Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.
;: 70 sAor the rcry age and bodyo Of the Tmcs.'

The mcditatcd general strike among the
work;nsmcn has reached the Philadelphia car
net manufactures. and the trade there is sut-
fering on account of its failure to comply with
the demands Of the employees. There are two
| hundred and fifty factories in that city, which
| employ over thirteen thousand operatives, and
until this time everything has moved along
harmoniously; but it seems that they will stop
work now rather than continue at a loss. as
they would have to do if they should comply
with the notions of the workuleD.
Retiring members of Congress who voted to
add $4,000 to their salaries for the term they
had already served, will probably find their ac-
ton Il disadvantage to them if they should ever
again attempt to enter public life. The Ohio
Legislature has ccnSurcd the Representatives
of that State who did this thing.
John G. Moncurc, Of Stafford county, Va,
Sneaker Of the Louisiana House of Rcpresen-
ta,iycs, was among those arrested by the Uni
ted States troops in New Orleans. He was
subsequently released.
Richard G. l.. Moucurc, formerly of Fall
mouth, in this State, died in Shreveport, La,
on the 23d ultimo, aged eighteen. He was a
ATdUUSbl III DliPC 4IpliSut1i u SoliS'H
Court OF Appeals.
The Ohio river at Pittsburg has risen TWEEN
~iy-scvcn inches in twcnty-four hours, and stands
at Cincinnati eleven feet eight inches above
low water mark.
President Grant yesterday sent to the Senate
the appointment of General \. W. Icuison as
Postmaster at Baltimore.
A, 10 ,,,;,,1 ,1,,tiop r., f1n IN ijpp
Md, on Saturday, the Republicans elected
their candidates for Town commissioners
The fire in Stafford county, Va, which has
been in progress for Il day or two, did consid-
cradle damage to fencing, &c.
The Westinghouse of Mr.. JAS. +. Schoolcr,
in Stafford county. Va, burned to the ground
last Friday.
SENATE COMMITTEES. The Democratic Sen
ators were in caucus yesterday morning and de-
clincd to accept the offer Of the Republican
caucus, giving them one representative on each
committee. The Democrats claim that they
have unc-thirl Of the Senate and arc entitled to
two members Of each committee. At the first
meeting of the committee appointed by the
Republican Senators to rearrange the standing
committees Mcssrs. Stewart and Scott argued
in favor of giving the Democrats two places on
each committee; MessrS. Edmunds, Coukling
and West, the other three members, would not
agree to this, and when the caucus rcasScmblcd
on Saturday the whole matter was brought up.
The majority of the committee was sustained
by the caucus, and but one place on each COM
mittcc given to the Democrats. Before the
meeting of the caucus on Saturday the Demo
Gratis heard of the vote in the committee and
addressed Il letter to che caucus demanding
two places on each committee. At their eau
Gus yesterday morning they formally refused
the offer Of the Republicans, CT one on each
committee.
The Washington Republican ayS:-Among
the prominent features of the several discus
sions was that regarding the disposition to be
made of the Liberal Senators. The Republl-
can caucus refused to consider them Us entitled
to any consideration at its hands and Messrs.
Schurz, Sumner, Upton and Hamilton Of
Texas were accordingly set adrlft. The idea
was suggested that by adding their names to
the minority a sufficient number would be az
gregated to entitle them to more than one
member on the leading committees. The
Democrats finally were compelled to take them
into sufficient communion to insure enlarged
representation on the committees, and the re-
suit is that the Democrats selected the commit
tee places for their Liberal friends who accept
ed the places thus selected without a murmur.
The caucus reconsidered Saturdays vote re-
garaing the case of Patterson, and decided nos
to take it up for consideration in the Senate,
no action being possible for the reason that
Patterson is no logger a member Of the body.
COMMUNICATED.