tine station at Cape Charles. Mr.. Bowden,
from the Committee on Claims, reported IA
vorabIy bill for the relief of VIM. 81. Crook.
Mr.. Lee reported favorably a Till authoriz-
ING the Richmond and Danvile railroad to
lay tracks from the north end of the Long
Bridge to its property In South Washington
Mr. O'Ferrall presented petitions OF 3. Fries
and Others for the better protection OF the
f,rmipg interests of the country also petl
ton of Nj. w. Thomas, N. G. Moore and
others, citizens of Shenandoah and Rock.
ingham counties, Va, for q bill to extirpate
p,europneumonla.
10 day in the Senate MIR. Daniel intro
duced bill for pubic building at Norfolk
Va In the House Mr. Browne, of Virginia,
n ucad bills 10 equalize the salaries OF
observation-disclosures of life saving stations, ann
for incT. nsing the salaries OF captains anu
crews CT life saving stations IN accordance
vi, b numerous itions on lille Tor that puf-
lose.
the IF CT that young lady whom Repre-
sentative Wise, of Virginia, had recon-
mended for position in the government
printing off % vas grossly insulted by Mr..
Benedict, TIE public printer, and that MIR.
Wise had in consequence knocked Mr. Ben
edict down with chair, having been cop
led in a newspaper of this city, Mr.. Wise
told the GAzETTE's correspondent to day
there was not word of truth in it, and that
he denounced it az an infamous falsehood.
Among the petitions presented IN the
| Senate to day was one from certain market
| people In Alexandria and Fairfax counties,
| for compensation for the destruction OF their
stalls in the market house of this city ny Or
der of the.district authorities. In the House
Gen. Lee Introduced bill to refer the claim
of Mr.. Shipman, of Fairfax county, Va, q
contractor In this city, to the Court OF
| Claims.
Among the numerous dark horses men
toned in connection with the republican
non nation for the next Presidency are
Governors Alger of Michigan, and Rusk
of Wisconsin. But the first place iD most
republican hearts seems to ba still filed by
Mr.. Blaine.
Professor Salmon of the bureau of Animal
Industry has just returned from tour OF in
spectiou. He says there is no p!euro-pneu.
monia 10 the country west of the Allegha'
MES or south of Virginia and that within
that district it is under control
Governor Lee, of Virginia, arrived here
Saturday night to attend the funeral OF Mr.
Corcorap, which took place to-day. He i5
the guest OF General W. H. Payne
Chairman Mills, of the House Ways and Means
| Committee informed Mr. Reed this morning that
the democratic members of his committee would
| report their tariff bill 10 the full committee TO-
morrow Mr Long OF Massschusetts, at the re,
| quest of tho Home Market Club OF Boston, Will
Introduce revenue bill providing for reduction
of one half the duty On sugar, twenty millions
reduction in the tobacco tax, the removal OF the
duty on the alcohol used in the arts, and for the
modification of some of the irregularities of tile
Mira McNabb, wife of Rev. John McNabb, rector
Of ST. James Church, Episcopal. in Accomack
county. Virginia, died at the rectory in that
| county, yesterday evening.
The eenata to day cftor tbs routine business re-
sumed tho consideration of the bill granting a
ch .rter 10 the NIcaraguan inter. canal com
pany.
The Presidential party has returned from their
visit to Florida and with one accord speak in the
highest terms of the hospitsble treatment they re-
ceivel.
Representative George Wise, of Virginis, has
been chosen as one of the members of the execu.
tive committee of the democratic Congressional
committee
| The House to-day determined to refer the in
vestigation of the sugar trust to the committee
| ON manufactures