Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05

From Washington.
Special Correspondence Of the Ale1s. GAZETTE. ]
WASHING TON. D c., June 5, 1855.

From Washington.
r 5necisl Correspondence of the Ale1a. GAZETTE
WASHING TON. D. c., June S. 1888.
Among the bills passed in the Senate yes
terdey was one making opium smoking in
the District of Columbia and the Territories
a criminal offsnse punishable with fine and
imprisonment; also one appropriating So
600 for the extension of the public building
at Lynchburg. The bill for the relief of the
Theological Seminary, near Alexandria,
coming up, Mr.. Faulkner, of West Virginia,
said THAT claim has been passed by the
House of Representatives in another bill.
which has been brought over and presented
to the Senate and referred to the Committee
on Claims, with number of other claims
included in the same bill. The House bill
was ordered to be reported favorably by the
Senate committee, and it has been suggest
ed by the Senator from Virginia Mr.. Dan.
iel who is specially interested In this Sem
ate bill, that it be passed over, go that the
claim may be passed in the House bill. The
bill was passed over without prejudice, re-
tanning its place on the Calendar. The Dill
10 pay the claim of Mrs. T. j.. Ward. widow
of w. Ward, of Norfolk, Va, $2,073 10 Tor
provisions furnished the U. s. navy during
the war was passed.
| EX-S6uHtOT ihtti vi NOW iOih, "'
the Capitol to-day. 1t is reported that both
the PENNSYLVANIA Senators are now for
Sherman for President, that Mr.. Sherman
says his nomination depends upon New
York. Mr.. Platt is here, it is said, to iG
duce the New York congressional delegation
| to unite on some other man than Sherman,
with Morton for Vice President.
Mr.. Fred. Handy of Orange county, Vir-
pinia. one of the best and most reliable
newspaper correspondents in this city, when
he took his seat in the reporters gallery OF
the House this morning, pulled out of his coat
rocket red bandana handkerchief and
wiped his brow with it. 1t was seen at once
from the floor, and member on the demo
cratic side pointed at it and clapped his
hands. At this Mr.. Handy waved it, and
it was loudly applauded By every member
on the democratic side of the House.
The Senate to- day after the morning hour
| resumed the consideration OF those bills on
1 the calendar that had been reported upon
favorably. The House after the regular
! morning business resumed the considera
/ ton of the tariff bill. The republicans having
showed yesterday that they are now able TO
/ obstruct business that is not satisfactory to
them, the democrats have determined to
| wait until after the st. Louis convention,
when all their force will be present, before
they make another attempt to exert the
power of their majority.
Mr.. w. R. Aylett, who is the Virginia
member Of the committee on resolutions of
the national democratic convention, is said
| by Virginia democrats now here to be as
much in favor of low tariff as Mr. Cleveland
| himself.
Senator Rddleberger was in his seat in
the Senate to-day after an absence of few
days, which he spent at his home. He says
| politics in the section of Virginia in which
he lives are very quiet now, and probably
will be until q nearer approach to the day OF
| election. He says remarkable omission Of
| all mention of some of the most salient fea.
lures of ths recent republican convention at
Petersburg is observable 10 each of the div
ers and sundry acc0uats of the proceedings
| Of that convention that he has read, and
that if be have time he will call attention to
them before long.
The House committee on public buildings
has unanimously agreed to report in favor
of passing the bill for public building at
youngstown, o over the Presiden!'s veto.
The Board of Navigation to-day, at the
instance of Repressn alive Browne, of Vir
ginia, RENTED fac lately imposed upon
Capt John Bunting, of Virginia, by the
customs authorities ct Philadelphia for ex.
piration oflicense, caused by an error in the
customs house at Cbngoteegue, Va.
Private dispatches from Portland received
by Senator Dolph this afternoon say at the
election there yesterday Oregon gave a
larger republican majority than ever before,
eecting the republican congressional candi-
date by three thousand. and republican
majority of thirteen on jointba in the leg
islature, thus securing the election of a re-
publican U. S Senator.
| Private kilograms received here to-day from st.
Louis state that all opposition to the nomination
of Mr.. Thurman for Vice President has been
practically withdrawn, aud that such action was
in accordance with the wish of the President.
who thinks that Mr. Thurman's name will give
to the national democratic tcke5 the element Of
enthusiasm that ticket would otherwise lack.
Senator Quay has been authorized to report IA
vorably his bill granting pensions to soldiers and
sailors confined in Confederate prisons.