Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-27
Hog leland. va., the owne, of the Sue an'

Hog Island. Vs.. the owner OF the sue ana
the Tygert, for $15, 900.
The State Department places no creoenos
in the reports that Canadian sesiers ptopose,
to enter Behring Sea under the PROT Chou y,
povernments other than Great Britain ana
the q aited States.
Ths bIll BY which the B. aud o. b b.
Wishes t, cross the Potomac Wlsnln the Dis
trInt lines was brought up Ia the douse
Distritt OF Columbia COMMITTEES to-day, pus
va. lsi / oysr. as It YES stated that arrange
r,ents had b.en made for the members OF
,ha committee and those Of the Senate Dis
sr,ot committse nso to ride over the pro-
nos.d ropts, and also that Of the NorfoiK
aud Western Rosd, during the ne1sthree or
four dsys, aud they would know bstter VIVA.
to do after that ride.
Senator Hill lie much grasififd at the good
opinion enter tsired for him by the deme-
Gratis OF Alexandria, as manifested by the
result OF the primary election 10 that City
Yesterday. He was shown s private Oils
patch from Montgomery county, In the same
State, this morning, stating that that county
and the town Of Radford. in South west VIZ
einla, had elected Hill delegations yesterday
Montgomery Ia the home OF Judge Staples
Wise equity, in the same ssttion OF the
State, it s reported here, has gone tie same
way.
The House Di tsict OF Columbia commit
tee to-day agreed 10 bills removing the COM
mission tax ou produce dealers, and 10 pre-
vent cruelty to children ard animals. The
committee alec referred the bill to prohibis
fishing In the waters Of the DlssricI OF
Columbia, to the fisheries committee. -
The House Immigration eomul. tee WILL
report tnat the e1peeGi ures ct Ellis lslso
have been extravsgsnt, that the bulldogs
there cost double the right price, and taat
the appropriation OF the immigrant head
money for the expensts OF that stailon was
without warrant.
The House fsherIes committee met to-day
and reversed by vote of elk to one their
action OF last week, which Yves favorable to
the bill allowing citizens from other States
to fish in the waters OF Virginia irresl eoLiVe
of ,he lave OF That State.
Senator Qasy to-day introduced bill sp.
propr;a lag $50 900 for the erection In tnls
city Of q statue to the late Admiral Porter.
The House committee On banking end
currency to-day began the investigation Of
the failure of the keystone and spring Gar.
den National banks Of Phiiadeiphia and
the Nave rick national bank Of Boston.
Comptroller Lacy was examined.
The naval appropriation bill was to day
reported to the Senate from the committee
on appropriations, amended by providing for
enc cosst line batte.ship OF 5000 tons one
COAST dsfense turret-ship, four light draugh'
guu-boat, and six torpedo bosts. An ap.
preparation Of 100000 is added for new
oreech mechanism plsrt It the Washington
ord o uce f,ctory. Senator Daniels amend
| ms.t OF $500 600 for naval review is oul
down to $4,000
Representative Lister Of the oh, the
! Dsnvi.le, district, wss in his seat this morn
| ing for the first lime in several months, haV
Ing bsen detained at home by sickneus
The members of the national democratic
committee in this city and Dol. Brice, ser
geant.at srms OF the naiional democratic
convention, held conference at the Senate
to day 10 respect OF certain arrangements o
| that committee. Senator Barbour was pre-
sent. Il is probable that the committee viii
nave to make trip TO Chicago before the
arrangems nts referred to can be defialtely
daterm ned.
| Favorable action was taken by the House com
mttee on agriculture to day on the Senate bill
to ., ovide or fixing uniform standard of clsssi
| fcsti and grading Of wheat, corn, oats, barley
and rye