Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-15
From Washington.

(speo!si Correspondence OF tie Aexs. eAzEr1 e
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan Is, 1889.
General l. &c succeeded in getting The bill
for an ice boat on the Potomac through the
House late Yesterday evening. He YVES as
sisted by Mr.. Rempbiil Of Srnlh Carolina,
and Mr.. O'Ferrsl of Va, deIo,cfats, and
Mr.. Henderson Of Illinois, republican, and
WAS vigorously opposed by Messrs. Faiqdnar
and Spinola OF New York, the former 1t re-
publican and me latter democrat. The
bill provides that ten thousand dollars shall
be appropriated towards keeping the Poio-
mac river open dutiag any freeze that mag
occur during the remainder oil the winter, TO
be expended under the direction OF he DE-
trict Commissioners, who viii charter FOR
the purpose one or more OF the tugs or
! steamboats, now on the river
Mr. Randall was interviewed this morn.
! ing on the subject of the bill introduced IN
the House yesterday evening by Mr.. Cowies
Of North Carolina, containing the internal
revenue features OF the Mills bill, and re-
| ferred by the House to his, the Appropria
ii3ns. committee, thereby sighting the
1 Was and Means committee. He said he
/ Ia. voted sgainst the reference, and would
/ lot alt.np; TO hurry any report on the bid,
!,;:. tf,.: ,ne vote by which it was referred
/
| that t,... d III acrats in the House had over
ru,o.i !.i.a a:t tbat the administrator even
| had taken u band against him. He said
/ thut t.erty 1--WE more votes would have
/ been given 70 ire reference of the bill If they
bad been n cured, aud that if when the Sen
ate bill. shall come to the House and
> notion he made 10 refer it TO q
conference con! nittee, he would not be
IN i'm
the Senate's acion should be carried.
Ga the rete;ei O. # the bill to the sppropria'
lion- c.mni ce he vote of the Virginia
delegation W - as follows: For the refer
ence. Mes-rs Bowdrn Bowen, Browne,
Brown, Hopkins, OFerrn|l and Yost
against it, Tore; not voticG Msss.s. Ganes,
Lee and Wise. subsequently Dir. Brewer,
of North Caroline introduced bill to re
move the tobacco tax, and moved to refer ii
10 The committee on war claims. ss all SINH
lar bills referred to tho Ways and Means
committee had been smothered That refer
ence was defeated. On il the vote of the
VIRGINIA delegation was as follows For the
reference Messrs Bowden. Browne, Brown
Gaines, Hopkins and Yost. Arainst il
Messrs. Lee and O'Ferrall; uot voting
Messrs. Bowen and Wise.
The next delegation that will start from
here for Indianapolis to urge Gen. Mahone
fer Cabinet portfolio will be that OF the
Southern republican members OF the Honet
who have been reelected. There are seven
of them, but only two, Messrs. Bcwden, oi
OF Virginia, snd Houk. OF Tennessee, eIe
certain to 20. Mr. Brewer, of North Caro-
lima, is uncertain. The other four positive
IS decline &c go.
The Senate Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds held p meeting yesterday
but the biz! to repay Virginia the money
she advanced the government in 1892 with
which TO erect the public buildings in this
ely was not considered. The facts tina. lhs
bin were before the same committee in tbs
last Congress and was reported lavorably,
that the only change in the committee ba-
baen the substitution Of Mr.. Daniel for Gan.
Malone, and that it seems 10 be Impossible
to get a report upon it now, are the suh ect-
OF a good deal Of comment among those at
all interested in the fate OF The bill.
TIE Senate to day ct an early hour re-
sumed the consideration Of the tariff bill,
Mr. Vest insisting upon the removal of the
tex or sat TIE House, after the passage
OF two uuinaportant bills. took up the bilI-,o
admi, all the Territories except Utah, Alas
ka and North Dakota into the Union. II Is
not thought hat i. will pass ut this session
of Congress.