Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-22
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Special Correspondence of the kleru. Gas

10 this mornings Re >rd there appeared
copying hted poem, fifteen pages 10 ie,gtb. by
Delegate DoWney. of Wyoming, advocating o
resolution # bis for adorning the walls of The
Capitol with pic urcs suggested by The Old aud
New Testaments OF course it was the topic
of general comment, and as soon as The session |
commenced attention was called to il 10 10th |
huusCs. In the Senate Mr.. Morrill, introduced
resolution ordering 40 irquiry by the Com
mi.tee on Printing, which created considerable
debate, MIR. Withers. among others, coptending
| that 1t was matter that belonged solely to tho
House, and that it that body gave its consent
| tho publication the Senate bad nolhing TO
| DO With 1t as a member bad as
much right to present lis views 10 verso
as 10 Prose. The resolution was finally with
| drawn there. but 10 the House the case was
different, for. by a vote Of ll9 to 105. tho
nGem was trltrtd to be stricken ont of the
R:cnd. 1t was tf higher order than those
with which Mr.. Rove, of Spotsylvapi4, used
to itf G: upon the Virpioa House of Delegates
last Water, but still did rot merit rlec, 10
tho permanent archives Of the govsroment.
At the meeting of the House Wsys aud
Means Committee this morning MIR. Randall
Gibson, SIS ANTICIPATED in this correspondence
soue days ago, officially recorded lis vote 10 the
| affirmative on tho proposition to re-
duce the tariff 90 hoop and scroll iron
10 IS per ooLt. sd valorem and thus secured
q ts7crabls report on that proposition.
The sub COMMITTEE appointed to prepare
bill for the retuc ion Of the tariff on paper, who'd
pulp. stool rails, salt, certain woods and few
other necessatlcs, not being ready to report,
a sub committee Of seven wss appoiuted 10 pre-
pare and report Immediately o revenue tariff
bill to rcpIaos the prott Give one now ia opera
ton. The committee was Induced to do this By
urgent appeals from a seci,us Of tie couatry,
but it is only to stop the clanor aid give the
mouepoli5ts more time in which to grow Ich
at the expense OF the people. Al agreement
TO report bill to remove or reduce the tarif
o. any onc article tf general use would be Of
more real service to tho c)untry than the app
pointmeDt of dtz,n such sub committees as
we're appointed this ucroiug.
The House Committee Ga Commerce is still
neggiCg away at the river ard harbor bill.
The appropriations for Virgins last year
apcuatcd to $2l3 600. but the bill as it
stands nov sppropristes 1854 900 to that
State, mi other efforts to Increase
them will bo made. Notwithstanding the
petition Of tho citiz5ns Of The Colng.ood
pelshborhood Tor an appropriation for improv.
ug the channel at that place was prepared two
weeks tgo, yet, 30 Gen. Bsale informed your
correspondent this morning, it had not reach.
ed that committee, and unless it fods it's way
there very 5000 it will be too late for anythiog
10 be done With it this year. The fear pre-
v0usly alluded to IN this correspondence that
the appropriations Of this bill will be 30 large
that it will be defeated when it comes BIT fore
the House sr3 Strengthening daily, and it is
now considered by no mesrs rtain that auy
river and hafbor till will De pas SID at this ses
sion. Fortunately this is ono of tic bills that
can afford to lsy over Witbou. any great detli-
ment to the cnuntty
As was anticipated 10 40 editorial article in
yesterday Gazette, The democrats OF the House
at lss. bCclms aware OF what every ,dy else
bad known beforehand, namely that they had
assumed an untenable position on the special
deficiency bill, and had to resort 10 the only
other alternative left them but a tquare blck
out, aud withdraw it. ard thus sckro Rlcdsed
they had baen guilty CT another blunder, and
a political mistake has lorg bsen oousidersd 10
the light offs crine
1t is reported here that there is SONS Xix 10
the Virginia newspapers alb: ut sending Senator
|, Witheis to tho House from the 9th distr.ct of
bis State. The Senator has heard these reports
and has seen some of the roto,s, but knows
hing more OF them than anybody eIso posted
10 Virginia affairs. 1t is understood that he
will take no Steps to obtain the nomination, tut
should it be rendered him it is not improbable
that DO would accept it. The Colonel is both 70
Spcc.ed and liked by his c1l!eagurs 10 the Sem
ate, end sitc, his presence there in tho next
Congress Is not cshbo they would b, pleased
10 have lin IN the House.
The pr sanitation Of the wiring desk upou
which Jefferson wrote the d, claration of lode
penderc, 10 the Congress Of tho u. s. by the
Coolidge family of Bcsor who inherited iftook
place 10 both houses OF Congress to day, and
vas the cecaslon OF considerable irt:rest TIE
desk, VII CT is small one. Of the old wiring
desk palern, WI 6rst brought into tho House,
where the nI eseotst!Cn spec Oh WAS made BY MIR,
Grape. OF Massachusetts and was replied to 90
behalf Of the House by Mr. Ticker. OF Virgin
10. |; Was then carried to tho Senate, Uhers
Mr. Dawes, ct Massachusetts,, made the pr,.
sentatloD aud Mr.. JOhr SOD. OF Vrgioia, the
spec ca Of c'aptanoe 10 the House tho rr,
c.ediog' were observed by Sir E lwsrd Thornton
and Secretary EVarts from tho diplomatic pa!-
lery.
News received here up 10 enc o'clock to day
rom stsunlon Is 10 tho effect that Malone has
Captured the republican convention. This, it il
supposed by many, among them Senator With
ers. will rebound TO the intere,ts of the democ-
rscy outside of Virginie, though it may operate
olueIently villain tho Stat3. The fusion OF tho
republicans with the regulators will. in the
opinion of those to whom reference is made,
drive away from the republican ticket ia tho
| North many moro votes than it WILL attract =,
| Firg nis.
a COUNTER STATFMEST.-Tho Richmond
Safe says: AN insolen: sucb from The North
entered Tho store Ct ono Of our Leading MFR
chants the other day, and after pricing num-
Der OF articles aud ieotiug to all Oh the score
Of being too high, soeeriogly remarked to the
polite eek, inteilardinR lis language with sew
oral vulgar osths: We'll if you people down
here arc 30 - ocr 81 you say sou are, you
can ask - big prio; for your tbiogs.' "Who
the told you NO Wtr3 80 ~ poor ?" re-,
tortcd the euraeod salesman. IF you want 10
buy this article I've ted you the p1oo-tske it
or leave it. just as you like; but there's tho
door, aud it you don't got out dash q1ick Ill
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