Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Ae1sndris Gazette
Iv..u,~cro,- Fab 10

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
The House ways and means
committee to day agreed to re-
port the following resolution !:
Resolved, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be and is hereby authorized
TO issue and dispose of, at not less than
par in gold coin. bonds Of the United
States. with the quality, privileges and
exemptions of bonds issued under the
act approved July IA, 1870, entitled an
act authorizing the refunding OF the
national debt, to an amount not exceed
ing So. l16,2 75, bearing interest at u
rate not exceeding 8 per cent. pei, an
mum, principal and interest payable IN
gold coin of the present standard OF
Weight and fineness, said bonds to be
n,yde payable not more than 80 years
after date. Provided, however, that
no part of the proceeds OF the sale OF
such bonds nor of the notes redeemed
with such proceeds shall be available
for the payment of the current expenses
of the government. This resolution
will, it is understood, be reported this
evening and be considered tomorrow.
Mr.. Hopkins will move an amendment
providing for an emergency two per
cent. small denomination gold bond.
Should reports be made at this ses-
sion in the contested case of Goode VS..
Epes, in the House, that in favor of the
contestee will be based in large part
upon the previous opinions of Judge
John r. Harris, who is now counsel for
the contestant.
Senator Daniel did not sign the adj
verse report on the bill for the election
of Senators by the people, but made a
special report, leaving the matter to the
discretion of the respective States.
lis said that the controlling influence
in securing the approval of the Presi-
dents financial bill by the House ways
and means committee this morning, was
the saving of S16.000,000 that will ac-
crue to the government from the pay
ment Of the interest in gold.
The House commerce committee to.
day agreed to report favorably the bill
for canal from the Lakes to the At
lantic.
Mr.. Meredith has presented in the
House petition of Lum Smith for an
investigation of postofiice inspector
Anthony Comstock.
The House today passed bill to
relieve James Lesky of this city from
the disabilities of the alien law.
Mr.. Callahan, superintendent of the
Norfolk line Of steamers, says he will
wait for the ice to soften before he
makes another attempt to open his line.
Though the cities Of Alexandria and
Washington are only six miles aIga
and they are connected by 9. turnpike
road, that Rad has ! n !pR; oeen open since
last Thursday, ap Pr. slA snow drifts OF
some partssssSl 1t are six and seven fee
high The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany which owns the pike, put large
force OF laborers at work this evening
opening q track from Four Mile Run te
st. Asaph.
This was District day in the House
aud Messrs. Agnew and Reed, of Alex
andria, were at the Capitol in the in
terest of the bill to allow the Metropoli
tan, to parallel the Washington ant
Georgetown Railroad for some distance
Representative Meredith stuck to hi
colors yesterday and voted for clerks t.
members during the recess. One half o
the members did so the other day wher
there was no recorded vote, but when
the ayes and noes were ordered yester
day, they revoked, and the proposition
was defeated.
Ex.speaker Reed voted for the Presidents
financial bill in the House ways and mean
committee to day. But he did the same with
it in the Hous, the other day, and at the
sme time worked against it.