Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-01
FROM WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence Of tie Alsza. Gozctt

Specldt C0fTeSp0nde7sce OF tfe dte1d. G@zctN'
WAsHINa7os, D. G.. Dec. l, 1880.
A delegation. composed Of Msior 8. Z.
Bayy, Edmund Burke and others, from Vir-
giuia, and some Washing tonians c,Ilcd upon
Mr.. Hayes to day 10 reference to the Federal
Offices in the S:h congressional district. Some
! of the officers DOW in that d:s!r.c! called upon
Mr.. Hayes at different hour. Dir. Hayes
said to ono Of The latter that the efficiency ct
tho officers was of more importance to bin than
tho personal squabbles Of Virginia poiNciaos,
ard that if they had good reasons Tor voting
against Msjor Bsyly they were right to do so;
snd gava him to uDderstsnd that there would
| be few changes. at least, during the remainder
of bis administration, 10 Consequence Ut The oo
support of Msjor B,y!y. Numerous ufl5avlis
have bsen flied with Commissioner Rsun
about tho personal and political character CT
M.jor Bayl7, most OF which arc OF ths most
dspagiog nature, aDd it is said that The Com
missioner is uoi az we'll disposed toward the
M.j,r es form rip. Mr.. Bos!s, internal rsvsoue
collector for the distf!c:. il nso 10 The city do
leg what he can TO countersc; suca iuh1ecca es
the Msior may have in tho matter Of removing
the present officers, and th35s cfi,eis, sCmo OF
them OF least, are not 80 ncXio1s es lhe7 were
q week ago.
Senator Johas:oa, chsilm.D o. tho io!nt
committee 90 ths Yorktown centennial aud il5
secretary, ex-Msyor Tucker, OF Norfolk. aad
other gsptianeo Wvro engaged this N ornloZ IN
pelectipg the deco! alton for tic paper upou
which the tfficzl carrssp7nd2 Lco relaiias tot
centennial shall be CONDUCTED, and determined,
it is stated, upoo steel cnRrsVlog CT the p:o-
lure ia the roluDda of The Capitol. Representing
the Surrender of CcrnRAl.is. the faces 10 Which
wero rahca from life by the artist who We2s 10
Ffsrc, for ouch OF them o. resided there.
Representatives and Senators arc rapidly
arriving, about oae fourth of tho iormsr a8d
third Of the latter bang already 10 the city.
Their insc igity, however. pressgcs lsz7 ss5'
eioo. Nine of tho SUB camUluces OF the aD
propriation conmiStees hsvo set met, a6d the
appropriation bills that sre usually ready 10 be
presentcd o. the Commencement or Tho sacrt
sessions will not be ready tbi1 year. Is seems
10 be c)Lc.Ged that Cd extIa sessloo sill DOT BE-
J called, even though the democrats Do silly
enough to refuse 10 pay tho deputy Oat5haia,
81 they osu Hti ill The DsI! se;sI5C. and lie
J ou!y thing that may nducs an extra session vii
! b, failure TO pass Rounding b |.
Its stated h,r, that Secretary E7srt5 has
rscso,y informed Vir&ilisn that Cal1ncl
Mosby waa appointed c)Dsul to Hong hoog
Will, he lE7arsI was absent; that bis c11rse
! has cot beon sati5t cory 10 him. ard that II
the proper weight b, brought 10 boar, delsga'
tioas Ct not more than tsr, 50 SIS to aVcid the
notices oil tia nowpspois. hs T5ud hRVa hin
removed. Ii is knoSn that the GoIouci's ao'
pic ,!oo for furiough has been refused. I1
The nominal reason tnst it Will MT 90 for hin
to be absent from lis post durIag Ia. rro:snt
negotiation Of two pew treaties VIA CllGs, but
4 no hact m II
DO one cln tel.
La talk this noroins With freed Mr.
Chi!leudep, member Of tbs House from Brook
. l9n, said he supposed the oaIy tariff measure
that would be attempted OF toe oomiog session
) of CONGRESS would b, tho Csr:l,s sugar bill,
ard that if it passed tho Hou,3. it il unlikely
tina. it will 20 through the Senate. lls as1
said he thought it probable bill w5u!d be
passed rs,undi5g Ito p9bIio d<bs 70 fell Qua
rex: pear iu 81 per con-. boGds lie bsll=Vss
thai all the regular spproprstioa bills will 50
, through without auy difficulty. nnd tSa: thsfe
will bs litto or no general legislation.
Tho bill for changing tho ,allt on tasst Is the
, sDscisl order 10 tho Senate far Tuesday next.
10 this Gill what is kno kn ss tho :itls tariff bill,
atoshiag the ts;if 90 some CT lcisa AID IL !uo'
, | og them o. olhsIs, and the Wn7te sugar bill
, have bss1 aff,red as emo1dmouis. |: /, ln
prcbspI., however that ihs bill viii % passed
, or lhst any tariff reform will bs Accomplished
, Of tho approaching ses.ioo
Mr. Jsaes Clapaape. c1o Ct tha cIdlsi Gil
z,cs OF Washington, died this EorrioG. 10 the
pinetic!h year OF lis ago. He Wss born il Sco:-
{ lard, vas printer by trade. WIS 8 oompc't9r
, en- the i.st cditi:n Of the Wsverly bowels, srd
, rc.d The proof OF i! with Sir Wslier Scott.
TIE following ohanSoa zero me- 10 tho Fr
!, gina postcfic, to day: W. S. Coles, appointed
postmaster st Warrcu. Albemsr!o couoty: vice
z. l.. Norris, resigned, a2d the cfice at Edo
radc, Calp,per cGuaty, discontinued, tie papers
tha. went there TO g to Culpeper.
| SeTersI clerks 10 tho Po.tcffioa Department
| want gunriog uoar Mitchell station en- Thanks
giving ~. They Here qai!e successful, bag
gipg large quansi.y Of game, among which
was g. fine Wild turkey. Ga tbsir rotuiD, how
over, tho turkey was StCen BY q negro ct tie
station. ADD lengthy correspondence has en-
sued between thsm AID tic possmast.r at
MichelI'6 with reference &c Ire rtco7eiy. lacy
arc Ill good republicans, aud ONT understand
Why negyo should bava treated them 50. tot
knaHiug that Hhen hucgry daTkcy s:ts o
turkey l.ilg erouod o7s, Tia p5llios inmtdl-
a.ely assume sn entirely s1tssIVieat pcslloo,
ard that The ownership ct tha! turkey has 10th
ing 20 do with The sweetness of its flavor