Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of tho hle1s. eA..zrr~ =
WASHINGTON, D. O.. May "a, 1880.

WASHING TON, d. o., May "a, 1871.
The staten en-, frat printed In this CORES
pondence to the effect that 90 Ohio congres :
man had prepared resolution for prohioi'
ing the exhibition Of Confederate flags and
the erection Of Confederate monuments In
the United States, was telegraphed ffom
mere last night to all points of the county,
and was the subject OF general talk smcpe
the southern members OF Congress tn;s
morning. Senator Barbour eaid if the north-
err people really intend to treattheic felle"
citizans of the South as step-chiidren, Inc
sooner they say so 10 express terms the Del
ter for the latter, who will then kno" what
to expect, and will act accordingly. And
what the Virginia Senator said expressed
in brief tire general opinion of all the others
on the subject. The resolution has Lot ct
been introduced, but will be, ils author says,
as soop as he can g formulate 1t es to make
it effect the desired OH Ct, for which pui-
pose be is consulting the best legal aud COZ :
stitulional talent On his side of the House.
No quorum was present at the meeting ol
the Senate committee on pubic buildings
and grounds this morung, SO the resolution
for bridge oyer the Potomac at Arlington
which has been referred 10 that committee,
WAS not acted upon. Nor has the sub con-
| mttee of the House military committee to
whom the Mt Vernon Avenue bill was re-
ferred acted upon that bill yet.
Judge Ashton. of King George county,
Va was st the Capitol TO day to urge the
passage of q bill Tor the relief of Captain
Redmond, of ME county, whose vessel was
burnt during the war. Judge Christian, Of
Virginia, is also here on professional bust
ness.
MessrF. D. c. Forney. J. L. Barbour and
Cazenove Lee of this city appeared before a
subcommittee Of the House District of c.
lumbis committee tc day in advocacy OF The
application ofthe Washington and Arlington
Railroad Company to cross The Potomac
river on the piers Of the old Alexandra
canal equeduct at Georgetown.
A bill to regulate the practice of medicine
in the District of Columbia was reported
favorably to ths Senate to-day. 1t provides
for the appointment of board of examiners
to examine applicants for license to practice,
which shall consist OF Is members, 5 OF them
hont opaths and 2 eleclcs, leaving The
! regulars With q maj ,riiy OF one.
Bills were fayorably reported IN the Ser :
ate &c day authorizing tha Pos; master Gen
eral. the Secretary Of the Interior end the
Attorney General to select site for q new
Pos,offce Department, and for the purchase
of the triangular square on the south side OF
Pennsylvania avenue and north Of Q street,
5etWeen 1lth aud l2.h streets, for new
city postofiice.
1t seems to be the prevailing opinion
among the Virginians here that the next
chairman of tho democratic comroittee of
their State will he either Col s. w. Venable,
of Petersburg ]. Taylor EnysoD. CT Rich
mond, or Mr.. Thomas Martin, OF Aloemarle
county.
Speaker Reed this morning received
Geographic announcement of the death of
his mother at Deeflpg, suburb OF Portland,
Ne. The Speaker vii start for home tt-
morrow.
Representative Lee and Col. l. @ Wash
ington accompanied Mr.. Lawrence WASH
iugton, scD OF Tbs last Washington owner Of
Mount Vernon, to the State Department to
day. where they sew Secretary Blaine In
reference TO resolution now before Coz :
gress for the purchase OF ceetein relics Of
Gen. Washington that have descended rs
heirlooms to Mr.. Lawrence Washington
The Secretary was very stfable, expressed
himself as favorable to the resolution, and
said that on recsnt visit to Mount Vernon
be dis!iked to see there other relics than
those of Washington. Mr.. Blaine also IL
iUt nSu SioitOic Woc
q soldier 10 Gen Washineion's army.
Ohio people here t'i lay say the row kick
ed up among the republicans of their State
by the selection Of Foraker as temporary
chairman OF the coming republican CONVEX
ton of Ohio. will secure the election of the
democratic State ticket, which was hardly
expected before.
Senator Davis, of Minnesota, an ultra re-
publican. introduced a proposed amend
ment to the tariff bill in the eenate to-day,
to remove the high duty on binding twine,
which The said, was considered by the farm
ers ofthe northwest as "oppre:s ive, exact
ing aud extortionte."
The bill to prohibit fishing in the waters of tho
District of Columbia which has passed tho Senate,
has boon received by the House, and referred to
the District of Columbia committee Of that body.
Mr.. Bowaen, of Virginia, has been selected rs
the Virginia member of tho republican Congress
ional campaign committee.
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