Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Ale1s. GAhhrrfl
w.ourrcrnN D. c., April 3, 1880.


r.,.,,s, oorrssnond enoe of the Ale1s. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., April ., 1851.
The republican members of the House
wavs and means committee say lneiF party
ia solid ON their tariff bill with the e4cep'
ton of four schedules Thereon, lnose Vi sueai,
wool. hides and tobacco, ana tha6 Oh u, Iue .l
compromise will be made tnat VIII De
so,;sfactory and unite the entire strength OF
the party. Republican members OF ene
Eouss mt members of the committee, say
,hsir nayty il 90 much at odds on the tarln
bill that they don't believe any 1af'n Dtii az
all will be passed at this session.
The House committee on the judiciary TO-
10, annojnted q subcommittee 10 Vlsle
A,sbame and neighboring southern states
and make thorough investigation OF the
sllepad improper action OF court officers ID
;no,,In,inp prosecutions without reason and
for the purpose of collecting fees. 1t 10 also
CHARGED that sentences in criminal cases
nave been suspended without warrant OF
law and that the officials have been guilty
of maladministrato and corruption.
In the Senate to-day the bill to pay the
Norfolk County Ferry Company S42 30O for
the use of their boats during the civil war
was reported favoraby. II has been favor
sbly reported in the House also.
It ia rumored to day that Mr.. Beck, OF
Kentuckv. whose health, it is feared is be-
vond recovery, intends to resign his seat IN
the Senate, and that it has been arranged
nm the cards that MIR. Carlisle shall be bis
successor. Ex-Governor and present KEEP
reseutative McCreary and his friends don't
relish this rumor bit.
The House committee on patents to day
authorized Chairman Butterworth to report
to the House bill providing for the erec-
ton of q new building for the use of the
Patent Office and other bureaus of the To-
terror Department at cost Of three million
dollars.
The House committee on var claims has
raported favorablY q bill to relieve the sure
ties of the late Daniel Murphy, who was
paymaster and storekeeper at Harper Z
at the commencement of the civil war, ano
for some years previous thereto.
Proposals for the building of two first clast
steaub boats for the new Washington, Norfolk
and Cd Point Steamboat Company were
sent out to day to the principal ship yards
on the Atlantic coast.
A bill has been fsvorably reported to the
House granting the right of way over tn'
Auueduct Bridge to the Georgetown and ar
lington Railroad, which practically give
that road monopoly of the bridge. This
course ia highly Objectionable to other par
ties who want similar privileges Tor the pro
posed roads in which they are Interested
But dsmrer has been put upon th'
whole matter by the Senate District @
Columbia committee, which has unant
mously declared that no railroads
snail cross the Aqueduct Bridge. A delega
ton of the friends of the bill referred TO-
among them State Senator Moore, Of the
| Alexandria district. and Commemorative
Attorney Love, Of Fairfax county, Va.,wert
at the Capitol to-day and had interview:
| with Representative Leo, OF the blouse Dis
trict committee, and Senator Barbour, OF The
similar committee of the Senate, on the sub
| iect. Mr.. Barbour told them it would bt
useless to attempt to try to get their bill
| through the Senate in view OF the
| action of the Senate committee, and that he
better plan would be to try to get Congress
| to build carriage bridge across the river al
Arlington, ard then the Aqueduct Bridge
could be surrendered 10 the railroads; as il
is there should be Il bridge across the river
over which people could ride CT drive with
\ out having their lives endangered by rail
roads.
| The petition of the congressman repre-
| senting tobacco districts asking the Speaker
| to recognizs one Of them TO move to take up
the bill to repeal the tobacco tax was pre-
sented to Mr.. Reed to day. Up to three
| o'clock no answer to 1t had been received.
Toe House Committee on the Judiciary to
day reported favorably the bill 10 define the
| jurisdiction OF United States courts. II pro
vides that all original jurisdiction now
vested in the U. s. circuit courts shall be vest
| ed in the district courts except remedial writs.
The circuit courts are reformed and reorganZed.
| They arc established as follows: 1st 1T Boston
| ID at New York Sd, at Phiadelp hia 4th, at
Richmond 5th NJ New Orleans; 9th, at Cincin-
natl 7th at Chicago, and Sth, Mt San Francisco.
The House committee on banking ana currency
to-day discussed the subject of issuing some kind
of fractional currency for uso IN the mails, Dut
| reached no conclusion.
There are four applicants for the place of in
spector of steamboats, for the Norfolk district,
from which Col. Marshall Parks has just been ro-
moved Mcssrs. Wood worth and CAST of Norfolk
and Meu .haw, Saville and Wheeler, OF Baltimore.
Congressman Bowden. of the Norfolk district.
| told the GAZETTE's couesT ondent this morning
! he thought Mr.. CAST would DO appointed before
the close of the day.
he following changes in the fourth class post
offices OF Virginia were made to-day lyor, South
ampton county, NJ. E. Stephenson appointed post
master vice L. l.. Balm, removed Motatts Creek,
Augusta county, d. Z. Parton, vice w. A. Wright,
resigned.
The cable for the 9TH street car line will be
laid TO night snd, the president of the line says,
the cars will be running certainly by tho 10Th
instant.
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