Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-21
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ESPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GAzErTE.l |
WASHINGTON, D. e.. Fec. y. /
The tobacco men ere becoming aazious about
the SUCCESS Of their bill. They were s|armlng
about tie Capitol this moroirs, and their
friends inside the House were trying to get
their bill up 10 ordc- that the Scnate's amend
nenls might BE- non.concuTrcd 10 al tnce, So
that committee OF conference couiu DC hH-
pointed, 10 which the differences about the
lime in which it shall! 20 l1to operation aId
others that may a'iso can DC settled, Sna inc
compromise bill be reported to both Houses
without delay. They were unsuccessful hqW
ever, and are by no means as sapRliic 10 tHclr
hopes Of SUCCESS as they were soon a!ifr tHe
passage Of tho bill by tho Senate.
As an evidence OF the rush fer otico IL may
be remarked that though Gen. BoaIo ilss heeen
member Of the House for only lH0 week he
has received five hundred applications ior o!iice
| The General has been to every department. or
the government in behalf OF the applloarts,, Uut
everywhere is met with the response, lAat la2ic
are no vacancies, and those desiring 10 Obtain
official pcsition through him will be g:l2Vcd to
| learn that their CHARGES arc small. The public
printer informs him that be has no| under
| pressure of Congressional APPEALS three hun
0red employees ca work that could DC Done by
ono hundred, and that consequently the WAGES
of each one is only oGe third OF what they
should be.
The WAYS and Mea1s Committee If the
House have not as yet decided how the money
to pay tho arrearages Of pensions shai: be raised,
and what's moro they doa't seem TO DO n Any
hurry abou! it. They say there ID 10 necessity
for preparing business toE House that "''i ;'oE
give them day TO report l..
| Tho Commerce Committee CT the HGuso
heard en- argument Of Captain haas ii iaT0r OF
paying him another inslallEent oil monty tc7
tho Mississippi stties, this morClog.
| The House this morning defeated n.choD
to take up the legislative, judicial ard executive
appropriation bill by vote Of 120 TO l25, The
democrats all voting lie tho negative, aad had
morning hour, during which reports from the
! Committee OF Naval hffsiro were considered.
! The third Que CT these, bill authorizing tic
President 10 appoint Dr.. William Martin, a
physician who haG rendered effective Ind :lafclc
service 10 tho Southwes: during lha !a;o ge!log
| fever epidemic, CD assistant surgeon ii toe U.
| s. aruy, gave rl:a to considerable c1t2t2, "hicA
| consumed the whole hour, end the oil hac 10
90 over.
The House then went into Com.0iltce Ct the
Whole on tho private calendar, with Mr.. PfiGa-
moro, CT Virginia, in the chair, and took up
the bill to pay John L. Armstrong, q A!cLan-
dria, the amount OF bis claim for Wharfage
during the war. The otjactorj @cfo quiet
when tho bill WIS read, and The rtpliIk VS.
made 10 the reporters gallery that II Tou!d
probably pass witEou! opposition, III the cyl
dent desire vas to get through ~!.h - "ucn
CT the calendar as possible, bu', masked, uc.
Necessary AID weakening eXpian2t:2Aa, th5u.a
intended to be favorable, some OF w;:!ca vent
to show that the claimant had ai'cad7 lccG!7ad
from the government rent for Tait q toe inns
his wharf had been used, gave llso 20 debate,
Which was fatal, and, after considerable discus.
sion, the enacting clause Was stricken oGs and
another loyal claim for var damages put IL the
sholf for this session at least.
Tho Senate to day, after the ;n0rG1g h0r7,
took up Mr.. McPheIson's bill, providing e:
the proper treatment OF cattle in tEa.sl:H ifo,l
the grazing lands 10 market.
Among tho appointments seat tn tic S5nate
to day By the President IVES that OF j. i.
| Weaver. OF West Virg!li!, 10 t. C3@sGi Cen
cral at vienna.
The democrats Ct the House have bcc: me aoiid
| 10 their support Of the amendment to the L2els'
lative, Judicial and Executive Appropriation Till
providing for the repeal Ct the Federal exc
ton laws, but as the Republicans 9t the llar.c
know that the democrats of the Selatc arc
not solid on that measure, ard that sone
OF them will not insist upon it, they have
determined to cesss their fiibustcrinc against H.
contenting themselves with recording thei: votes
| in tho negative, aud to rely upon the Sonstc
either to defeat it or 70 settle tina responsibility
of IN extra session upon Tho democrats OF th%I
| body.
Tho proceedings Of the House to-Gay wee bg
no means favorable TO the prospects o. tho CHI
4 Pro thnar"1.
any Of the schemes for which Lobbyists hnro
been employed at Crea. expense AID Cor !it:le o.
no benefit to their employers 81 tho Capital This
winter.
The question Of Al extra session is still moot
ed, but The best mon of both parties a.o d9ihi;
all they can to prevent such calani.y.
Application for thres months extra pay VA.
| der tho recent act for service in tho Mcgi a.n
wsr should DO made 10 tho Second Auditor OF
| the Treasury.