Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-12
Washington r Otes.

The Consula, aod Diplomatic Appropriation
bill tea. passed tho House. yesterday deprlVet
Col. Mosby OF secretary aud cuts his salary
dove to $3,O00 Tho Colouei, however, thinks
il probable the Senate may correct What be
really believes is mistake. 1t is BY no meaus
improbable the Senate nay amend the tlI!, and
IS the government receives ab0nt thirteen
Thousand dollars from the Hong kong corsu
late, aud hardly enough to pay the salaries oil
many Of the three lhousaod dollar couUsels, IL
Il yet possible for the CoonoI to have his sal.
airy iocie"sed He has not been Confirm cd yet,
tu5 has no doubts Of lis confirmation.
Il is supposed here how that before the closa
If the session Dir. Hewitl's bill, or a some
what similar one, making silver dollars 10
terc1syeclbIe WIKI gold ct tho Treasury, viii
pase, gnd that subsidiary silver c2ia viii be
made rcdeemabic at the Treasury il Gums Of
500.
Should Tie bill prepared by Secretary Sher-
nan and a"ot to Congress last Monday, with
.;fseecc3 % the consolidation Of customs dis
t.c;a be passed, souc Of the officers 10 the Gus
rom house in Alexandra are in dagger, for the
srcoud section Of the DILL is as follows: Sec.
253 of the Revised Statutes is hereby amended
so as to read as follows: The Secretary Of the
Treasury may discontinue any port of entry OF
delivery tho revenue received at which does not
smouut TO the sun Of $4,000 year, and be
is hereby authorized TO consolidate two or
more customs districts tao revenue received IN
either OF which daes not exceed the sum before
epeaied, aud to place subordinate ottloers OF
sucl, places within such consolidated districts
a5 10 his Judgment may DC necessary FOR the
proper collection cfthe revenue from customs"
As the customs at Alexandra have not reached
ten thousand dollars for many years past, the
custom house will, III case the bill shall become
= Law. pass toto the hands IF surveyor aud
tide alter, and be attached to come other dis
triot, probably Norfolk, as the receipts of the
Georgetown custom house are even less than
those Of Alexandra.
The Judiciary Committee Of the House, to
whom was referred the lannon's Royal bill re.
specting the jurisdiction Of federal courts, in-
tuced last woter By Mr.. Tucker at the re-
ques; Of Gen. Uuatoo, who had been requested
TO withdraw it by its author, MIR. Royal, of
Rchmood, has beeD referred to sub commit
tee of ooe-Jadgo Harris, of Virgioia.
MIR. Jorgeuseu, the republican member tr5m
Virgiris, says that though some frauds we're
committed and some polls not opened in his
district ut the lest election. the election was
much farer than ia previous years, and that
no resistance las been offered to u. 8. officers
ia their arrest of the guilty parties. Ho also
says that when the southern outrage investiga
ton comes up in the uous, it will DO bis time
10 say sonsthipg, but What that something is
your correspondent does not know.
Mr. Clsughop, Of the Alexandra eud Wash
ington bar, hopes to have the bill allowing the
claim of toe owners Of the Pioneer Mills in
Alexandra. for tho use of their property dar-
ing the war; brought uD again in The House
this session. 1t vas defeated in the House lust
session, bu: passed the Senate.
Judge Ashby aud Major Newman, of Lu
ray, w., have opened a law oh,o 10 Wash.
inetoo.
a letter has beea received hero from Col.
Nj. d. Bail. ia which he states that be is co.
joyipg Dot Gully every comfort, but even luxu.
RES 10 Alaska.