Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30
From Washington.
| SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE.

ISPECLAL DlSPA1CdEo Az ALL "-A1>Hi 49,
WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct. 80. :,
To say that there was weeping and WaIIIog
10 the House, yesterday, upon the anoounee'
ment of the standing committees. would De aI
exagperation, but that there was gGsstlcg OF
teeth is simply the truth. There was no at
tempt to conceal the disappointment, and many
were the expressions of disapprobatiou. Vlr
einia gets two chairmauships NJ. liarrls OF
Privileges aud Elections. aud Mr.. Goodc Of
Education and Labor. Gen. Ilunton is drop
ped from the Judiciary Committee, and Mr..
Harris placed upon it 10 bis stead. GCV;.
Walker is retired from the ChaiImanshlp OF
the Education and Labor Committee aud MIR.
Goode substituted, while the Governor is given
places on the Revision of the Laws and ESpenI,,
ditures of the State Department. Col. Caoe
remains on the Committee on War Claims aud
is Oh the Committee on Railway and Canals,
and Gen. Hunton is put Oh the District oil Col
umbia Committee and the new Committee 90
the Electoral Vote. Mr.. Tucker remains sec
ond on the Ways aud Means Committee and
that's all. Gen. Pidemore ia en- Public Ex
penditures and Agriculture, and M*j. Douglas
is on the Committees on Military aud iatents'
Jorgenson Is on the Committee on ESpendl-
lures in the Treasury Department. Mr. Goode
is placed upon the Naval Affairs Committee.
MIR. Fernando Wood, OF New York, Is Chair;
man of the Ways aud Means Committee, ard
Mr.. Atkins, of Tennessee, Of Appropriations.
Mr.. A. Fl. Buckner is Chairman OF the Bank
Jog and CurreDcv Committee, and MIR. I. N.
Potter, of New York, Of Pacific railroad. The
composition OF the Pacific Railroad e. COMMITTEE
| is said to be rather uDtavorable TO The Texas
Pacific. MIR. Cox was given the 60 y, com
pleteIy, occupying DO prim'Geht position
whatever on the com nlttecS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30-3 p. m.--Tne hall oil
the House has been filled all day with members
and spectators AID the theme OF conversation
has been the composition Ct the standing com
mittees, about which there is yet muoh feei!rg
exhibited 4 great many who exptocd lo be
exalted we're abasad. and Virginia sharcsln the
abasemeDt. There is considerable surprise cX
pressed that Gen. Hunton should have hcen
removed from the Judiciary Committee, and
that Gov Walker should have been deposed
and MIR. Goode given bis place>on committee
that will give him no prominence. Zen. tlun
ton was not only removed from the judiciary
Committee but taken from the craftsmanship tt
the Revolutionary Pensions. His case and that
of Mr.. Cox arc considered the most remarkable
10 this connection.
There was no session tf the House to dag,
that body having a6j ,urned yesterday ill We'd
nesday.
The President went to Richmond to day, ac
companied only By his secretaries and tsw
iriends. The committee from Richmond, who
came up as an escort, managers, Ne, llrE0t to
invite any of the Virginia delegation to accom-
pa1y the party to the Stale Capital, rather
singular omission, if not blundcr.
SENATE.
10 the Senate, to. day, rumhtr ct nc.
MORALS were presented
For increasing salaries of letter carriers,
For increasing pay Of Government printers,
&c.
A number OF bills we're introduced; among
them,
Bill to reimburse the State Of Texas for mou
ey expended 10 resisting Mexican ytlis. ie-
ferred.
On motion of Mr.. Eimunds, it was ordered
that the members of the select committee in re-
lation to the law governing the election oil Pres.
ident of the u. S. be appointed By the Chair,
which was agreed to.
The Senate, after short executive session.
then adjourned.
FOREIGN MINISTER'S.
John WEIGH, Of Pennsylvania, was nominated
by the President to day as Minister to lIngland.
The nomination was received lu secret session
by the Senate, and referred TO the committee.
The following nominations, made yesterday,
were confirmed to day :-blr. Noycs, France
MIR. Stoughton, Russia; Mr.. Osborne, Chi;
Mr.. N. Fish, Switzerland; Mr.. kassop, Aus
tria, and MIR. Lowell, Spain.
LOUISIANA.
Tho Committee on Privileges and Elections
CT the Senate met this morning sad after an in
formal discussion on the mode Of proof to be
adopted in the Spoff,rd- Kellogg case had SHOWN
that there was little prospect of unsnmity on the
sui ject tho committee adj burned unit! Thurs
day next.
In the meantime it is expactcl that both con-
te;tants WILL prepare written argument; u DO
submitted to the committed