Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-20
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ESPECIAL TO TIE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
WAsEINGTON, u. G., Dec. 20

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10 this corr,spoSderce yesterday it WA:
stated that there vas not much probability o.
"Geu. Toonbs oalIiog tic rool. " As the pl!n
ter skipped the concluding portion Of The para
graph, I send it agaio to day as follows: "OI
bis slaves at the foot of Bunker H!lI monu
mcnt, but he looks every lach the man Wbc
could do such hipg.'
! Among the confrmaiors BY the SeEa!e yes
tcrday was that Of Commander Francis Ii
Baker, Of Virgins, to be captain. Also that
Of Edward j. Sullivan to bs postmaster al
! HarIiso1burg, Va.
| After great trouble the radicals have succeed
| ed 10 obtaining the requisite hTc senator's under
Mr.. Blaine Dceadiafy resolution. The oom-
mttee is Gem posed as follows: Teller, Came
ron, of Wisconsin; Kirkwood, Hoar MoMillen,
Ba5asd. Wallace, Bailey and Garland.
The bureau Of tho War Department having
charge Of the payment Of bOuulies and other
moneys due to oolored soldiers and sailors OF
tho la;o war. will be closed 90 the lst proXimo.
as Congress has refused to tX.crd tho tims OF
it's ooutlIuancs.
Ia the House yesterday, sfser this correspon,
denoe closed, the iodiso Appropriation bill
passed, 40 amendment forbdding the re
criVing Of apy Iodisns living outside the ludisn
Tertiary iato tao territory without the action
ct Congress. having been adopted. 4 moiou to
tracs!er the lodiao Bureau to the War De-.
partmsat WAS made, but subsequently, with
drawn.
lu tho House to-day tho morning hcu: was
consumed in tho Gail for reports from cJumit-
tees alter which a bill for the removal of the
political disabilities VAS passed. The only Vir
eiula name 10 it Was that Of W. Fl. Ward, Of
Norfolk,
a i,to excitement was created when Score
taIy Sheimau's report about the amount
Of ga7eFomeut deposits 10 The First Naional
Bark q New York was read, By some remarks
Of Mr.. Hewitt, cvititiSics that report, the pur-
port Of which c;ud not BE- heard IL tho gale.
RES owing to the ccn'u:ion they crea!ed on
the flor.
Ia toe Senate 10 day Dr. Anthony offered
resolution and read o speech III Favor Of buying
the Rocbambeau papers relating to American
revolutionary atfa!ra.
A petition from the woman of Kansas for
prchibittry liquor law ir the District OF CoIun.
bi, wss EreEeutcd ard REFERRED
MIR. 3 ck th"u called up hia bill 10 rareal
he s'aiuta 7,q1nlog The tGs! oarh Of 1crors 10
The led STAT, s oou5is Of / uisiaua rsDUr-
Courts nt Jusuc:s.
Nj. Curknrg made 3 speech 10 opposition to
It. aud attempted 70 stsy5 off is passage by
moving {, 20 irto eZ-cul7o stssi)o. tui after
he dooIs were re cprncd ,hs ovusid .ratiUo CT
the tl. Mr. 3 cs's bill VS. resumed ADD
passed, though be vas uoabie 10 secure the
adoption OF al ao,=r!m:n' that see;Ded
c=SSary GEES qu=uo@ At be passage Of the
bill,
Both houses adjourned a: tw, c'cIook urtil
the Tn pr1Eimo.
Tue President seut the f,oaiog list of So.
pnlosmeGis u he Senate this niornIne $. f.
Hnl.v, 10 be alnrsha Ct the E..tera district OF
Ne@ York; C. ". l. :m 5cctun. AttvrDey for the
D.strlct OF Nebraska; Il. 5. Gcten. Chief JUS
tlce Of thc i. s, Court for Washington Terri
t"rv;J. I. Hoyt, OF Mlsbisau, Associate Justice
# u. 5. Coat f,r Washington Territory.
Zoe oom,uittse apnoi1ted under the B'aae
raSoiutrr, though caed together ibis molDiog,
did cot meet.
Senator Ba;les's ioteigcBco from South
Csruliua thi- nCrn'uy Is 80 the { ii ct That.
Governor Wade Hamlton's c)odllon has
gre atty improved.
Representative Williams =: nne clock TO-
day was supposed 10 b.; dying.
SENATOR Johos.oa has sous nome aud Sana-
tor Wltbars WI! s!sl spGn! his holiday with his
fauilg at WytbJvie.
Mr. Wi.hera has been appointed Oh toe
Couimtluc ii CoataTe:cs ga s!le consular and
diplomatic bill Oh which tic two hocsas of Lavo
Gisagictd.
rf,a rapport that Lieut.. Thomas Blair, Of the
3. s. army. vino rec,Gily n srrlcd the widow
OF G5u. G rI1a Gisoger ~ biganist, aud
has slic aid o;2litrac living in Sco'isnd, is
The general topic IT ean1erss,loo Ia sucl.Is civ
cies hero to day, aud !ho Lieutenant is threat
eued wih both civil aai military pres .oatiou
for hls Mcrmon prccIl:ltca.