Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-03
TEG.g LiTaGEEN'G yre.
Special Correspondence Of the h1esa en-.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 3, lsS0 (
Tho Pernall meeting id The hall Of the Il 9
House Of Representatives last night did M y,
all equal expectations. Che whoIo tim, ,e,,
pied was twenty eight minutes. La the did,
mate gallery there Tero but talco persa,,
representatives Of tho German and Uol.,,
governments, ono OF whom YVES tcc}upsD;,i
by a friend. Mr.. Psrnell's speech was BE- ~
moaus calculated to enthuss The aulisrc,,
The Finance Committee of tho ScHstc ia H.
sgreed upon an adverse report 10 the War;.
silver biz, which provides for uulimi,cd s;lr.',
coinage, tho difference between Tie value "
the bullion aud that Of the c,in to 20 10 f.,
owner Of too bullion. There wi!l be q njro;,r
report.
Mr.. Bayard, 10 prcsenicg 6 memorial firm
q ship bull Ter 10 Wilmington, Del. for 40 An
preparation to c)ml l,te u s. vessel, took q,
.sl0n to day to endorse the rcoen! report Of ii,
NavalCommittec Of the House on the utterlyin
| efficient condition Of the navy, aad to say thai
when abroad last summer, ho could not bo,,
making an uptavorablo comparison betEecS
tho ships Of this and those OF foreign counttits
aud to be psioiully impressed with the cooyi,,
tl1n that tho latter would have no diffi.ulty in
sweeping the former from the seas and enttr;ur
without any difficulty ary American port
BY formal restitution OF the House of Rnprc
scntatlvcs 10 day Messls Parccll and Dillon
Wero admitted 10 the floor Of that house.
MeSsrs Cab4ll. Ayers AID Lindsay, ceo,u,
! supervisors OF Virginia. were confirmed b, tie
Senate yesterday. There has az Yet bcca "a
report in the cases Ct Mcss.s. Boiling and
! Bristow. as Senator Withers is absout, and &C.
| ton with reference to them will not be taken
uatil ho roturos. 1t is pobablo Mr.. Bollipp
will be confirmed, as he is endorsed by tho coz
servatiVe debt PAYERS Of his district. but i!r,
| Bristow will b. rejected.
The name of the p9stcffico at Fortress Moo.
roe was changed to day from Old Point Comt,rt
| to Fort Monroe, and hlrs. Bainbtidgc reappcius
cd postmaster.
10 tho Senate 10 day Mr.. Johnston, from tie
Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported in favor
OF recorsiteripg tho old claim OF Seth Dricss,
arising out of privatcer operations with some Of
tho Central American States. Mr.. Johnston
also, OF the instance Of some Of tho oitg,ns Ct
tho District. urged tho pos'porcmcnt Of tho
consideration Of Dis riot bill.
| Tho House Committee Oh Commerce. tits
morning appointed two sub UOmmittccs-u to
revise tho E?Ggan inter State Commerce Till,
Incorporating 10 il such amendments AZ have
been made 10 c1mu,ittcr, Gni the Other TO nnn
| tldcr Mr.. Mcbcan'S suaat;tdc for that bill
| which provides t"r a Commission 10 c,n.ii :
the whole question OF railroad transportation
| aid to prepare bill to correct preccn. abuse
| Both ihsso Sub Committees will report ca Fri
| day, when voto will probably DO tskcn by III.
whole committee, snd the question which Ia.
hnno hnInr 80 |, L. 4, 1.
Mir. Dealc has sicIrrd SECRETARY Sherman
| approval CT bis bill for adding West Point Ii
! tho Richmond district! Il is bis intention |,
repcr5 it to-day, ask that it DO presented aud
! oeomolltted. to laGe it tav0rably reported
upon next Friday, 10 Going which there will b.
no tltileuty, aud, II possible, 10 call il mp aud
ptSj Il n:XF Saturday.
The consideration OF the bill t3r Paying Viz.
g'nla and the other States thD money advanced
by them &c he General Government, was 90
| lHr lHss Thursday, but Doihipg can be dono will
that or sry other bill on the Calendar until Thu
| report ct the Committee on Ruhs has beer
definitely acted upon.
Mcssrs. EasbY md Williams wero before :
sab committee OF tho l!ous, District Of Colum
| bia Committee THU morning. advocating thei
| respective plans Tor tho improvement oil thu
Washington harhor AID the reclamation of tn,
| flats in lrout Of that ely. so.
Woo President Wheeler ciocs with III,
l'tosldcnt a. six O'Clock every Sunday. Ia in
cold, austcro man, With very little OF the nlilI
Of human kindness in him; seems to ho oocu
pied chiefly with bis own individual atfai,s
which arc numerous enough, apparently, as h,
| is reported 10 be largely Interested in mirin.
and stock operations. Flo can vol spare tho tim,
| Tor this, however, az tho duties OF bis postioi
as Woo President amount to nothing cempara
lively. He is decisive and determined mau
| and has no hesitnncy in refusing to grant u,
application If Objectionable or If ho has no in
teTcst 10 tho applicant. He is stronger an,
ADLER man than MIR. Hayes in every particular
Col. Mo!t Ball, u. =. Collector st Sitks, now
| on his way 10 Washington in reference 10 az
fairs 10 Alaska, is oxpected hero in about week