Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-26
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.Speciaz Correspondence Of the Alesa. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., April &c. 1879.

examined 81 length with Icicrcrco 10 bill thai
has bcca Introduced rclatios 10 coinage. lie
said there were thirty FIVE millions OF silver trade
dcl:s!s ic circulation, and ttat as compared With
bullion they were cheaper ip tie market That
.hero was abcu! fifty four millions Of fractional
| silver c,p 10 circulation, Of which about SIX
millions were now 10 the treasury. Wl:h refer,
cucc 10 the value Of different sorts OF fractional
money o. currency, be said paper money Was
the dearest, as the average !e0sth OF tine 1t
did se.gic, vas eighteen months thit Ct silver
! twenty thee years, and that CT geld Eliy years
lilo said that fractional currency Should be either
Of paper or silver, the la!terh the best, and that
the department OF tho prlntlpg tuTeau lSr
ptiating fractional currency should be abolished;
! be said lie had 20 objection TO treasury notes OF
IL: Determination OF ouc and two dollars, AID
t!,.t the treasury was now and always had been
sncn he had been liz charge Gift, not only will
inc, Eu. anxious 10 ISSUE such notes TO oil de.
:iripg theal tho bullion value OF tho trado
jcl;sr YVES cshty-fVe ceais. lie also said that
he Iss 10 favor Of urli:u!tcd ard free collage
of both gold and silver, bu! that uadar eXlstlDE
circumstances The free cjinago CT silver was
iEpussiblc also that the characterization Of sill
yer was on unfortunate bIundar. Tie commit.
toe adjourned until eek! week, uithou! coming
to ary Getinitc conclusion uroa The matter uGdcr
consideration.
Auooug the p.!;!i3ps Introduced 10 the House
to-day were two by Gen. Bealc, QUO from the
mayer sud towa ccunci Of West Point, Of Viz.
gina, praying that that town be made port OF
cr,!y and attached 10 the Richoind district aud
ha other from tho Same parties tor the survey
af certain pals Of York river! ars. Or.
Walker PRESENTED ona prajioE that enc half
! rtI in il ;lI int
IF Columbia bo composed O.! wonea.
The Committee on Public Bulldogs CT The
Ilcnso to daY, determined 10 recommend that
. bulldog b6 leased for The purposes Ct q city
postofic,.
The House Ccmwi:t9a OK tho District d!
Columbia this morIire agreed to report q bill
| to decrease tho rate Ga Delinquent water rtntcrs
rem TO 10 Ter cent, end Tor Congress to al
vance SO coo for ih3 Improvement o. the
gator service On Capitol Hiii; sl;o b.! au
J thol2;nG the Commissioners Of The Di4.r;c. to
: reiucd ths bonds Of tho Distr;o. WHEN ihcy be.
J c7mn due i1 ) rcr ctot bouds. The Committee
lid uothicg With the Tree b:ldge bill. and the
imp1cssicn now seems 10 he that the sub com
mittco, 10 whom that matter h0a been referred,
sill report bli il favor Of building al eniin!y
: rtw bridge ut AnsloStaD l.llna. Sach q bill,
ho.cvcr, sill hardly pass, IS % snbNanlal
bridge cjud be Gli!t aorO:s tie Potomac Tor
wis. tie sum fsicd by the Ic;sc2s Ct the Al.
) Zanils tqusduct bridge !ar the use ct their
hiiigc.
Senator Johnston thi lI0gniSg Vas waited
urOH Nv & Young ma3 named Daulci Ai0crc, 81
i;.s!u.1ul who inpar!unad him 10 70 TO tie
GUvtrImcnt Printing Office AMI get i'm n
pllc,. the Senator told him Frankly that 1t
VS. am1st impossible to get PLACES IL Wash
iactCn now, thh. it would be useless for him to
20 10 the Government Printing Oiiico Ter a1y
su,:l purpose, but that if he thought letter
wculd be OF any s,rvlcc 10 him he would w7to
hin one. The ycu7g maa responded that let
tc,9 were oi 10 GTail nowadays, and
repeated lis request for Tic Senator 10 20
in person end request liz appliamaEt. This
Nj Johnston declined, bat TIC young
man retained his saat, and would not take
Lis departure. lie remained 60 lang ard put
UP such bad mouth thet tho ScnatoI' s
wife added her entrcstiesto his thstthe Senator
would comply with his request. Of course al
ter that there was rothiug else Tor MIR. JohE-
ston 10 do, SO, accompanied By The persistent
ycupg m4p, lie went. to SO MI De.
ircfs, sid was lis much GEa!i!icd as
disappointed. when that gentleman ted
him that the name ct the applicant sh0ud he
cutcro1 ST once upon tho roll OF the employees.
So E0uila's influence whca tX.ritd property
/ and isg!tirla;cIy il effective even III $ had a
Cause IS cGiac setkirg.
The qucs:i IN Of he veto f. tbs Army bill is
the now I'll absorbing topic Of a,iaoturr. 1t
Vas referred By tic President this morning 10
the General Ct the Amy, wac will make biz
report CD i: to hi:u next NlonIs?. Tie Pfcsi.
dent Ct eGc time to day thought &c would call
special Iiceilag CT tho Cabinet to consider it
be-. tha! idea vas ebsndoncd Hccfe.
ary ksy ssil 10 carrier than les: hight that
TIE President had net 0nly d; prepared VETO
message as reported, bu: that 10 member Of
his Cabinet knew at that time Wha! his inten
tiob5 were respecting it. TO the coaiiary Mr..
Sins!1top, of iiIiuois, said iha morning that he
had been informed by those who knew that tho
message YES already written, and Gen. Hairy
White Confirmed Mr.. Singleton 8 vie@s except
Sc Ter 20 related to tho completion oil the
message. Ii wGs reported last eight that if
the Legislative, Judicial ard Executive bill
wtre amended 50 as to allow fed eFat process
10 be executed by State authority, no Pfcsi.
d,ns would sign that bill.
Sir. King, OF Louisiana, has copies Of ito cir
cular5 distributed among the negroes Of his par
ish some Of which stale that alter eighteen
months Louisiana is TO DO given up 10 Indians,
| while others state thst the Government is to re.
cede that State to Spain, when sill lhs negroes
will ho 70 eHsIaved.
| Mr. Evans, or COlLn SaTUidSI liaS Il COPY 81
chrome distributed among mis- colorod constt-
uents representing beautiful c5tiage, through
the open windows of which pinno is seen,
that will be given by the Government TO al
tho colorcd people who emigrste to kan2ss.
| Deceived by such silly offers tone OF tho moro
ignorant neGroeF, these gentlemen say, hsve
been induced 10 sell their mules for SiO p ece
End th cir hogs ST. fifty cents and with the few
dollars thus raised staff 20. The country west of
tho Mississippi.
Tho sona!e was not in session to-day, having
adjourned until Monday.
Ihc House. rs soon "a it nla!. went into Cd!:i-
rni!teo of the Whoio On tho legislative. Judicial
! had executive appropriation BILL which was
considered under tho five minute rule. but MIR.
| Gsfcd obtsned time enough 10 put in @ toler-
ably long speech, by other members OF his party
allowing him 10 Use that to which they were en-
titled. Among the other speakers wsreMessrs Ew-
| ing, Chalmers Kelly. Horr sad others. Mr. Chal-
nners paid glowing and woll merited tribute to
| tho Democracy Of tho North, which he said was
not only in favor Of the Union, but OF the Con.
slitu;ion and The laws. Mr.. Horr, republican,
/ rnnde sn exceedingly amusing speech, which