Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-05
Washington Notes.

lnere Is TO Dc CAUCUS CT tue ueuOoTatc
members of the H, US; TO- eight to nominate a
Doo:keeper. Yesterday, Immediately after the
announcement Of the vote transferring the du
ties Of the Doorkeeper'S Department to the
Sergeant az. Arms, the republicans tried to press
trated by the adoption OF moioo to adjourn.
keeper is large :-keis btIey, B.ede and Loug
member fran Alabama; Virgi.is has Wedder.
burn aud Field; Mccoy, # Baltimore; Major
Strogi-d, o: North Carolina; Waiter h.
French, of Boston; Mr.. RIB, Of Missouri; P It
terson, ex Doorkespef; Col. Fl zhugh; COL.
Donsvio, assistant under Col. Polk, and Gen.
Shields. Tho Republicans have selected Sacr-
wood, former Postmaster OF the House, ADD
will run him asainiJ the caucus nomioee O.! the
democrats.
A meeting f members Of the National Re.
publ,c4o executive committee and the old re.
publican Congressional com mittce WAS held last
night. Johu A. Logao presided. There we're
present ex Secretary Chandler, VIM. E. Chand.
Ter, G. G. Gorham, tx Senator w est, of Lou
siaua; Senator Dorsey; Representatives Hale,
of Maine: Hu5belI, of M:chigar; Phillips OF
Kansas; Page, of California; Wait, Of Conrec.
,icul; SiDDckSoo, Of NV Jersey; Strait, Of
Mioucsots; Foster, Of Ohio, aud others The
object was TO consult about the Organization OF
the party for the approaching fall campaign,
aud it was decided to ask the republicans 10
Congress 10 organize tho Congressional Con.
mittcc and to make arrangements tor az earnest
fight to carry the next Congress. The Presj'
dents policy, especially with reference to a2.
pontmen;s. was severely commented upon.
In the Senate, yesterday, MIR. Grover intro.
duced bill for the better protection Ct patent
attorneys 1t provides for repeating section
4S7 of The Revised Statutes, and requires all
proceedings for suspension or dlSb1rment OF any
attorney or patent agent from practice before
any bureau or department of the Government,
to be commcDced and determined before the
Attorney General, according to the usual rules
of law aud judicial proceedings The bill also
provides that all persons who have been here
tofore disbarred or suspended from practice as
attorneys or patent agents before aoy bureau OF
department Of the Government, without charges
haviog been made, without due notice having
been given, or without 40 opportunity given
for defense before competent tribunal. shall
be restored TO the roll of patent agents or attor
Deys.
The House Committee on Elections have dis.
missed the Oregon contested election case of
Mcdowell (democrat) against Williams (repub
licaD). The sub committee, to whom was re.
frrIed the Mississippi contested case of Lynch
(republicsn) against Chalmers (democrat). the
sitting member, reported unanimously that the
evidence submitted to them was Insufficient to
give the contestant the seat, and the full com
mittee by unanimous vote adopted the re-
port.
All the Virginia delegation present 10 the
House, yesterday, voted to retain Col. Polk as
doorkeepcr. Messrs Douglas and Walker were
absent. Gen. Butler, Of Mass, also voted for
Polk retention.
Iu the House, yesterday, Mr.. Butler intro
duoed bill for the issue Of twenty five and fifty
cent notes to displace the silver subsidi-
airy coinage, and also to issue one, two, three
and FIVE dollar legal tender notes.
Mr.. George g. Wedderbura, referred to by
Mr.. Baker, 10 the House. yesterday, a. having
been promoted to 50 500 place for getting cut
Of the way Of Mr.. Polk, says the statement is
false