Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-02
From Washington
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexis GAZETTE
WASHING TON. D. O.. Aug. 2. 1888.

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orator in the House, will address the demo,
Gratis of Rockingham county, Virginia, at
Harrisonburg, next Monday two weeks
court day.
Senator Spocner Gays the reason he did
not offer his resolution for survey of the
Mt. Vernon Avenue as an amendment to
the suudry civil bill Was that he feared it
would be ruled ont on point of order; but
that If be have chance he will attempt to
get it en- the deficiency bill, and that Sena-
tor Allison has promised him his assistance.
People here from New York say that
when Mr.. Vice was there recently be init
mated that he and General Malone had
madeup; but this does not at all comport with
the news here from Virginia, which ia to the
effect that hereafter as respects Gen. Ma
hone and Mr. Wise it will be two hearts
that beat as two.
The House yesterday passed the army bill,
having previously very properly stricken
out the large appropriation for fortications
To day at an early hour it took up the dc
ficiency bill. The chief opposition that will
be made to this bill will arise from the pro-
vision for the payment of the French spoil.
alton claime.
The Senate yesterday passed the House
bill granting the Richmond and Danvile
Railroad permission to extend its tracks
from near the north end OF the Long bridge
to its property on the south eide of Mary
land avenue, near that point, amended by
striking out the provision granting that road
all the privileges of terminal depot. In
the House to day Mr.. Lee moved to non
concur and appoint committee of confer
ence, and his motion was agreed to.
Representative Crisp, chairman of the
House commerce committee, has appointed
time to confer with Representative
Browne OF Virginia about the bill for an ice
boat on the Potomac, and to agree that if
nothing can be done with it in his commit.
lee to refer it to the committee on the Dis.
trict of Columbia.
Representative Hopkins, the labor repre-
sentative from the Lynchburg district, says
be sees that Mr.. Pau Edmunds has been
nominated by the democrats of that district;
that the nomination is weak one, and that
he thinks he will run as an independent
democrat aud beat hin, though if Mr.. Ed
munds still maintains hisformer protective
tariff views the republicans of the district
will be likely 10 support him.
Leading democratic members of the House
Ways and Means Committee say that when
the Senate tariff bill shall reach the House
it will be debated at length ard all its i'm
Projections. Inequalities and injustice be
fully exposed. They say they have the re-
publican protectionists on the run now and
will keep them 30. Mr. Townshend, who
has just returned from Illinois, says the de-
fecion among the republicans of his State
in consequence of the tariff is phenomenal,
and that it is not confined to any particular
class of republicans but concludes men
OF all avocations. Intelligence from
the Pittsbu.g district in Pennsylvania
Is to the same effect. Among the
changelings there are many of the manu-.
facturers oftbat region, who are wise enough
to know that foreign market is the only
way by which their surplus products can be
disposed of, and that reduction in the tariff
i, the only way by which such market can
be obtained.
The sundry civil bill was passed in the
Senate yesterday, without any attempt to
amend it by provision for the survey of
the route of the proposed Mt. Vernon Ave.
nue.. To day, at an early hour, the Senate
resumed the consideration of the Canadian
fisheries treaty, Mr.. Riddleberger leading
off with tugs and twists of the tail OF the
British lion, and saying that the vote by
which the consideration of the treaty was
iesumed-twenty four to twenty .two-was
of itself sufficient to prove that the treaty
was a party question, supported by the
democrats and opposed by the republicans.
Mr.. Iogalls is to make the very air OF the
Senate chamber bitter by his speech on this
treaty. but he will try to so arrange it tha5
it shall close the debate.
senator elect Barbour and Mr.. Speaker Carlisle
have just returned from their recent visit to New
York, whore they were in consultation with the
national democratic committee. They both agree
that intelligence at headquarters is of the most ia
vorable character
Tie Senate to day agreed to Mr.. Hosr's rosolu.
tion tor committee to go to Canada to investi-
gate the trade b tween that and this country.
Every body understands that the resolution was
introduced solely to provide for Senatorial jun
ketiug trip at the governments expense.