Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-16
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Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Ga

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WASHINGTON. il. c., June lG. 1880
EIr. Hayes having s!Sacd the sunGly civil
and tho deficiency bills, both Ct which, 1t may
be remarked. d.c.rrc tha; rono OF he money
appropriated ty them shalt &c used to pay u.
s. ma!shas for election 3:IVic.s, and consc-
quoutl5 q! the Lcc2ssaIT appropriation bills
having been pass.G, tho s,o5ld session Of the
doth Congress acj)ura3d at noon 70 day in rur
su,rco Ct :. c;nUGIrs1t resolution previously
adopted. la The galleries Ct Tic llCusc a lsree
ctowi Witnessed the closing irJc&cdiogs but
nothing like rs large as hat rrcsebt when tho
first session at ourccG. Ia tho ladies galleries
every lat was occupied, hut the Diplomatic
gallery was particularly COZ 5 )icuUus by not hav
ing single occupant. TIC proceedings pro.
c9dn. adj )urlpcnt were not calculated to i'm
rrCss thu spectators with much resptc!
FIR Their representatives.. Many bills might
have Lem passed had il tot been
fer Tic Giibn5tcring Of tho republic ,ns Who
olstruc cd bu.isess u.t!l tho hour of Eoon, when
the Speaker. with kidd regards for ali and re-
breaches fer n5nr, wished TIC members q safe
II ip 10 their respective hGmCs. and declared the
Sos ion adjourned sine die. There was then o
general bandshaking and tho galleries and floor
were soon cleared to bo filled again no more IN.
iii mkt December. by which time democratic
President will have been elected. Saving few
cjmmon place remarks. thanking the members
fer the hCnor conferred upon him by clecing
him President Of the Senate pro tenn, sud
wishing them sic rBa happy rCtrra 10 their
families. read by hlr. Thurman, the adjourn.
meet O. tho Senate was cff'cled with as little
ceremony as that Of the House, apd was wit
messed by a!m0s. empty galleries, because they
had bccn closed du:lOg lbo executive session
which Immediately pTtc:dcj that adjournment.
n tho House tho famous bill for free bridge
ac1oss the Potomac ct Georgetown was among
the many that wcnt over fer want Of time,
withou: beiog aced upon. and 50 the farmers
Of A|oxsnd;iH, Fairfax, ard LouGouD counties,
who have been clamorirg fer years for the pes5-
age CT that bill, will have 10 continue to pay
toll until somebody shal represent them 10
Congress With energy SD ViEor aud Industry
enough to put SUCH G bill through. There is
90 doubt that both houses Of Congress wero
wiling 10 pssJ bill Tor c fee bridge ;cioss the
Potomac st or near Georgetown, and thst If o
bill fer such d purpose bad been reported tatly
IL the so5slou and pressed vigorously, even by o
member with NJ special tluorco, il could have
been passed.
Arothlr bill that failed fer Win! of time was
Clio Ter increasing the police torco Of tho Dis
tI:ct Of CGIumtia. While the loss IF this bill
Is ccp!crtd KY he cizers at lingo it vas lust
the reyes; win G. largo ruubtr OF thos, who
hop:d TO obtain position On tho Increased
f0ic, when thCy asccrtaincd hut those who were
to constitute tia: force lad already been
selected, aud their names were lot on the list.
|. is aold that both tho officers and men had
heea selected, and that SIX cf them Wctc from
Virgini..
m:j n M.rgsa vas raapptiutcd yesterday by
Mr. Hayes as one Ct the Commissioners of tho
District for !hrec years. and his appointment
VS. to-G;ncd 10 day by the Senate, but the
nomination OF Charles Pelham as associate jls.
tice OF the Jupreuc Court of Now Mexico Wss
It 'ctCd. MIR. Pelham is from tho extreme
South, snd is notorious 10 Washington as ore
tie mos iodusriou5 and extensive mGnufsctur-
crs # IS juthoro outraecs" thai hayo found an
abiding Pic: in Washington.
Among the resolutions that tho Senate failed
10 pass TO dag 1ss that for giving the employees
at tho Capitol mooth's extra pay. The reso
luton provided only for the House employees,
but MIR. Blaine offered an amendmendment in-
| Guiding tho employers Oh the Senate side, and
| MIR. Bal2 moved to amend further by including
all the employees OF the Government. The
| resolution was hen opposed by Messrs. Bailey,
| Salisbury ard Hill, aud was defeated.
Dispatches received here to day from Cum.
bcrend ara 10 the effect that the water 10 the
Potomac there is eight or nine feet higher thar
usual; that the c3Lal aid locks thereof st thai
place are ovelloweG; that tho resulting damage
cannot bo asoerteined Until tho wafer subsidies
aud that until That time 90 boats would depart.
George w. Adams wss appointed postmaster
to day OF Whoatlabd. Loundon county, Va,
vice ISRAEL Graham, resigned
SO far rs Congress is con cornod, Mr. Seymour,
notwithstanding his re- Gated rcfusals to allow
his name 10 be presented to the Cincinnati con.
vention, is unnueslionahly the favorite by large
odds for the nomination TO be made By tn 1t con
vention. If he will accept, it is said he will be
nominated by atc'amation, and that both winge
Of the Now York democracy will pu. forth their
suprem ST corLs in his behalf so ss to chow the
country what majority tho democrats OF the
Empire State in roll UP when they work C
gethor. With him ard Mcdonald it is believed
the popular majority would be greater than that
g;von TO any presidential ticket for many years.
Thurman. IL Is thought would be q dangerous
candidate fer tho v:ca presidency III conseGu :nce
of the October election IN Ohio, and hendricks
for tho opposition Ee would be likely TO provoke
among tho extreme Tildonites for his course TO
| wardo their favorltn. If Dir. Seymour shall per.
sist in declining q nomination, 40 many CT tho
wisost politicians have all along said ha will,
mcsL Of his strength viii undoubtedly fall to
BsyGra, who would have withdrawn 10 his fs-
vor hir. Illdon is generally c>rc .ded to Ia
out CT tho lis! of possible Candidates, snd it is
even doubtful i his namo will DO presented tC
tho ccnventicn. TX Governor Gwinn, from
California. is in tho city. lie ssys the demo.
| rats will havo clesI wa!k ever this time, and
!hGt bo iot So good in consequence that he
thought DO would cross the Rocky Mountains
for the les! tina ii order 10 congratulate his
friends on this a;da lie thinks any body ithc
democrats nominate will be elected, and says
California will vote for Field at tnCiansti if he
can be nominated.
AMONG TUE lCkBERGs Tho New York
Herald OF yesterday gave the particulars of the
Iarrow escape Of the British man OF wsr Flam
mlugo from destruction among tic icebergs of
Cope Spear last Saturday. The weather Wss
iogay, and lookout was kept for iccbcrgs.
Two men were pos;ed on the iibboom. and ii
wss one OF these who gave wsroing. but too late
to prcTcDt collision rha vssanl croshnd into