Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-02
From Washington.
spscial Correspondence OF the Alexs GAZETTE
WAsHING TON. d. c.. Feb ,, 1889

special Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAzsrTE]
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb ,. 1889
In the House to-day the bill for customs
house and postofice at Newport News,
which had previously passed the Senate,
was reported favorably from the committee
on public buildings and grounds. This bill
was introduced by Mr.. Libbey when he was
the member of the House from the Norfolk
district, and its progress so far OF its way 10
perfection is due to his persistent WORK IN
It's behalf
Three of the members of the House from
Vlreiuia told the GAZETTEs correspondent
to day that they had received copies of
circular asking their opinions concerning
the late talk about DISTINGUISHING the ne
eroes. They said the South would never
agree to il, for the reason that its represen'
tstion in Congress and its Influence
in Presidential eectious would be diminish
ed but that it is useless TO talk about 1T
as it is utterly impracticable.
The House yesterday evening took up the
Senate bill for the relief OF the heirs OF The
late General Sibley of Fredericksburg, Va,
who claim the payment OF the royalty prom
ised him by the government before the war
on his tent patent, but which was refused
him because he entered the Confederate
Mmy. Mr.. OFerra!i of Virginia had charge
of the BILL but he was not only opposed by
the republicans, but by such watch dog"
of the Treasury as Messrs. Holman and
Kilgore, on his owe side of the House. The
| House adjourned without final action on
the bill, but the indications are not faVora-
be to its passage, for the sole reason that
General Sibley espoused the cause OF bis
section. His partner in the patent, North
leyn man, has been paid his full share of the
| claim, amounting to over one hundred
| thousand dollars.
| Gen. Lee, in the House yesterday even
ing. presented the bill for the survey of Mt.
Vernon Avenue which, as stated in yeser-
davis GAZsTTE, was favorably reported by
| the District Committee of that body yester-
day morning. As Mr.. Kilgore, of Texas, by
mis- simple objection killed the bill for i'm
proving The road from Alexandria to the
| soldiers CEN etery near that city, it might
4 do some good if parties interested in the
Mt. Vernon Avenue bill would 60 to hin
! and ask him not to kill that bill also by the
|. same means.
I The House Ways and Means Committee
{ ms t this morning, read the Senate tariff bill
| and discussed that part of it about which
they had not made Inquiries at the Treas
Jury Department About the latter part
thew expect en- answer to their inquiries By
Monday next, when they will hold another
meeting. Toe committee is anxious 10 re-
port as soon IS possible.
The Senate committee on public buildings
and grounds rarely meets now, but it is said
that if any body whom AIR. Stanford, chair
man of that commute, respects, will 90 to
| him and ask him to call a meeting Tor the
purpose of considering the bill for a survey
and estimates of bridge across the Poto
mae at Arlington, he will do so, and that the
bill referred to viii be reported favorably.
1t is now generally believed that Mr. AIl-
son has positively declined the Treasury
portfolio under the next administration, and
also that his dec!nation has put MIR. Harri-
son to great trouble in finding q man for
that plaza. Mr. Allison, it is said, never
wanted the plac-, hut to please MIR. Har.
rison would have accepted it il Il had not
been that Clarksop, from his own State,
whom the President has said he will not
have in his cabinet ,end his boomers jumped
upon him at ouce end accused him Of
treachery in trying to get ahea of Clarkson,
and that to make himself solid with that set
for 1892, he has eflectusliy cleared himse'.
OF that charge by declining the offer.
| Rev. Mr. Hatcher, of Richmond, Virginia,
| delivered az address in the Foundry church,
Meth ,dist, here last night, 10 which he SAID
there was not city, town or hamlet IN the
S5uth that was not in favor OF the Sunday
rest bill, the bill to prohibit ali sorts OF work
and travel on Sundays.
Crest complaint is made here by the sub
scribers Of The GAZETTE ab0u; the irregu
l,rity With which tie paper is received
They say it reaches here by mail every ev
ening By half-pAst seven o'clock, butts never
distributed NATL late the following morning,
and frequently never atea!I.
Little or no credit is given here to the report
that Mr. Blaine has declined place in Mr. Hsr-
rison's Cabinet.
There was no session of the Senate to day, that
body having adjourned yesterday until Monday.
The House at an early hour took up the naval
appropriation bill.