Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-07
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WASHINGTON, D. g., Fcb. 7, 1850
Neither House Of Congress WIGS in session
to-day.
Tho exodus committee Of tho Senate Vas
again IL session this morgiug. Ono Of the wit
ncSSc!s was an impldent repro clerk 10 one Of
tic government oRc:s. who said that Indiana
Was pretty bad Slate, but that lie thought it
would to improved by the colored reoplc nov
going ther1 from North Carolios.
The Committee o. Public Buildings erd
Grounds OF the House adopted resolution this
m,ri log that DO moro Of tho bills acted upcn
by them shall b, reported until further orders.
Tbs ostcDslble reason for this is that, though
OILY ono third oil tho bills have been acted up
on The money appropriated by them is Wlthln
500 00O OF tho entire estimate Of the Sccrt t!ry
Of the Treasury. The real reason is supposed
t. ba that should the proposition 10 ALLOW the
committee 10 have soc control OF tho apDronrI-
atoms reported by it, now b,ferc the House,
| be liaatly adopted, the committee may Gc'caBC
both the number and amount Of sGch nppro-
pratl0ns.
The lIdan Committee Of the House mel
this ulorIiog and bad Henry G. Olocy, tho reg
lstcr Of land Office in Colorado, before them
but as they wanted to hear about tho heckeI
ALTAR, and ~ he woul not talk about that al
lair, but abont the nCc 'tsity Of getting tho In
dlans oit OF that State, abont which they did
net want 70 hear, the session Taa not prnIr&c,th
and amouted to nothing.
Tho dissracctul mob calling itaelf the rcpub-
licgu convention Of tic District Of Columbia
having been refused permission to occupy Tall
madgc Hall any llnger, met to day at Shea
Hall. on the south sido OF Pcuusy vauia avonuo
near Seventh street, but tho crowd 10 attend
aLcl was so largo That tho building, abou
whose safety thcro had previously been some
doubt, b. gau TO shake, and nu adjournment, tt
rcasscmtln Immediately at Lincoln Hall, was o
once tlsc cd. Bowcn's chances ct tIul
elected u delegate to tho national convention
arc not 50 bright Is they Wtr3 yesterday, an,
the imrlc,:Ou i0ia is that Colonel Bob luger.
soil and coIoIed man paMGd Pulvis, doctor
Will be elected 60 delegated to tho convection
The Treasury department received iLiJ!ma.
tlnn 10 day Il the arr 8: near Jacksonville
III S., OF David Finn, with a large amount o
counter lett gold and silver ooin 10 his possession
and who has confessed that BIO had been en-.
gagged ir tho ccuutcifciting business of and OF
iOr the lat forty years. Two Of his customer
have also been arrested, Russell Holt, ALA
| William Stanley. at GreenviI!c, Mis'., and Jas
} f. Parker, at Mobile. Ala.
A lseon shooting match came eff hero TO-
day, in whioh Congressman AckIcn, said 10 b.
equal to Boeardus, Senator Groomc, one or tgt
other sports among tho Two Houses Of Con
, grcss, AID DR.. T. Z. Maddc4, took palt.
Mhl, Sam Y ost. who is still 10 tho city, say
that while General Grant and Stcretsry Sher
man seemed to have friends among tho mem
bcrs OF the executive Committee Of tho rcpubli
can party oil Virsinin, which reccntly met il
= ohmond, the nsmo Of neither one of then
evoked any thing Ike tie magnetism apparcn
whenever that Of Blaine vas pronounce d.
A special soss,on of the North Carolina !!cgi.
lstuTe will DO held on the llth pro1mo TO con
slider propositions to sell tho States interest il
Tho Weldon, N. g., railroad.
Gennrsl Rrgel es of Va, will spposr belorc
Tho agricultural Committee of the Senate Mon
dsy in reference 10 hi' plan sp7ut piuiucin2
artificial rAin.