Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-03-15
AIEXA. DRI.A.

ALEtXsA.N DRIA.
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH Is,
The delay Of Congress to act upon the great
questions connected with the currency caused
some embarrassment in business affairs but
now q new trouble has arisen from the conflict
between the Comptroller of che Currency and
the Secretary of the Treasury Mr.. McCul-
loch'ss rlan IF a gradual reduction Of the cur
reucy, bywat d.awing the greeubacks, has beer
condemned by powerful interests, by the re-
strict onists, by The spectators, and BY holder
OF large stocks nf goods and merchandise, and
by the national b4nks which enj y the profits
of large deposl Of Gu reucy Blu, adding t..
all thisthe weight OF the radical politicians, il
is thSughtfti.at Mr.. Clarke, the Comptroller,
will, in the House, break down the project Of
Mr.. McCuloch,. the Secretary. Some inquiry
is made whether tie Secretary will retain
the services of the Coml;trol er. It's eyidenr
th,tth-re is fundamental disagreement between
them upon a sunjs'ct thai. in'e, esls the counry
more Than eny other, excel ting, perhaps,
reconstruction. Probably there may be some
personal as vel as political d ference.
PRocEEo1NGstF CONGRESS " yesterday the
judiciary c,mmt ee Of the Seuate reported
back tie amended House Till TO cobter civil
rights on. all persons in theseyeral States, with
recommendation tina. it pass. Laid over
a resolution was passed to distribute 81 500
among the sufferers by The recent explosion a,
the United States arsenal IN Washington
The bill to increase and fix the military peace
establishment of the United States was taken
up. variou>ly amended and passed.
The House amended and passed. the Senate
bill 10 relation to the Court of Claims. The
bill 10 amend the act RELAXING TO the writ OF
habeas corpus was recomm,ttsd. The joint
resolution making an approximation to defray
the expense of serdng American products TO
the Paris exhibition was discussed at much
length, after which it was passed The ways
ard me ms committee was instructed to inquire
into the expectancy of rtpsyng the tax errone
ousIy assessed on hackmen and carmen.
A Mr. .Thomps of West Virginia, recently
ajudge Of the Wheeling district has published
a book What it's title and what its subject is
no u,a ter to The public, as we are surc6 III rea-
ders will acknowledge after reading the follow
ing lu' ii extra t:
Man becomes b. diaphanous eetype oflhe
inner >,ir;tua self as i.e IS moul'ied an niouds
b,s surrounnin. organ SINS ON q, ant to III
slant he nlnallstic rropecslt,es, t!eIr hu
man desires AMI purpose a d IN his higher
spiritual II anifesta lous of au opslc wlling,
intel ctual zing an 10 ing
The Eli River lNonifor says of the Con-
g,e-sonal appropriation of sl5,cos to Miss
Clara Barton, for collecting the nam Of mis-
sing SofSers: ''She has madea very pro6ta-
ble thug out of her speculation, and traded
upoo her patr. oti>m to good purpose. The
business In which she engaged Was urauthori-
zed. AID she had no claim upon the Govern
ment t,r services or aty hing else. -
Those who ar disturbed by the stories of
the trichina spiraHs generated in pork. may
have thei. tears Set at rest, OF pnssitly be Still
more alarmed at the statement which the
Journal c Scepce TO- March re. produc, from
ap,per read hefre the Br>tish Associ, too
Tint beet is much more frile coutce of
tape-worms than ro,k."
Tie Maryl nj Annual Conference Of the
MetLodi.t Profession Chnrrh cnmmenced it,
e,sion in Baltimore yesterday-R j, j.
murray, Pre.i1ent. The t6cial characters
If Slperinten tents We're examined. The Con.
ference w5lollv lie N >e>>i few days.
The newspapers are everywhere calling upon
muGicipal authorities Of the cities and towns,
to make every preparation possible, t., guard
asainsr tn. tx ec,ed arrival Of the Cholera =
Imme.iate steps ough, to be TAX, in Aexan
dria
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