Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-06
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WASHINGTON, April G-l2 m.-The report
that an extra session Of Congress would be call
ed earlier than june 18th, need not be relied
upou, The President assured several members
from distant States that there would be 20 ses-
sion prior to that date, aud nothing has hap
nenel to cause change in bis determination.
News at the capital is rather dull lust now,
and the correspondents must have some,
thing to write about, heuce the extra session
and the Republican scheme to capture the next
House." The reports about coalitions between
moderate republicans and lukeWarm dem
ocrats are all mooushiue. The democratic ma
jority in the next.House will be amply suthclent
to preclude any doub. Of the organlzatlon' or
the election of al! the caucus nominees, and
Mr.. Foster may rest assured that he wont DC
Speaker.
Packaris open letter to the President won't
it is said here, strengthen his case Ills tell
ing the President that he lad more votes than
his ExceIeccy, aud that if one VAS chosen by
said votes the other must certainly have been,
may be true, Fut it ISN'T always polite to tell
the truth.
AT THE PRESIDENTS HOUSE.
The C.hinct meeting to-day will not be held
until late hour, Is most CT the CaOlnet OH
Gers arc prtssn,! with the work OF their own de-
partmcnls.
At the Presidents house the President re.
ccired several delegations, Including two gen
tlemcn who came up informally to add their
protest to thos, heretofore made against inc
appointment OF Miss Van Lew AS postmaster
al Richmond.
TIE OUTLOOK NEXT SUMMER.
It is said that Morton, Blaine, Chamberlain
4 90. are preparing an ultlmatum to present
10 the President containing tho basis Of poltl.
cal action on which alone they will consent TO
act with the Administration. As yet this plan
has been only outlined, hut it will be fully ma
tured before the meeting Of the called session
of Congress. 1t is thought that it was the
knowledge of this plan which induced the Pres
iIeut to give up all potion Of calling Congress
together at date earlier than that first fixed
upon. BY the first Monday in Juno the sup:
port or opposition of all the varied political
clements will bo Defined and it is thought by
the most sagacious OF the Presidents support
crs that a firm ADMINISTRATION party will by
that time have been crcated-drawO, it is.
claimed, from The better class Of politicians; It
small, no! light in talent or patrotlsm and if
few in unllbers at first, able, they think, to
rally to It's support The country against the
politicians This is the rose. colored view which
is now talked OF in administration circles, and
it may be added, truthiulIy, that no party can
he very weak which has Il four years lease on
the Offices oil the country.
VIRGINIA CLERKS.
The following is the latest list OF clerks in
the Pacntotfcc, credited to Virginia, it is, how
ever, sube TO revisal: Thos. Il. Young, 81 300;
?. +. Wilson, 81, 600; Sarah J.Noyes, 81 400;
II. w. Throckmorton, 81 200; j. /. Z. Prclu-
kent, draughtsmau,$ 81 200; Columbia N. Payne,
$1,000; E. Washington, 81, 900; Bernard Drew,
5000; Il. Bali, 5000; NJ. j., Jennings, $780,
F. c. Thompson, 5000; Jesse CIum, S72O; J.
S. Henry s720; Jas. McEIwee, S72O; D.
Syphar, s72O; II. Minor $780, s. P. Hol.
1inocnortn 300