Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-01
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. !.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Feb. !.
Applications for positions uotcr the ntxt
Senate are becoming numerous. It is said that
there are ct least five CT six applicants from
Virginia for every place. l: may danpcn the
aracr Of these geat!en=n to irfofm them that
Senator Beck says it is not probable the new
Senate will meet before next December.
Gentlemen from Richmond report that the
Bocock substitute for the Till transferring tie
James River and kapawha Camel to the Rich.
mocd AID Allegheny R.i'road will Certainly
| pass The General Assembly Of Virecla.
! Mre. Bel7a lockwood, the Washington ie"
male Lawyer, says she suppcs:S the h-arble slab,
with two brass handles, that forms the sill OF
| the door leading into the lobby OF the House,
covers the vault 10 which The numerous pc
titious for female suffrage, aud her Application
| for legislation that will enable Der to practice
before the Supreme Court have been buried.
She also says she has the names OF hfty'odd
Senators who are favorable to granting that
applcatiop. A bill for that purpose has aIree ~
passed the House.
The decision of the question of the coo6r.
nation or r., cotton OF the New York custom
house appoit tments is IS much q matter OF
doubt to day as it ever has been, aod 1t remains
for Mondays executive session CT tho Seustc
to determine whether Dir. Conkling or the
Plesidert is the ruling power with that bojy.
There is 90 d9ubt. hoW,Vcr, as TO hoT tie
raGi,al party stands on The question. l: Is
with Mir. CorSlirg by large majority.
The defeat of the bill for tie relief OF the
| Trustees oi tho Episcopal Theological Seminary.
near Alexandris, yesterday evening, vas 70
mere thau was expected. Had the vote on II
becn taken wheo i. was up two weeks ago. I'm
nedialcly upon the conclusion of MIR. Kelley s
spcech 10 lis favor, when the House was 10
good kum0r, and before much OF the recent
oppositiou 10 sou.hern claims had been maui
!ssied il c5uld probably have been pa:s:t, tut
iasicei Ct that extreme southern meu were
allowed 10 ereak ia its favor, aud what they
said wss lis death koell. Scuthera c!'iuls are
dead With this Congress, aud OF all tina! are DOW
before Congress The only one that has the ehos!
OF change is that for psgiog rent for be Rich
n md amae iostitule after the cios; o! the war.
The lew southern democrats who wapted to
rep,y /, the Wsnton and uoproVCked assault
ucon ,her, By Gen. Bragg same days since
onleocd 40 opportunity to do SO to-day, all
oti:cuoa hsrcg been withdrawn. aid aTalled
themselves Of il. The speakers were MesJrs.
Chalmers, Hooker, Mills aud Singleton They
were I'll extremely guarded 10 what they SAD,
cou6uiug TIER denuncls;lo0 solely to Gen.
Brspg, Individually, snd not TO the northcrn
democracy, Gin Hooker said that the asser-
ion N ad, by Gra. Bragg that tho southern
democrats were attempting raid on tho
Treasury vas SANDER. hu: vas OILY an EVIL
dcnca Of .ba idi0sy ncrasr oi Que l0tlV!ou'; that
ai;h sGu!htra democrats ;he qlts'lJr Was Tot
from shat Fl aipn claic, came, bu. whether
or MT It vas ilst. lie said that Ge1. Bragg
haG mckee I'd the role OF sectional sclmOsity
aft.r If had b.cu discarded By the liberal por
,inn Of be Republican party, but that in lis
HCckcl opinion, be Bragg rejected oaly
as rwn iadiyiduAl opinion.
Mir. Mis said of all the money that had been
paid On 50 called scuhern claims not Il cent had
gore, 10 his cpinion. to single nan whose heart
h.d becu True to the Ccn'cderacy, tut to sncaEs,
buuweTs and sutitr:; mcu wEo were either
nUrthtra in their sentiments or else Werc true
10 no sc i)c, ADD that for his part he Was Ut
terry nppusei 20 pay!rg a1otGer cent on any
such caiDs.
Mr.. Siucleton said Gen. Braee's conversion
Ia de0uclacy Was as sudden as that OF Sauts to
Christianity end that ho bad been abusing dem.
ocra,s SO oug while uenbor OF the repu bcan
party thai now wheD he bad put 90 the robes
Of democracy his voice refused 10 utter any
other sentiment.
Gen. Bragg did uot respond, and the remarks
Of tic speakers were we'll received, the repub!i
caps paying toe strcest ate0tloo TO them, and
ovideo,ly disappointed OF their toae and tenor.
When the debate e1dc1 Mr.. Banning at
tempted to &c, up his bill Tor rcorsariz!og the
army bus ia,icd sigualIy. and the House went
into committee of the whole on the Army Ap
proprialiap BIZ.
Senator Withcrs has returned from Rich.
m0rd wbtkcr hc went to further the settlement
o.! the State b.. The' Intelligence here IS 20
rs uee: that ihe proposition to pay 8. ani
5 oar cen. Interest for succeeding terms ct
yc.rs vii! probably be accepted
The Teller Committee has returned, and will
hold meeting here next Monday.
The Potter Committee had before them this
morniDg Assist Sergeant at Arms /. N. Hill,
whose testimony went to add still more discrcdi.
20 shat Of St. Martin. The committee adjourned
ill Tuesday next.
Among tns appointments sent 10 tho Senate
TO day was that of DR.. Junius l.. Powell, Of
Maryland. formerly 10 the Confederate service,
as Assistant Surgeon in the U. s. army.