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

From Washington.
Special Correspondence OF the Ale1a. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Feb. 2, 1883.

1speciel Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Feb. 2. 1888.
DR.. J. J. Moran, OF Falls Church, says he
knows nothing about the resolutions now
before theVirginia Legislature concerning the
agents Virginia has appointed to look after
her claims before Congress, but that he does
know that by act of the Virginia legislature,
approved by the Governor he is the agent
To collect Virginia's claim under the act tor
the distribution Of the surplus in lS3f-the
4th instalment, for Virginia's portion OF the
proceeds of the sale of public lands, ana LOT
the return of the money collected IN mat
State under the direct land tax law OF 1871.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Lee OF Yir.
oin{a presented petitions OF K. q. Rogers OF
Stafford county, and George w. Virtz OF Lou
DOM county, Va, for references OF their
claims to the Court of elaine. Mr.. Wise OF
VIRGINIA introduced bill for the relief of
Towman & Co. A bill has been reported
fsvorsbly in the House confirming the title
of the heirs of Maria Syphax, coored, to
lot of ground in the Arlington estate, also
one for the relief of Capt. Albert Hopkins,
q. 8. N, dismissed the service in 1882.
The House Judiciary Committee agreed
to-day to report favorabiy Mr.. Culberson' 8
bill as substitute for all the anti Mormon
bills now before Congress. 1t prohibits 20
lygamy by contract or fact within the limits
OF the United States, and makes IL punisha
ble in the District of Columbia and the Ter
ritories. The committee reported adversely
on bill giving the court of claims lurisdic-
ton of claims for property destroyed in the
war when such destruction was not neces'
| sary also adversely or bill extending the
mower of the court Of claims in the French
| Spoliation cases.
| In the Senate to-day sftef the routine
| business Mr. Rlddlebsrger objected to every
thing that was attempted, in order 10 be able
to have considered his resolution Tor con
| sjdering the British eytradition treaty in
omen session, but while the democrats did
not oppose him, his own side did, and IS
often as be tried so often YVES he checked.
He was cut out completely when the Presi.
dent pro tenn decided that Mr.. Plumb was
entitled to the door on his resolution for an
| enquiry into the demoralized condition OF
the postal seryIce for when that gentleman
concluded twas Mr.. Kenna's right to speak
on the Presidents low tariff message, which
he ably supported
Dennis Kearney, the sand lot orator from
| San Francisco, made speech before the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs to day
| In favor of greater restrictions upon Chinese
| immigration. Mr.. Hit, republican, of Hi
nois, propounded such questions to him as
| to induce him to believe that he, Hit, was
rot in sympathy with him, whereupon he
| turned upon Hit, said he was not bit 10 rep
| resent an American constituency. and that
he, Kearney, would go into his district next
fall aud speak against him, and tell the
voters there to throw dead cats, end dogs,
aud snakes, and baked snails, the food OF
the Chinese, at him.
The House TO day after debate on The
bill making the postsge on hard backed
books the same as that on paper backed
| ones, took up the election case of Lowry VS..
White, of Indiana, the report in which was
vigorously opposed by the republicans, as,
should @ democratic Eli the seat, the Con.
| gre ssional delegation from majority of the
States would be democratic, and demo
cratic President be elected next winter,
should the election be thrown into the
House.
The Senate Committee on Commerce TO.
day authorized favorable report on the
bill relating to navigation and for other
purposes :" also upon the bill granting en-
American register 10 Norwegian bark.
Senator Sherman gave dinner to Senator Ma
hone last Tuesday. at which several of the prom
iuent republican Senator'S were present, bat amohg
them was not Mr.. Ri6dleberger. The latter says
the General Is hero to try to be appointed a MEM
Der of the national republican Congressional com
mittee, but that az no Is neither Senator nor
representative. he, Riddlebergor, will protest
against his appointment.
The Senate to-day. on motion Of Mr.. Cameron,
agreed that when il a6j0urns to-day il will be un-
til Monday next As regularly as Thursday comes,
Mr. Cameron makes this motion, and it is about
the only one he ever makes.
The House District OF Columbia Committee to-
day agreed to charter street railroad to Ecking-
ton and the Soldiers Home The Ways and Means
Committee agreed to report the bill authorizing
the Secretary of tho Treasury to apply any of the
surplus money in the Treasury to the purchase
and redemption Of u S. bonds.
Barnabas Hobbs, whose name will be remem L.
bered by the older readers of the GAZETTE as one
of the underground railroad" men in abolition
times, appeared before Congressional committee
to-day in favor of arbitration instead Of war as
the means of settlement of international troubles.