Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-16


As stated in this correspondence yesses-
day there Ia 9 proposi ton bsiore TIE house
rivers and harboIs committee 10 Increase
the depth OF water along the Virginia aide
of the Potomsc below Alexandra. IL 10
proposed to maize channel two nunoreo
fset wide and twenty-five feet deep from
the south end of Hunting creek bridge along
the shore ss far down as Sheridan's foint,
with two channels leading thereirom 90 tne
main channel Of the river.
The answsr Governor Mckinney CT Vlr.
s!nis gave to the editor OF New York
newspaper yesterday, who bad asked MIN
wbethe, he disappTovsd or endorsed the &C.
tiou of the State democratic comm ttee OF
Neg York In calling State convention on
.he % inst, which wss to the effect t1st he
had enough t, do 10 his own, without ned
ding with the sfairs oft Ter Sat 8. is gen.
erally commended By democrats In both
houses OF Congress to-day.
Among the strangers here to-day is e1-
Congressman Mayo OF Virginia. He says
that one night recently. while on the Po.o.
mac, several miIeI from land, he had an in-
spirstion that the successful ticket at the
next Presidential election, would be that on
which is printed "3ockless Simpson and
Reckless Mayo"-lhe latter himself.
Aa stated 10 yesterdays GAZETTE, the ns-
gotia.cns for reciprocity treaty with Can.
ada have been smmsrily suspended. Score.
tary Blaine and the whole administration
are opposed to any reciprocity, which Mr.
Reed aptly terms free trade In homeopathic
Doses" With Canada, with the hope that the
Canadians will be 90 deslrous for ftse trade
with this country that In order to get 1t they
will apply for annexation.
There is good deal OF contention amcre
the democla In The Houee es TO whether
the tariff or the silver bill shall haye.prei-r-
euce, and neither size seems willing ID give
way.
Mr.. Macune OF the Farmers Allisoce
urged the House agricultural committee to.
day to pass the anti.option Law. He said
seeculators did not eat saoh other. They
mtds money by catching "suckere."
Toe eteamer Washington, of the Norfolk
line, hiss been sent to Wilmington, D. a
ware, to be reprinted. The George Leary 10
rucIing III her place.
It is uodsr,t ,ad that the bill for returning
TO Welt Virginia her portion Of the direct
land tax will be amended 30 as to provide
that the government settle its debt against
Virginia on the same terms as the other
Tee House appropriations committee to.
day referred the Investigation OF the expen-
oitures OF the Chicago fair commission to q
euo committee, of which Mr. Barnes Comp
ton, OF Maryland, is member.
Tee interstate commerce Law hes received
seversl stunning blows lately, one BY the q.
8 Supreme Court, another by Judge jack
son Of the Tennessee 0. 8. Circu Court.
aRd to-day Congressman Morse OF MassR.
chusstts, republican, introduced bill TO re
peal the whole Law.
Represer tatives of the New York Produce
and the New Orleans Cotton Exchanges
we're before the Senate judiciary committee
to-day end gave their ressons for opposing
the aDti.option bill.
The House postoHice committee to-day
heard representatives of the associated board
of trade Of Boston, sasintt the present dis
clIminstions In the Justification OF 81 and
4ih class mail matter.
Senator Brice. chairman OF the national
democratic committee. who has just re t1ru-
ed from New York, sage the demoorstlc
convention OF that State will send solid
Hill delegation to the naiouR convention.
and II Hill be nominated New York will
give him large msjorit7, end the present
opposition to him IN that State amount to
nothing.
People from Richmcnd, here t, dav, say
the passage of the bill to break up Monte
Carlo is not % sure az Ia generally supposed.
Tbs Senate committee on finance agreed TO-DAY
TO Indefinitely postpone bill to impose an iE-
come tax in order to raise the quisite money
for pensions snd salaries Of possmasters upon the
ground that it is bill for raising revenue, and
should therefore originate in the ouse
A. anticipated In this correspondence the House
ways and means committee by strict party vote
agreed 10 report faEOrsbly to-day the free wool
bill, the fIes-bin6 ing-twine bill. ard the bill
placing cation Ties cotton bagg .ng and machinery
for manufacturing the s,me on the free list. 1t
is nderstood thst st to.morrow'a meeting of the
committee Representative Cochran VIII call up
for favorable report the bill reducing Tho duty on
barley to The origin al rate in effect bsfors III, pss-
sage OF the Mckinley bill.
It is broadly intimated at the Department Of
Justice that the o. s. Marshal in tho Texas dis
trict in which GAIA has BET n operating, has failed
in his duty and been friendly to the la dit.