Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-14
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Senator Jones, ct Florida, has tc:nptcd an
| Invitation TO address tbs meeting to 10 held in
AltX'ndrla next Monday night for tho beueft
OF the lrish relief fund.- H is whole souled
lrShman, an excellent lawyer, an tflielort Sen
| ater, and ALI agreeable speaker.
Tie sub committee Of the House Elections
Committee agreed this morning to report 10
favor Of oustipg Washburn. republican, of Min
ncaota, from the scat ho occupies aud giving it
to DounrlIy, democrat. The sub committee
will report to the whole committee next Tues
day, by whom, it il supposed. their report will
be adopted. Two republican scalps in QUO
wotk--Mcssls. locun aud Wsshburn-is
thought to be doing pretty well. but it must DO
rtcolltcicd that neither one OF them was entitled
TO his scat.
Tic bill providing that the restriction III the
a!uelS against commissioning prisons whohavc
been ic tho Confederate service shall not apply
Id the case of 7. L. Powell, of Virginia. whose
| superior officers have recommended him for q
lieuicnancy 10 tho urmy. passed tho House yes
tcrday without any trouble. It was supported
by Messrs. McCOOk and Harry White. rcpub
| cans,Wh0 would have been assisted by Mr.. Gar
hold had no bcon present Its passage, it is
| cxneoted. will be unopposad in tho Souatc.
EX-Commlsslou1r kllnbGl was before the lu,
dian Committee oil tho Senate t1-duy aud tcH.
Tined that the Ponea Indians had really agreed
10 be removed, but not liking their reservation
had repudlatod their agreement.
Senator Bayard has gore to Richmond again
10 look after his olicnt's interests in tho Wash
ington and Ohio railroad suit
10 day was general debate day in tho House,
and. consequently. there wes's slim attcndat c,
| oil both meIubuls aud spectators Mr. Bright
Whilrd away an hour or 20 in delivering to beg.
carly array oil empty benches a written spOech
On The sui jcot Of the tinanc;s
The House Committee on tho Distfc. of
Columbia upon tho invitation OF tho ciiizons
Of south Washington, attended an Oyster roast
on tho banks OF tho Potomac 30 day, alter they
had inspected the fata, Which arc to be re-
claimed. They boarded special train nj the 9Th
street depot, and went as far al tho long
Bridge, from which thoy had good Wow of
tho flats They then returned to 18th street,
| down which they walked to the wharf,
where they parLock Of their oyster roast on tho
banks OF the P0lcmao"
Tho Srralc Committee On tho Freedman
Back Investigation had another meeting This
mornInE aud examined several witnesses. whose
testimony Was to The same cIcc. on most that
| h91 proceeded, ard which, though furnishing
still more proof Of tho robbery OF tho poor dc
ludGd derraltnrs in chat bank. disclosed no cline
by which any Of The plumber cln bo recovered.
The Sub committee Of tho Senate District
COMMITTEE, Of which Mr.. Withcrai is chairman,
considered this III; ring tho application of tho
Dentists Association OF the District tor char
ter, which Provides that nobody shall prOcIioo
| dentistry thCro without diploma.
Tie House Committee on Foreign hfIajrs
were oUgaEcj this morning iii Gollating tho eyl-
deuco Iii tho AcSlon case. II il supposed they
will make no recommendation, but will rrport
| tho evidence to tho liuuso for snch ;clion ~
It may thick fit 10 take. Tho oourso Of Mr..
Aeklon in tlis case has been 80 foolish az TO
raise the qucHtOn Of hi4 ontrc stnity.
| 1--we Of tho urgroea who WGut from North
| Carollua to Indiana have reached hero on their
way back to their old homes. They say that
| those they lett in Indiana arn in q worse condi
ton than my c,lorod people over were
IN the South. and that they ''wouIl rather live
ono year 'n North tnr"linn han giants Age
in Indiana.
The L.. S: bonds ia tho Treasury to-day, 81
| security Tor National Bank circulation, amount
| 10 S'H'. ZIG. 600; tho amount deposited ~ 40
| curty for such circulation during thu week
onlios TO- day was $I,IaI 600: tho AMOUNT
| withdrawn 81 ,SlG, 5lO. Tho National Sank
notcs received at tho Treasury Tor redemption
| this week amount 10 s ,O3S, 900; tho amount
| received Tor the corresponding we,k last Year
was $',%GI 900. The Receipts to day from ruI
| toms we're 500 nln fem internal rcyrLu,,
$4,000.
Tho roasun why tho whole eight cnnaus en
| pclvsnia appointed tor Ohio wcrn rejected by
| tho dunocratc Srunl1 was thu lacS that Nil Of
| them were republican manhnu politicians, and
al he democrats have from tho first demanded
| that phIitci shall not b1 considered 10 tho mat
| ter Of suoh appointments. they could not rgn
| lsci SUMO or halt III order thai democrats mipht
be appointed in their paoes. Tney oonaa-
! qitnIly II IccicI tha entire number and GAVIN
| Tho President ar opportunity of appointing less
Objectionable men whother they be republicans
! or democrats. With resald TO McSs,a. Rristoc
| and }ollag, ia Virginia, it ia uuderstood TINT
| their names will bn Withdrawn and two other
| republicans DC sui s'liut1d for item, but il tho
! others arO maehioe men they toe, will be r..
)tetcd. Mr. Lndsay, the supervisor Tor tho
| Alexandra dlltlct, IL thorough going raput-
licsn, tut b1lng tar, square loan, no opposi-
ton MAS made to his confirmation, and so il will
| no with tl"sn who may DO substituted for
hlcfsrs. BIi5Loo ard B5ling. provided thoy Gro
tho night sort Of incn, hut it otherwise, moro
| names will have TO be seut in.
Tho new iurnIturn il tho lobby Of the House
did moi coat ) $1,000, as rcptr ted. That sum
was Appropriated, hlls it was for tho furniture
IN tho labty, in tho ladies' reception room and
TO supply tho furniture that was wanting in
aomo OF tho committee roanls Ii was bought
in Boston because MIR. Morse, from Boston, is
on tho Committee on Accounts who had the
| nattor in charge, and no naturally had it pur.
chased IN his owe city.
Tho House Committee on tho District of 90.
lumbis wi AZ the first opportunity report bill,
drawn up By Capt..J. s. Chapman. of Alexsn-
dria. which provides that it shall not be
lawful TO fish with fyko net, pound no,.
stake net, We'll, float net. gill net, haul
seine, or any other conttiyancO. stationary or
floating, in tho waters of tho Potomac within the
District Of Columbia. after the 3lst day of Nav
in any year, and that during tho fishing season, |
from tho LIST Of January to tho 3lsl of May there
shall be observed in zach wook closed season,
beginning al sundown on Saturday and ending
at midnight on Sunday during which ali nots
must BIO raised clear Of tho wator; provided that
in the case OF weirs it will DO sufficient to 70. |
move section Of the hedging next the pond |
and that IL shall be unlawful tn h.,.