Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-10

northern republican Congressman, VINO 5au
endorsed his application, tolo 1im so'b haS
that as four republican e1-Conieuera.e' W.
been appointed CENSUS supervisors iu w
oinia he thought that at least one repuoii,
can Union man should have oeen appoinseu
10 Sontrsr, to exDec,ation the tariff bill was
NIT ranorted to the House to day, as the
wa,s and means committee was not reauy
with their two reports. The members o.
thot committee say the bill will be repofseu
% A hin was favorably reported in the sen
ote Yesterday evening to pay Albert Dial9
Dali of Virginia 81, 900, the amount oil cnecA
denosjted by him as bidder for contract
h,t uhich check was collected ana turneu
into the treasury.
MFR Rapdslls son-in law was at the oapl
tol to-day. He says that MIR. Randalfs llIe
IA now matter of few hours at most. ne
lies perfectly quiet and in semi-conaclous
state. The President sent him 8 large arc
beautiful bouquet to-day, but ne was TOO
comatose to notice it. kilograms from all
sections of the country, and from men oil ail
psrties are being constantly received at hiS
house conveying the sympathy OF the senu
ers. g.
Among the nominations sent to the sen
ate today was that of Edward McMahon TO
be postmaster at Stauntop, va.
IA stated in this correspondent yesterday I,
the House fisheries committee will not re-
port the bill to prohibit fishing III the waters
of The District of Columbia until they nave
consulted with the representatives OF the
land owners of Alexandria county as to the
value of the fishing rights of the people OF
that county that will be destroyed by the
massage of the bill. Those representatives
are TT work TO day making az estimate oil
the damages, which, if it be not too large
will be provided for in the bill before II Is
renorted to the House. The chairman OF
the committee told the GAZETTE CORES
noudent tc day that while Congress bad the
right to dc what it pleased in the matter, ne
| thought there were equities that snou!d oe
regarded.
Ex.Gov. Lee OF Virginia is tie only Vir
gilman mentioned in the bill! Introduced III
| The Senate yesterday by Mr.. Hoar, incor'
poratiug the Society OF the sons OF Inc
| American Revolution.
! General Lee succeeded late Yesterday
afternoon in getting through the House bis
bill for a road from Culpeper to the national
Cemetery near that town, but not until the
appropriation had been cut down to IL oOo.
H,s bill for road from Alexandria to the
national cemetery near that city provides
for msoadamiZsd road without curbing,
| and appropriates 81 600.
prominent politician from the first Vlr-
p;nia district here to day says the lnGica'
| lions now are that w. a. Jones. Of Rich
mond county will be the democratic candi-
date for Congress in that district peXt tai.
He says the Kendall Blsckston fight III the
Eastern Shore counties will prevent the
candidate being taken from tn ose countles.i
Ia the House yesterday Gen. Lee intro
duced hill for the relief of Theodore Ieed,
who purchased properly at tax sale IN A.
exandria during the war ard had to suTren'
der it subsequently.
Mr. Sullivan, the postmaster at Harrison
| burg, Va, is here 10 day, trying to nave his
nomination confirmed. Senator Qaay is
chairman OF tie sub committee to which the
nomination WAS referred, but he ls 50 intent
upon having Mr. Delamater nominated for
Governor of Pennsylvania that ne has no
time for Mr.. Sullivan.
The 18th street car limo people say cable cars
will commence to run regularly on that line on
Saturday morning next. All the horse cars Will
| not DO taken of at once, but an equal number of
both horse and cable cars will ruh until the grip
men become familiar with their work
Chief Engineer Geo. H. White has been detsch-
ed from the Navy Yard at Norfolk, and ordered TO
duty in connection with the pon clads at Rich
mond.
The Senate commerce committee to-day agreed
to tx the appropriation for the improvement OF
Norfolk harbor at s457 600.
Representative Lester, of tho Dsnville. Va, dis
.rict, who Is a preachcr in the Primitive Baptist
Church, will preach in Alexandria next Sunday
morning.
The following change, in the fourth class post
offices of Virginia were made to-day Jordan 5
Store Powhatan county, $. Nj. Jordan appointed
King William c. H. King William county, Mrs.
NJ. c. Taylor, vice NJ. NJ. Brown, resigned.