Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-24

after hearing what they had to say, asked
them. IN the presence Of those who accom-
named them. how many of their friends
thew had recon mended for the same place:
saving he had received letters from both OF
them recommending another applicant.
One of them, brighter than the other, par:
TALLY rallied, and acknowledged that he had
endorsed another applicant, but that the
one he then recommended vas the better OF
the two. The other was struck dumb and
had nothing further to say. Neither of the
two applicants they had recon- amended up
to that lime was appointed.
Ia the Senate yesterday Mr.. ETarts, OF
New York, from the Committee on the
Library, reported favorably and without
amendment Senate bill for the completion
of the monument to Mary, the mother of
Washington, at Fredericksburg, Virginia.
In the House Mr.. Lee OF Virginia, presented
a petition of citizens of Mallory, Louisa CO.,
Va, for increased pay to 3rd and 4th class
postmasters; he also introduced bill for
the relief of GIrs. T. B. Grasty. Mr.. Yost OF
Virginia introduced q bill for the relief of
John P. CheDowith.
The House District of Columbia Commit
tee to day agreed to report fa7orably bill
to allow the Richmond and DanVille rail-
road to lay a track from the north end OF
the Long bridge to the depot it is to estab-
lish on its property in South Washington.
The committee also agreed to report favor
ably the bill granting charter to compa.
ny for building an immense first class hotel
in this city.
The prevailing impression among the
members of the House of both political par
ties, and, what's more, Of the members Of the
Educational Committee, to which that bill
has been referred, is that the Blair BILL
which has passed the Senate, will never get
outside of that committees room.
The House Committee on Commerce this
morning agreed to report fayorably on MIR.
Brownies bills for life saving stations st
Metomptkin Beach, Fenwick's island aud
Fishermen's Island, Virginia.
The claim agents here who are interested
in the collection of Virginia's claim against
the government for money advanced in 1890,
saw thew are not opposed to the bill now be-
fore the Virginia legislature for transferring
that claim to the Mt. Vernon Association. as
| the p.yment of their fees is provided for by
| that bill.
The House Marine Committee agreed to
day to report adversely the bill prohibiting
scoup net fishing for menbaden within three
miles of the shore, and thus did all they
could to keep the few food fab that now en-
ter the rivers from doing go in future.
The Senate Committee on invalid pensions
to. day agreed to report s bill giving to every
Union soldier who was confined in Con.
federate prison during the war. g day
for every day of such confinement.
Chairman Mills of the House Ways and
Means Committee will, it isreported to day,
csll that committee together next Tuesday
to receive the tariff bill which the demo-
cratic members of that committee will then,
it is said, be ready to report to the full com
mittee.
Elk Congressman Libby has obtained from
the QusrtermasteE's department $1,000 for
the enlargement of the light house wharf at
Old Point Comfort, until the new wharf now
being constructed at the Hygeia Hotel shall
be completed.
NJ. John Amber Smith, the agent of the
g. and 4th class postmasters, has just re-
ceiged q letter from Mr.. Lothrop, q. s. Min
lister to ST.. Petersburg, in which he says the
pay of such postmasters in Russia is better
than il is here. aud besides, that such officers
here are supplied with Offices and expenses.
Mr. Smith says the letter referred TO Is the
enth one be has received from American
ministers in foreign countries, and that all
If them say that postmssters of the grade
referred 10 are better paid in all those coun.
tries than they are 10 the United States
The Senate District of Columbia Commit
'ee to day agreed to report adversely on the
nil to prohibit lottery advertisements In the
newspapers OF THE city favorably upon the
bill prob, biting pool selling 10 the GILES Of
ashineiou and Georgetown and deter
mined - report on the liquor prohibition
bill next week, but did not intimate the
character Of the report
In letter from Mr. Huntington. read to
the House Pacific Railroads Committee to-
day, the author says as the Government in
terferred with the management Of his road
and its finances, in equity it can not now
seek to make the impairment it caused good
| at the expense of the party injured by it
the company.
The House Committee on Manufactures
to-day agreed to report adversely on the
resolution authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to make 81 investigation OF the So
called sugar trust in New York city.
| The River and Harbor Committee of the House
have reached Virginia on their list, but yester-
day. at the instance of Mr. Wise, postponed appor-
tionng the appropriation for the Virginia rivers
! until their next meeting Norfolk Is the only
hsrbor In the State that will receive appro-
priation, and that. as already stated, has been
fIed at S16S.O00.
The Postoffic % Department, at the request OF
Representative Browne, agreed this morning to
establish postottice at Brighton, Northampton,
Virginia.
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