Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-26
FROM lS-7Sk,ELr-S TkI/Y.
Special Correspondence OF the Alt:ra. Gu=c.
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WASHINGTON. d. o.. May %. 1850.
The House Committee Of tho Dstric! viii
hold noting to morrow to hear Mrs Roberts
discourse upon the d Visibility of making an
appropriation for reViviDg tho penny lucch.
Tho CID lady's fic, is rarely sncu about the
Capitol DOW, as her connt con With tho Wash
lDPtOD rrCsj has CEASED.
The Elcctors Committee Of the House agreed
this morning to give each CT the contestants 10
tic numerous cases of CONTESTED seats ia tho
Hous,, not tho full amount OF their Gains, but
enough to pay their &c usl expense 81 liberal
estimate.
Col. M. D. Ball, U. S. Collector CT Alaska,
| who has been hero Tor somo timo cDdcavoring
| to secure territorial form Of government for
that Territory, tal ttlrtcd on his return to
Sitko, it striking him as apparent that thcre
was 10 probability Of tho passage of bill fer
that purpose at this session of Congress.
Ex- Governor joseph Brown. Of Gcorgia, an.
pcarcd in the Senate to dag and was SWORD in
| as Senator 10 fill tho vacarc3 ocoasoucd By the
resignation Of Senator Gordon. The latter had
| intended making speech heforo retiring, ad-
vooaipg the Gains Of Mr. kellogg to his seat,
but want Of opportunity prevented lin from
doing sc, AID when he retired to day ho did so
without shy formal leave taking. The new
Senator was greeted warmly by mauy en- his
side OF the chamber. lie looks considerable
older than ho did when no was using his posi-.
ton as Governor of Georgi. to obstruct tho
| operations Of the Southern Contcdort cy.
Tho postcfhco at Jeunirgs' Creek, Bite
tourt county, Va, was discontinued to day, the
papers that went ,horo to 20 to buchanan. a
now cttico is to bo established ct Daniels,
O:ango county
The House Conmittoe en- Foreign Relations
at meeting yesterday evening agreed TO adopt
| tho report at tho sub committee recommending
tho practical ahrogatlon CT tho Canadian treaty,
| and tho inpositlon Of heavy tariff upon fish
| ord oil imported frcm Canada. tho first $3.50, =
Coo derived from Wish to ba distributed
among Tho American fishermen who suffered BY
the Fortune Bay affair.
Mr.. Blaine never c,mes to tho Senate now
| and probably viii not como until after tho
Chicago Convention. lls remains at his home
10 this city. where no has toIcgraphc natru
mont and or crater. supplied him. it is said, by
tho telegraph company without cast, AMI where
he IL engaged during the most Ct tho twcntv
tour hours OF the day in debating dispatches to
his inends AID agents ill ell scctoaa Of tho
country dlrtclng them as TO the course they
shall pulslc with regard 10 obtsioing votes by
'oTo 1t possible, by money otherwise. La this
connection 1t is stated that E'aina has as much
money as Grant to dispose of in this way. His
friends hero to day s,y that Grant Only has ten
States, aId that as tho Committee on Crcdcn-
llaIs ~ composed Of member from each Stato
no will ha7o coIt1ol OF the temporary orgnniy,.
tlon OF Tho convention, AID will BE- ablo TO brcsk
the unls rule, by tho enmo process they say. AZ
that by which Don Cameron onoo defeated
Curtin for tho Vico Presidency
Durlrg the consideration ei tho pension do.
6clcrcy bill 10 tho Senate to day Mir. Window
moved to amend it by adding an appropriation
Tor the pay of deputy marshals, hut his motion
was defeated by vote OF % to 81.
Tho House to DAY at 40 carly hour resumed
tho consideration Of the sundry civil arproprla-
ton bill. but the rate at which it is progre ssing
don't look favorable to tho passage of that bill
TO day. There was quite spirited dcbatc to
day on proposed amendment increasios the
appropriation Tor tho National Board of Health,
Tor tho purpose. among other things, of estab
fishing quarantine station at Hampton Roads.
MIR. liaHley and others opposing the amend
mcnt and Nltssts. Goodc. E0tcsop and others
lAvnrlrg it..
Tho House Committee On Agriculture agreed
TO cay to ask Ter st s5ioo OF The House TO c,n-
slider ho bill allowing tobacco growers TO sell
Ical TOBACCO without lIocnSe and tho bill for
the prevention OF Ileuro pneumonia among
cattle.
n Morrison boom for the Presidency was
started hore last light 10 dead caracs., tuf, ua-
irrtuua!e'y By members of Cor grtsi. and more
unfortunate, still, those from tho South, A
meeting was held for that purpose a, Willard's
Hotel, at WHICH quito hunter CT Southern
members Of the House were present.
The boat rscc will como eff this evening sfter
SIX o'clock should tho weather be favorable.
There is but little talk about it and Iess beIioe,
aud tho sale of teats is exceedingly slow.