Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-01
FROM Ir7SEs.SS T;i.e

tI'ec'Hf Correspondence OF Ike 4ait:rn. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, d. g., Dee. |, 1879.
Tie > session of the 46 C4ngrcsS CON-
mel CO! 10 day. y quorum WIS p;esess ia t,th
houses 2232 reabers answering to their sanes
in the House, amoTg them all The Virginia
dc!crati:1 Eu: Ms3-;s Redmond AID Jo,gen.
son. IL sh, = nae hnr CGc of tho virginia
members was present, Mr. Withcrs being uu-
avndab!y atsca. Nothing WAS doac 10 either
house hu. tho reading Of tie pro.idenl's mes
sage, which Was cx,acdingy uaintarestirg, es
most citrj boy present hGG rad il in the
mcroius Dapels. 4 large crowd CT spectators
vas prtseut II tic galei les 81 both hous S,
amtny whom Rtiu several rrpltsertatiPts Ct
tho t0reiga legations, wto ccaunird seats 10 rho
| diplomatic gui cries. F:atc,, Italy, Grill, Pc.
| RI AID japan boi5g rtrrCseE ted il tina. OF the
House, aud siVcra! ioGclgG cyuu!Tica Ia that OF
| the Senate Many Of the desks il both tous:s
were dtc,ratcd with bouquets and basket, O!
iioWtrs. Tho momtc7 NEST observed 10 the Sen,
ato vas Mr.. Cool.ng, AMI those ia the House
niSsss. Garfield, Stcrhc1s. Corgtr aud Cyx
| The Glce!!ag ct Mcssrs. Tucker ant lIuaton OF
| tho fo2r Of tho House Has ysry noticeable, as
| thosc gcatlcncn Rugged each cher like oag
| lost brothers. Senator Johnston locks much
| better than he did last session, and SAYS he il
| IS veil as ever he Vas in his HE. In the House
| S now members wcro sHorn il, 6 i.oG3 Cali.
fo;nls. from lows, End tror\ New York.
In bis prayer IL ttc Senate Rev. DR.. Bullock
| alluded 10 tho death CT Senator Chandler AID
| the Tll3 c! Senator Davis, a1G invoked divine
blessings upon the relatives ~! friends Of the
| deceased.
1t is reporseG thst q c4uous Of tic demcc.atic
Senators 'gill 20 hold ct an early date for the
purpose Of cQuaIiziog tho offc, patronage Of
thu respective democratic Senator'S, and that
Ter this purpose that some at least OF the re-.
| u6ilcans that have been aI3wod to retain their
ctllces will be roGiuyeG.
1t is understand thst Mr.. J0huslon vii; il.
srcdu1o ut an early Gato il Tie Senate a bill
| similar to tho Potter bill of the last Congress-
tor transferring all the claims now before Con-
grSss, Including YER claims. and all
similar Claims that may hereaf;c. be
presented to tho Court OF Claims. Such bill
passed the House ir tho 18Th Congress 81
largo majority, ADD as the Caur: of Claims is
composed almost cailray Of republicans il il
thought Mr. Iohnstou's bill will probably BE-
passed.
The bicsilcpS's H2g5aso Was borctt from
the same man who stole Secretary Shcrmau's
report ey the correspondents OF tho New York
Lines. Chicago Times ard Ci1cinngti E-nlirer.
10 which papers it appeared il iuil Yesterday
morning. TIC Chicago Tribune also published
It yesterday cquLirg having s7ai!eo itself Of Tho
dih:reccc 10 'lme to have it ;clcgrspbci IRON
an early copy Of the NeY York Ticlcs Tho
thief was p5il ST 800 Tor it.
In the Su:ramo Court Of tho j, S. th;s
ncrNlOg Judge Wi!oushhy applied for man
damuS c3mp9iliog tho Court Of the D!styieS of
Golln bIa to- grant 90 ap4osl ia the c:se Il
Chae. k!nE, ct Alex lnd7ia, in r.rsrcncc 10 a
land title in Washington.
q: Il, Srli'man has been appointed ne3imastcr
a. NagEcCto1 Spr0rs, FauQucr coupty. VI.
V!eG a, II. Porter renewed Tor causc.
At The recent term 81 the Circui. C,urt If
the United States at Richmond 10 The c,sa Of
GarGatt VI Eosactaum, Judge Bend refused
no appeal to tho defendant Grpiast whom ho
decided the case. Judge Meredith applied to
the Su1ro.ao COu;t I'll the United Stetes Tor q
ms5danius 10 require the Judge to sraat the
anrcs!. The moIica was argued 10 isv by
Judge Meredith AID Nlr. VIM. a. Nisury 70,
E7sonbaum and By tlossr'. Howard aud Stiles
IoT Garrett:
Among the nomination. tc2t 20 Ssaa!c 10 dag
were The following:
Geo. ". MSCtary, Of Iowa, TO he y 8. Judge
S;h Ciraoi.; ". II, Hays 10 be Judge Ct ths
district OF kentucky aud I'd. GuthirGgo TO DO
Judge OF Texas; Chss L. )am:s, OF th, Dis,
tElot OF Columbia, TO DO Assoa;s:o Just;co CT
tho Supreme Court OF the Distios of Columbia:
Edward s: F0bsy, to be POSTMASTER ut Boston;
John =. Blrohsm. to be Postmaster at Har..
ford, Conn.
Letters have beca rccsived hero from GIL
nlosby IN which nc sys bohiog about coE,in:,
homo and mcniio1s that ho had fixed upon tho
18th instant as the day up7n which he was to
transact some business. L. is ruu.o.ed thai he
fully sus!aias all his charsca against his pre-.
tecessoFs in oHi0e, and The S4wlsJ ring in China
will not he surprised # he is recalled, but viii
mako things lively If he is.