Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-21
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Special Correspondence Of the Aleea. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. O., April 81, 1879.


WASHINGTON, D. O., April 81. 1879.
hu9ng the dceisioi4ronlrred 10 the Supreme
Court to day Was one 10 the case OF Plat vs.
the Uniun Pacific Railroad Il affirmed the
iaai7iur ot ,hc lower court, WAS 10 favor .! The
raii.0ed aud confirmed 2 decision natc some
time s;aGy by Secretary Shu,z 10 the Dudymcti
case
No more chaHGcs iG the minor offices OF tho
Senate were snu0uncGi this morning, Gpd pOne
q, the newly appointed uffic, rs 10 the Sccrc
tary's cffco went % duty this nl0rniGg. though
It Yas expected they would appear to duy aud
take charge Of their respective positions. L. Is
understood the rcaivJ, ;hcy did not do 80 vas
the refusal Of Mr. Thurman, president pro tenn
Of the Senate, GO confirm the appointments and
thus assume posGer that yet at least belongs
to the Vice President. Tho Committee Oh
Gorti1cent Expenses CT the Senate, who also
have some SUPERVISION Of the Saustu's officers
have endorsed the action OF Secretary Buroh
aod Sergeant at Arms Bright 10 making the
changes heretofore announced.
Gen. Ewine says that while he can not posi-
lively assert that railroad will be built along
tho line Of tho james River and kauawhs
Canal, yet that ell the Indications point that
way, and that he has little doubt thst tho terms
proposed by the K chmocd and Aegaoy Rsil
road to tho creditors Of tho James River and
kacawna Uaaal Company fjr the purchns, OF
their claims will te accepted. He says however
that il those terms uro Dot accepted nothlog fur
viii be douc 10 the premises, as his company
have definitely determined to otfor nouc that
will be moro acceptable.
Rev. Dr. Bullock, Chaplain Of the Senate,
=. tc1 m a aNIrrGa
unon the lie a5d character OF the late Professor
Brcc. nridgc, Of Princeton College, at the I'm
vtirg Of the tablets to the memory OF six de-
ceased professors .! thai institution On the 29th
init, when the anuua macllug OF the alu mi
s! bp held.
Gel. l. sc, member of Congress from Ala
baus, wn0se ziatei0co: that Senator Logan Was
engaged in raising troops Tor the Confederate
aruy is denied 80 emphatiGay by that Senator
10 the WasGicgton Republican OF this morning,
says be ob;sDc6 his Information from lieu
tenant IL I'D llt00s company, 10 the Cnntede
rate service 10 1867 when the lieutenant had
20 obiect to gain by making misstatcment
At meeting Of the House District Commit
tee this moroing, the question of the free bridge
across the Potomac at Georgetown. WAS referred
to sub committee consisting Of Mcssrs. Hcnkle,
James and Martin, who will report at au carly
day, There seems no doubt that the sub COM
ni!tee will report in favor Of giving the lossces
Of The AIexa1dria Canal SlO0, 900 for the use
Of their piers and that suoh report will be
adopted By the whole committee.
The Weather tC-day is WarGl and bright. and
among the many iaiies in tho galleries Of the
House and Senate arc some who have avalod
themselves Of tho opportunity afforded by the
delightful charge in the temperature to txllblt
their beautiful! new spring costumes.
la the Scnaic 20 day Dir. Eaton an.
ncuaccd that he had been deferred from max.
;ng sem, remarks upou the Army bill By rea
saa OF the a;,Saacc Of the juuicr Senator from
Msiue, ont that a. Mr. Blaine had returned he
would make those remarks tomorrow, alter
he morning. hour AmorP The bls introduced
il The Saaate to-day was Que by Hlr Beck put
,;oy the Whole c!ntT9l Of tho Centre market
10 the hanGa OF TIE District Commissioners,
who arc 10 have SIC Av"uur Wig Of the mar
kct, however, cCmpl:tod within :wu years, and
who arc to prohibit tho aSlcsaemcnt of
license t#x:s uoon the country people
who sell ir0m wagons around the mar
knt. The consideration of the Army Appro.
miriia bill was thco resumed, Mr.. Bayard
icalioy off io an able aud elaborate speech in
its favor, amplifyioc ard making so plain that
thosa who rnu Gao reed, the idea that soldiers
at the polls CT the p)Wor TO put them there
and free ballot aro Incompatible. lie was
interrupted several times By Mr.. Blaine, who
attempted 10 discoLc r, him, but the Senator
from Maine failed sIgnally in his efforts, and
retired nisc0mEtad from each oil the encounters
he solicited.
TIE House gas opened With prayer by ono
of its members, Rev. Mr. Do La Matyr. in the
absence of the Chaplain. A regular field day
then began, so far as tho Introduction Of bills
is concerned, and SUCH WIS tho number
in which such bils poured in that at half past
two o'clock half tho States had not boon called
Among the food WAS one by Ar. Goode to dis
tribute the proceeds of tho ssIo Of public lands
among tbs several Stutns for educational pur
poses, and one by Mr.. Hunton for returning TO
Virginia money advanced by her TO tho federal
government during the war of 1872.