Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-17

cases of verser and Newton of the Old Dc
minion Republican League, charged VIII
collecting political assessments contrary TO
the civil service law. will be directed, WILL
not meet until the 231 inst.
In the Senate tt day Mr.. Cullom present.
ed petition signed by many citizens OF
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin
Minnesota. Michigan, Colorado, Missouri,
Arkansas Kausas, North and South Dakc-
to and Washington praying that sugar, luu-
her. salt. binding twiDe and the materials
entering into it be admitted free of duties,
and that cut of at least 50 per cent. Dc
made on all wooden, cotton and linen tat
RIGS. Senator Turpie presented the protest.
of hardware dealers in Lafayette, lnd.,
against increasing the duty on breech -.oac-
ing guns and cutlery. Senator Plumb pre-
sented the resolution of the Newton KAN
Board of Trade protesting against the impo-
sition of any duty on ores containing LEAD
imported from Mexico, and favoring the ne
potiation of q reciprocity treaty with that
country. Senators Cullom and Plumb are
rank republicans This action on their part
is said to indicate break in the republican
party on the tariff bill.
la the House yesterday Mr. Edmunds of
Virginia introduced bill for the relief Of
the heirs Of Gustavus B. Alexander.
It seems now that the republicans of the
House and Senate are hopelessly divided on
the silver question and that the House will
PASS one bill and the Senate another, and
that conference committee will settle the
differences, and report bill providing for
high aud ready government market for the
product ofall the silver miuesin the country.
Mr.. Mckinley says ne will call up the
tariff bill in short time, allow 1t to be de-
bated for sixteen days, and then have 1t
voted upon, When the vote shall be taken
the bill will be passed, but, that it shall be,
Mr.. Speaker Reed will have to, and will,
count members not voting in order to make
a quorum.
General Banks. chairman of the sui COM
mittee of the House fisheries committee,
told the GAZETTE's correspondent to lay
that the committee at one time thought II
eight hundred dollars year would satisfy
| the Vireinans who claim riparian rights
| 10 the waters of the District of Columbia,
they would make provision to that effect
in the bill to prohibit Fl .hpg in the waters
| referred to, but that al intimstion to that
effect had at once increased the estimates oil
damages to tbous lnds, and that they now
think they will report the bill as 1t STANDS,
without any amendment. Tc- morrow Will
be the day for the regular meeting OF the
committee. Should 3 meeting be held, the
bill will probably be ordered to be reported
| as it is.
Ten O'Clock to morrow morning Is the
time the House military committee has o.
pointed for bearing the friends OF the pre-
| pcsad MI. Vernon Avenue advocate the
| claims of the bill now before Congress for
| building tbet ayeluo. General Lee has so;
piled ali the rembers Of The COMMITTEES with
comics Of the nj. Vernon Avenue book, and
has talked TO each Individual member OF
the ornuittee Oh the subject He seys be
is iaducsd to think Big what they have tod
bin that tho committee is fsvorAbly dis
| posed.
The House committee on rivers and har-
bors tc-!sy completed tho river and hsrbor
bill. The total appropriation is little over
$40 600 coo. Among the appropriations are
the following for Virginia $50 GOO for
Norfolk. Appomat;ox river, $4,000 James
river 5000, 900, Rnppahannock river $4,000,
York river $4,000. Nansemond river. SlO.-
600 Hampton Bar SO 900 Occoquan $40 600,
Aqnia Creek $4,000.