Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-21
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SPECIAL Correspondence Of the Aleza. Gazei'e
WASHINGTON D. O. Arr;IoI 1880


SPECIAL Correspondence Of the Aleua. Gazet'e.
WASHINGTON, D. O., APRIL q, 1850.
A delegation numbering over Fifty from Alex.
andrIa and Fairftx c,uuties waited upon ScGar
tor Withers and General Hunton in the room
of the Senate Pension Committee to-day in
rcfcret &C to the bill for free fridge across the
Potomac. Tic spokesman was Mr.. W. A.
Duncan and amoog the delegation were Judge
Gray, Samuel Norment B. f. Sbreves, John
Febrey, joseph Birob, AImon Birch, George
Mankin aud othtr we'll known citizous Of the
c5unties named. They said they would prefer
tho bill as amended by the Senate If it would
not caus, delay but that if it would postpone
action. SO urgent was their netd for the bridge,
that they desired the Senate amendments
stricken out and the passage of the bill as it
came ftom the House. Senator Wihers and
General Hun:on will consult about the matter
sud if the latter is assured that tho District
Committee Of tho House vi agree to tho Sen
ate amendments, tbe Senate bill will be pushed,
but it otherwise, then Senator Withers will
endeavor to get the Senate District Committee
to withdraw their amendments and agree to
pass the House bill. The committee stated that
10 reference to the bridge bill, in which certain
structures wers mado upon Mr. Lacey. was
founded upon incorrect information end that
they had no fault to fed with MIR. Lacy.
CO.. Bev. Tucker while sitting 10 the Clerk 8
Office 10 the Senate to day was approached by a
stranger and asked where COPY Ct to day 8
Calendar could BIO obtaioed. His reply was
CHARACTERISTIC and was as follows: ''As | am
Dot drawing aoy pay for my pIcscDoo hero, l
| am not answering questions" The Colonel is
o great Field man. aud says that if he caunot
satisfy any man 10 ten minutes that the Judge
is tho mcss available man for the Prcsidea, be
will treat to champagne.
The bill Mr.. Bayard, from the Finance Com,
mlttee, reported upon adversely 10 the Senate
yesterday while 10 the interests of the tobacco
growers. if passed wonid have pructiclly done
away with The internal Revenue system as far
rs rtlstes to tobacco, and with the lateral
Revenue laws 10 force could not have passed.
Mr.. BaVsrd's action 10 the case may
hurt his chances for the Presidential
nomioation 10 Virginia. tu! tho B.yard
boom has deere ased very much Of late, and il
ia doubtful whether favorable report upon the
bill would have itcfeased it. Irc:ease or de,
crease, however, Mr.. Bsyard is not the sort Of
man to b., irA lerc,d by suoh CONSIDERATIONS.
Ii believed the bill did not M rIt his support
and he Consequently voted and reported against
it. aud would do 80 again if he krew such
acil0n would be certgin to defeat him.
Albert Nj. LAWS WAS to day appointed post.
master at Lincoois Fairfsx ooua!y, Va, vice
Mr.. hddie '. Lliug, resigned.
10 the Senate to- day Mr.. Johnston, from The
Committee on Agriculture, presented the re-
port of DR.. Lyman % the cittlc plruro pleu.
mouia. and ssSsd that it be printed.
10 the morong honr tt The Senate to dry
quite spirited little discussion arose upoo 70
port from the Per SION COMMITTEE adverse TO
granting pension to a federal scJut named j.
d. Phares. during which McsSs. Withcrs aud
Mickey had debate abuut The exic. meacing
of tho word sou, MIR. Marcy reading
for and producing Websters dictionary
to sustain Lis visW that sciut and s1y
arc Synonymous terms, aud Mr.. Withers
msintalGlog that suoh was cot tho oammoD
ac1eptalion and that Certainly during tho civil
war tho treatment accorded scouts and spos WAS
entirely di:simlar. Mr.. Hereford was in
favor Of tho bill and said that scout to 90 army
was ss tho stormy petrol to q ship aud was
a'waYs Il ting about giving warnit OF danger.
10 the Senate TO dny Mr. Wlhc1s introduced
and had referred to the Committee on the Dis
tiics bill TO charter the Washington y George
town steam railroad Company, the bill noticed
yesterday 10 tits correspondence.
Tomorrow is the day for tho presentation to
Congress Of the small writing desk upon which
Thomas Jeffels,n wrote the Declaration Of To-
dependetc'. 1t will be presented first to the
House and Immediately afterwards to tho Sen
alto. 10 tho Hons, tho presentation will DO
made By Mr.. Grape. of Masse chusctts, Mr..
Tucker, OF Virginia, making the speech of ic-
ccptaDcs. 10 tho Senate MIR. Dawes. Of Mas.a.
chusstts. will mako tho presentation aad MIR.
Johnston, Of Virginia, tho acceptalion spetcl.
Owing 10 the accidental omission of tho iu.r
porIant word ''nol' in this correspondence yes
terday, it was stated that General Johnston
would be candidate for re-et ctiou. IIs will
not be candidate, and his ftieuds dou't SEQ
Why he was at the last election. as he was then
the recipient of s.lary If IS .000 and as bis
wife is ii,h.