Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-10
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Special Correspondence OF the Aicra. Ga=et
WASHINGTON, .. C., JuDa 10 1880,

WASHINGTON, D. g., Juuo 10 1880.
The most amusing Ching shout tho Cspitol
this III rling Hai tho lrcsC nIaiion Ct Fiul,g's
bill for services as witness and COUNSEL in tao
Donnelly- sshburnc contested election c,so
AID tho Spljoger letter tii iii growing cut ot it,
lie charges $2j dog for 3 ( days, as witrese
mlkiog $3.50. ard 10 Sd iiiion $500 as counsel fer
DoDne!ly. MIR. Carlisle, tho chairman OF the
committee mp jinted to Investigate tho Splirg
or letter, whcu the bill Was presented to tho
mUittee, said ''the fellow had not oaly the
lmpulct c, to send in this bill, but to n.k me to
cud:rsc it,"
Mr.. Hayes has approved the bit Al!oTirg
ihe circ latlon Of expert tobacco bonds at The
port OF shipment, 50 that bill is now law. lts
clF:ois must Of necessity be beneficial TO the
Virginia ttb,tc, int'r.sis.
An effort is to be made ia tho House 10 day
| to get up tic deputy marshsls' bill. Judge
| Harris has it in charge. sni will call it u2 ct
the first favorable opportunity.
| la C commuDiclti irom tho Secretary Of the
Treasury laid before tic Senate this uornir it
is stated thst the total expelsca CT The gov.
| erGmepl from July l, 1861, 10 Juuo 90, 1879,
he'd been Sc. 79G 1872 sos, of which sum SG0y.
| 4j9,l23 had boen for ordinary expense, aud
Sc Isl, 243. $50 / $ the tGpeDso Ct the war anG
liz couscqueDccs.
L. is rumored here that ia.eigc1c, has been
received from Detroit, Mich, that 5000 re-
publican trades uGiouists Of that city have dc
cared that they want noLc of Garfield in tbeirs,
inasnuoh as every tiue tho eight hour law bill
has come before Co12rcss the republican noni
nee for tho presidency has nsGe it his especial
tusiccsJ 10 oppose il. This example, i: is be
Iiavad, will b, followed by the trades uuiopisls
all over the o5uotry, aud the vo.e they poll GU
cootrcl several doubtful States.
| TIC representatives, Of the four great lie ,ricc
manufacturers OF tho North sre in full fore, a,
| tha Capitol to Gag 10 prevent deu rats from
reducing lh1 present Cuty IF 50 per cert. ca
tLl' necessary article 10 80 per c.rt. ad va
| lofcm 10 tic interest OF The tobacco msnlfrc
tories Ct the United Slater, who row pay SAL
| coo, OC0 into the Treasury IF the United Slater
| payip2 Il c3nts sold per pound import duty
and l6 con!s internal revenue tex on The samt
after is Incorporation with the tobacco. lie
democr4is riso up and strike down this cralz &C
Legacy Of robbery b.queathed !r3m republican,
legislation.
Among tho bills passed By The Senate to d.;
was the Senate lii for iotr .asieg the polio. d
the District Of Columbia ADD repeating tht
statute restricting Tic ncp b,ls Of that tlrce t
tX ULioD soldiers. The House hss passed
bill fer miler purpose, but continuing tn:
restriction alluded to. As Tho Com missioner
Of the District sent communication to Lht
Senate, stating that il would bo impossible t
keep Up tho ioIt C from the material TO which i
il restricted by the llcuSe bill. it's possible TIT
llCusa may pest tic Senate bill AID let is Owl
80 by.
The Finarco Committee Of tho Senate to day
reI orted lavorats Till changing shc duty CT
barley malt from % per cent. nd vsIorcnl 10
specific taE Of - cents tushe'.
A new postGibe, has brnn established ct Cal!
land. Fauquicr county, Va, snd James W
Middleton appointed postmaster. Tho mi
will be surnied as sptcisl from The Plains.
Alo,zl W. Cbu!ca hes been anpointrd as
sisnnt librarian Of tho Senate vi h a salary c
81, 40. This is the ofio, attempted to be CT
tabshcd carly in tho session for the purpose O
giving it to o son of Senator Ben. Hill, Int ua
fortunately for Nr. Hill that fort was 10 vain
Tho Senate WAS on tho calendar tll mornin.
and Senator Witncrs was doing oil he cnud tt
hurry up proceedings in order that tho ill to,
free bridge across tho poicmsc at George
towo could be reached. Tho bill has beer
amended in tho Senate. but Mr.. Withors' idet
| III W luuSu ~ tlIiho Nui tHC aUCUCInCDtS aDr
Concur with tho House bill 70 that all tho bill
will then require to make ii law will bo Mr.
Hayes signature. Mr.. RolIirs will oppose Nj.
Wilicrs but it isn't prnbatIn fia opposiiion vii
be effective. Tho great fear ia that the iii! Ela5
not ho reached.
Seversl caats OF CHI m 7sSuo WIRE opened bs
Senator Burnside yesterday in his committee
room, AID much r'joioiug INDUCED in by him
sCf and his llichds % both sd . Of the cham.
her OF lis rc-ll cion. The Senator, th9ush =
siaunch republican On essential grounds, is By
no mGars n:rrow minded or bgo:cd, and has q.
many friends among the democrats as lie has
on his own SIDE, ard probably overy senato,
present yesterday tasted his champagne. Good
cham 2asno is an tX,lllert dri1k, but tho IA
v0rtd few wh5 every now and then get q taste
OF tho contents Of Tho cask r. Old Bsurb,r
whiskey that is kept unGcr lock and key 10 MIR
/ PenGletOn's Committee room, say they would
rather ELyo ono drop of il hsn a boitl, o.
champagne.
Q1ito an rmu.iog debate occurred in The
Sauatc this morning 90 bill FOR removing the
duty on statuaiy, ono CT The provisions being
that The statues he packed 10 s IL. Ii Was said
by some CT the members that uoGer this provi
SOP & Whole cargo OF salt could be imported free
OF duty by simply sticking q It'll, image of O
heather sod or goddess 10 lAe middle Of it.
NoW. when Il Is too late, some CT the demo
Gratis Of The House regret that they hsvo not
made moro patty clpitsl out OF tho rrstera
furnished thcu ny CoI. Mosby with resaid ia
tho urqlcs'l!nabIy corrupt ard almost uatc
counab oondrc; OF tho State Dspartms nt With
regard TO the consular service 10 Chios.
How that tho Caio:gl convention is over,
that sotn to BE bed al Uuc!onal is assuring
larger proportions 10 the public ges.. it is
cocccGed that Sir. Tiden may possibly 20 toto
tho convention with MGR, strength tbao any
other eioe 10 candidate. It is known that bis
io!c's sre better organ z d tbsn those CT sny OF
his rivals, tor there las oecn 10 attempt on the
part Of the latter TO get theirs iato ATTY sort OF
shape. Bot the idea is not fer moment en-
tertsioed that 10 will have ary thiog like
msInity, much les two thirds, add
then. too, tie opinion 10 general that
his friends will not iasist upon forcing him
upon tho Convention # it be spparen. to
them that Ia is not is legitimate f4vcrite
They will vote fyr him at first, but. Godirg that
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