Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-01
From Washington.
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WAsHINGrON d. C.,Feb. /, 1889.
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The farmers of that section Of Virgins
Immediately surrounding this city are talk
ing about organizing an association and es
tablishiDg az agency in this city for the sale
Of such of their products as butter, hans,
sausage, poultry, eggs. etc.
One republican at the Capitol to day
asked another if he thought MIR. Harrlaon
would try for second term. The instan
taneous reply was that he supposed not, II
the reports about the selection Of his cabi-
net were correct.
The condition of The bill for the relief OF
the Theological Seminary, near Alexandra,
is not favorable. The bill passed the House
at the last session as part Of an omnibus Dill.
That omnibus bill the Senate committee, to
whom it was referred, refused to report.
The Senate, however has passed that part OF
it relating 10 the Seminary as separate
bill, and that bill is now before the House
for its concurrence, but the session is SO
near its close, and so many Northern repub-
licans are opposed to it, that il is hardly
nossible favorable action can be taken
mon it before this Congress shall expire.
MIR. McMilin, Of the House Ways aud
Means Committee, told the GAZGTTE'S COL
respondent to day that his committee would
meet 10 UUuIIOH, th'S II ~ eu'Ae t'''N
thew be in receipt of any Information from
the Treasury Department concerning the
amount of revenue reduction that would he
effected by the Senate tariff bill they would
then commence the consideration of that
bill. Respecting the possible action Of the
Appropriations O. mmittee on the Cowies, OF
internal revenue part of the Mills bill, be
said be had no idea u hat thai action, il any,
would be, but that certainly the Ways and
Means would iun no race with that commit
tee. When told that the friends Of the
Cowles bill said they had force enough TO
pass that bill, he replied, that the enemies
of the Mills bill had said they had force
enough in the House 10 defeat that meas
ure, but the result proved they had not
He said the internal revenue part OF the
Senate tariff bill would remove few or none
of the objections TO the existing internal
revenue laws
The House Committee on the District OF
Columbia agreed this morning to report IA
vorably the dill providing for the survey OF
the proposed Mt. Vernon Avenue. The bill
has already passed the Senate, and lift can
be got before the House will doubtless
pass that body also.
The Senate has stricken out of the British
extradition treaty, the provision in respect OF
dynamiters, and thereby has caused the
friends of that treaty TO lose all further In
terestin its fate. There is no doubt of the
fact that such action is due solely and en-
tirely to Senator Rddleberger of Virginia.
The House to day adopted e rule that
during the remsiniDg private bill days 1t
will give precedence to such bills as have
already passed the Senate. This action
has revived the hopes of many who are in-
terested in such bills as those referred to,
and who until it was adopted had become
very respondent.
The House to day agreed to the report of
the conference committee on the bill raising
the agricultural bureau to the Importance
of a department. The Senate will do the
same, as the House receded from its amend
ments for adding the signal, geological and
other services to the department. Should
the President approve the bill it is generally
supposed that place will thereby be made
for Mr.. Miller, OF New York.
Senator Hampton to-day offered rs an
amendment to the sundry civil bill pro-
vision for paying the claim of Virginia for
money advanced the general government in
the war of 1872
The committee appointed at the recent
conference of Southern republicans in this
city to go to Indianapolis and recommend
General Malone for place in the next
cabinet, have practically determined not to
go, and, instead, have forwarded their re-
to Mr.. Harrison by mail. A
republican member of the Virginia legisla.
ture here to day says that he and all the
other republican members that legislature
did sign petition to Mr. Harrison asking
him to give General Malone place in his
cabinet.
The deer ase in the public debt { fl cted
during the month just closed amounts to
about twelve and O quarter million.
The Senate Committee on Commerce sgreed
this morning to report favorably the bill provid-
ng for keeping the channel of the Potomac open
Turing any freeze that msy occur ducing the re-
nainder of the present, or next winter. As this
ill has aresdy passed the House, it will in all
soon become law, as the Senate is /
,ot so pressedfor time as the House.
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