Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-05
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HpeciG} correspondence Of tAe iieen. G.=s:A
WASHINGTON. D. T., Dec 5, ISL?

,Specici correspondence Of the iiec't Gt,=s:sc
WASHINGTON, D. T., Dec 5, 1879.
Neither louise o! Congress was in session to-
day, having adjourned over until Monday. 1t
is understood that NIX. week 4 srnug and Prob
ably successful tfl1rt viii tc made far (. three
weeks hali,ly rtc:ss.
The Senate Committee 90 Financ, held
special meeting This morning 10 c1nsid r rri
vale claim. lis fiat regular mccIing will be
held pcx! Tuesday.
TIE following cl,rks Of committees OF tho
Senate have either been apn0iGtcd or reappGlot.
cd :lGch tho commencement Ct the present 81 s.
sion ID. X. Hickey, Of public buildings and
grounds; 1. Ia Nlclucrow, patent.; Il. Z. Carl.
ten, library; W. Il. Wallace, laws: L. A. South.
crland. manufactures; Il. A, NlcAbcc, civil scr.
vice and rctrcnchmcnt; j. NJ. Blackburn, son
OF tho Cone1cssmar, transportation routes TO
tho scatoard.
q. r. Pottus has been APT ointcd postmaster
ut Atee's station, llanCv.r c3unty, Va, vic,
w. Ii. Smith, resi- pned.
Tie con!eIc;c, Of the Virgins, senators and
representatives called for the purpose Of sctlliog
upon recommendations for supervisors Of tho
coIsus 10 Virginia, will probably be held this
afternoon, though as thcro is some misundcr
standing about the time, i! may net he held un.
Ill Monday,to which t;mo General Johnston 10.
formed tho lion Of tho weird Wilderness M'jor
j. Horace Lacy, Who is an OPP l;caut and who
says no is going TO mako the whole conference
sign o round robin in his favor-it would BIO
postponed. When it is held it is understood
that DR.. Qoiscnberry will DO recommended for
the Richmond District, and MIR. GlounaD Tor
the Norfolk District. MIR. Louthau, Of CLARKE,
is General Hunon's choice for the Alexandria
District, Whilo Mr.. Balbee. Of Rockingham. is
urged fer the same district by Mr.. Harris. For
the Abingdo Dis re! Mr.. Humans, Of Pulaski,
is the most prominent candidate, end 10 the
LyDohburg District, tho two most prominent
candidates arc ex-Stato Senator Ragland, Of
Halifax, and Howard Withcrs, brother of Tho
Senator. Though the positions Gre only wJrh
$500 there arc deems Of applicants for each
chs Of them, and as much lobbying and effort
srs,X rtcd TO obtain thcm IS if thoy we're
rally lucrative. 1t is moro than probable that
after all the work Of The democratic applicants
and OF tie CoDgrsts onal Conference, most, if
not all, lie appointments will be given to re
publcars
Among the Firainiars now 10 tho city ara
Colonel William +. Cameron, ore Of the lead,
log reatjuH,ls, unl Msjor Il. p. Wallace, of
Orange county. Senator Wlhers will leave
Tor Kiohmond to hight or to morrow
Gs, tiemen ast from Richmond report that
the conservatives there arc very dcsDoudent, and
arc disposed to look 90 the dark s.ds OF The pic.
lure OF The States future welfare. They say
that the united republicans aud readiustels have
the Stats Ia Slug, aud CAD d. with it as they
pets9. A oOrnmittoo has been appointed of
ono member from each Congressional district to
upporli0n the Stale patronage, OF which r. r..
Farf, OF Fairfax, who was elected with tho dis
tinct understanding that he was wiling to give
the McColltch bill fair trial, bu. who has
COMO ever body and soul TO tho rcadiu;tcrs, is
The member for the S.h district. That COM
mltte6 Is COW at woIk determining w;o shall
fill tho offices al tho State disposal With re-
gard to the .jldGrshipl CT tho vrral counties
il Is reported thcic may b. s,mn difficulty 10
carrying out the swac!ing policy proposed Ivy
tho roadIusicrs caucus. but this is only rrrbab!e
IN some cases, Alexandria for iustaucr, where
tho Incumbent indigo ia tho cluioo OF both par.
iits. 50 that Judge Stuart is probably safe.
With regard to tho election of Con. Malone to
tho u. s. Senate on the frat ballot thay SAY
nobody cntcrtAins doubt, aud tia, tho only
trouble the rcadiuterI auii,ipato in that re-
aiFci will ba IN preventing mnmhaia oltoied al
lnnhtra from voting for hia. and thus. h; Gu.
larllnr tho Gumb,r OF ihnsn who rXreut to 10
benefited lIy lis patronage, diminish Ito ahanco
OF each
Tho wlsost man among tho damucfntcs hora
mol III Congress, think tho hu,t policy fur thar
party To Gursne Il In ADOPT Tho very COursa NJ
Hnros advised with regard to tha currency, but
winch hn has So lgnnminiously Abandoned nj
I l,, 81, r.
think tho democracy should revert IT, lhnr pnril
old policy 1T money ns'rinscalIy worth liz Inru
vHlIo, alII that il will mover have u better up.
portnnItY ior doing So than nj present
Mr.. Hendricks Wright Il labor cnnlm.lun La
not YET prepared its report, tho ouly sroLioa of
1t completed being that on the Chinese, and tho
glst al that is that The pcs ribbed ROO must 70.
II Is UNDERSIGNED that Il final ciflrt is 10 DO
made by the friends o! the Administration to
indnce tho republican in the Virginia General
Assembly TO Withdraw from the reajiusters'
caucus concentrate, aud hold alOof from both
Nlnga OF tho conservatives for the purposo, il
possible. OF inducing nropc /. ions from either
ny which republican 'nator can be elected.
Tho ohanoo for this however, is Exceedingly
small, as tho degrees in tho General Assembly
say tho Administration keeps democrats 10 Of
tic, ard excludes Lt grocs and that tho reaGuscrs
hGVo already proved tier words by their decd,
aid given the phc;s Of wiite Democrats to col.
orcd republicans
1t iarcporlcd that tn, rerub icn s Mr. Bright
has retained in olioo aldtl to tho ,hrco 10 was
compelled to rctaio by action Of the democrat,
caucus draw opo half OF the Seuuts's monthly
pay roll, and that tf his Gp ocintoos fourteen
arc from the Dis'r.c: Of Columbia and s:x from
Iadiana.
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