Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-07
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Special Correspondence Of the Ale1d. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, d. G., May /. 1880.

WASHINGTON, D. G.. May /. 1880.
The House to day passed the postcf,e sp,
propriation BILL with tie Money amendment,
providing fcr leIetttirg iostead of expediting
N all c,otrao!s Thus acother ono Of the regular
appropriation bills has been disposed Of, aud
the necessary work Of the House dimiuished to
that tX;eD. The House also to Gay passed
bill rcnovias the political diabi tiles Of FraIcis
l.. alt, who vas al as saLt surgeon ia the
UGltCd States Uavy IT tue commencement Of
the war.
As tie days rull 90 it becomes moro ard more
apparent that nothing cfoite viii be Gono in
the Spottorl kellogg case, Ell eGst duliag this
sessI0p. Mere speeches will he made OF Iurso
but no Volo will he akan unl' alter tna ueXt
presidential tl,cl0G. Among those who will
speak upon II will be Senator johustCp, OF Vir
ginia. who will cu5Gno hIulscll sotly to tho law
points inenlvcd. iho republicans, 10 their
| Treatment Il this Csc, lock upon the Senate as
q court. auI say that decision having been
rendered tie U.Gs. is afinjicated, and therefore
caoro. 30 r"npcned Kn:, adopting a part 81
tu"Ic iirb, Mr.. .i9lusGn will show conciu>iVey,
sad by rG:IrrGu- presidents, that III. case can
be rnulcord and au II, rs, j, c'son TO r. ieocd
AmGug The 'XsiJplcr lac will U1er will b, tho
case o; the fcD, @iieia claims. c.ss now before
the Srnaie. N which. thcrgh tho law providing
Tor the c3ulni-sIUn In s. tile those claims made
is aC'IcD tinG'. that ttii0n has beCn ret ssido
and ne. settlement proposed. Mr. Johns,0n
speaks IN the highest terms OF tho recent spec ch
q Mr.. Vest On the same sut j.ct, mad OF the
same 10 that he II to tske.
- a. IL A.
Api reputation, aud tho Ways and Meaus Com
mitteci. all the other committees OF tho House
have v:ry ut arly Completed their business 1t
Is needless TO say that their calendars arc piled
up with moro bills than cau tc definitely scscd
upon III tW0 entire scssiUus.
Tho Finance Committee OF tho Senate mot
this morOlng IN ! c,mmer &C. the consideration
Of tho Calli,lo dtsiIlcrs' ard rcotilisrs' bill,
O"lrg to the carly hour ct which tho SCI sion
OF the House rEmet d, halt past ten. zone
OF tho committees 90 I'll It sid3 Of tho Capitol
held meetings.
Thoro Is no djubt that whether from false or
solid foundation tho Blaine men are in better
spirits to day than they havo boon snca the
commencement OF the campaign for tho nnui.
Da!lon. Mr.. McNlauDs. leading and inlu-
cntial republican aad tho head Of tho Philadel-
phil deli .tiou 10 tho Chicago convention,
called upon Sens'or Dan Cameron yesterday
afternoon, ani told him there WIS co sense or
use 10 shutting his eyes to what was passing
before him; that he, Nom aup5, and many
other delegates pamilg them, wouidu't sup
lo:t Grant. and that II the unit rale was OBJ.
served tho vote Of Ptnnsy lvspi, would b., cast
Tor Blanc, rs he, urquastonatl1. had MI ri
ty CT the delegation. TElS ind similar talk IRON
many OF tho New ok 0elepatts 10 tho national
convention, and tue prtc,cdinps OF the moro
recent State cJIvcUtlui S. are assigned 10y tho
autl thlld ttrnc'S as the reasons Tor the cXu.
bcraucc Of their te' liDgs.
With rtglrd 10 the d.mtc.atic convention 10
OHIO 1t Is reported hero that, i1strad of solid
thurman delegation having bcua cont to tho
national c)nvoEtioa. OF least half Of thom are
for Tildcr.
10 tho Sciato to day Mr. Gn,field's creden-
!la!s as senator from Oaio 10 the plac, of MIR.
Thurman, whose term expires u,Xs Msrch,
were prt s,ntUd. The S.Eatc az JuIuod 10 "
uuli Monday.
The attention Of tho District Committee has
been clrtc:cd to the obstruction 10 the channel
| OF tho Potomac eff Fort Fooe clrs,d by the
dumping there OF tho mud DOW bong taken
from tho balbar ut Washington, snd it is said
measures will bs adopted by which, at least,
an Increase Of The obstruction may lie pre-
vented
The Bsiuo reoi |, in NJ inc have mado or.
| rangemen's tcr stating for Chicago 90 the
Saturday before The convention 10 train Of
twenty i've Wagner cns with platform CIR 10
front fer baud of music and one bthi1d for a
clnnon, AID that they will llow and shoot and
shoot ind low all the way