Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-23
From Washington.
r5pecjsl Correspondence OF the Alexa. GAZETTE

From Washington.
r5necjsl Correspondence OF the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., May %. 1883.
In the House yesterday communication
from the Treasury Department was reac
containing an estimate for saw mill at tue
Norfolk Navy Yard. The committee on
pensions reported favorab!y the bill granting
an increase of pension to Ann Atkinson. Mr..
Browne presented petition of the Military
Board of Virginia. for the passage of the bill
increasing the Militia appropriation TO
81 OO0, coo. Mr.. Yost introduced bill fer
the relief Of Margaret ]. Stephens. Mr.. Lee
introduced bill to reimburse the Upr er
Potomac Steamboat Company for the loss of
the wharf property occupied by the steam,
bolt Mary Washington, when she belonged
to the company named, near 9TH street
wharf, in this city. In the Senate, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Daniel, the bill appropriati3g
$50 600 for the enlargement and improve
rent of the public building at Petersburg
was taken up and passed without objec
ton.
To-day was the day for the regular meet.
ing of the House committee on education,
which has before it the Blair education bill,
but, as usual, end rs expected, no quorum
WAS present.
Msjor Gallagher, formerly of Wytheville,
Va, now Indian agent at the Fort Hall res
erystion in Idaho, is now here, at the head
of an Indian delegation, who want Congress
to ratffy treaty made with them some
years ago by which they will be paid con-
| siderable sum of money. Some of the dele
| CATION are wild Indians, wearing no clothing
except leggins, shirt, and blanket, but
Major Gallagher has them under excellent
Al of
The Major says Indian agencies are not as
profitable as they once were.
The friends of the bill providing an ap-
preparation for the completion Of the Mary
| Washington monument at Fredericksburg
| dom seem to be as confident of the passage
of that bill as they once were. They say
the uncompleted monument has been brc-
ken up and carried away by relic hunters,
and that some OF the Congressman think a
similar fate will befall that Of new one,
and for that reason will oppose its construc-
ton. But if such reasoning shall prevail, no
more monuments will ever be built by Con.
gressional appropriation.
The republicans have determined 10 offer
no tariff bill in tho House. but to propose
amendments to many Of the items of the
Mills bill. The consideration OF that bill
will be resumed on Tuesday next. When it
will be concluded no one can tell. If it
shall be before the end of the session the re-
publicans in the Senate will have one ready
to offer as o substitute for it as soon as it
shall reach that body.
1t is reported of the Capitol to day that
General Sheridan is more seriously indis-
posed than his friends seem to think. He
has rot been at his office this week.
It is rumored here that the Richmond
l oil cbo1l
obtain permission to run its track to its
property on 18th street in this city and soon
er If that permission be delaJ ed, will lay
track from Alexandria to the south end of
the Long Bridge, east of the bed of the OLD
Alexandria canal, and join the Leesburg
track by branch which shall cross the bed
of the canal referred to on level thus doing
| away with the necessity for the high bridges
that now cross that bed and the Washing
ton turnpike. 1t is said that what the road
pays the Pennsylvania railroad il one year
for the use of the latter's track between AL.
exandria and Washington will lay track
between Alexandria and the south end of
the Long Bridge.
In the Senate o.day the bill to adjust the
interest on the money lent the government
| BY the State of Virginia in the war of 1872,
was reported favorably. This bill is alrea.
| dy on the House calendar, the first one on
war claims, ard the war claims committee
is the second one that will be called.
To-day was the time appointed for spe-
cial meeting of the Senate Committee on tho
District of Columbia to consider the Mt.
Vernon avenue bill, but as Mr.. Stanford, the
chairman, was making arrangements for O
trip to Europe, another member was attend.
| ing funeral, and two others were attend
| ing the meetings of other committees, no
quorum was present, and the business to be
considered was postponed until the regular
| meeting. next Monday.
The House Committee on Elections to.
day began the consideration of the South
Carolina contested election case of Smalls
colored, vs.. Elliott. E. John Ellis addressed
the committee ia behalf Of Smalls, the con-
testant. endeavoripg to show that there was
no such division in the republican party in
Small's district as had been alleged.
Secretary Villas is keen set on having the
democratic Vice Presidential nomination,
but his manner of conducting the Postofice
Department when he was at its head made
him many enemies among Influential dele
gates to the national convention, and they
are already laying their plans to have him
sat upon heavily. It will be recollected
that Mr.. Villas said he could not deny Mr..
Gibson's statement that an orGer was in
operation in the Postofiee Department by
which no ex. Confederate holding minor
position in that department could be pro- |
NOTED. Among those who will oppose his
nomination is an influential Senator from an
adjoining State
The Senate to-day at the conclusion of the rou-
tine business went into executive session for the
purpose of reconsidering its action of yesterday /
in defeating by one vote the consideration OF She
Canadian fisheries treaty in open session. All the
democrats and one republican, Mr. Hale, yester-
day voted for the consideration of the treaty in |