Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-14
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ESPECIAL TO TIE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON. D. e., Jan. II.

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SPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GA2ETrE.l
WASHINGTON. D. g.. Jan. II.
Numerous pe!i.oDs from the women Of dit
ferent psr;s ef the N3rth nod West praying for
such legislation as Will pa. ia force the recent
decision Of the Supreme Court asaius! po!ys-
any were PRESENTED 10 hs Ssu4tc ibis morn.
ing.
Amous .bo bills introduced vas oas Tor tho
1oef Of the Louise Home.
4 bill was aiso introduced and referred 10
tho Conniuca Oh Appropriations Ter retIodlps
to the State Of Maryland the money loaDed the
general government.
Anopr Ice bills passed vas enc ior the rclit f
CT tie late Collector Ct Alaska territory, and
enc 10 remove the political disabilities Of james
ChesrE', Of South Cs!c!i5s.
The Senate then took up resolution 10
s!iuc:iEg tie Committee Gu Agriculture to con
slider aud report some plan fer the Improvement
Ct the agricultural! interests Of The equity, and
wss addressed thereon bS Dir. Di7i:, Of West
Firelria.
10 the House the Geneva award bill came
! up, hu: beog sutaeouized ty Mr.. Hewitt, was
rostpcusd, ard the House went iGto committee
| CT tie whole ca The Mexican var psusion bill
| This action will probably delay ACTON Oh the
Goucva award bill uati! next week, rs The Ways
| ADD Meas Committee viii have tho House
TO morrow, the Mississippi lceees the EEK; dsy,
aud Friday is private bil! day.
| The Fluaaea Committee Of The Senate net
to day, tu. did DO: take. up the tobac,o tax
q1assI0o.
The rsror, CT the Ways aud Means Commit:
! tee CT the House ca the sugar tex question is
ccr.i3ered b5 G;siatcraEted parties 10 be abiut
as i.ir as could have we'll been devised, and
the presumption is lh:: il vii be adopted. OF
c2ur:e 90 not -ti-r 10 free trade med
II The Pr,;tT c3mmittce Ibis E?0fD!og kc!-
icy, the Degro messenger 10 Governor kellogg
oficc il Nea Orleans, sHors that be, With bis
oTD eyes. saw Z. P. Blanchard, noT dead,
!! forge the uaalo 6 Jof,i3n, presidential cleo
ter, 10 The rciurcs that W=re sent to the Senate.
| The Nss.! Comnittce this II o.ri1g heard
ua-a c1usttCcto- EacSco2o a!tcmp: TO defend
himself agsins: the charges that in D!lc1te hin
in tie cTookcdrcss Of ex Secretary Robson.
The oUiy apD;i1tment sent to :he Sanats
10 day by the Presidout, except s3Dn posinast'
ers l1r tawEs iG other S:aes tha1 Virginia. is
| that CT u. II. II. Clayton, Ct Arkansas, to be
| L. ). Attorney tor the western District ot that
! STATE. AG0Gg lha pcs:DasteIs app5loted Is
J. Il. Shra,!sVor.h, Of ClatksauTr, West Vir.
gi1;a.
justice Huo', Of tic Supreme Cour!, is iu-
| pr5yI1g, AID it is noe thought Kill r:covtrtron
bis recent attack Of paralysis, BAT not safhcaa.
| y - resume lis place upoa the beach.
Sir. Columbus Alexander Informed ma this
nofliog ttat be supposed the grand jlTy would
cerlaiaiy iudic; Gen. HuUtou Tor ssodlng him
9 chsc1rc las: summer, and that tic DID nc!
sec ho7 they con'd possibly avoid doi5s 50.
The grand jury wil meet on tie 2J:h los.
II conversation with enc Ct tic members
OF the Eouso this morning he Informed me that
he meant to vo:e ior tIr. Wright's bill lead
ing i've hnndred dollars TO every settler on 8
| homestead ia the West, net because he approved
Of single feature CT lh6 bill, bat fer toe sole
reasoa t::at "hc waa %. elinS to sit quietly ADD
a!af any maa to DC bigger deuasokue iha1
! nc IL
Seoator Jobnsoo has r:tu5aed fsom his
Christmas holiday. His numerous ff!eud5 Hi!i
De glad to kccw thst ne has almost eGtiCely re
covered from the low f:ver that kap. bin ia'
disposed darins the earlier part Of the s:a.ino.
AssoHn IS practicable Judge Harris, Of Viz
gtuia, MI; enacavcr to haga bill passed &c!
!hG construction Of Z G5ii 7gg a! the Great tsIi:
&C th2 Potom2c s. That sjisd end boring may
b. ah'c t. rasca the upper waters oslhas .;7sr
! ~ thsic auLu;I visit il the sDiiUg.