Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-20
From Washington.
Special Correspondents Oh uHe H107"' "
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 20, 1883

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WASHINGTON. D. c., April 90 1855
Representative Hopkins, of the Lynch
burg. Virginia, district. has received re-
quest from ]. D. Weeks, secretary OF the
American Protective Association. OF New
York. for the names OF republicans in his dis
.rict to whom republican protective uoGu'
ments can be sent for distribution. MT.
Hopkins says Mr.. Weeks ia mistaken
ip his man. that he is democrat
before anything else, but that ne 10 siso
in favor of the Mills bill, as ne uhuei-
stands that bill removes the tax on to1acco
and retains it on coal and iron. MT. mop
kins also believes the tariff bill WILL De passeu'
He was waited upon by some OF MIS- repupli-
can protective tariff constituents the otner
dov IN the subject of the tariff, but be told
.bono be was democrat before all tariffs.
At the Capitol to-day the talk is to the Ell
fact that the manifest opposition OF the Irish
Americans to the proposed nomination OF
Minister Phelps for the Chief Jnsticeship has
been effective.
There was no session Of the Senate 10 day,
that body having adjourned yesterday, after
passing, by strict party vote, the Dill 10
admit South Dakota as State iato the
Union, until Monday next. The House to-
day, after passing the Indian appropriation
bill, postponed the regular order-prlvate
bills-and took up the invalid pensions Dill,
with the understanding that the consldera-
ton of that bill would not consume more
than an hour. and that at the expiration OF
that time Mr. Blanchard would move to take
up the river and harbor bill, which bill Mr..
Blount will sntagonizs with another ap.
preparation bill.
MIR. p. 3 Lee of Richmond, escorted by
Representative Wise OF Virginia, called
upon the supervising architect OF the Treas
urv Department this morning with samples
of beautiful brown stoue, found in tho west
arm part of Virginia, along the line OF the
Chesa peske and Ohio Railroad with the OBJ
iect of having it used in some of the new
public buildings proposed to be erected
here.
Secretary Endicott visited the Senate
chamber yesterday evening, and while there
sat on the republican side, was escorted oy
a republican Senator, and conversed entire
" with republican Senators, never even
looking at the side those Senators to whose
party be is supposed to belong.
; The House Committee on the District OF
Columbia to-day non-concurred In the sen
ate amendments to the Rock Creek Rail
road bill they also non-concurred In the
Senate amendments to the lexington and
Soldiers Home Railroad bill. They agreed
to the Senate bill to incorporate the George
town Barge, Dock, Elevator, and Railroad
Co. The Senate Committee on the District
of Columbia agreed to the House bill on the
subject OF race pools within the limits OF the
District of Columbia, to the DILL for SocE
Crock Park, and to bill that opens Penn
sylvana avenue to Executive avenue-the
avenue that separates the Treasury Depart
ment from the Whits House grounds-on
both the north and south sides of the Treas
ury Department. =,
Representative Yost, in reference to Mr.
Frnzier's call for district republican con
ven.ion 10 the 10Th Virginia district, 10 elect
delegates to the national republican conven
ton, said to day that Mr.. Frazier is chair,
man of the district committee, and that
while in his call ne obeyed the instructions
of the national republican committee. the
two other members of the district commit
tee thought they should obey the instruc
lions CT the State republican committee, and
that it was for the republican voters of The
district to decide whom to sustain.