Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-10
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|. has b.cu def ely decided tina. bltcr5 co
cot toatIin cLtush a!cJtol to make ihts. WHO
uatusc u!e or sell .hcm i. be to he ray DC ct
o! tie !.Qu,r lax.
The Potter cjm Dittee u Il IA, m0rtiIg aUd
Of Or sqpabhne cousi3, ri;c ii u" shou. :he
rece rtion of an eXparle Statement Dy ) c:eIaIS
Sherman. s)ired TO luc,aiis.tc the cylhsr
dispatches, and as The aFpropia,il1 f,r the
use of the committee bad been expended. TO
ask for 40 additional opprol ria!ioa.
The judiciary COMMITTEE have appointed z
sub c)muittee, OF whi,h Mr. Pftc:or Knott is
charnao, 10 70 to Chic,go and iocts:igs!e the
charges agsiGs! Judge Bodgctt. They bave
also Determined 20 report bill r,qliIl1g The
Secretary of he Treasury to respect The per
miis to buy products 10 the South drr.ag the
war given BY President Liuoolo, aud that 10
CASES where such produces we're seized aud sold
and The money received thtr.fJre covered toto
the treasury. requiring the Secretary to pay
the net proceeds thereof to the claiuaats after
deductipg expenses aud one fJurlh due The
government.
The Fioance Committee Of The S:ns.e met
this morni0g and heard Com missioner R1uu
10 opposition to the reduction cf the toDacco
tax and 10 az attempted rtlutstion OF the argu.
nent Of Mr.. W. z. BuEwell that tic irc)me
from tax 90 tobacco diminishes as s5on as il
oes above e. revenue taX-s5y sixteen canlS
eouud.
prhs E lujilion aud Laboc Committee have
determined TO report bill appropIi2iiGg the
sales Of the public lands among the several
States On the bssi5 of iteracy, three fouyths to
public schools aud oDe fourth to agricultural
colleges
The House committee i1v5s;igaiiog The
charges against * Secretary Robson net
sgain this mcroing, but made % mstcriaI pro.
gress.
The Waves and Means COMMITTEE CT the
House were again engaged this morning 10 the
consideration Of the proposition for modica
ton Of the tax on sugar.
An effort is to be made to restore the double
daily southern mail via the Midland Railroad.
Intrt are two ways proposed, one TO rcpea! the
special deficiency postal bill passed just b.forc
the recess, and the other to provide FIR il In
the regua: bill not yet reported.
The aunual WomaD suffrage convention, nov
10 session at Lincoln Hall, is rather attractive to
ldlers, bu! By no means as much so ss ID fjrn
er years.
A postal received here from Colonel Mosby
mentions his arrival at SAD Francisco, eafa aud
10 good Condition.
L; il reported now that should vac,uey &C
cur % the Supreme bench by the death or re-
tremcnt Of Judge Hunt, now i'll with paralysis,
It will not be filled by Senator Cnristiancy for
the purpose Of allowing Mr. Z:ck Chaoder TO
come back to the Senate, as the President is
by 40 mea0s anxious to confer fay0TS on Mr.
Chandler
The death OF Mr.. Schleicher was reported
ab,ut the Capitol this morning, bat it was in.
correct though that gentleman is extremely III.
Dir. Mitchell occupied large portion Of the
time Of the Senate 10 day in a speech in favor
OF brake water somewhere 10 Oregon, after
which tbe lcdsn appropriation bill was taken
up.
Mr.. Window anaou5cad that ir case vote
ca it Was not reached TO day ho should
move to reconsider vote by which The Senate
had previously agreed to ADJOURN to Monday
when it adjourned TO day.
. After the morui0g hour 10 day. the House
went ioto tho Uommittec of the w hcie on a bill
to reimburse William and Mary college for losses
oocasioned by the war. Mr. Conger, of Moni
gan, made speech against it, 10 which he
said that 20 uorthern member, republican or
democrat. Hho hopsd to be re elected, wiu,d
vote for it.
II Mr. Loring. of Massachusetts. replied to
Mr.. C0Dgcr il advocacy Of the bill, ani WAS
speaking when this report closed.
A gentleman from Warrenton Informs me
that the scene at The burial of the wife Of cx-
Governor Smith, at Warreutou, last Wsdues.
day, vas affecting in the highest degree. The
Governor Was SO com p!etely Frustrated by his
overpowo,ipg grief that he fell 90 his way from
his house to the carriage that took him to the
grave, aad That there his cries f,r his wife were
truly pi.egu'. The funeral was o1o oil the
largest that ever took plac. in Warreoton.
The pail bearers were Judge Keith, Judge
Gaines, Gen. PeyOe, Dr.. Gordon aud MessIs.
Il. II. Garden aud Rice Payne. The deceased
was in the So year of her age, and had been
married 6fty riae years. The Governor is eighty
two.
The same gentleman Informs me that Mrs.
james Dishelds, Of WarreutOo, who is in her
SeVeotleth year, vas stricken with paralysis
last Wednesday.