Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-30

CONGRESS- in the Alexandria districs, has in
formed the General that he will consent to
nm if he be supplied with the necessary
funds to make campaign with any prospect
of success, but not otherwise.
AS anticipated, the House Foreign Affairs
Committee to day adopted, with q few verb
al amendments, the bill granting the Presi-
dent all the authority he may desire to carry
into effect the law providing for retaliation
unon Canada, with an amendment proVid.
ing for giving Great Britain due and formal
notice Of the time that such retaliation snail
90 into effect.
A most interesting case has just come up
before the Land Office, which bids fair 10
raise storm, the end of which no man can
see. Sam Ling, as his name applies, ID
Chinaman, from Wyoming Territory, ana ne
made entry of 100 acres under the TIMBER
culture act. The register and receiVer al
Wyoming refused to issue him the usuai
certificate on the ground OF bis nationality,
and Sam appealed to the General Lana
Office here. Assistant Commissioner An-
derson sustained the Chlnaman.s petition,
under section 1902, U. S. Revised Statutes,
which says in regard OF the homestead law:
"No distinction shall be made in the con.
srrnction or execution of these laws on &C
count of race or color" When the news OF
this decision reaches the Ceestals of the
Pacific stone it is safe to say there will be
frenzied rush By them upon the public
lands and unless Congress steps IN with
further legislation, and,a change in the Con-
stitp,iop of the United States is made, the
Chinese will absorb all the governments
land worth having. It is safe to predict
that hornets nest will be stirred up among
the people of the Far West According to
the law Of the land, Chinaman has as
good right to $50 acres of government
land, provided he declares his intention to
become citizen, (which is a mere matter OF
| form) as any one.
Representative o Ferrsll says that durirg
the time he spent at home lately he was IN
formed by many voters who had LETT the
democratic party on the readjustment ques-
ton that they intended to vote for him on ac-
count OF his opposition to the existing high
tariff, which while it enhances the value OF
none OF their products as farmers, doubles
the price OF everything they have to buy
5Mr OFerral Gays Mr.. Roller, the prot &C.
zionist candidate for Congress 10 that dis
trict, as the holder of mortgages on much
property in Rockingham county. may gain
few votes by threatening foreclosure, Out
that the democratic voters Of his district are
not the sort Of men to be influenced by such
luucongenial means.
In the Senate to day after the routine
business Mr. George, Of Mississippi, resumed
his speech on the Presidents recent message
on Canadian retaliation. On the repubii
can side of the Senate were five mem Der;
only, of whom, during the speech -four were
reading newspapers and one, writing let
ter. The House, after a cali for committee
REPORTS. resumed the consideration OF the
bill 10 organize the Territory of oklahoma
when business was suspended until quo
rum was obtained, when provision ex
empting ex-soldiers from the payment fol
lands in the Territory wae defeated.
Intelligence was received to-day at thf
White House to the effect that the Presi
dent is so much pleased with his little sur
prising fishing trip to Virginia that he vii
not return until Saturday. His inTariabie
luck it is understood continues to attend
him, and he catches better fish and more o
them than any of the other members Of the
party.
Mr.. Edmund Hubbard has announced him
sclfas republican candidate for the congress
sional nomination in the.district now repre-.
sented by Mr.. Yost, ard has united dele
CATION from his county, Buckingham, to the
nominating convention in his favor. 1t is
said here that General Malone wants either
Mr.. Hubbard or Mr.. Craig to have the nomi'
nation.
A political discussion between Represen
tative Browne and Mr.. Kindall the republi
can and democratic candidates for Congress
in the first Virginia district, will be held al
Warsaw, Richmond county, next Monday,
Court day.
In the Senate to-day MIR. Daniel offered
as an amendment to the deficiency bill a re
solution appropria.ing the unexpended por'
ton of the appropriation to the late Mari
eta exposition to the coming Richmond e1
position. Representative Wise of the Rich
mond district has received an assurance that
the Senate commerce committee, TO which
this resolution was referred, will report it
itfavorabiy to the appropriations com mittee.
In the House TO day Mr.. Yost, of Virginia, ask
ed Mr. Wise, Of the same State il in his speech in
the House day or two ago he intended any per-
sonal reflection upon him. Mr.. Wise replied
that he did not And there the matter dropped