Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-18
From Washington
Correspondence Of the Ale1a GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. d. c., July IL. 1883.

1Specal Correspondence OF tne hieAa. 'nTf-iA ~
WASHINGTON. D. c., July Is. 1888.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Ford. from
tba Committee on Military Affairs, reported
favorably. as substitute for the resolution
authorizing the erection of an inn at
Fortress Monroe, joint resolution huthorl'
zipg the Secretary Of War TO grant permit
10 Harry Libbey and Philip T. Wooddn to
erect a hotel upon the lands OF the United
States at Old Point Comfort. At last nights
session OF the House the following bills
were passed. Bill for the erection OF
light house at or near Tangier Point, Ches-
apeak bay bill making an appropriation
for the establishment OF light house at the
mouth of the Great Wicomico river, Virgin
ia; aud bill to facilitate the transportation
of life saving and light house supplies at
Hog Island, Virginia. These bills were all
passed at the iostanoe of Representative
Browne, of Virginia.
The Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce to day agreed to report. with
amendments, the bill subjecting the tele-
graph companies to the jurisdiction OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and reg
ulatipg their operations In much the same
way as the interstate commerce law regu
10, es the affairs of railroads.
The campaign committee OF the national
democratic committee has determined to
have no headquarters for the congressional
campaign committee in this city, and that
such work as has heretofore been done by
the latter committee 10 this city, shall be
done at the national headquarters in New
York.
Mr.. ]. r. Tucker, of Virginia, made an
argument before the House Commerce Com
mittee oday in favor of an amendment to
the inttrs ate commerce law, prohibiting
railroads from charging less for transporting
coal oil in tanks than in barrels.
Senator Daniels proposed amendment to
the sundry civil bill, providing for the settle
ment of Virginia's claim sganst the govern.
ment for money advanced during the war OF
1872. was rejected, and referred to the
committee having the deficiency bill in
charge. The latter bill will, it ia thought,
be reported to the House to-day.
/ To day was the regular day for the meet
ling of the House Education Committee, in
whose room sleeps the Blair educational bill,
but only two members OF the committee
were present, and neither of them mention
cd the bill referred 10. Last Wednesday
not single member was present.
! Representative Bowden of the Norfolk
District says he has been assured that
SIS 900 will be appropriated for the improve
ment of the grounds of the naval hospital
| at Norfolk He also says that the $4,000
stricken off the appropriation for Norfolk in
! the RIVER and Harbor bill has been restored,
leaving the appropriation as it was-Sl69,
| 600. Mr.. Bow6en also Gays the State COM
mittee of the republican party-tbe Msbone
wing of that party-will meet in Petersburg
| next Monday and decide what, if any,
changes shall be made in the cleo oral ticket
as selected at the late State convention OF
| the party.
| During the discussion OF the Mills bill in
| the House to day, when The cotton tie sec
| ton was under consideration, quite lively
debate was brought Gu; by the republican
assertion that the whole Mills bill was
sectional bill, deliberately prepared to bene-
| fit the South at the expense OF Northern ln-
terests. Aud yet it is reported here that
there are people in Virginia, people too,
who have interests there, who are opposed
to the bill referred to.
Among the private pension bills vetoed by the
President yesterday was one to pension man
who having been captured by tho Confcaerates,
joined Thorn, whom the President speaks of as
rebels" and fought against his own side.
George Preston is the colored barber of the PEN
sion Office in which Office are about twenty color
cd ClerE6, In a1dittOn 90 maDJ oIner coIoEeu CHI
ployees But George knowing that the white
clerks, nearly all of whom are northern republic
cans, would not patronizo him if he shaved the
members of his own race, put sign up to the fol-
lowing effect, if not in so few words: mo MIG
gers Shaved Hero
Ser Gator Daniel left the city ON Monday last for
Ohio, where he made speech to-day at the CEN
tennial celebration in progress there.
The Florence is the name of a small steamboat
that arrived here last night from New unswicS,
New Jersey, to run from here to Giesboro Point,
the new name of which is City View.