Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-01
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yesterday evening was the one for tho sur
7ey and estimate OF the cost of bridge
across the Eastern B.arch Of the Potomac.
from the Arsenal to Giesboro'. This is the
bridge to the south end Of which 1t is pro
posed to construct road running along the
foot Of the western slope Ct the Maryland
heights, opposite Alexandra, as far down ss
Fort Foote, if not farther.
The inauguration crowd has already come,
and any enlargement Of it will make Jam
Indeed the latter condition was reached to
day at the Capitol, through many parts OF
which it was hard to effect passage. Penn
svlvapis avenue, from the Treasury Depart
ment to the Capitol, is thronged, and so are
the street cars running on it, among the
crowd being scores of men peddiDg all sorts
of republican pictures, flags and medals.
That the crowd is chiefly OF people from
the North was proved by the fact that
among the thirgs that found the best and
quickest sale was reprint of newspaper
that contained the first account Of the sur
render Of Gen. Lee and the downfall of the
Southern Corfederacy.
The sub committee Of the Senate appTo-
priation committee agreed yesterday even
ing to report adversely on the bill TO Get
tie accounts with Virginia for the money
she advanced the general government in
the war of 1872, but the friends OF the bill
still hope to have it put 10 the deficiency
bill when the latter bill comes up III the
Senate.
Ia the House to day Mr.. Bowden, of Vir-
ginia, succeeded in having the bill granting
charter for horse railroad from O,6 Point
to Hampton, passed. As ii had previously
passed the Senate, all it now requires 10 be
come law is the Presidents approval.
| Some of the people of Virginia are so en-
amored of Mr.. Randall that they get him to
present their petitions to Congress in pre-
| ference to their own members. The farm
ers of Moptrose Grange, Dinwiddie county,
Va, through Mr.. Kendall, yesterday peti
| toned the House for the protection of the
( agricultural interests, and that, too, though
they ought to know that Mr.. Randall is the
most effective friend the protected manu-
facturers have in Congress.
/ Instead OF a decrease, the increase of the
{ public debt for the month of February was
seven million dollars. This is accounted
| for on the ground of the expenditure Of
twenty odd millions during the month for
pensions.
as simple Ct the soycnly way in which
congressional business is transacted, 1t may
be stated that among the bills passed in the
Senate yesterday WAS one for bridge,
from the Fortress Monroe reserva-
ton to Elizabeth City county, Virginia,
though the identical object of the bill re
ferred to had previously been provided for
10 the sundry civil bill.
The composition OF the Cabinet continues
to be the absorbing topic of conversation
| among the politicians here. II is said that
Mr.. Thomas is not warmly supported by
| the republicans Of his own State for the
Navy, but is by the Pennsy lvanians, for the
reason that they think he will give all the
work at his disposal to people from their
State. There is vague talk about Mr..
Furnoss, OF Nebraska, for the Agricultural
| Department. aud the fact that Mr.. Harrison
went to the Port and, where Senator Man
derson, OF Neb' eska, is sick, aud spent an
hour with him yesterday, is said to give
credeuce to this report. II is also said tc-
day that if the faction fight in New York
shall deprive that State OF a cabinet position,
| the republicans there will demand the
Spe abersbip of the House.
When Mr.. Randall agreed 10 en- adjourn
ment on Wednesday he practically abah-
doned the attempt to obtain consideration
for his substitute for the CowIes bill, and
there is now no more hope for the passage
of that substitute or Ter any other internal
| revenue measure, OF for any tariff relief bill,
than if no such bill had ever been forma.
lated
In the House to day Mr.. Wise, who had
been requested by General Lee, who is still
sick. to take charge of the bill for the relief
of the Theological Seminary, near hexan
d,ia, selecting time when the House was
iu good humor, succeeded in having that
bill passed without objection. 1t is the
Senate bill, which provides, without any
provisos, that $50 600 shall be paid at once
to the institution referred to- Mr.. Wise
went Immediately to the Senate to hurry
the enrolment of the bill, and says that as
soon as that necessary work shall be done,
he will take it to the President and urge
him to sign it.
The executive session OF the Senate yea
terday evening Was long one, and there
were lively times therein. The trouble was
over the confirmation of the nomination Of
Judge Heartbrdge to be u. S. Judge for
Florida. A motion was made to discharge
the Judiciary Committee from the farther
consideration of the nomination, and
when the vote was finally reached the
motion was carried, Messrs. Riddleberser and
the two Pennsylvania Senators, Cameron
and Quay, voting with the democrats. As
single objection at that stage was sntii-
Gent to carry a motion to coniirm over un
til to-day, that obj ection was made, and the
consideration Of the motion was delayed
Mr.. RddlebergeT WAS 10 his seat early to
day and would have moved for an extra ses-
sior before the hour this dispatch closed had
it not been for the reception of conference
reports. He will do 80, however, at the first
opportunity, and, as he says, if it decent
succeed he'll know the reason why.
This morning Vice President.elect Morton
came to the Capitol in company with Sena-
tor Hiscock and went at once TO the room
of the Vice President, where he met the
Senate committee on inaugural arrange
ments.
A DRoyER's MIsHAP.-Some four or FIVE
years ago drover named Picklesimer was
travelling with his cattle on freight train
OF the Richmond & Danville railroad CON-