Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-27
From Washington
FrOm WASHIHSiOH
Especial Correspondence of the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 81, 1888.

It is rumoreQ all over the CaplIoi lo'uaS
that the determination Of the republicans
of the Senate to report tariff bill was the
result of threat of the President to call an
extra session of Congress if they failed to 40
80 at the present one. Senator Teller tod
friend 80 to day. Senator Kenns told the
GAzETTE's correspondent that while he did
not believe the President had made any SUCH
threat, he did believe he would have called
an extra session if the Senate had adjourned
before tariff bill had been reported. Mr..
Kenna added that he thought bill would
be reported within reasonable, but that he
had no idea any bill would pass.
A member of the House committee on
education, which has the bill togive national
aid to State free schools before it, but
which committee never meets now, being
asked to day if a quorum was present lat
Wednesday, the regular meeting day re-
piled, with smile, well, not much, Blair
BILL"
1t is reported here from Virginia that in
s'kicke.s" to General Malone, the General
SAYS the matter has been referred to his ex-
ecutive committee, and that they, as antici-
pated will leave the matter to the maj GRITTY
of the republicans of the respective districts
when they shall assemble in congressional
conventions.
The House to-day took up the private
calendar. The first bill passed was that for
the relief of Perez Dickinson, a loyal citi-
zen of Knoxville, Tenn, whose cotton bales
were taken by U. S. troops during the war,
used in the construction of forti6cations,a and
subsequently, burnt The claim is for
500 600.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel offered
as amendments to the sundry civil bill. bills
approprisiog $780, 900 for the improvement
OF the public building at Lynohburg, and
$50 900 for public building at Roanoke,
and resolution for an extra 81 200 clerk in
the postoflioe service Bills for light houses
at Taugier Island and Great Wycomico, Va,
were reported with amendments, as was al
80 the bill granting the B. & P. r. r add,
tional rights on Maryland avenue, in this
city. Among the bills introduced was one
to allow one half Of the one hundred million
dollars retained in the treasury az the re-
demption fund, to be OF silver-all Of it Is
now gold. After the morning hour the con.
sideratiou of the fisheries treaty was re-
sumed, Mr.. Salisbury, of Delaware, making
long speech in favor of its ratification.
A Richmond democrat here to-day says
the death of the late General Wickbam
will cause the democrats of that district the
loss of at least two hundred votes, and that
the democrats will have to take steps to
eff let that loss in the State senatorial dis
trict which the General represented in the
legislature.
Among the executive communications re-
ceived by the Senate to-day was one from the
Treasury Department containing report Of
Capt. H. B. Littlepage, of Virginia, who
was appointed by that department to look
up property that once belonged 10 the Con-
federate States, but which, by reason of the
result of the war, became that OF the United
States, though it has never come into the
hands thereof
Senator Daniel, according to some news
papers, was to have left here this morning
for Hagerstown to make political speech,
but he was in his seat in the Senate this al
ternoon, and told the GAZETTE 5 correspond
ent he had never promised to go, and az he
had proposed some amendments TO the sun.
dry civil appropriation bill which he was
very anxious to have adopted, he thought
he would have 10 stay here and look after
them.
In paragraph in this correspondence day or
two ago the name of Dir. J. h. Mofitt, of New
York, was unirtentionally mistaken for that of
j. L. mauctt, @! FennSylVanla as tnat OF one OF
the two members of the present House who are
now confined in insane asyums.
Mr.. O'Ferrall, while sick at his rooms here yes.
terday evening, received a teleg:am to the effect
that he had been unanimously renominated for
Congress By the democrats of his district
A well known West Virginia lawyer now prac-
ticing here democrat, says there are two hun
dred republicans active ptrtisans, from his State
holding government Office here, every one of
whom will take great pleasure in going home to
vote for Mr.. Harrison next November.