Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-30
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Special Correspondence of the Alera. ca

The House Committee on Ways ord Means
agreed this mornirg TO report bill putting
wood pulp. iutc, manufactured lax and all fbe
plants. on the free list, and to rcdrc, the tariff
% h'nnels, blankets aud oil wooden goods to 40
per c3ot. I'D valorem.
Tho Houses Appropriation Committee CON.
plcted tie army appropriation bill to day ard
agreed to report it Immediately. The bill ap.
propriates an aggregate of $40, 425, SOC.
The Ecput l;cana of the Senate held ciucus
this mernirg and agreed to oppose tho deputy
msrshalB' clause 10 the deficiency BILL not, as
they assert, for their oppos ion to the spirit ct
that clause, but because they arc opposed now,
though not while they were Ia tic mi ?rity 10
Congress. to legislative li1ers OF appropriation
bills.
Secretary Sherman sass that be has orc
nephew U6i.cd States marshal 10 New Mex
loo, who vas appoiated by Con. Grant, without
bis Sherman 81 solicitation, and soho relatives
10 TT army who ob,riaed their promotion
through merit rs other officers have done that
be does know Tho political preference OF twenty
men who ere employed by the Treasury De-
partment; that no has not used and is not
u,ing the Influence Ct his position to further
his aspiration Tor the Presidential Btmi.
patton, ard that ho really considers his
position as hardicappiug him, iLasnuoh as all
the Efforts Of friends 10 his behalf arc thereby
rendered susceptible 10 the Eyes of tho c1Lsl
riou5 to improper and selfish motives, ard that
they consequently do him as much harm IS
good.
The House Committee 90 Claims agreed thi:
morniDg to report bill giving w. L. Smith
sud others $4,000 for rrscuiug sailors in the
Arclic scar. The Committee % Public Build
ipgs aud Grounds agreed to report bill ap-
proprlatlng SIS 600 for q public bulldog in
Hannibal, Mo.
From letter rccsvsd mere this morning from,
Senator JohUstop il il learned that tho itjury
bis wife riciVid from her recent fall ~as
greater than st first supposed, aud that The
Senator will not return from Abl5gdon % soCu
as he supposed no would when he wcoI home
Both the bones of her arm wcro broken and
tho wrist joint dis;cc.ttd.
Scoator IhutnGn's attack Of vertigo or cera
hrsl congo sion, as The doo;or's Cal it, h.;
abatot considerably. lie slept well last night
aud expects 10 be il lis Ecas to mosrow. Such
ATTACKS. however, to ere Of It's axe age, in many
Instances. arc but tho precursors CT Something
mere SaIIoHS
to day were snIae relating to Tic Claims oi
Davenport l. Egurs, Ct Richmond. icr rent Ct
warehouses 10 Richmond SHORTLY after the Wal
by officers CT tie federal army.
The Senate Committee Oh Nnsocs, ct their
meeluc-hls morning, agreed to rep0r: fsvcr-
ably s bill relieving tbs Government PfiuteI
trem tho less OF a package OF monty stolen trcm
tho sale 10 his oEic, year aud half ago, and
IN rho IL
agreed to report adversely the House bill fl
Increasing The pay OF ught ics2eo:crj in the
customs HOUSES from 81 50as ut rr ,scnt to So CO.
deemiug the former. as any otter reasonable
body would, amply. sufficient.
The Elections Committee Of the House is civ
INK open aud board democrats good deal
Ct anxiety. Though the proof that Washburn
Colalncd his scat by bribery. fraud aud c.rrup
ion is irreiragtbc, to dag, for Tho fourth tiuie,
though specially appointed as the tme for tek,
Jog vote on the adoption Ct the msjority re-
port, ousting him sud giving his sect to hi:
contestant, DoDnelly, tho VOC was postponed,
and that, too. fer 60 reason thai even apprcxi,
mates reasoosb'cness.
The House Committee on Territories agreed
this morning to report fgvorahly bi ! for tho
Judicial government of Alaska. Itproyidcs for
u. 5. court, threo justices of The peace, 6
district attorney, marshal aud clerk, ard cx-
tends the laws Of Washington Territory es far
as practicable to tho new Territory.
The GaZatto OF last evening with lis lo3g list
OF letters from prominent VireinGrs from all
portoos of their State, giving sufficient reasons
Why the Old Dominion, the stronghold of The
democracy, c1nnot be relied upon if TiIdon be
the nominee OF tho Cincinnati convention, has
done moro to remove the sage of Grametcy
Park from tho list OF possible candidates than
anything that has previously occurred. The
paper was in demand this morning, and, 10.
derstard, large orders have been sent for ezra
copies. In this conntc ion it msy be stated
hat lot tho reaGjastess asd the republicans OF
Virginia coalesce IL ,hcywlll, many of tho former,
and doubtless majority. will cot be seduced
from their fealty 10 tho national democrtc7 By
such spccous promises rs arc made 10 tbom by
radicals 10 dlsguise-the reru1iators. Your cor.
respondent has JUS; read letter from promi.
nent gentleman 10 Fiuyana county, 10 that
State, who was opposed to the McCuoch
bill. lilo now says: "Damccras will under
no circumstances 30 led to tupport auy
third party ticket. Tho most rabid
readjlioEs refuse TO sSalIo1 tho guided
republican bait Tho ec;ion OF the ra-
pudiating ASSEMBLY has certainly reunited the
party in this eNnatrp. They can never again
get majority A gentleman Just returned
from .Albemnrlc c9uaty tolls me also that r w.
Wyatt, esq, leading resdiuscr of that county
ct The list election, and orc who probably rem
dered that party aB much scrvica Us auy other
man save Mr.. Massey in his cJuuty, i, utterly
oppose to the unpedgcd electoral ticket, will
havs uothlOg 10 d. with it, a1d will make it his
buslGtG5 to Eco ihot all with whom he has la,
iueuce adopt the same COURSE. Ilo says the
State debt has notbiag to do with national poll
tics, aod he is opposed to al who attempt to
unite ihesa two uatural ioconpatibiiiles.
j. q. Lewis. Canadian negro, who went
South siLor the War. was examined before tho
exodus committee this morning as a witness for
Mr.. Window. but was forced to acknowledg s
that The negroes in tho South are accommodating
money, and that tho principle danger 10 which
they are now Subjected there is that to the
chastity Of their wives and daughters.
EyEaEEa.V <TEsg-s,
Gen. Con2il9z il to b, tho next President Of
Mexico.
hn ibi7; ~ NIL h,Il.