Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-17
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I: seems TO be he rr.vai;ipg impression now
that he Finance Committee Of the Senate will
report 10 iavcr o reducing tee t:x on t3b-cso
from "a 10 20 ceris, aid that tha Senate will
adept that report, though it is asserted by some
that Tie southern republicans, including Bruce,
The cocrcd Senator from Mississippi, will vote
for tho l6 car.s reducioD, end if that be so
tho latter reduction will be adopted ty The
whole Senate. The bill as passed ty the House
will probably be amended 10 onc or Two other
particulars, bet whether SO amended o. nct, 1t
will have to 20 back to the House, as the time
provided BY the House for it to 90 into
operation has expired ard its friends therefore
are not GanguiOo Of its passage ct this session.
The celtra! executive committee CT the ST.
ciely of Friends, which has been 10 session 10
this city for the last Two days, has adjourned.
| 1t adopted memorials 10 the President and
Congress against the transfer Of the Indian
Bureau 10 the War Deptr uent, and for the
dcmiciIiation tf the lIdiaEs on reservations in.
| aliaustle fer twenty five years, sc the lodlaus
have so little appreciation Of the value Of land,
or anything else, thst they will sell it fJr the
purpose of gratifying theiE slightest desire
| These memorials wtro presented 10 the Pfesl
dent By g. GiIiegham, Of Fairfax county, Va,
AID Messrs, Cope Morris ard Rhodes, CT Phil
adelphia. The President il opposed to the
transfer.
Mcssrs. Gi!lneham end Jacob Trotb, q dele
CATION from the Mount Vernon Peace Society,
accompanied BY Mrs. BelVa A. Lockwood, call.
cd on the President yesterday morning 10 The
Interest ct i1tcr0aIio1al arbitration i2stsad OF
TGr.
Mr.. Gil!naham availed him:c OF tho op.
portuuit7 10 say & coed word Tor bis iIleEd Mr..
Frank Miller, who 9 sd applicant t!r sea. 90
the supreme hcuch ei the Dis!rc! Of Columbia,
made vacant ny TIC resignation OF Judge OilD.
Judge Henry ". Thomas is another applicant
for this position. Il is understood that Dir.
Ha2ncr, Ct Annapolis. sta1ts tic bea! chance
af receiving the appointment.
The nomination of Mcssro. Vest, Of MIsSuri,
and Vance, ef Norta Carolina. By the demo
cratic caucuses Of The legislatures Of these
States, and cf Mr.. Platt by the republican eau
Gus Of the Connecticut legislature Tor the Sen
ate, whi.h nominations are equivalent toeiectl1D,
seem 10 afford satisfaction to both political mar.
tics III Couer2ss; at least such CT the delegations
from these States rs your correspondent has
talked 10 upon IT,, So! Jet So cxpr5ss thea.
selves.
1t is understood here lhet some OF the dauo
cratic Senators have Gctermlocd 10 support
Mr. Coz king in his present spltciu epposltiop
to tho President iu regard TO the Nav iuik
custom house appointments. /: is hoped Tor
the credit and fair ramo Of The South that
nope from that section may be so Affected
Thcro are wheels within wheels. and though
to Tics, who from the very nature Of the case
can not be aware CT tic movements CT Inc IL
utr wheels, hlr. Hayes actions mag sometimes
,,d ;,,:,,;,,i tnt buS Iyth ting, W hn
know him best are c1oliient that he IL we'll
disposed toward tie people OF that sicicn, aad
that be !las heart responsive to human SYM
pa.hies, neither >f which assertions san he
affirmed Of Mc. C0nkag
Tho memorial services OF the lstG PfGtCSinr
HeLry, Ct the Smithsonian Institute, tool
,Iac3 ia the hall of the House last eight iu ac'
c0Idance with the programme eunouced IN this
correspondence yesterday. Senator W!tbcrs
address was cmioanty appropriate; @os listened
to with marked attcatlon, and was admired hy
all CT the immense crowd present. There was
some talk at the capitol this motrioe abou. The
evident disrl,asuTc With which the President
accepted his reception. Tho d3oik2crcr heSr
ine that Tie President Tas On tic n0lit Of ca
tcring The House announced the President OF
the Usi:ad States, but Instead CT The Prasident
The Suprcna Court cu!trod. !Lis cou:ed q
general laugh, witch led cot snH5dod when
the slmo announcement Na5 Tep2clcd. ED the
President entcricg amids: il, ard slpDosios
that i. vas ccoasioned ~ announcing HIM IS
the President, flushed up considerably.
The application Of Col. NJ. D. Bal! fer euo
boat fer Alaska YES presented through ex
CONGRESSMAN John Amber Snith. The Tea
SUES for The appica!o1 sere that the mineral
productions Ct The ttrEisC;y rtqa:ga protection.
and that such is The need far tie protection Of
tho government officials at Sitka thai these
officials have to pay Oil: oil their o1a pockets
fer tho s:r7iccs Of Two Indian wa!chTnen.
Senator Whytc, OF Mar5 lana. says III. re Is
cot 0pe word Of truth iii the recently published
statement that Col. CHARLES Marshall, CT Gen.
Lees staff, Cow prominent layer ct Mary
land, Intended joining the republican party.
Sc3ator JohL s!oo was again prevented from
occupying bis SCAT TO day By indispos:tiou.
The Census Com mit;eo OF The House met
this morpiag and appointed sub c7mmit!ee
Of three to GOt il conjunction with slnisr
committee on TIC part of tic Sccatc 10 conslG
criog Nj. Cox's lately reported bill L. ls the
prevailing opinion that tho bill will pass.
The Naval Committee Sas sgalo il s&ssl2n
this morning hearing evidcLc, 10 defense Ct
cx Secretary Robson. The more Inc tcaEImouy
however tnc Uplc appal|br EecSiHts VII; StVeh'
eduess Of tie accused.
The Committee o. Commerce vas al5o ia
session and examined Witnesses both for and
against free ships. The sentiment Ct tho H5usc
is evidently 10 favor Ct the latter.
Tie judiciary Committee OF The House tits
morning heard the vile Of the Mayor Of Salt
Lake, Mrs. Williams. a w:2o. Of that oily, and
Mrs. Spencer, layer CT Washington, in
iurthers1ca CT memorial! they pr: sentad fer
the passage CT a bill! co1doDlg poIgamy oil
ready consunmated, as thousands of good and
tru, women would be declared harlots and a
greater number OF legitimate children be de-
clared bastards if the recent decision Of the
Supreme Court be carried into effect They
expressed The belief that sucb bill were
passed 70 more pclygamcus marriages. would
take place in Utah.
Judge Harris, tLs sub comnitteo Of The iu.
dietary, TO whom MAS referred the Royal bill
presented by Dir. Tucker, ct the request of
Gen. Hanton, for the extension Of the jusisdic
| lion CT Federal c;urts viii report adversely at
too next meeting Of the committee.
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