Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-15
and how they can do so now is what
the fathers of the present generation OF
virginians could not tell if they could
revisit the glimpses of the moon.
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, July Is.

their interest. The commerce commit
tee of the House decided to-day to post
pone all further consideration OF the
measure until next session. The Dill
has been before Congress for many
wears and has several times passed the
senate. but invariably meets with OPP
position in the House. As the law now
stands vessels are compelled to pay
niIotage fee on leaving and entering
certain ports, principally those of Nir-
rinia. North Carolina, and Georgia,
even when they do not require the ser
vice of Il pilot. The opposition to the
bill comes mainly from the southern
pilots. who would be injuriously affect
ed if it should become law.
Among the bills reported from com
mittees and placed on the calendar IN
the Senate to-day, were the following
House bill providing when plaintiff
may sue as poor person and when
counsel may be assigned by the court :
Senate bill to authorize the establish
ment Of an academy and gallery of art
in the District OF Columbia; Senate bill
to establish a free, public and depart
mental library and reading room in
Washington city, and Senate bill TO in
corporate the Protestant Episcopal
Cathedral foundation in the District OF
Columbia.
All sorts of petitions are presented in
the Senate. but the one that caused the
most remark yesterday was that offered
by Mr.. Call for certain COMMANDERS,
asking that a heavy duty be laid on i'm
ported gowns, and that the fund so col
iected be expended in the purchase OF
a wrinkle extinguisher" forthe Amerl-
can COMMANDERS who desire to remain
beautiful, rs beauty helps them to make
money.
Ex-Speaker Reed, when talking to a
lady friend day or two ago, said, IN
reply to her expressed doubts of the
election of Dir. Harrison, the political
condition was a strange one. as the
democrats were trying to elect Mr.. Har-
rison and the republicans to elect Mr..
Cleveland, and that he did not, and
didn't believe any body else did, know
what would be the result. Col. Bright,
sergeant-at-arms ofthe Chicago conven-
ton. saws he considers New York as
safe for Cleveland as Texas, as MIR.
Whitney has control of the mugwumps
and anti-snappers, and by making them
support the Tammany municipal ticket
will receive in return the solid Tam
many vote for the national ticket. Sen
ator Brice says things are in a chaotic
condition now. and that il will be a
month or two before they settle down
sufficiently for reasonable prognosls.
He says ex-Postmaster Harrity OF Phil
adelphia will be chairman of the ma
tional democratic committee, and that
his chief difficulty will be in collecting
the requisite funds for the campaign, as
the men who heretofore supplied most
of such funds will do so no longer, and
assigu, as their reason for refusing, the
assertion that the business interests OF
the country will be equally as safe un,
der one of the candidates as under the
other.
Mr.. J. S. B. Thompson, assistant gen
eral manager of the r. & ID. r. r., IS
expected here on Monday next.
The friends of the Chicago fair in the
House say the sundry civil bill will
never go through that body while it
contains the provision for closing the
fair grounds on Sundays.
:. Altman was to-day appointed post
master at Brick Haven, Alexandria
county, vice w. S. Chewing, resigned.
The committee of the House en-
gagged in investigating the Homestead
strike, returned here this morning.
Chairman Oates says the militia are III
complete control at Homestead and
that no trouble is expected while they
are. but he is confident that if the mill
tary is Withdrawn and non-union men
are brought in to take the places OF
those now out. serious and most disas-
trous results are sure to follow.
Great complaint is made here of the
delay and uncertainty of the mail be-
tween this city and Alexandria and
Fredericksburg, not only in respect of
newspapers but Of important letters.
As anticipated in this correspondence
of yesterday, the purchase of the lot in
which General Malone is interested
for the site of the new government
printing office has been postponed at
least for this session, and probably for
this Congress, as it is understood that
the Joint committee to whom the mat
ter has been referred has on it several
members who prefer another site.
The Senate District of Columbia
committee has, it is understood, prac-
tically decided to change the charter of
the Washington and Arlington Rail
road so far as relates to the point at
which it shall cross the river and the
mode by which that crossing shall be
made. Instead of bridge, it will be
by car-carrying ferry boat, and in
stead Of at the Three Sisters, above
Georgetown, the crossing point will be
at Analostan Island, below that town.
The general impression on the sub
iect at the Capitol to-day is that the
bill allowing the Norfolk and Western
Railroad an entrance into this city will
certainly not pass at this session Of Con-
gress, Notwithstanding ali the news
paper advocacy it has received, and that
its passage even at the next session is
exceedingly problematical:
A bill was introduced in the Senate
to-day providing that each share holder
in national bonk. in the election of
directors of that bank, shall be emit
tied to cast as many votes in the az:
gregate as shall equal the number of
shares so held by him, multiplied by
the number Ct direcrors to be elected at
such election.
Mr. Fowler chairman of the House