Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-14
FROM RASHING7 ON.
Special Cosrespoudenee of the Alera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. O.. Dc IA, 1880.

Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Dc. IA, 1880.
The House to day adopted resolution IN
mining into the unffapkabs mail matter low
Wing 10 The Washington postcfh,e, and sent
there By the national democratic COMMITTEE.
Il then resrmad the consideration CT
the tint resolution for ualiog the eltc oral
vote. and in pu.suaLc, of the determination
expressed By Mr.. Speaker Randall, as menllen'
cd 10 this correspondence yesterday. the demo-
Gratis continued their effort to push it through.
The House Committee CD Elections reported
unanimously in favor Of L:ring. OF Massacau,,
setts, and by a msj ,rity 10 favor OF Sapp and
Carpenter IN the contt sted election case; 10
which the members named are parties: lhe
HOUSE, Com. on Ways and Means deerul'ed to
antsgopizs all business except thelr GWn and
that of the Appropriation Committee. and TO
push the refuuding bill ct every opportunity:
Notwithstanding the numerous AID rspeated
deniaIs of the report that General y. y. How
ard, the negro g friend. and tho sWampsr Of
the Freedmen's Bank, would be put IN com.
m,nd at West Poirt, that report is still credited
by those who ought to be better Informed about
the matter than any ono elsa
General Marcy, General McClellan's father
in law, and Inspector General of the Army,
having been retired. Colonel Ssckett, Assistant
Inspector General, fills the vacancy by law.
It is reported that Mr.. Hayes has changed
his mind about the impossibii'y OF finding any
body 10 the South fit to be q Judge OF the Su-
preme Court 10 the peo, of Judge Strong, ra-
signed, and that be has determined to give
Judge Wood. OF tho Alabama circuit, the
position. II must be remembered. however,
tbst Judge Wood is originally an Ohio mao.
The Finance Committee of the Senate net
this morning, but, contrary 10 e2De :atloo, did
not take up the malt bill They will probably
do &C, howaver, at their next ueellcg. A
number of brewers Wers on hand, and dispatches
are pouripg in from others favoriDg tho bill.
judge Lowell of Front Royal, was hero to-
dsy. 10 reply to question about 'Southero
outrage" IN bis town, referred to editorially in
the Republican of this city. he said it was ut
teriy untrue aud without the slightest fcunda.
ton 10 fact. The man referred to. be supposed,
il named O. II. Vaughn, who still lives 10
Front oyal. W neither he bad lost any custom the
adge had not heard, but would not be SUIT
prised if be had, as q more pleasant and skill
ful Wstohms ker has recently come to that town.
BE had been away several times lately and vas
reported to be az applicant for Office in Wash
iupton. The Judge said he knew of Ills own
knowledge that be had never been mclssted or
prescribed. not only for lis political opinion,
but for auy other reason, but he also kntW that
Vaughn had m,lested negro demo Gratis Oh their
wsy to the polls
10 the Senate today. Mr.. Logan, in order 10
DELAY 6oal action Oh the bill to reil safe Gene
raj Fi:z John Porter to the army. called fer the
correspondence that took plaoo between tho
General and tie War Department at the time
of bis disposition. Mr.. Saulsbury gave notice
that he would cali up, at an early day. tho re-
port Of the Elections Committee, declaring that
Mr.. Kellogg is not entitled to STAT IN the
Senate. This provoked tie ire CT Mr.. Hoar and
the opposition Of Messrs. Blaine and Eimunds,
the f:ss named expressing his IDEAS of the pro
prieties If The case. which were promptly end
sharply rtj-o:ed by MIR. Salisbury. MIR. Blaine
OH CID OILY upon the grou:d of uncertainty
rospectpg The length CT tie holiday recess apd
alluded 10 recent newspaper Interview With
Mr.. 3 OK, in which the latter had exc
pressed tho hope that there would be no rec:sI.
To this Mr. Beck ref lied that he thought coe
day would be Iocg enough TO get over the Ct
fec,s of the couvivialitY of Christmas, and he
would do all he could 10 restrict tho reooss to
the interval between Christmas Eve aud the
following Monday. Nc. Eduuud'S opposition
was 10 const qucnoo Of an objection to com nsEo
ing protracled debate before the Sspa.e bad
settled down TO its winters business.
The j,iat Congressional committee. on the
Yorktown centennial held another meeting tdls
morning aud determined TO rejscs the pro-
graume of the Yorktown Association upon the
prcu7d that thty vera directed BY Congress to
do certain work aud they Gould not delegste tue
work to Others. They must therefore taxa
charge of and conduct all tho ceremonies ioc!
dent to The laying Of tho corcer stone, 10 Wblon
the government will take Part. VI cour5o after
that the Yorktown Association Gan ooutlluo
the ceremonies as long ard make suah pro-
eramme as they may choose.
Mr. Phillips Ell perintendent of tho Potomac
Ferry Com psny. deserves and receives the hearty
thanks OF every body whose business compels or
whose pleasure induces them to make daily Tips
between this city and Alexandria, for his strenu'
GUS and incenssns efforts to keep up water COM
nunication between the two cities during the
late ffeez,.
Most OF the republicans on the House Distric.
Committee are opposed totho resolution request.
inp the Committee on Commerce TO appropriate
a million and q q 7arter dollars to com enco at
once the reclamation Of the fats OF the Potomac.
but it is hoped and supposed that enough OF
those will vote with the democrats to enable the
latter to carry the resolution through. Whst
the Committee should do at once is to get o PHI
through the Hou.e for an ice breaker with which
to keep the hlrbor of the city open and prevent
such an leo blockade as existed last Saturday.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
A c,ncer was removed from the breast Of
Hon. Johu +. Lewis BY Dr. McGnire, of Rch-
mond on Thursday Last.