Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-04

After thai has been done Mr. Cookies
resolution will probably be adopted by
the unanimous vote of the COMMITTEES.
Leave of absence was granted to-day
by the House TO Messrs Elicit and
Tyler, Of Virginia, the former on SC
couut o sickness, and the latter because
his child is i'll.
In the House to-day Mr.. Otey sue
ceeded in having his bill passed to pay
Mrs. Jack, OF Roanoke, the rent of Der
house which the government occupied
for some time as a postoffice.
Great and continuous complaints
raach here from various parts of Vlr
ginis OF the harsh, unwarranted and IL
legal manner in which the internal
revenue laws are executed by deputies,
aud they are accompanied by state
menis TO the effect that unless such
proceedings be summarily stopped the
democratic vote in several districts OF
the State will be considerably reduced.
The action of the Senate finance com
mittee to-day in reporting as suosli-
lutte for the House tariff bill, simple
free silver coiuage bill, indicates that
the silver men in the Senate feel their
oa.s, and having the required strength
intend to run things as they choose.
A large delegation from Ports
month and Norfolk were at the
Capitol to day and had an inter-
view with the two Senators from
their State, urging them to do what
they could TO induce the government
to build some OF the proposed new na'
val vessels at the Portsmouth ravy
yard. They subsequently appointed a
committee to wait on Secretary Her
bert and ask him when they could pre-
sent their case to him. The delegation
also appeared before the Senate com
mittee OF naval affairs and urged that
the plant of the government for ship
building at Norfolk be kept up.
Speeches were made by Senator Daniel
and c. S. Sherwood, of Portsmouth, and
Captain ]. NJ. McCarrick, of Norfolk.
They called attention to the fact that
one cause that enables private contrec-
tors to underbid the government in the
construction of vessels is the eight hour
lazy, which does not compel private
contractors to limit days work to
eight hours as is the case in the govern
ment shops.
In the Senate to-day Mr., Daniel pre-
sented petitions from G. II. Beasley
and other citizens of Lynchburg, t. J.
Dayles and others of Culpeper, ]. G.
Phillips and others of Madison, J. o.
Wigs and others of Berkeley, Richard
Jones and others of Norfolk, and w. S
Watts and others of Roanoke, all for
better grade of immigrants; resolution
of the Virginia legislature in favor of q
memorial bridge at Arlington, petit
ton of the State Grange of Virginia for
equitable protection, and petit
ton of JOIN Arthur Lynch for
the correction of misstatements
in government publications relating
to the inter-continental railroad.
Mr.. Daniel also introduced the follow
ing bills: To provide for permanent
Notifications at Cape Henry and Cape
Charles, Va. (appropriating one million
dollars; to authorize the admission into
the Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol
diers of veterans of the war of 1872 and
the Mexican war. who subsequently en-
tered the service of the Confederate
States; fixing at $1,000 per annum the
salary of the collector Of customs at
Newport News. Va; to widen. deepen
and improve the channel of Elizabeth
river from Hampton Roads to the Nor
folk navy yard; for the relief of Louisa
E. Guthrie, widow and eXecutrix OF
John ]. Guthrie, deceased; appropriat-
ing 100000 to complete the public
building at Norfolk, Va; for the relief
of the residuary legatees of Mark Davis,
deceased Gate of Petersburg, Va.); to
execute the findings of the court of
claims in tho matter of VIM. B. Isaacs
& Co.