Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
s,eeaI Correspondence Of the Alexandria Ga=cttc.
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SIr. jeremiah Simpson, the Alliance Con-
efs-smsn from Kansas, who in his canvass
pulled up bis trousers legs to show that he
didn't wear socks, Is at the Capitol nearly
every day now fapiliariziDg himeelf with
the proceedings of the House. A Virginia
mem Der in talking about him to-day, said
socks or no socks, Simpson was paragon
10 some of the men General Malone sent
to the Virginia legislature when he was IN
coptfoi of that State, one OF whom delioer-
ately sat on the Capitol steps at Richmond,
at noonliaa aud took off his shoes and stock
iags, end trimmed bis corns IN view OF
LARGE number Of curious and amused spec
tBtors.
The President and all the members OF his
Cabinet. aud Acting Secretary Nettleton as
the representative OF the Treasury Depart
ment. left here this afternoon ct $3.50 o'clock
10 epecisl train OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road for Nv YORK, to attend the funeral OF
the late Gen. Sherman tomorrow. Mrs.
Blaine end Mrs. Damrosch were the only
lads 10 the party.
Senst r Gornan's speech on the Force
dill is being printed &c democratic cam
Daign document.
MIR. Dorsey. republican, OF Nebraska,
chairman OF tha House banking committee,
who, by The by, is Waterford, Loudoun
c, unty, Virginia, man, Gays the coinage com
mittee or Saturday next will take dehuite
action on The silver bill that that action
will be a minority report in favor Of the Ser
ate bill, and ma GRITTY report adverse to 1t !;
that those reports will be made to the House
mkt week, and that no silver legislation
will be enacted by this Congress-
81 2. Cnfatbam, OF North Carolina, one
of the three negro members in the House,
offered fer reference In the House to-day
resolution making the educational bill a
continuing special order for Tuesday next.
Mr.. Speaker Reed is confined to his rooms
ct his hotel By severe cold, which, however,
shows signs of improvement to-day. For
this resaon the House hss been compelled
10 cleo, spesksr pro tempore.
The Seuaie teddy adopted the conference
report on the Washington and Arlington
Railroad bill. As the report had previously
b. Q adopted by the House, all that the bill
DOW requirea to become law is the
Presidents approval, which it will
doubtless receive. as heretofore stated,
the ultimate destination OF this road
ia Mouuj Vernon, via Alexandria. l.
Is understood tnat the money re-
uuiIed for building the road is ready, that
tue work of construction will be commenced
during The coming epriug, and that while
the bridge by which it will cross the Potc-
nae at the Three Sisters is in progress CT
construction, there viii be transfer OF pas
sepeers at The Aqueduct B:i6ge. The cars
on tie road will be ru0 by electricity, but
| the grade will be such that in case Of acct
dent il caC b. operated by dummy engines.
Tna Norfolk and Western Railroad bill
| gas sent from the Senate to the House yes
teddy evening and Ia now on the Speaker s
,eSie l will be taken up as soou 80 !t can
De reached The bill az agreed TO By the
House D strict of Coiumb ia committee, in
which all referoncs 10 the Cumberland and
sTashington Railroad is omitted, will tbeu
be offered as substitute, aud, it is ssd,
will be passed The bill will ten bavs to
go tsek to the Senate again.
l. waa reported ct the Senate to-day that
So tf,rt would be msde to provide for the
| pay ment of the French spolistion cla!ms
| in che Of the regular appropriation bills,
anG :bet tba,e was coed ground to believe
IL VI suld srccs q. The friends OF the bill!
for sestirg with Virginia for the money she
advanced the government in the war of1Sl2
said today that they had hopes that that
bill would ba Incorporated 10 the Iudian APP
propr a ,io1 bill.
In the senste to d y the committee on claims
reported bil foo paying the Potomac Steamboat
Compaoy So, $50 that b ing the sum that COM
psny psid tue Baker Salvage Company of Norfo k
Tor serves rendered the steamer Excelsior,
which was sunk by the u s. steam tug Fortune
in Hampton Roads in December, 1882
Mr. Boyd Barrett of South Dakota who is now
here, gays that Mr.. Kyle, the new Q. 8 Senator
from his etate is his nexs.docr neighbor, that he
hiss not vot the republican ticket for four year,
that he is low tsri fl aud silver mon, and would
long since have been democrat but for the local
questions Of won IN suffrage and prohibition. DC
says no is so sure that MIR. Kyle will vote with
the democrats OF all national questions thst he
hes secured him dosirab seat on tho democratic
side Of tho Senate.
Reliable people from MonreGed. Hardy, county,
West Virgins, here today, say thore is no doub'
that railroad will be instructed from the Grant
county coal b'sn to NJ: o,efe sid, and, what should
be of groai interest to Alexandria, that from
Moorefed sn eastern connection viii be ma1e
with tide wster at Alcxsnd,t. via S.rasburg snd
tho Manassas division of tho E. Il D. K. B.
In the Seuste to-day Mr.. Daniel introduced a
bill to slow the 0 d Point and Hampton Railroad
10 cross the government reservation at Fortress
Monroe.