Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-05
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WASHING ron, D. c.. Feb b. 1889
So solicitous are The people OF Alexandria
county, OF both sexes, for tho construction Of
the proposed Mt. Vernon Avenue, through
that county, that delegation OF the ladies
resident therein, composed oil MIS-. frank
Hume, and hlisses Mary Nelson, Mary
Minor and Susie Swami, under the escort Of
Mr.. Frank Hume, came 10 The Capitol this
morning, ADD, sending in for Representative
kileore, had al interview with him IN the
ladies' reception room OF the House. Ihey
told him they had been informed that he
was the great otjector of the House, and
that fearing ne would object 10 the Mount
Vernon Avenue bill, they had called to urge
the merits OF that bii! upon him and to beg
of him to make no objection to 1t when II
shall he calen Mp In lne House, SIS 1t he'd
already passed the Senate, and without his
objection would probably pass the House
also to night and become o law As is
always The case, they succeeded, and what
the several m n ~ho had been TO sec Nj.
Kilgoie on tia same business had failed to
accomplish, the ladies achieved with little
or no difficulty. Mr. Kilgore telling them
that up TO the time of their visit he had been
opposed to the bill for the reason that be
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national government 10 condemn lands Tor
public roads 10 the States, but that as they
had explained that if any land be con
demned by The bill referred TO, it would be
undera charter granted by the State OF Viz
GINA. they need net expect any further
trouble from him. The interview was
very agreeable one ca both sides,
Mr.. Kigole beIog greatly pleased with
the grace and beauty OF the ladies, and
the ladies rs much SO with the poliieness,
urhaai;y and Difference with which they
were treated by the gallant Texan. Now
ifMr. Holman, or some other watch dog
of the Treasury, or some Northern member
who hates to have national money spent IN
Virginia, doesn't object TO the bill when 1t
shall he called up ~ to-ni9ht' - session OF the
House, or if there he no quorum at that ses-
sion aud the attentiou of the House be called
to that fact, the bill, in all probability, Will
become Law. Ii does not provide for the
construction Of the Avenue, however, gu.
only appr0piiates $4,000 for survey, plans
and estimates the proposed Work. AS the
road will connect with the proposed memoir
ial bridge across tho Potomac from Wash
ington to Arlington, The parties Interested In
the former have appointed hlr. Fox n com
mit.se of one 10 wait upon Senator Sian
fo.d. chairman Of the Senate committee on
punic buildings and grounds, and urge him
to call meeting OF his committee, SO That
the bill for the bridge referred to, which is
now before it, may be reported, if possible,
in time 10 pass both houses Of Congress BE-
fore the close of the present session.
The House Judiciary Committee has
agreed upon report On the naturalization
bill. II recommends the abolition OF Ill the
prelimnaries of the old law, makes bona
fide residence of I've years u prerequisite OF
citizenship, ard confers the rights of citizen
ship upon such civilized Indians az have
agreed to accept their land in severslty.
The Senate finance committee considered
the direct land tax bill at their meeting this
morning. but reached no conclusion thereon.
The House Ways and Means committee
resumed the consideration OF the Senate
tariff bill this morning. Only three OF the
republican members attended, Messrs. Bar.
rows, Mckinley and Kelley, AID they sppa
rently merely as spectators. The iniorma-
ton the committee is seeking from the Trea.
sury Department, concerning tho actual
reduction in the revenue the Senate bill
would effect, had not been received, but Is
expected to-day. Mr. Breckinridge, OF Az
kansas, moved that The sugar schedule oil
the bill be stricken out, and that motion was
pending when the hour for adjournirg ar
rivad