Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-06
FRGsH H..sERkS-a TDyS
SPECIAL Correspondence of the Alera. Gazette
WASHINGTON. ID. g. Anril G. 1880,

L w Aiouss SomlAittCe on Indian h1llrs pAu
the Ute settlement Us agreed upon by Ouray
ADD Secretary SobuiZ before them to day. They
amooded it BY taking from tho appropriation
$500 Tor the wives Of ctci of The men slain at
tho White river massacre. The sub committee
Of The Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds agreed TO report to the whole commit.
foe bills appropristing 100000 FIR q public
building OF Augusta, Ga, $4,000 for one at
Greenvllln, s. o., and 1900 for one at Tyler,
fexaa. Tho Committee on Military Affairs
agreed to appoint the trustees add managers
ol the National Soldiers Homo at Hampton
Oh Thursday mex; also to have printed 5000
copies OF histories of tho war of the rebel
loo as compiled from Federal and Confederate
archives. Tho Com nittce on Elections defeated
resolution for the open sessions cf that COM
ml!!o2, also to remove the itiune!ion Of secrecy
iron Its future proceedings. but adopted
oEo ren0viog that iujunoton from tho pressed
in2s Of past mcctlrga. Thc Approximation
Com uittce perfected the nassl bill which was
subsequently reported to the House.
The Committee ca Ways aud Means
heard q delegation CT the Naw York Chamber
Of Commerce discuss bill for simplifying the
collie. CT custoEls duties. an old Calhoun
plar tor a:sasslog tho duty, not on The value Of
tho article in foreign, but in The homo market
The Committee on tic Judiciary had tho
Acklen Case again before them. but arc
as Tar from conclusion in that case
Gs they were when tie investigation
commenced. The Committee on the
District Of Columbia examined an expert on
chirogfaphy who testified that CERTAIN iorgerics
they had discovered in the Investigation were
10 tho handwriting Of clerk Of man uamed
Dickson who has b;ca o Witness before the
committee.
Tho foo"icg appointments wcro sent to tho
Senate to dep by DIR. Hayes: VIM. Austin 10
be postmaster ct Fayettes;lIlc, N Y, and j. N.
Grocsbtck at Harvard, H., aud II. s. Lovtjoy
to b. receiver OF public monies at Niobrara Nsb.
Tho horrible accident at tho recent
hang ing here Will, it is understood, CAUSE
tho Introduction OF resolution il Con
gross caiIirg upon the National Academy Of
Sclctc> to eX,niuo acd report upon en- i'm.
proved method Of executing tho death sentence
10 the DiktIic:. Otthe members Of the academy,
1t Is stated thtt oE0 CT Two arc 10 favor OF the
appointment ct public aod professional tx,-
cutl0ntT, whose services Gao ho loaned out 10
such StnttH as t1ty require them; sena favor
The RsIrote and soma tho eul6tinu.
In the Senate 10 day. ebca Mir. Maxcy was
discussing Tho bill forreirrg non Commissioners!
cheers 10 the army rs commissioned officers are
now retired, no WIS deprived Of good deal of
tho force Of his argument by Mr.. Couhling,
Who asked him il there was anything about tho
ton commissioned officers 10 the navy and ma
rlne corps. or ofmca who had grown sid and de.
creplt 10 any other seiVic, of tho country lhat
should exclude them from tho benefits ct tho
bill. and TO whom such benefits wero as juslJ
entitled as tho class specially designated By tho
bill. The lact 10 tbs a1reGrlges eli pensions bill
about ran tho matter OF Revealing the "6atiop' =
defender" 10 tho ground, and Mr.. Cohkiing is
smart enough 10 see it.
Mr. Finley dolios that Mr.. Tildel had any.
ttlnS TO do With attempting to iutllrnoo Mr.
Springer IL his recent action in the D1nnellg-
Washburne contested election case, and Mr..
Springer says that MIR. TiIden ought to be en-.
dorscd by sendiog Iiden delegates to the Gin.
consti corvenlou, but as such endorsement
would either make him the nominee or cndow
him with tho power to Damn the nominee, but
few democrats here arc of Mr.. Sp.iogcl' d way
Of tbiukirp.
IA the ILL Tor the prott e:ion of immigrants
on thclc way to this country oily spplies 10 sell.
!ng vessels, r1d as steam vessels arc now arriv-
ing hGvlog on board six and uino hundred of
such immigrants crowded and packed ia uu.
wholesome quarters, Mr. Deuster will introduce
bill 10 the House at an carly day making the
provisions 81 the bill applicable to steam vcs s.ls
Talk as confident % tho Grant men nay,
there is no doubt that tho Blaine boom has
considerably Increased late, and lh,t tho third
term movement is not progressing with the
epeed at vi oh 1t wa5 moving short tmO acO
Ii is suspected that this ''sIowins ~" has been
caused 10 DO slight degree BY the united action
of oil tho other rival candidates.
MIR. DuDgau, ono Of the lessees OF tho Alex.
aodrla camel. ssya hat water will be let on that
canal 10 night With refrroEca TO the bill for
free bridge across tho Potomac ho says that
bill il oa the calendar If the Senate, but as
there arc nj least tuodrnd bills Of vastly more
importance ahead Of il, there is not much rrob
abiiity OF speedy action on IT,
kilograms have tc1D reoeiv; d from Senator
Johoston Stating that he will return to uisht.
The Senate Exodus Committee to day hoard
our wints3es-Messrs Solomon. Wells, ADD
MCrfls, from Kansas, AID c>orad man raucl
Ianiy, from St. Louis. Ottho white witnesses
Two are republicans. but al ct them testified
that tho tmlsrants were Objectionable TO all
parties 10 Rsosas and that taey ad better sta
Mt hcme. The negro evidence, however, was
just tho reverse.
Amorg tho strangers 10 the Ci y to dsy is Mr.,
IlD0l3y Harris. editor aud proprietor of the
;Abindoo Vrsioian. lie s,yS that Colonel II.
f.. Carson, prominent and Influential roadus
ter OF tho Sou hwestern part of the State, and
trustee of B!aeksbure Collie gs,is utterly opposed
to Juggling the S ate debt toto national politics,
aud that most of tho leaGiog rea6justors of that
SIC ion are OF his Way of thinking.
The House Committee on Ftr,ign Affairs
adopted substitute this morning far the hill
10 enc 1urege and facilitate )mmrrcis relations
with tho Argentine Republic, and ordered it to
be reported to tho House upon tho ca, of the
c,mnittces to day. On Friday tho committee
will give hearing 10 delegation Of New York
eenllsmcu, Of whom Hon. Abraham s. Hewitt
ls chiirmau, in advoc! CO of tn, bill p:oyidirg
ior the cDtcoulsl celebration of tho signing of
peace between Great Britain and the American
colonies at the close ct tho war of revolution By
an international exposition at NV York in
1883.
A full meeting Of the House Committee on
Elections vas held this morning. 1t is supposed