Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
rspec,al Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette

Tspecial Correspondence Of the alexandria Gasette
WASHINGTON. u. O.. Feb. o. 1890.
Tbs subsidy bill which passed the House
lest nigh. only provides for twelve million
of dollars for mail steamships. What the
democrats saved the people of tho couotry
by their defeat OF the original bill amounts
TO uutold millions, probably as much as
three hundred million. The vote OF the
Virginia delegation on 1t was as follows
Ayes-Browne, Lapgston and Waddlil. re-
nublicans; noes-Buchsnap, Edmunds. Lee,
Lester, O'Ferrsll and Tucker, dtmocrats.
Senator Barbour's bill to allow the FAILS
Church and Potomac Railroad Company to
construct e. railroad through the Arlington
reservation. and Senator Daniels bill to e1'
tend the time for the construction Of the
Old Point and Hampton Railroad through
the Fortress Monroe reservation, were Dotb
reported fayorgb'y to the Senate to-day by
the military committee OF that body, but IL
ia too late for them to become laws at this
session.
The Senate this morning corcarred 10 Inc
| Houae amendment to the direct tax Dill, 30
that all that bill now needs to become law
| ia the Presidents signature, Which, as Prev
ously stated in tbis correspondence, IL Is
sure to receive.
The republicans In thu House to-day, by
means ofMr Speaker Rsed's part,san rulings,
trit to carry a motion to pass appropriation
bills without debate in order to give them
time between now and the end ofuhe session
to admit three more republican contestants
and rob the treasury for money 10 pay them
for full tern.
Senator Barbour. Representatives Lee and
Heard and Messrs D s Forney,J s. Lawrence
aud @. G Lee, tho last three directors oil l6e
Washington and Arlington Railroad, called
upon the President thls morning In refer.
ca ce to the error in the bill for that road a.
luded to In this correspondence yesterday.
Upon their statement, 10 the effect that the
error WAS commi,teed by committee clerk,
and that resolution would be introduced
at once into both houses of Congress to cor.
rect it. he agreed to sign the bill, and did so
soon afterward and notifed them accord
ingly by telephone. The construction OF the
road will be commenced as soon rs the
spring shall fairly open.
& delegation Ct Alexandria county repu0'
| icans has been appointed to wait upon Mr.
Sypherd. clerk in che OF the Department.
here. aud chairman of the Malone commit
tee OF ihet county, and fad out when ne
will cal! county convention for the purpose
| OF nominating county ofnce!e.
T. n. Hart, radical republican, was to-day
appointed postmaster at Boston, vice Corse,
| mugwump democrat.
| 1t is said by somo restaurant keepers here that
| Alexandria pot hunters, who kill the birds heOW
that city, arc bringing woodcocks here, though
this is the season for the birds to lay aud hatch
| TIE first three addresses ut the Woman's suf
| ftsge Convention to day wero upon the subject OF
the last South Dakota campaign in which The
| ouest:oa of woman suffrage in that State was
fsctor These addresses were made by Emms
Smith De Voc OF Sou Dakota, Mrs. Alice j
Picker of South Dakota AID Mr.. henry B ack'
we'll o. Massachusetts one o. the editors OF the
Romans Journal Mrs. Picker said she cou:c
give ab,ut as many reasons why the suffrage
| amendments lid not win in the last campaign IL
| South Dakota as the small boy gave for not going
| to the menagerie. First be did not have the nee
essary ffty cents, and that f. being stated II
was not neces airy to mention the remaining Zine
\ reasons.