Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-09
Better from Richmond,

| tot!Gsp0n4cnCo Of The Ale3sHd,ia Gazette
| ElCnM0ND. D;c S.-ln Legislative crclcs
to day rc5s is dull. In fact it is tho quiet
| SO called arr aIxjcu; to get through the ctc.
| tons, HClusc each day i1trcasts their fear Of
| !!a .&ic 90 o!ead2 began ia all paris OF Tho
STATE The cf'icc seekers arc still ps c!omcrous
IS solves. The alswcr CT we'll known Sopa-
| t"t--ltc Q! tbo most respectable OF tbs ltcad-
jl3tCrS-tl!:S n!:rning TO county friend was
,i.;tifc .6t After having Ec,n told about tic
";iran sw@er, the question asked, but what
sill you 20 ahout the dtb.?" "OD, pshaw,"
! replied lie SeDst0r, Wv! can't do anything
| a50uS that.' Tic answ.r was significant 10
! Tia: Il Indicated that although these men had
| ri; ctoaolrtd AID dupel people toto believing
that ii.ty came here tG sctto the debt that vas
reilly secondary consideration. The Office
! grab has been aud ia tEo great iLc .utiyo among
these r1Gr. iLdaci cv;u il their platform
alnrt1:! 6. ;!!cir i7s: caucus tho debt question
! { jmua tlr;th AID last and tho resolution comes
/ down 70 tho narrow El3C Of requiring the
! ''matabCTs Cf this caucus 10 DC bound By the
! seton CT lie caucu' in all msttiri relating TO
| the puEli5 dcbs, ard 10 member shall offer aay
|
until siid resolution shsll have Eocn frat acted
upcn!by tho c1ucus". The ltaadjustcrs havo
| tccn i1itatcd very much because Of the publ.
ci.ion Of their caucus proceedings by the pa
poIs. Their rOIl3y has b,cu stct(cy and their
ways dark. O1o delegate 10 his wrath wished
| that every newspaper office il the State was
buracd aud sacked and its editors aud reporters
swuog 10 the nearest tree. OF course the Wing
was X,erted. No. ouly have the doors been
| b1rrcd bat double do0rxecpers have been put
! on duty, and ieD or more Fpao!a! guards been
sent cut on the outskirts to shadow each 70
porter. Wtcu 5GWspartr man hove In sight
he Was surrounded ord his steps logged, and
he Vas never allowed 10 get III ear shCt of the
bulldog, tut the lex. day Tue IrJcccdirg4 Of
the caucus are al "aIl3 zane" At the first
WELLS INC sc!cc: gathering OF reporters had
;hc!r :qutiiun uealy upset by a remark
t:om Nh. Paul, who just before ADJOURNMENT
said, Now eli OF YOU 20 20 yCu. rooms aud
keep everything you have heard 10 your breasts.
Dent TAX atGGt II, for il wtuld THORN tho
GncmS &! oar movements. The keep eVcryr
| thug 10 yUGc br1B5: caIse was too much for
| soma OF nc reporters. aui t. oniy gubdued bis
| l.nnh b. raining his ndScrchlet in his mouth
THIS nucnirg Cook, the newly elected d9cr
keeper Ct .hc House. WaS not OH t:u:y, smother
! thGriy Cock has haCa dcpcsed Is not kaowo,
| and, i! nc has = snc1lrS n. ne hos tot been
c!acict ty tho House. The Indignation from
all parts OF The canulry ab1ut the elevation Of
Cock over he heed q StopcHall jackson
| manned Confederate s,lcier has mfd. them
| SEQ thu baud W:iti:g on the wall, AID the proof
| that the nIen lhus elevated over tho head OF
| brave Sullivan vas Indicted Oh Inlet
| has ii m0IIstralrd to them that they wo0t
ii.,e too for that time. They aro nov trying
| 10 paiCh lIa matter UP. bu; TOO la!e.
| Mr. M%ITctt, 10 The ucust, 10 day, offered a
rcs;Iui n ihst the use OF The hall OF tho House
If Delegates be granted 10 Gen. James q. Hill
| .cr the purpose 81 delivering his lecture 90
"hccoeciiobs Of tte Rebellion Ho even
made speech aprcaiog to tho members 10
grant tho privilege. His speech could but x
cite smile, and in The light Of what has hap
poDod. ii sounded like sarcasm. llcte was the
spectacle Of opc 0! tic leaders ola pSriy whist.
four days ago thrust Gen. Hill. "A nravo one
sr,ncd * Contcdt rate General. from &c J,laca
| he had SD Efficiently filled. new Tr.ts:!uG &c
him ,le us. Gi .he empty hail which lie lad
cot been teeDcd Fl. to guard. hod the aIso.ily
.hn co:i;us:ssm with which the resdjuste!s ( So
o,il3a) entoi for thst resolution, and bow their
iacos 1T Up Sih Joy when the resolution was
pssscL! What noble a,t On he part oil MIR.
hiofielt How consideraie OF the ma0sisd SOL
der whom YOU Cas-. out, the man Who filled The
Office Ter tour years The Eoaer Was as empty
az the sleeve OF the brave mao Sho had been