Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-12
of the comparatively small sum of money
REQUISITE to repair it will not be justified.
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence of the Ale1s. aAzkTTsI
WASHINGTON, D. c., June II, 1850.

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WASHINGTON. D. c., June u, 1850.
At this mornings session of the republican
members of the Senate finance coEimittee
thew finished their preliminary consldera-
ton of the provisions OF the tariff Dill. Ihey
will now 90 back to the fl st OF the Dill anu
settle the disputed points which they nave
heretofore passed over.
Tha democrats here think that the selec-
ton OF Mr.. Bslden of New York as chairman
of the republican congressional committee
will rebound greatly to their interest, as ne
belongs to that class of men who think they
know it all, while the fact Is they know lii
tie or nothing.
Notwithstanding all the charges that have
been brought against Mr.. johnson, whom
Mr. Harrison has nominated for postmaster
at Danville, Va, Postmaster General Wang
maker still manifests strong liking for him.
But the charges are of such grave charat-
acter. and the Senate postcffice committee
seems so disposed to kill the nomination by
DELAYING action on 1t, that MIR. WaDanaker
has sent to the committee for all the papers
| on file in the case, and will re-examine them.
| Among them is one recommending Mrs.
Martin, widow and the daughter OF
PRESBYTERIAN preacher. for the office.
| Among the nominations sent by the Pres
| ident 10 the Senate today was that OF DR..
BENJAMIN w. Brown of Virginia to be al
sistant surgeon in the Marine Hospital Ser
vice.
Ia the Senate to day Mr.. Barbour intro
duced bill to put w. K. Nottingham. OF
Northampton county, Va, an ex~West
Point cadet, on the retired list of the army
with the rank and pay Of ID lieutenant. a
similar bill has been introduced IN the
House by Mr. Browne. Mr.. Barbour a'so
introduced resolution to repeal the bill
granting John Chamberin and Others pei
mission to erect hotel at Old Point Com
fort, upon which favorable report has been
made in the House.
The House ways and means committee
to day heard arguments upon the bill TO im'
pose a tax upon adulterated beer. MIR. ID.
G. Finley, of New York, appeared in suI
port of the bill, and a number OF persons IT,
teresteG in the Brewing business. headed by
President Miles, of the United States Brew
et's Association, opposed it.
Senator Alliion to-day reported the egis-
lstive executive and judicial appropriation
bill. The bill es it passed the House carried
total of 800, $40 .447; the Senate committee
added 1913 40, making total OF 81 lbs 9l7
The provision 10 the House bill requiring
that every application for civil service ex-
| animation shall be accompanied by GER
| uf cate OF Safe and county officers stating
that the applicant is en- actual and bona nae
resident OF the State and county In Whlcl
he claims TO live, is stricken out.
i An ex-3outhern republican congressman
here to-day, in talking about the fedora
election bill which Mr.. Speaker Reed in
tends to force through the House, said it,
effect. In his opinion, would be to drive a.
the white people 10 the South together
again, and to make the southern congref-
sional delegation more solidly democratic
than it ever has been. He said he could
understand how Mr. BowdeD, who repre-
SCENTS a negro district. could support such s
bill, but could not tel why MIR. Browne, The
majority in whose district is white, shou
do 30.
The southern members Of the House have
recommended Mr. Fowler, chief clerk Of the
Posto flee Department, for the place OF hrs
Assistant Postmaster General, which MIR
GARRISON, for the good Of the service and
the reputation of the government, will We
cate at the expiration of the current month
Thero arc rumors about the republican side oil
the House to-day that the Vcnablc- Lsngston con-
tested election case will be called up in tho House
next week, and, strange as 1t may s9om, that not
withstanding the fact that the majority report Is
in favor of Langston, there is doubt of its ado
ton. 1t is also said that General Mahones IN
huence has been at work upon republict IN mem-
| bers to have Langston rel scted.
The sub committee of the Senate committee on
fisheries, charged with tho investigation of the
| reports respecting the a9mistration OF the Fish
Commission by Commissioner Mcdonald, will be-
| gin its work tomorrow.
The action OF tho House military committee ON
| the Mouut Vo.noa Avenue bill ta:, it is thought
injured tho chances of that b,ll in the Senate, but
| Mr.. Barbour says he will do all ho can W tn the
| republican members Of tho Senate appropriations
| committee 10 induce them 10 mako an appropria-
| ton sufficient at least to commence work on the
| desired road.