Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-24
FROM Ig.GSREsfG TON.
.Spccial Correspondence Of the A1cca. Ga=etts
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 81, 1879.
THE SENATE,


6u,ad by Mr.. Jonas from citizsns Of New Or'
lens praying fer the establishment Ct maflte
s,hcoI at tha, ely for the trailing and prepa'
ration Ct boys for sailors service between this
country and the West India ports. Among
he r.soluiioos introduced was Que by Mf.
Beck for the appointment OF IDIOT committee
If the Senate snd House to take luto coD5ioe
ration the best iDeaus fjr collecting the revenue.
Among the bills c,nsijered was one for e'Vlog
a rnoulh's extra pay to the enp'oyees CT Goo
sses; who are about to lose their pl2c!s. ana 10
sblch an ameLdmehs making the Same prtVl
sion for soma female employees 10 the Treas
ury Department, whose se!VIcts wi Da dis
pers.d with On the 1t proX was offered.
Nj Iugals introduced . judicial app'opfli-
lion bill with the restrictive ctoos rt the
pr, SCAT bill stricken cut. tuc Mr.. Wallace
moved to aneDd By the additioo Of The r'sIlc'
tive sectrns, AID his amendment was adopted.
The letter carriers bill with tic iocrcaso 10
the pa2 Of the carriers stricken out, vas then
referred to c,mnittee OF conference, ard the
Sata,c adjourned. ,
The RI so.ution iotrodu,sd yesterday by Dir.
Wallace for slice die aoj Iurumcnt 10 MORO"
sss, when it came up, on motion CT Dir. Davis,
of West Virginia. rcc,muitted.
TIE HOUSE.
Ia the House to-day, the bill hxIog The rate
| If iotercst upon arrearagGs OF general taxes
and asscssmr ms for special improvements 10"
due 10 The District Of Countil aud tor re
vision IF assessments fJr special Improvements
AID oiher purposes PAS referred to d cjuuItee
IF Iutcrc1c,. MIR. House. OF TGuncssac, then
| lpruGuc q resolution providing Tor slae dc
advancement al U ock TO morrow. Mr.. Scales.
oil Norlh CarolDs, offered rs substitute res
olurlep pro7diug lor si9o die adjournment
at 7 o'citcS this evening". The substitute was
| cot acc .ptcd, and the result Of v1tc ca the
resolution 1as-aycs 50 nays l02 Auopg The
nays were all tho greenbscker5 aed the follow
ics democrats: Messrs AckIin, Buck, II AN,
| Eyaus Felton, G b.ou, Herbert, kog, Myers.
New, Parsons, PC l!cr, r chardsuu, Stephens.
Step henson, Upsun. Wells aod Wilson, all
| southcrn mco but Mr.. B9Gck. 4 motion Sc:
| ,h.u rns,;c to adjourn snd au aye End DO sose
| On that IS nov IL progress
THE PROSPECT.
The advisory Committee cf the tint demo
cratic caucus met at oGe O'clock this attcr6oou
| in the room of the Judiciary Committee Of toe
S.uate. Mr.. Gaode, Of Va. is member Of
| this coin mlrcc in the plgc, OF Mr.. Tucker, Whc
| is absent. Inc Of sct CT tle meeting is tc dis
cusi the ,R5 propositions now talked It: | IT,
Hhctb.r or 30. the jldcia! bill shall BE- diVId
| "a INFO Two hIls, as proposed 10 the Heoate
! c.ucu; Yesterday. ID TO sol )urn without IT
porting nuy bill al all, RDd leave the rtsOousl
| bity IF failure to provide fer tho Judiciary
| With hlr. Hayes cad bis advisors, es the demo
cratic House has thrice made the appropriation.
| This latter proposition Lss strong following
| Mr. Gooda says. 81. Whether it Wont DO as
| well 10 pass it with the clause to which MIR.
HAYES oki.cs stricken cut. The general i'm
preston IS hat tho committee will recommend
| the adoption Ct the first mentioned plao,
that is 70 make tTo bills Gu. Of the judicial bill,
0ue proyliiEg the money rtq alsitc Tor clrrylog
% The courts, and the ether prohibillog the
payment OF dcpuIY marshals Tor service at the
| election polls, and that Congress acl0urn I'M
mcdiattiy after tho p:s,sgu Of these bills. Ii
| is believed that Mr. Hayes will sign the first one
| az; veto the latter. but that be will not recon-
| ycnc Congress on that account. For the az
cjmp|ishncht CT this pu7pos, ono week, II Is
lr!ievcd, wis be requroJ, and o, about the
| middle Ct ntXi week the long Wished t'r al
jpu.umeot may 30 expected. The vote 10 the
| House 10 day on the &C ijurnmcns rtso!u:an
| looks as though the radicals will have all the
support they want from tho South to effect
aUy purpose they may dtsiro with regard 10
the judicial bill. Ia this connect IN IL may DO
remembered lhat the stalwa.t radicals ale be.
e3uiny more and more open 10 their contcmDa-
iian Of Mr. Hayes for bis approval OF the army
appropriation I'LL, aad regret the To-
tspion OF lhe democrats to back down
rn Inc iudcal bill believing thata dead lock o.
that till With closed fedora! c1urts and label
90 the 'front.' door of tch court house, vel 1sed
by order OF the confederate bIigaalers, would
help them amszOgy in the nsxt elections at
the North.
Senstor Wi!hors left the city .st sight 70: his
home ia WythCpil!e. He will ra!uca TO more
this session and hos paired with Mr.. II gals.
TDc headquarters of tho Eth light. house dis
trict have been removed from FOriok 10 BALL
ore, Tor no other rasson ills said. than oscause
thaprcpriesor lives nearer the latter than Ike fer
ner CITY Ali the Wig inia c5ngre:siona! dee
CATION havo united in protest agans: this To-
moval ami prcscn:editLo Rear dri1sl Rodgers.
Mid.hiDnan Leo Holcomb hss been trans
ferfod from tho Wyom.lg, now st Constantine
pie, TO tho Jag ship CT the European squadron,
and will cruise about tho British channel.
The lato discovery that tho green back organ
hero is supported by the republicans for the sole
p;.Tpo:e OF preventing q coalition baLWeen tho
greet Ackers and democrats is opening lhe eyes
If go 90 Of tho former to tho fact that the resi-
interests and purposca Of ths leaders of the Cr-
en- the republicans ct the expense Of the denu-
Gratis The discovery, howev=r, is not uue1-
pcctcd to those accustomed 10 ttink ubou. their
talk snd writings.
At the closing .exeicists Of Ems rson Institute,
10 this CRY, last plight, Lagreues WcddeTburo,
SOC Of Major George G. Wedderburu, formerly
OF AIexaucrio, WAS award d III, lst gold medal
for scholarship, Sod PR for Ftench and
Eioculi1n.
a gravel rlio oo the B. g. D. II. r. ran off
the rack near Bellsville. tn $ mcralog, and
delayed travel Oh that rad for about three
tou.a, CT uuti temporary tack WIS laid
atouad the obstruction.
Brutal flair.
CINCINNATI, juno IA dispatch from
Frankfort, Ky, says that cn Saturday right
at SaWdriffe, lively, miles distan', party Of
uukoo@u IN attacked tie house vi Sam
r. ii. l., NIL IN