Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-22
RRGya JE.asHEAG rDS.
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gd=ett'
WASHINGTON. d. G.. March %. 1850,

A Y. buel, printing oicrk eftho Scla!o, ard
newspaper correspondent who has been par"
tlcularly severe 10 his structures on the Speaker
of The House lately. was removed this morning
and bis place filled by f. X. Harris, son OF
Senator Harris, Of Tennessee. This removal
and appointment will IF I'D more party capital
to the republicans, not only on account OF the
additional evidence they afford of the nepotism
characteristic Of modern democratic congress.
men, but also because comparison will be drawn
| between the war record of the displaced clerk,
and who Was Union soldier, AID that OF his
| successor, who ls o SOD Of Confederate Major
General. 10 this connection it may be stated
that tho movement to Dust Sergeant ct Arms
Bright 10 Increasing 10 foroo, and one Senator
| informed your correspondent this morning that
he would not BIO surprised if Bright would have
to 70. bright Is good ofhc and is urqucstion-
| ably trying to do right, and, strange as it may
soem, 1t IS some OF these efforts 10 do right that
| have caused tho movement against him.
The Ways end Means Committee Of the
| ilous, held secret meeting this morning. and
| determined to reduce the tariff on bicbrOmste
| OF potash from four to two cents pounds, and
to Tut chrome orc on tho FREQ list and nc iurnod,
pending resolution to put other articles Of
| merchandise on the free list. They will meet
every day this week, and will c,rsidor PROPOSE
lions to reduce tho tariff or put on tho free list
salt, wood pulp. paper. sugar, iron and steel
rails. Their &C ion this morning, considering
| that of two weeks ago, when they determined
| to refuse to consider at this session any propo-
| sltions for reduction of tho tariff, shows that
| the members wcro mistaken iu their estimate
OF public feeling on this question, and that hav.
ing discovered their mistake By tho letters they
have received from their constituents, and by
| The Iubllc press, which. notwithstanding the
| abuse 1t receives from the average congre s5man,
| is his only library and his only source of infoI-
NATION. and that they arc attempting to correct
it as speedily as possible.
Among tho petitions introduced 10 tho SEN
ate to day was ono BY Senator Johnston, of Pa.
louzo Il Co., Of Richmond, TWO founders,
| against reduction 10 the tariff on typs.
! Tho posofloe scandal, to which publicity was
given this morning. s tho topic of almost as much
| gossip to day as that with which Scuntor Hill
| is concerned, inasmuoh as the beautiful and
| We'll Known young tlI!tr in law OF Assistant
Postmaster General Tyner is tho lady in the
case. The charges we're preferred week ago,
and arc being examined by Mr.. Tyner and MIR.
Lilly, the Sixth Auditor. who, with Postmaster
| General Key, say that so far there has not been
particle CT evidence to sustain them. WhiIo
90 scandals, it may as we'll bc mentioned that
| Miss Raymond was acaiu at the Capitol this
morning, looking for Senator Hill, and SAYS that
! she aust see him.
The Slnato Committee on the District of 20.
| lumbia agreed this morning 10 report unisyor.
| ably upon the bill granting a charter to The
| Suburban Railroad Company, a proposed rail
| road 10 run to Badensbure. The House Dis
trlct Committee completed the Dislri, Appro.
| prla'l9n bill this morniOg. The amount 90,
proprlated la considerably upwards fthrec Bill.
lions of dollar. 1t is supposed that this will
Do cut dowu t. somc extent by Tie Approrrih
ton Committee whea il reaches them,
hT. Hall, from tho Election Cammittcc,
| day-ono to the effect that MIR. Kellogg il not
| entitled te the seat he holds, and the other that
Mr.. Spefford H. accompanied by O long
repo:t. Mr.. Iloar presented MINOR.
ty report, which he sid was short.
| AID ho wonld theretcrc request that il
DC read. Mr.. Kill said no did not OH, C, t, tia
being read, bat if the mioolity report was read
aud won't into the jJurual he would b, c,m-
PEELED 10 insist upon the reading of tho maj ,ri-
iy report. MIR. llosr then, at Mr.. Conklluk's
suggestion. Rad The minority report himself
whcrcup0n MIR. Hill sent to inc Clicks desk.
got the majority report ard read it, staudrg,
al the request OF members on hil side, 10 front
Of the Clerk desk, and f.oing the senator's. So
that they might hear him tho better.
1t was mentioned 10 this correspondence, somo
time ago that General Garfield. the huad and
front Of tho opposition 10 tho Frz John Porter
bill, didn't show up as q fighting man as we'll
in tho battle ct Chlcamauga Us he might have
done. While your correspondent was takir g with
a gentleman 10 tho rotundA Of tho Capitol TO day.
tho General passed, whereupon tho gentleman
roman kcd. There goes the man who was chief
OF staff of some gcncral at the battle of Chic,-
mauen. but before that battle waa decided. ho
was in Chattanooga, covered with mud and wet
with preparation. saying that all was LOST
gentleman from lIeesburg informs mo that
Judge Ball. oil That county, ia 70 i'll That his
friends arc seriously alarmed about his cooai
ton.
Midshipman Leo Holcombc. Uoited States
navy, an Alexandria boy, has been transferred
from tho Mediterranean l1ladron to tho Eotor.
prise, a vessel ordered home, and will reach
this country some time next month. w. =.
Maugum, who married Mrs Laddo, Of Alexan.
dlla. has been transferred from tho Uotcd
States consulate at Nagasaki, of which he has
boon IN charge icr many years, to that Of Tien
Tain.
Mr.. w. b. Clarke, tho delegate to tho State
republican convention from Fairfax oDunty, OK
presses himself ns 10 favor OF tho nomination of
Blaine.
Tho Presidential tnlk among the democrats
at tho Capitol To-day is favorable to tho
Hancock boom, and there is uuquestiorably
strong leaning 10 many sections of tho c,uniry
toward tho General Well informed people,
however. look upon him ss weak candidate,
10 coDst qlorc, Of the opposition he will be
likely to rc!ivo from tho many who think no
should have torn of lis epaulcttes and thrown
away his sword and resigned bis commission
rather than be oven instrumental in the murder
of Mrs. Surfatt
j. S. Langsdall, odior of the Green Castle
llndiana) Baontr who was before the Senate
Exodus Committee Saturday, is o pro-
nouncod radical. and according to him, no mat
ter what tho llooser State is to whito people.
to negroes it is land flowing with milk and
hopoy and damned up with hog and hominy;
and TINT thern If rouhnro olaa fbo ooJo-od