Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-16
From Washington.
I !, ecih Correspondence OF the Aloxs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON d C Eah lG 1859

I !, ecial Correspondence Of the Aloxs. GAzETrBJ
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb 1G. 1889.
In the House yesterday the Committee on
Military Affairs reported back favorably the
bill granting the right of way and other
privileges to the Hampton and Old Point
Railway Company. At last nights session
Mr. Bowden, of Virginia, succeeded 10 get
ting through the bill giving an American
register to the steamer Scythian, Of Glasgow,
Scotland, now the property of the Baker
Salvage Company OF Norfolk, Va. At the
same session Mr.. Bowden. with the assist
ance of Mr.. Wise, got through the bill IN
creasing the pension of Mrs. Commodore
Truxton from $50 to $50 per month.
In the Senate to day an answer wEs re-
ceved from the Secretary OF the Treasury
to the resolution asking for information re-
spectipg the condition OF the captured and
abandoned property fund now held by the
Treasury.
A member of the Senate Committee on
Territories said 10 day the Senate would
agree TO the House bill. Ii that be so, South
Dakota will be State by the lat of July,
and North Dakota, Montana and Washing
ton, in time to have representatives in Con-
gress by the com nencement Of the first reg
uar session of the 81 It. the next, Congress.
1t is understood TO day that though all the
republican members of the House appropri-
atoms committee voted Tor The Randa
substitute for the Cowles bill, they did so,
not to bind themselves or their party ia the
House 10 support that BILL bat simply and
solely TO Increase the division on the demo
cratic side, and that though seventy demo
Gratis will vote for the bill if it shall ever
come before the House. the republicans
thereof will not support it, for the reason
as previously stated in this correspondence
that they Wau5 Congress republican IN
both branches as the next one will be, 10
get all the credit of the repeal of the tobacco
tax.
II the House today General Hooker
asked concurrence in the Senate bill restor
ing Lieut. William Eoelish to his place in
the army, hut Mr.. Reed objected, and when
| Mr.. Reed withdrew his objection ii was re
; ewed by Mr.. Randall The report Of the
conference committee on the diplomatic bill
was agreed to- resolution callipg on Sec
rotary Villas for list of special pension eX
/ aminers appointed under act of Congress o
March, 1854. showing how many ofthem are
still in eprvice, was adopted also one ask
| ing Mr.. Villas the number o. clerks appointed
in his department since the lst Of March
1885, without certificates from the civil ser
vice commission.
General Leo is still kept from the Housc ace
dctsined in his rooms at the Ebbitt by indispcs
ton. Representative Yost, also Of Vrginin, wh'
has been sick since Monday, was well enough 4
come to the House to day.
Now that the direct land tax bill his ice,
agreed upon, the solc;tule Of its fiienda is cen
tired upon the action of the President thereon.
Representative Bowdcn, Virginia republican
being asked to-day about a conference of Ma
honeites here yesterday, as reported in one o Tho
morning newspapers Of this city, replied there
was not word of truth in it.