Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
[specia! Correspondence Of the Alexandria Ga=ettel
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Aug. &c. 1890.

(speciaI Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gd=ettel
WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. &c. 1890.
Congressman Bowden sometime age. In
PRODUCED bill in the House to pay william
and Mary College for the loss 1t sustslneu
bv the federal soldiers during the war pe-
tween the States. Col. Sample, OF Alabama,
en- alumpus of the college, appeared to-oay
hafo-o the House war claims committee, to
nhich the bill had been referred, and made
W. aranment In Its behalf The committee
1as oereed TO make favorable report. The
snm to be appropriated BY the bill is $50. 00o.
among the petitions presented In the
Senate to-day was one by Mr.. Hoar. signed
by Hon" John M. Lsngston and other
negroes, for the passage of the Force Dill;
They cay their votes are suppressed ana
their lives and liberty endangered whenever
thew attempt to vote. According to the
Testimony of Meesrs. Van Auken, Hooper
and other well-known white republicans ID
the Petersburg district, printed in the Lang
stor-Veneble case, Langston made such In
oendiary speeches to the negroes at the iast
Congressional election in that district that
the lives pinot negroes, but of the white peo-
nile there were endangered. Lsugs'on. who
was at the Capitol to-day, said he would De
seated in two or three days. On the con-
;rary. a southern republican member OF the
House. who, though opposed to LaDgston,
saws he supposes he will have to vote LOT
him II his case comes up, told the Gd@ette
correspondent that there was strong pui-
poee on the republican side OF ehe HOUSE
not to take up Langston's case at their sss'
sion.
Senator Hear told friend to-day that the
Force bill-he called 1t the election Dill
would be called up In the Senate on the hrst
dsy Of the second session and be considered
without inte-mission until completed,t 20 inc
entire exclusion of appropriation bills ano
everything else, aod that II the oem ocras
should choose to consume 80 much time on
IL 40 To pre9ent the passage OF the apprc-
nristion bills before the 4;h of March, they
would be responsible, and the President
wonld call an extra session to pass these
hills in time for the commencement OF the
next fiscal year. 1t ia supposed. however
That Nc. Hoar didn't mean what
he sald. for though he doubtless
would favor such plan, there are
other republican Senators, among them
Messrs. Cameron. Stewart and Paddock,
who not only would not do 30. but who say
thew will vote against the bill, and tne'i
votes. with those OF the democrats, would De
snfficiens TO prevent the success of any suci
p!ap, 10 the improbable event OF an attempt
+, accomplish ii. L il supposed, however
.hst tho result of next November'5 election
10 II be sufficient to dissipate the idea OF eay
sgch attemp'.
A. the barbecue az the s>uth end of the
new bridge across the Eastern Branch, Civ
en- Yesterday by the friends of that bridge
| 10 celebration of its completion, three beeVe'
we're roasted whole. But there were &c
MANY negroes present that they took pos
session of the entire affair, showed the white
people aside, and not only etc up all the
meat, but carried off the francs upon which
1t was cooked.
The conferrees on the deficiency bill have as
vet had no meeting and of course can not tell
what will be done with the Senate amendment
| to that bill providing for paying the award OF the
Court of Claims in tho F,ench sro'iation cases,
in the Senate to-day Mr.. Barbour, from the
District o. Columbis COMMITTEES, reported Dill
giving the Wsshir gton and Cumberland Railroad
the road to be bunt along the bel OF the Chcs''
cake aud Ohio Canal, gu entrance into this CITY