Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-31
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ESPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, .. g.. jar. 81.


taliata 10 kind upan TIER norihtrH n3i!iica!
ally, Ger. Bragg. fcr his recent u2uro'aSed
attack upoG them, Lavs uUt yet ab.Edcgcd lnei!
efforts to secure morning. houc 10 ne House
for the purpose CT elfecDs their purpose. f'r
Mills, Of T,xas, as previously stated IL tbs
correspondence, viii take 20 part 10 The ctFo't,
but will give the time to which he IS Guided,
to Mcssrs. Chalmers, Hooker, Riley, OF PEN.
sylvauis, and to Gep. Bragg to reply, ii he
shall desire to do 50. The etfcr; has bean !
continuous ooe ever since Gen. Bragg spete!l
was made, aud almost daily sssera hour; arc
spcrt 90 il 10 futIIty c0uGt5g votes ty tcils!S
and by rcl call. Dir. Mills savs that i re h=d
bscn allowed to spSScr Gen. Bragg on tic alg
| the latter mace his speech &c would have SAG
nothing that would have it jared The democracy,
| bu. would have taken stand tha. all The tcn.
ocrats 10 The House, no mDtter trom @ha. SIC
ton they come, should take, aos that would
put their party right before the couGlry. lie
| hes not hieh opinion Ct the would Be Lam0
cratic leadership Of the House. Ia The I F9rt
| to which | refer The few democrats engaged
arc assisted By almost the entire strength o. the
radicals Who hope to make party CAPITAL Cd. Of
| something that may be SAID or Gcpc duEiug the
suuabb!e some of tie Gcraecrats Waat to ba7a
| smorg themselves. AID as tic democratic seats
Yesterday we're only spais iy filed, thC5e GDZl-
Gus for the tquabb!c to begin had the msiy!liy
With them, but we're t1lled by the fIbustcring
Of the more sensible porliGa ct the parry uct!i
Two O'Clock, hen the order Of the d:3. District
bills, came VI. The effort oiluCt BE- renewed
| to-day, IS this is private bill day, but It VII
probably be attempted aaaln Tomorrow, and
| from yesterdays vote it is b7 20 means 10.
possible that il may sucoe1d.
| The House comm!tlcc OF cleo Ions lave pot
yet determined 70 report IN fa7cr oil el9irE The
contested seat from Florida to Tho democrats
| contestant, as heretofore reported. Ola Gi idc
| sub committee 10 whom The o:2t.cr has b9ca
referred, though democrat, s.ia that h!s5cc,
| the republican,, Was elecr3, acd thst lie will 50
vote. Ii is not So cet.ar, therefore, that he
majority report will be 10 favor O! Finley, the
democrat.
Nj, Wbitelsw Rad, OF the New Yo!iz ri
| buIc, was befure The Potter couui,tCG ycs!:i-
| day. The Only thiog the democrats Tao,e1 10
get out ct him was what he volunteered i3 give,
and that Was to the ctfsc: ;hat he Wac ASSURED
| from 2 conversation be had WIKI Sir. Ti:den
ct tho time the cipher dispatches Wcr3 first
published, that that geGtlemin knew 1o!hrg
about those dispatches. The lamentabe weak
ness Of The democrats on the c,nmittco is pain
| fully exhibited when they have such sharp VII
uesses before them IS Me::r5. TyGrT and Ii IL.
Indeed Mr. MacNahoa secr}s 10 be Tie Only
democrat on The committee WHO in6g3 hoT TO
conduct the Investigation j. 0periy. Tie con
m!;;ec has already suDcmtnct !ho iam3G9 Wit
uaes Anderson 10 resrpeay 5ninrc theln. BID
this morning, 10 secret s,ss:0r, they appointed
| n sub committee o! fioc. c,Gsisliag OF Ntss';s
MacMabon, Stergcr. Cox, IIis;lei AID Springer,
to proceed 10 New York on Aio1iay and iGv:.
| tigatc that porlioo OF The cipher dispatches win
which Mr. Tilden's nlue hiss t2cn conrgc'c G.
! The grand Jury OF the Di5r;cS wilt cot ~:
iouru until the lst CT March aud tie members
ssy there is 20 hurry a5cu, ;h' siuato1 Ai'X-
auder chal,rgc, Gu: :hat il will csrlaialg c;.Ga
| before them.
Mr. EIuurds' resolulioe5 with r.iorc-co -
the enforcement Of the l&h. llh AID - b
constitutional encndmen.s cawo up il he
Senate yesterday Lut tue to Bis iaailtc,s th.t
ecntIsman refused 10 speak up3n fhtm AID
forced Mr.. Morgan 10 ictrolu,e his substitute
AID sp,sh thereof, 20 as to give hin. Mr.. ~.
nu1ds. az opportunity to pick lw5 IN the ar
euueDts that mag be uade ty iha 0ppooeat: Ct
| the resolutions.
Mr.. I-aac Cohen, the "GoTkirQmsa' 4 ici3GG,
4 SDUUEISU OeIOIS lHC va i'!oNa is''i
sld Labor, yesterday. AID GaUardcd tat
action be taken with refe:cnco to tie tGreiaic
| !, i.c;mcut Of hialself aud friends from tie AZ
| rlcu!!ural Department last sunmfr, hy Con-
| ul,ss0Gel IoDu.. The comriIitCc referred him
| ID the Committee On Agriculture. whu informed
| hirl that if he ha1 aoy rcjrcss to SCI he mus.
20 10 the pcc, curt, aGd upon Ian ,ieCsl2c
| Of that court they might pos>ibT tx: ac:ina.
Among tn, bills intrCduc 4 in tho House
yesterday, VS. one By Mr. Hu1ton tex i1c2rpG
rating the eye. err and throat i:ii:marg CT &c
District of Columbia.
4 bill WAS passed the SAN day compelling
| the different street railway cgn G2E'es il liz
D:a'rcs Of Co,u1ltia to receive tach others ia7o
tickets.
delegation ca7sisrio- d Mss. Thota5s
WaIlac., Charles WaIlace, }. L. A!eiyt, i. "
Bfsx.on and j. &. F!ckien were here fAis Grctn
| lag 10 ask the Hou:o Connitnh On Co:owercc
! fer an appropriation for Improving the G:si-;.-
! ton Ct Tie Rappahauuook river
4 delegation Of Vireiniars acd Gsor9eeions,
among the iolmer judge Cfitcher md h:r.J.A.
Parker, the agent Of Virginia, Her. bct9ra The
Committee oo Appropriations this morning
askipg that tho claims Of FirgiDia aud GeorGia
for The money advanced By lhcs: States 10 the
present Government DUNG The var 81 1872 DC
audited aod paid
TIE Senate. at ouc Dc,GcS to day, s=aEt irto
executive session, oo rDot!a1 OF Hlf. CaGk.iee,
fer the rurpos, OF c5rsidcri0g he Ne" IciI;
custom house appointments.
1t is generally supposed ihat tie confirmation
of tic appointments dtpsuGs ai!ozcLhcr upJo
Mr.. Kcrnsu. lfhe viii favor The confirmation
all the democrats will fo!!av his tx,Dpic, bat
should he relus, to 20 50 tie dem. ccats iii
consider themselves as liberty 70 7J;c iG5t ~
they choose and ia that GEO tbs u7GiQalHn.
will probably be r6i:cc
The postal appropriation bill. la: passed the
House yesterday coolaiDs z p;o;is!30 e. II.
Storing a double daily sou.htra ma:! Gia Ii:
VIRGINIA Midland Railroad
Mr.. Merrill, chairman Of tie Senate f;aaice
Committee, says that hc has no coGbt the il
terna revenus bill to be reported 10 tic Senate
by tina, committee aDd which c2g..;:E he TO |
bGcco tax, Hll be passed Ct this lesson. Fer j
coutra Mr.. Johnston who Is 70: nlcnber Of
the Finance Committee, says thst be j. c.
t,cmey doubtful about the p1ss'gc CT the till,