Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-26
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rspecial Correspondence OF the Ale1a. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 26, 1888.

rspecial Correspondence OF the Ale1a. dAZEITE.I
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 26, 1888.
At last nights session of the House MI
RoWdep. of the Norfolk district in Virginia,
tried to have passed two Norfolk bills which
had been favorably reported from the war
claims committee, but failed, owing to oo'
iections, and 30 failing, he very naturally Cd
iected to the consideration of the local bills
of other members, and thus the time OF the
whole session was thrown away, and not
single bill of any sort passed. Mr. BOW
denis bills were for the payment OF the claim
of Mrs. Higgins for the rent of the 'Ghent'
property in Norfolk during the war, amount.
ing TO $1,000, and for the relief of the Nor.
folk county ferry, whose property was seiaso
and used by the government during anu
after the war, and the proceeds of which be-
long to the free schools Of Norfolk county.
MI Bo8den had better luck this morning,
when he succeeded 10 having passed bill
appropriatipg SIS 900 for enlarging the iron
wharf at Fortress Monroe. 10 the Senate
to. day bill was favorably reported appro-
priating SIS 600, for facilitating transporta'
ton of light house supplies on Hog Island,
Virginia.
The determination of the republican men,
bers of the Senate finance committee to re
port tariff bill is by no means satisfactory
TO all the republican Senators, though they
all cav if such bill be reported they Will
support it. But while saying this, some oil
them add that in formulating the bill all the
concessions must not come from one section
MIR. Plumb, for instance, says the farmers
of his State want reduction in the tariff
on iron wire. The democratic Senators say
they will stand by the Mills BILL Respect
| ing the time that will be required to prepare
the bill in committee and debateitin the Sen
ate. and consequently the duration of the
. session, all is in doubt, some saying the day
of adjournment viii! not be later than the
10Th proximo, and some not earlier than Oc-
tober. Mr. Ingalls, says bill must not only
be reported but must be passed, and that his
party will willingly stay here as long as 1t
shall be necessary to achieve that purpose.
The Senate to day, after the morning
hour, took up the army appropriation bill,
on which Mr.. Berry, OF Arkansas, made
speech, in which he took occasion to say
that the South was now as loyal as any
other part of the country, and that there
wss no danger OF any war with England,
but that Ia case of such q war no section
would rally with more unanimity to the de
Tense of the country than the South, which
has no love for England, owing to tho de.
cep,ive policy that country had adopted to-
wards her during her supreme struggle for
independence, and that Senator Hoar would
live to regret that he had said the tariff bill
was conspiracy between the South and
England TO break down the manufactures
CT the Moth.
Mr.. John Wise and MIR. Houston, the
chairman of the State committee of the anti
Malone wing of the republican party OF
Virginia, and Congressman Yost, and other
republicans, had conference here last
night On the suffice. of the republican Presi
dsntial electoral ticket ia their State. The
only things that can be learned about the re-
suit OF the conference is that no official re
ply has as get been received to the kickers'
recent communication TO the State commit.
tee OF the Malone wing Of the party on the
subject, and that under no circumstances
will there be more than one republican
ticket In the field.
The House to-day, after the morning hour, took
M the bill to erect public buildings in all the
towns of the country the annual receipts OF whose
postofices amount to $4,000, but, without final
action laid it aside and took up the bill for organ
iziug the territory of Oklohona The deficiency
bill, containing the appropriation for the French
spoliation claims was ahead Of the Oklohoma bill,
but Mt Burns, who has it in hand, and who is
opposed to the payment of the claims referred TO-,
agreed to let Oklahoma have the preference. The
friends of the spoliation claims are afraid that
with the appropriations committee against them,
and so small an attendance Of members only 40
ont of 325, the opponents of those cl,ims, though
few in number, may, By fibustering. succee1'in
having tbs provision for psyios them stricken
out
Mr.. Speaker Carlisle has agreed to recognize, ct
an opportune time, Mr. Shaw, Of Maryland, to
call up the bill to repay Virginia tho money she
advanced the government with which to erect the
public buildings in this city, the object being to
have that bill passed aid then to have the Senate
substitute for it g bill making an appropriation
for Mt Vernon Avenue to which Virginia has
transferred her claim for that money