Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-23
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{ Corroepondencs Of the Alexandria Ga@3.i0.l
RICHMOND, De. 22.~-It w9ui! 10 ed ab-
suriity for the Auditor 10 ISSUE tag c4.l!tiosts
% claimed by Gen. MahoDo 10 his organ t.
day. Ia fact. as was telegrapEcd by The
Gs8ette's correspondent to dsy, it is Impossible
for the Auditor AID Treasurer 10 ascsrtain
what action on thei: psr: will be necessary ua:il
after the first CT January, AID then ito n.T
Auditor will be lu1Liog the naohioe. Another
fact 10 this connection has been les! sight OF.
As these proposed tax certificates might be for
ore dollar each, aud, as the law provides that
etci ore sbal bs c3uotersisncd By the Audi,
tor aud Treasurer, these two eentlsmen would
have say JOG 900 Of them to ctuntersgo 10
tween DOW and the Erst Of January. speoits
Of luxury whiah they can dlspense with i1du!g-
Jog IN at present.
b. the aston CT tb, raatj 1s!era' 81 call !
caucus the newly elected heads CT departments
will have 20 voics in the selection of their
clerks. All clerks in fact eli su5er1icsts en-
plcyees, ere 10 bs nominated by what is known
as the caucus committee. This commiitso is
governed By tie rule adopted in relation to The
read officers, namely, to appcr.ioa them so
that each Congressional! district shall be equally
represented, or, in the terse LANGUAGE OF thu
| day. get tinger iC the pie" The names OF
the members IF that committee ca ofh8as is
held sacred. 10 fact they are kn0wn oDIy to q
few Of the faithful; Ter oh 20 gods! ihey wonld
| be torn 10 pisces By tho rapaclous mob My
| deat sir, think Of these few trusted end tiled
| men facing an !mplCus, csg;r army of tQaat-
ters. Think CT tho danger of The thing, and
| think. tor. OF Tho crcmIos they would make
were their names but kuowa. On yct WIS.,,
for seciog precsu'ion wag tina. adonted By these
gentlemen. Who can you lame if you doa't
get ia? Nobody. And then tho measure
takes great burden from the shou!di rs OF tbs
head ofhaers. PsrSon Msssic Was woat to get
rid Of the scores t1 applicants who throrsed
around hin by saying al ho danced eff. my
dear sir, can make no promises uatil | know
l cln fill them" Now he tells them, Mig
dear sir, the clerkships are not 10 my gift. Give
mo your usme ard it |! have careful consid-
eratiop." Uadsr this new order OF things the
co,ored brother looks forward to bis pIac
among tho cllr.cai itr,e. The b:rgain vas
that 10 consideration OF his not Insisting on
having oua Of the big ofiiets no should have
six or srscn small oLcs TO give away &c
friends sud relatives" as it was alaGgcly ru
by tho msker OF the proposition. This will tc
one Of tho novel sights preson!ed TO visitors in
Richmond from tho rural distri,ts--that 81
seeing colcred clerks busily adding up--:xcus
notwithstanding irJm-tle iattrcst on tic pnb
lie debt. This may happen, but i; sometimes
occurs that men do not algsys keep lhlir
promises. The l,ading priz 20 have heou wen
with the sid ct the eoored brothers vote, and
no is no longer en- b,olusely NECESSARY artialo
Of furniture 10 the rea3ja5;cr palace.
DE-. Finucy, senator from Accomao, ia ak0u
tho orly member Of the Lcei Iaturo wao still
lngers in tiehnVni. He has 20 10 tuoh 6
roundabout way. to sc! hem, that when he
reaches it tit Sp2fk'r ia general ready 10 CT
the House to or1ur
| Tho death Of Jul 20 Scal ho:ouph. cf tho Cor,
porstion Court Of Norfolk, Las. nipht. gives the
Keadlusters (so cslled) tho opportunity Cf pack
| ing his place. And they will do il.
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