Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-13

he House to-day, in order to con.
sumo time, insisted upon the reading
Of the journal of the proceedings oil
Wednesdays session, which included the
proceedings of every day since Wednesday
The 4th inst, which of course took up large
part of to days session. The reading OF the
journal is still in progress. What the order
will be when it shall be concluded Is as yet
uncertain. To-day is private bill day, put
IL ia said an attempt will be made to lake
the dav away from the friends OF such bllls
and give it to the Indian appropriation Dill.
Some say the river end harbor committee
will try 10 have their bill taken up, 30 IS TO
get it out OF the way of the tariff bill next
Tuesday. as it is known that it will be stren-
uously opposed by the New York delega-
tion. All is yet 10 doubt; indeed the recent
dead lock has demoralzed both parties, go
that nothing definite is known of coming
legislation.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Gaines, Of
Virginia, presented a petition Of q. II. Du-
rand, j. D. Proctor and other citizens OF
City Point, Va, for the protection of the
Yellowstone National Park also petition OF
Dibble s. Clark, of Amelia county, Va, and
of Indiana III. Tucker, heir OF John A. Chap
pell, of Dinwiddis countr, Va, for reference
of their claims to the Court of Claims MT.
Yost, of Virginia, presented petition OIL
citizens of Amherst county, w., Tor the
more efectual protection OF agricultural
products. In the Senate the bill to change
the limits of the 4th collection district OF
Virginia, 30 as to make Newport News, In
stead of Norfolk, the port at which vessels
stopping in Hampton Roads shall report,
was passed. This bill has also been favora-
Div reported in the House. Mr.. Daniel 10
troduced bill for the relief of Elizabeth
Gaskins. In the House to-day MIR. Bowden
presented petition of the employees at the
Norfolk Navy Yard, for the passage OF inc
bill to pay arrearages for work of more than
eight hours day, with statement to the
effect that they have not sold their claims to
claim agents.
In the U. S. Supreme Court yesterday the
case of Morton Marye, successor to s. Brown
Allen, Auditor of Virginia, against the B
& o. L. r. Company was argued by Judge
Hugh Shelley, of Stanton, and MIR. John
K. Cowan, of Baltimore, for the appellee,
and submitted by MIR. Ayers, Attorney Gen
era of Virginia. This case involves the
right of Virginia to tax the rolling stock be.
longing to the 3. & o. r. r., but used on
Virginia railroads, but rot exclusively on
these roads, and INTERCHANGEABLE with other
railroads outside of Virginia.
Mre Buckley, formerly Miss Hillyer, of
this city, whose elopement last summer and
marriage to Mr.. Buckley in Baltimore, and
subsequent separation, occasioned so much
local newspaper comment, died suddenly
at her fathers residence this morning.
The House Committee on Merchant Ma
rne and the Fisheries to-day agreed TO an
adverse report on the bill providing for the
payment OF a bounty of 500 per registered
ton for each one thousand miles sailed to all
vessels built and owned wholly in the Unit
ed States engaged in the foreign trade. The
committee authorized favorable report ON
bill making it lawful for citizens OF the
United States to buy vessels built in whole
or in part in any foreign country, import
them free of duty or other charges, ard have
them registered as vessels of the United
States, and 10 be entitled to all the rights
and subject only to the same regulations, as
vessels built wholly within the United States.
1t provides further that oil or any part OF the
materials necessary for the construction and
equipment Of vessels to be built and fur
nished in the United States after January ],
1889 may be imported in bond and upon
proof that such materials have been used
for such purposes no duties shall be collect
ed or paid thereon. An amendment to the
latter bill, adopted by the committee, pro,
vides that after these vessels have been reg
!sterel as vessels of the United States they
are to be used in the foreign trade only, and
shall not engage in the coasirg, river or lake
trade.
Mr. Randall said this morning that the OPP
ponents of the tariff bill would not fight it
by fiibustering, as that would be utterly
unnecessary The bill, in his opinion, he
said was already dead and was SO demon
strated by the dead lock. That lock he said
did not cause its death but showed that
men would not subject their honest conVic-
tions to the mere dictates of party.
Mr. Oates, the leader of the filibusters
in the late dead lock in the House. told the
GAZETTE's correspondent this morning that
in his opinion the direct land tax bill was
dead to all intents and purposes. He said
that when it shall be called up next Deem
Der he certainly intends to insist upon
amending 1t By a provision for returning the
cotton tax, which was collected after the
war. That tax amounts to sixty odd mil
lion dollars. He also said he did not think
the protectionists would resort to filibuster-
ing on the tariff bill to come up next Tues
day, but that nothing would please him bet
ter than for them to attempt to do 30, as the
people were in favor of reduction of the
revenue.
Mr.. Mile is still absent, recuperatiDg, and
no definite action respecting tariff measures
will be determined upon until he shall re.
turn. It's the general impression, however,
that the discussion of the Mills bill will be
commenced in the House next Tuesday
The Senate Committee on the District of
Columbia agreed to-day to report tavorably
the bill making Inauguration Day o legal
holiday in the District of Columbia.
letter From WarrentOn.
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