Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-17

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WASHINGTON, y. G., 3iGy II, 1880.


The prospects OF az adjournment on the 3lst
ius;not ore bccoRin, nero favorable. The
Senate Appropriation Committee. 10 whom
tho House resolution providing fer adjournment
on that day will be referred, 20 far from COD
taiuiug OILY oDc member 10 favor OF it, Mr..
| Davis, SIS stated 10 scmo Of tho newspapers,
has. it is supposed, mtiority in favor Of it.
All the republican members Of tho committee
will v0ts Tor il, and besides Dir. Dayie, Mr..
Withcrs, another member, is said to be in favor
of it, and even Mr.. Wallace, Gs prorouncod an
anti Randall man ss he is, says there is time
enough between now and the end Of tic month
10 pass all the appropriation Ii b ard the mar
bills ere cut CT the wey be will favor adjourn.
mcD!. All the republicans CT the Senate will
vote for the rcsou:ioo, and some tca or twelve
democrats, GmoGg them Mr.. Johnston.
The Vlrsioia members ct Congress who Till
attcrd tho Richmond Convention are Mcssrs.
Harris. Beale, AID Rchnoad. OF the House.
AID Dir. Wlthers. OF the SeIate, will 60 if there
is nothing up 10 tho Stnato 10 deter him. Mc.
llurd. CT Ohio, will certainly 10 present. aEso,
end Mr. Elton. cf Tho Senate, if nothirg
happens in tho Spctftrd- Kellogg 80 that will
keep him here.
ho Scuac Committee Oh tho judiciary
agreed this morning 10 repor: iavorabIy on Mr..
Biyara' s bill fJr tho Ipp!iatmont Of United
States deputy msrshsis. Il il tho intention Of
tho demo Gratis topass this bill through as rapidly
IS possible aud send i: to Mr.. Hayes. and it he
does not approve it, 10 let tho deputy mbrshals
whistle for their money. They Can do this in
short tmc, AID alSU ail tho Uihl necessary bills
il they will avoid spcCcGCB aGd cctGlc their
Tolk 10 voting. the RGiIroa.! Conmiilco Of
the Senate has agr;e 10 civ, government
assistarc, TO tho San Aatouio and M1y;c!a
Border railroad.
Tie sub ccu,m;itco Of tho Ptstoifoo Com.
mites CT Tie House rgr1ea to day 10 report to
tho whole committee q iii author ziDg The
Postmaster Gen-rsl to c,Gtract With Amer can
ucs for tc3an mail service ard npnrrprieiins
$1,000 GEO for that purpose.
It. is reported 10 dey that ch"rSts have hcon
lodged with tho chairman CT the House Conn
miiteo on Pcc,lic Railroads to tho If c. that
tho bonds Of the Northern Paciio HAYS been
attributed among cHrtrla members OF that
COmIittco far tic purpose Of i,il icrc!aE their
votes upon tho bill! row before thrm Tor
cx'onGing tho talo Tor that road to c;mp,y
with the tcrius OF its CHI rtaI also that fer some
lbCXpliC!Gic reason every Southern MAJ who
has been employed on that road has been dis
chargcd-am5ns them Gen. Ro.s,r and other
well known Sguthcrrcrs. The distribution Ct
tho boEds is natural cuough, bat why. With o
, proposition b$fcro Congress- upon which SO
many Southern mcylbNs have veto. the read
should have adopted the policy of dischsrging
all ita South!rI employees is tno difficult to ut
, dcrsenl.
A gcnllcmar Isl hcre fioa! Gh'crro repcrts
l .tnk .I,l J..
Grant MIN havo lusioriiy cu;siic Ct Cnck
county, aud that tlo cXpCc aIoa there last Sat
nrday Dish', when be lclt, Wa3 that tho Graut
delegation from that c)uats wou'd be admitted
TO the State convention 20 meet at Sn1ingiuld
next "Wednesday, ard tina. then tho HIains fac
;ion Htuid belt and srnd protest to tho na-
ti0asl cJnventilp. Dispatches received to Gay
trorn Mr.. Logan say the State is s;tc for Grant.
In the House to day tho District Police bill
was defeated ~ tho 7oto of tho republicans
aud Northern democrats bccaus, there Wss a
provision 10 it repeating en- cxistiog statute
nskiOg that force consist entirely Of cx'UoioD
sCldiCrs. ard this. too notwithstanding tho fact
that tho District Commissioners, all Of whom
Wcro Ueion men, end one an officer 10 the Union
s!my recommended tho repeal Of tho s>clion
referred to because it is c1miDR difficult to OBJ
tllo efficient men from the prts.rlb ID material.
tic rntraGl2urImcnt men IL tho House
agreed on Saturday TO stop Gi5ustcring, but
they resortnd to it again to day, and whcn tho
River md llarbcr bill was reported Consumed
an hour or nero in having it read roIn the
clerks desk
The FREQ trsd, ncn have nlmcst absudtn i
their hopes Of liTtcug any tariff reform at this
} session. aoa il is said Mr.. fuckers tariff bill,
when it shall c)mo up in tho House, will BIO
: disposed CT by !aYipg i!s ena,iirg clause
stricken cut.
hlr. Baruum, chairman Of the 4; moc!atic
executive committee, is here cXpedtiug the
work OF that committee, and suggtsog WAYS
by which to mako that work moro eff, iva 1t
! IS thought at tho rooms OF that committee that
tho democrats never had b.tter chance to win
than they will have next NOVEMBER.
MIR. liurd. the cllquont mcmbar Of The
ll0use from Ohio, sEo will 80 TO tho Virginia
: democratic convention, WIS ouc Of tho leading
filibu s crs in tho House Oh tho resolution to so
ocpt the report Of tho presidential electoral conf
mlsslop and is slid to have acted with the ap-
pro7al of Mir. Tildcn.
> MIR. Bayard is 10 his sect in tho Senate to
day, hls fathers coalition not wasiantug apy
teGrs OF his Immediate death.
Tho Virginia members OF tho House nrc cow
holdlog private conference 10 tho Ds.rc,
|
purpose has cot set trsnsrlrcd.
, Mr. Sherman treats with rs much ecorn es Mr..
Blaine did timi al report about him. that lie
will accept the scc)nd place on tho ticket to ba
nominated OF Chicago.
great many straugcIs arc ia The city. ut.
tractcd by tho rac:s to commc,c, hero this at.
terDoon ard tho boat raco ti Wednesday next,
With regard to the latter there ere rumots that
Courtney he's developed crop OF bells within
the ltsS da7 or two. and numerous o.her reports
oil similar character all tending either 10
throw doubt on tho nc, o: to 8 mulstc tho
betting on llanlan. Tho wary ones, hoscvcr,
don't credit them. and m:n supposed to be wise
are taking all Tic b IL tLCy can iiocd on Cocrt.
Leg when the cdls allowed arc large. About
the iormcr thsro arc forty four nomiaa!iops fer
the 2od rioa this afternoon. ITO larets; number
on tho American turf, OF which it ia said Is or
10 will start.