Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-16
FROM ly.EsEIFGT0.T.
Spceial Correspondence Of the A!cea. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nay l6, 1879.

WASHINGTON, D. C., May lG 1879.
This vaa private calendar bill dag ia The
House. but a considerable portion 81 tie day vas
Consumed 10 Tie consideration q the report Of
the Committee On Rules. = =. -gg-
A resolution was adopted conflicting 10 force
the rule prohibiting admission to tie flor of
clerks Of Committees. A resolution was also
adopted authorizing the appointment Of a c>m.
mittee to whom shall be referred 81! matters
reIatiog 10 The liquor trah,.
The Scnato resumed the consideration Of the
legislative, judicial aad executive appropriation
bill OF an early hour
Among The speeches made Oh the nor pollt
cal scc,ioos we're those Of Messrs. Salisbury
and uousliu, both OF Whuin were 10 favor Of
culliog dowO the expenditures OF the Govern
mant. Tho former thought a saving u from
| thirty 10 forty millions 10 tho expenses Of the
Government could b. made without auy dclri-
| ment 10 the public service. The best Of our
Presidents he sad, saved rDo:cg Oh Is yearly
salary Of S25 600, AID that, luo, Thcu necea
sary expenses were as great a. they arc nov.
| But few CT the most prosperous iirmeis 10
his Slato he said cleared as much as the
minor appO!ntaaS a6uGt IL: capitol Received.
| He Was in favor OF g rencrai reduction OF
salalics inclu Ling that at tha members OF
| Congress. Dir. Ei,on, Ct Ccuueplcut, then
took the floor aud delivered real old time
| democratic speech, asserting, charging aod
amplih yine tbs lact that This epuntEy is a c1L-
| fsderacy Of states and that though The aho
ton of slavery AID the adoption Ct the 18th,
IA h aud 18th amendments 20 the CnuslliutI0u
were ACCOMPLISHED by separate aud sGvereigo
state actioo, such ue!ion was d,uied tha!u by
| the republican party for the accomplishment OF
| other national mraArtca 1t wsa not Tho war,
he said, that did away with slavery, tu. ;hc 10.
| dividual states 10 their sovereign capacity. lie
paid his respects 70 Mr.. Blaine Tor that gentle
man's uuHarfaptcd illusions TO him during The
debate on the Army bill. aud Gail that the
Decentralization &C the South By thu radicals Was
neither wise, kind ror proper; tha: sEl ths sen
atofs upon the floor were the representatives. Of
coduaI states aad that the var had not changed
that condition. The abo7e is = aur2narg Of the
opening portion Of a speech. which, il Is III
derstood. will be long cue. Strict olteGlioa
is paid TO it by the members 9! !ha Staate, but
the galleries and floor 10 rea1 q tho desks arc
bat poorly Il led.
Among tho papers introduced through the
petition box Of the House, ona or more en- be
found almost daily rctiiion!ng Congress against
INC GYlGG5lUu VI l..S w CiSSti Eilitt
pateOt.
The Committee on Ways and Means Of the
House, to which was referred tic resolution
with reference u the day OF ADJOURNMENT, will
not meet unti oext Tuesday.
The House Committee on Appropriations ere
doing all they eau 10 hinder general legislation
at this session. So far they have conGacd
themselves almost exclusively to ma!Iors re!at'
Ing to tho expenses Of the pre5cn; eglra s:s:lan,
Incidental to which vas bill proyi}i2g fer The
payment Of fees to witnesses who came from
China to testify ia the Seward ease. That bill.
though introduced at the first o! TIE Sass0D, was
only finally disposed OF yesterday. aud the par
ties for whose bcutG! II vas passed, having IT,
CURED additional expenses 10 walti1g Tor the
money to carry them back TO ChIla, Til! u5T,
doubtless, petition Tor 70 extra sum.
! Amopg the bills Introduced IN the Senate
this morning was one to authorize tho F0St.
master General to purchase Z sic Tor p9s!-
oRcc for Washington city. There is prcysii'
ing idea that The objection Members ct Inc
House had the o,hcr day 10 taking
az aye 80 vote OF the til; authorizing
the chsirmou of the House and Senate o)m-
mittccs on public bulldogs aad the 'ls.wss!
cr General to leaSo city poStofi,e i0d;cal65
some form Job. A bill was al=o Introduced
TO AUTHORIZED the Secretary Of tho lntelipr 10
deposit certain funds ia The |. s. Treasury
in lieu oil Investments.
The bill 10 relation to !he removal Il causes
from State Courts Haa not taken up &C. Jay.
The statute, as il now exists, authorizes such
cases as those OF the lw1 negro murdereIs Dow
in the control Of Judge RIvts Of the u. S.
Court for the western district of Virgin. TO be
taken from the State Courts, but it DOES cot
authorize him 10 try them. So all that nc osn
do under tho Law as it DOW slaEds is 10 release
them.
Two new clerks, r. &. Elmordston aud
J. +. Slayer wept 90 duty iu the otilcs Of the
Secretary OF the Senate his LnoruIng.
General John Love, q native OF LccS5urg.
and related 10 and known By many persons 10
that section Of Virginia. is 90 visit 10 Wash
iogtop. He was general in the UGion srmy.
aud is low o capitalist Of Indianapolis IGd cac
OF the Stale House Commissioners CT lndiaGa,
ADD as good democrat rs can we'll be !ouud.
Gen. Esiog says the New York aud L7uoh
burr creditors Of the James River AID klna8ta
Canal Company have, up TO this time, refused
| to accept the t,rns agreed upon by the Rich
mood and Alessby Railroad Company for the
pur chase of that canal, aud that as tie timo is
drawing 10 4 close Ticu thuso terms can lie
| accepted. II IS by no means certain now that
! the prUpO5cu puTCIbSU Hlll i"' m"'tt. iit ulau
aays that i, il understood. he New \ ok creditors
when the present plan In the purchase Of the
canal shall fail. as il must do II the creditors
do net acarpt the terms ol!aTed them, Tor his
com pany will make no further oouoassions, will
| codcayor TO buy tho canal themselves, under
the law Of tho Legislature Of Virginia. which
authorizes the sale of the canal 10 aus body VINO
will buy it if the nego.i,tous now in progress
| for the s,lo shall prove Gb0rtve.
The House Pfintiog Committee met this
morning aud lad the matter OF tho public
priniog before them. Mr.. Hu;ohics, Ct ;he
Post. was presen., but Mr. Deffe.a, the Pub
| lie Printer, was not and the former derived
that the latter DO held 10 default Tor not ap-
peariOg add answering The oharga that the
former had made against him. Thus the com
mitteo dccllues TO do, and gave Mr.. Deiress
until Mouday, and even longer, should he deem
it necessary 10 prcpair his defense, bat request
cd him to have j, printed when be WAS ready
to present it. The Commits determined to
print Ito report ct tho Glover committee,