Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHING roN. D. O.. Aug. l, 1890.

WASHING ON, ~. W., aug. IL 1oou.
Notwithstanding the fact that thu Senate
District of Columbia committee has report
ed against q bridge scross the Eastern
Branch at Geisboro', the House District OF
Columbia committee has reported in favor
of euch bridge, and say 1t should be built
for the following reasons: 1t is necessary for
the accommodation of the city and adjacent
mart of Maryland, it Is necessary for sanitary
purposes. 1t furnishes direct road to the
Notifications of Washington, it furnishes the
only proper outlet for garbage south OF the
city, and it will improve the marshes and
ats and make the southern part of the city
more attractive and more healthful.
The committee appointed by the southern
republican ceucue of the House to urge the
republican members of the Senate finance
committee to reduce the tax on tobacco to
cents pound have had several interviews
wi b individual republican members OF that
committee, but have not yet been able to ad-
dress them Collectively. They have not as
vet received much satisfaction, and Mr.. Al.
drich has given them to understand that he
doesn't think their request caa be granted,
a. an cents tobacco tax will be required to
limit the expected deficit 10 next years rev.
enue. Mr. Waddll says unless the request
be granted some republican members OF the
House will be disposed to vote against the
tariff bill upon the ground that 1t ID better TO
have no bill at all than a bad one.
Senators Hawey, Henderson and Blair
deny the generally credited report that the
republican Senators have practically aban-
doned their efforts to pass the Force bill at
this se: slou, and say that If such determ'-
nation be reached hereafter 1t will be In con-
8. auence OF SOME reason not yet developed.
The latter introduced a resolution In the
Senate today to apply the gag law to the
procee liUg5 of that body, though he alone
consumed two weeks in speech on his vain
h ,bbv, the educational bill. But the fact
mat he introduced the resolution referred to
sf1rds pretty good ground for believing that
1t will be defeated, a. hardly any thing that
ne advocates succee eds.
Mr. Edgar Allen. a northern republican OF
| R CD mond, who Gays the people OF that city
suppress the republican vote there. yester-
day bought about twenty small houses In
the southeastern part of this city with the
money be bad made in Richmond.
Intelligence from Virginia is to the effect
that all the democratic congressional dele
pa,ion from that State will be renominated,
and that Mr. Wise, whose seat was given to
Mr.. Wsddill, will also be reDom'nated. Or
he republican delegation, MIR. Browne
Gems to be coD fdent OF denomination, Mr.
B WIDEN says be will be If he chooses, and
| Mr.. Waddili says he don't want to come
| back.
| Chsirman RowelI, of the House electors
committee. says he intends to call up the
| Lsnpston- Vensbe contested election case
as so, n as the sundry civil bill is compile
ted. Mr.. Speaker Raed says he will assist
h, e 6
democrats are inten: uppn delaying 1t, and
! that it Is so d fticuit TO get quorum now
he Goesn't know whether Mr.. Rowell will
sue, eed or not. L,neson has been advised
By some of his friends to let his case go ovir
until the next session so as 10 avoid prOta-
bic defeat at this one.
The republicans are oil nj sea on the tar
i'll bill. / is said that MIR. Biaine's repub-
lican friends ia the House number at least
thirty, that they will insist upon his reci-
prociy amendment to the bill, and that
with lie solId support of the democratic,
which they will receive, will be able TO
adopt it, and II the Senate shall not agree to
it. put the onus of the defeat of the bill upon
that baby.
The House District of Columbia commit
tee to day agreed to report favorably the
DILL oharIe,ing the Washington and Airing
ton r abroad Company. the incorporators of
which are Mr. Csz move Lee, of Alexandria,
and Me j. s. Lawrence. Berah Wilkins,
D. G. Furney, A H Randall and ]. L. Bar
bour of this city. This company will cross
the Potomac on its own bridge, to be built
at or near the Three Sisters" and it Is their
int ltion to produce their road to AlexaC-
dria.
The republican members of the House
elections committee we're very anxious to
adopt the report of their Sub committee in
the Breckenridge case to-day, as they wore
on Tuesday set, but were again dieappo!nt-
ed as the democratic members with the ex-
ception of one, to watch proceedings, stad
away, and net enough republican members
were present to make quorum. The re
port depiives Mr.. Breckenridge Of his SIG
msj ,rity sad civ S 20 majority against him.
The chairman of The COMMITTEES has seat
kilograms to all the absent republican men,
bers of the committee commanding them to
return by Juesday. the next meeting day.
The foil wing changes in the 4th class post.
offices of Virginia were msde to day Bue Grass,
Russell county, NJ 4ry F. Fletcher appointed post
MASTER vice w. II. Yo'e resigned; DiDwiddie G.
H., Dinwiidie county, Edus Ettenborough, vice
W. Ettenborough, deceased; Willis, Cumberland
county, W. j. Kolier vco j. E. Williams, re.
signed.
he famous petition for the retrocession of AL
exandria to tho District Of Columbia still lies on
the table of the Senate Eistrict committee, and
has not yet been referred to sub committee or
even boon brought, tho attention of the COM
mittee.
The govornm MT to day defau'ted in the paw
ment of the semi annual Interest on the 3.65
District of Columbia bands. 1t WAS compelled to
do 30 by re of tho .bsence of the President
who uld not, ther,f,,o sign the District appro-
priation bill.
VIRGINIA NEWS.