Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-11
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,SprciM Correspondence Of tic -A'sc:. gazette
WASHINGTON: AF5;! II -lo the Senate t.
day tart Response was r.c-lgtd aDi Rad irta
,h. Postmaster Gcu3re 10 reply 10 az eEqr!Ty
ftou the Senate respecting the discrimination
mao by Tic mails agalost Ec&spapcr called
the C;:iz,a Solder. 10 whc! liz denies TIC right
oil The Serato TO MIX, aDy such ctqH;rJ :nto
the administration CT bis oficc, SD says BE
conducts that of,ic, in the wy that seems best
to him. lie, however, furnished some g! t"c
Information asked for.
After tho morDirg hour Mc. ii2Tcc;d at-
dressed the Senate at lcGGth IN reply TO hlc.
uoar's resolution declaring the proposed 2c::on
of tho democrats With rctcrcrc, TO the passage
Of the appropriation bills ':cVo!uti3nary. lie
made sensible speech, bus c1!g lcw Senators
Wcrc 10 their seats TO Listen to 1t, and What Is
stranger tic democratic seats were IS empty IS
those on tho republican side Of tie chamber
Mr.. Hereford is native CT Prince William
county, Va, ind is nephew CT cA-GoVcTucc
Foot, now superintendent Ct the MET 10 Ne%
Orleans.
The House as socn as i: had passed rcso
luton authorizing the superintendent CT Ike
folding room to empty extra l0!co TO fold the
speeches that had accumulated, went lotO CON.
m:.lee OF thu whole on tho army til, AID spent
the first psrt CT the Session 10 debating 81 amend
ment allowing the members instead o! the Com
missioner oil Agriculture 10 distribute the seed
| and plants thu. arc supplied by The hgrlcni
| tural Department.
Tho members oil the Supreme Court had
more regard for Good Friday than lie lag!:la-
tive branch CT TIC government, aaa aajouraet
| until Mouday
Oal7 . few changes have been ma:, ID tie
cffcars ct the capitol sirco the commencement
OF this extra ses:ioo, and those haze been 10 tic
loves! positions The officer seekers. who ere
still nuucrous Gre loud 10 their complaints At
the delay ia the revolution" AID many Of
them have gone homo, made sici: H. hope de
icrrcd.
Everybody is % tie qa! WE abou; the
House committees, which, i: is asserted, wi!
| be announced to d,y. The announcement, Tow
ever, will not be made until toward The close
Of &c days s:ssioc. The Spcak:r ic!lSas to
tell arytti1g abocs the competition CT the
com mitces unit! be announces item ofliciallg.-
| |. il reported, however, that thc Virgin.
| iers Will be rIac:d as follows: a:r. G2oLc,
chairman Of TIC Committee "a T. iCca
tior; Mr.. Cab2il, Ct that ca Road, ard
M.. Hinton ol',h.: on theD s:!ot Of Co!nmc!:
aad Mr.. Harris on that ftr The Revision Of
Laws. tlr. Harris will also b. third o. the
Committee on tho judiciary. Mr. Tucker VIII
be 81 on tho Ways aud Mrars COMMITTEES. Mr..
Johnston will be mcmbsr Of tho Cor1mitea
on Military Affairs and plso Of Mississippi Gem
mi.tcc. Mr.. Jorrcrs?n viii be on tia Ega2a
ti!urcs Ct the Treasury Dalaria, u Nh ha5I
OF the Committee or Commerce 3Ba Mr.. R:ch
mend on TIC Committcc on Agriculture. Mr..
| Harris will make Mr.. j. McSGi!h, who wJs
| tie efficient clerk CT Ei4 committee ia til
las. Congress, that nn EtC;i5:s, c,s;I; q his
new committee.
The erccnhackSrs aro in iuJ.n! Splits 10
| day. The rrCCscilcc5 0! thn recent Democratic
caucus. the passage OF iIr. Mei!ghAn'd HeEi?
| !cEt for tho reissue Of tbs ten Ei!:!jas G'cca-
| backs held in tho Treasury Ter The redemption
OF the fractional currency, anh The ocraiG!" q: I:
MONDAYS session during which they c,a intro.
| due, all their bills putting them il Suc.! good
hua,or ,Aa. they arc on tho b2st ToSsib!r terms
Si!h the democrats and il fact with all the
world eycart the radicals. Oh these later
they speak ia M complimentary trIlrs and
| say that i! docs not become Mr.. GmiNld
70 abuse any body personally even On
such points Ct morality IS that upon which Nj.
| Bcochsr ard Silon Camr5n are Vulnerable,
| Tor lha! he lives IL : glass hou:a a:wNi3'i many
|
tho saTarism Of Nlcssra. Garfield, Elaine <
Co., tito Chief stock in rad1 ;so7o gent'cm2:
now have, and up1n which they keep sh}.t, II
Ct comparatively recent growth. ard that whca
stalmsIti5r, was really needed, "2d at !H fine
tic a!t,innt was 1lsic to pass tho kuktC:
l.ws, they defeated th1g1 Laws 10 t!!t9 eli us
u via southern apnlaus'. ~ matters u0@
| stand no two po:lo,l ofsaaiZlii2os c1u!l
be 10 better accord than tic Democrats aai
| grpcub.ck parties ~ represented il Ton
e7tsa, aa;i tic principles 81 ;ho LATER
a5o 80 a.!racti7o to !. majority OF tho i1.G,cr lh.
j. would not ba surprising il they wc:o 10 adopt
| thom bodily belOrs tho end Of tho session.
Tho Industrial Homo Company, tho naIa0 e
| the colony of northern poopio who haze settled
nenr Gunston, btlo~ A'czaId:is, is 50 thriving
that ar ran omca!s are in progress i1- establish
| Gg another co!ony Ct tha samo sol. Dc.7 Coco
quen, lcw miles further down Tho H0LoG!@c.
Tho colony at Gurstol h.s como into TO truck
| ing business on = largo scale, a5l has already
contracted for ard is receiving 81! tao night sell
| Of Washington.