Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-09
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.$ptci<l Correspondence Of tic -.!t.2a. Ga=t!t

House determined this morning 10 report 10
favor oi g Congressional ho!i lay recess, to com.
mere, On The Tuesday before Christian and
terminate Oh The Tuesday after New Years.
Tie Finance Committee of the Senate met
TO deg and cleared Up most Of the old and cut
OF time business left over from last session.
The news here from Richmond is to the eff.
feet that the coalition between tbs lesdjusters
ard the republicans l.; perfect and complete,
aud ttas even MIR. J0tgepson, who vent down
to try and prevent that combination, seeing the
lGtty OF the attempt, has abandoned it, and
is DoW taking such steps IS he hopes will secure
his own reelection next fall. There is g rumor
here that Gen. Malone will not take the sens-
to!sbip, but will give it to MIR. John Wise, but
it is not credited by the knowing ones. COL
Withers. with the samo bravery that charac
teriZad the old Wiher5 brigade, says be will
not give up until the vote tai been taken and
tho result announced, but thcs, who talk with
bin 90 the Eubjsc: see that his hone, are BY
no meaps bouyant. 1t is under: tod that the
caCiuSterS have made tic mc;t liberal offers
to the republicans tor their supports aud will
cJmply with them; that they will cleo! no Judges
personally objectionable 10 the communities in
| which they reside, aud that 50 far as tho sensr
total election is concerned they will receive
| m0ic votes than they require, among which
will be thcs, Of several members OF tho Loeis-
llturc elected as debt payers, and ia all other
| matters, eolDg with that wing of the parry.
Tho OILY matter that produced rippIo in
the shtri session Ct The Senate to day was
| ret o,ution Introduced by MIR. Davis, of West
Vireiull, calling upon tbo Secretary OF the
| Treasury lnr al acc0un. of the money that bad
| been paid Tor war claims since 1864, and the
| amount each State had received. 1t is undtr.
stood that such statement would show that
| the Dnrthetn States have received mcre than
| the South. Tho resolution was opposed Big
Mcssgs Davis and Elmunds, the latter Of
whom termed ii resolution for stunning pur.
poses. Augry replies were prevented by MIR.
| Conkllng, who called atteni.n TO the (ypira.
| ton OF tho morning hour. The Senate then
went into executive srssloD, 10 which tho nomi
| nation CT MIR. McCrary was confirmed uoaui
lnousiy, rs ono vote would have bccn suthcieut
to have compelled it to 60 over. After short
| executive session, the Senate adjourned.
Tho Military Committee Of tho llous, this
morning appointed q sub committee to consider
tho f'I2 John Porter casr also a sub commit.
tro on tho reorganization Of the army, oil which
Gen. Joseph f. Johnston is the chairman
Senator JnhGsou thinks ii would have been
best Ter the democrats to l.avo Left the currency
uutstion alone, but that NOW that that question
las been introduced, he is net certain bat that
tho wls5sl cOulSa fer tho party to putsuo wonll
be to support Sera!Or Baynrd' resolution. lle
utterly opposed 10 Mr.. Voorhees, resolution.
Among the petitions Senator Johoston has
he'n asked TO Introduce is one from General
Daniel Rugge9, Of Fredericksburg, asking for
| tho appointment oil q odiumitttc TO consider his
ran lcr producing rnin in Gly weather and for
| making barren land r'riIe by sending IN nu.
merou1 balloons charged with dynamite and
having battle in tho clouds, tho oorcass ion
| caused hy tho explosions to produce tho ro-
quirCd rain fall.
A delegation Of tho National DistiIcr,' AS.
| ISOLATION called upon the President this morn
| ing, aud Ia the interests OF tho bill for tho 70
| peal CT tho law imposing deficiency lex on
spliltS Tor tXptrtaion.
| Nlr. LorIng Palmer, president oil the National
Tobacco Association. Is here, and has proposed
TO Secretary Sherman that tho tobacco inter
csts will uultc wi Tn him in his efforts to impose
tax on tea nnd c2tFco ii no will favor still
| further reduction in tho tobacco tex, but tic
Secretary declined tho offer.
Mis-. India NJ. Vaughn has boon amounted
| pi stmaslAr at Cabbage Farm, Mtckicpburr
| county, Va, vic> Mrs. a. Nj. Matthews, re,
signed, AID Thomas II. Grant at Greenwich.
l'rlIca William county, ia The same Stat, vice
| ). Z. PaSuo resigned.
James Roam, Of Georgetown, has been an,
pointed clerk OF tho S;nato Committee on the
Electoral COunt. Mr.. Burrett, editor of Tho
Sunday Chronicle, has besn removed from Tho
| olctkshIp CT SeGatu committGo aud son
OF Senator Walsoo appoinrd 10 bis place.
Inc trsi about Mr.. BRIGHT, Sergeant ct Arms
CT tho Sebaie. will. il /, supposed, soon blow
over; al Any rate, n)bcdy supposes that he will
lose his place.
1he Agricultural Committee CT The IIous.,
yesterday, Killed the proposition to make The
commissioner Ct Agriculture 4 cabinet offic:r,
atd nov have uGder c1us!dofsi ion a proposal
10 give him he pay vi a congressman,
lu tho House &c day MIR. ClbaIl intro
ducad q bill for tho Improvement of New
klve,; MIR. Goode. bills to remove ths politi.
cal disabilities OF William Sharp for tho relief
OF The heirs Of William Ward, and for tho
increase CT the education OF co!ored people; Mr.,
llunlou, tor PCT sion to Mary w. Jones, and
MIR. B,alc for the r l;rf Of W.. Lee, Of O range
county. Mir. Willis, Ct No., introduced bin
to abo:!sa the Irlo'l0g OF the Record, to save
az no SAID. great expense without detrimoat
to The 1u1llo, aad i members wanted their
specs!es printed they cjuld crafty thst want
at their own Individual cypcEsy. The Journal
vas all that should be printed. Mr. Hurd, de-.
m9crai, OF Ohio. introduced hsrd money re-
solution. which was followed by several othors
OF the same sort.
The Virginia delegation have recommended
tho following applicants for the positions of SUI
pervisors of tho consus: First district, M. Glen.
nan, of Norfolk city; Second, Howsrd Withers.
OF Campbell; Third, Il II. Cox. Of Prince vii.
liam; Fourth, IT, I. 8srbee, of Rockingham,
ana q. LouthSn, Of Clarke; Fifth. Mr.. Ayros,
OF Scott, and MIR. Brown, OF Carroll.
The radicals who have brought tho North
Carolina negroes here and in.ond sending them
to Indiana, have called upon tho Providence
Association of this city for help, but Mr.. VIM.
Dixon, prominent member of tina. association.
says that no shall oppose any such appropriation
OF the association 8 funds 40 they were collected
Tor tho poor OF tho District OF Columbia. md
Cannot be used for other purposes.
hmnng the strange in tho city TO lsy WA,
Col. Bollvhr Christian, Of Leesburg.
In tho suit of tho jackson CITY and Florida
Railroad Co., now in tho Supreme Court, Mr.,
H. l.. bGyne who is charged with having OBJ
tanned q irluHullnt hon3 ~ Gin,