Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-16
FROM WASHING7ON
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D, G., Do l6, 1880.

Laws to be postmaster Oh SaV3nnaG' LIS ~
resppoatmsnt, and vas made after vigorous
opposition. TIE appointee, it will be remem-
| bered, was div S on commander 10 the Con-
| tolerate army.
A conference Of The Virginia senators end
representatives WAS held ct tho Capitol this
morning respecting tho ceur.e to be pursued
with regard to tho claim Virginia has agalost
the General Government for tho money she
sdyacced it 10 1912 and some ofwhch was ex
pended 10 the erection ct tho building 10 which
Congress now holds its scssloDs. The claim
amounts TO about million and quarter dollars,
spd its payment would DO eodserd TO The
State 10 her present cooditon, aud would moi
daprivs the Treasury Of moro Than an average
days receipts. The money that Massachusetts
and Maryland advsl cd the.eovernnert upon
the same occasion has been returned TO them,
aud Why Virginia caa't get hers is what nc
body but radical csu tell. l: was determined
ct the conference this morniug to push the claim
as vigorously as possible, tut 20 god cln re.
suit from coDcealiog The fact that hopes OF sue
CESS are By no means bu0yant.
! The paragraph in this correspondence ycster
| day with regard to General Mahoue's coDtem-
plated policy ss stated by Colonel Popbau. is
the occasion of DO little talk about the Capitol
this mornipg, especially en- the Senate side.
Senator Johnston says, if it b true, the Senate
at this late day is not going to lend itself to sny
suoh bargain. Senator Withers says he would
DOT be surprised IF such scheme were attempt,
| ed, but he doubts lis SUCCESS. Mr.. Gorham
say he has never oonversed with General Ma
| homo upon the sui let, hut he supposes The
| General will treat him es any other high toned.
honorable gentleman would treat another who
was his intimate, personal friend Mr.. Jorgen.
| sen says he is certain General Malone will act
| with tho democrats. A correspondent of o
| Northern Journal, who has Just returned from
Petersburg, whittier he want to interview the
| General, is Infatuated with him. but says that,
though he does not drink. be yields the palm
| to no oce, 90 fer as sweaiipg aud smoking are
concerned
DR.. VIM. Canton, who died hero last light,
| was the owner Of largo amount OF AlcX'ndria
| Corporation bonds, and wouli not enter into
the agreement BY which the debt of tina. city
was refunded in per cents. year or so ago.
Mr.. James Fisher has been promoted from 9
clerksbip 10 the position of assistant postmaster
of the House Of Representatives,. The post
! m ster. Judge Nowlin. has not set Indicated
| whom be will appoint rall carrier, vic, the late
| Hugh Latham, of Alexardria.
General CarrinStor, once U. 5. Attorney ter
the Disrio! OF Coumbia, was discovered yester
dsy afternoon sitting on The highest bslIus.rado
upon tbs dome of to. Capitol. With his feet
! dangling over. His c'iors wero 80 singular
that the Capitol police had to remove him from
his perious posiioo.
The House to day was engaged 10 the consd'
GRAFTON of the pensions bill. vhica appropriates
$50 coo 600. the lsrges, portion OF which, as ~
| we'll knowo, goes to those who have no Legal
claim to il.
The $50 IF Hsrtnao Vs. Grecahow CO ap,
pesl from tho Court of Appeals of Virenis,
was argued 10 the Supreme Court of the Uniteu
States this morning by w. l., Royal fer appel.
Isut aud by Jas. g. Field, AL'S. Gen. of Vs.,
for the Gtate. The latter, when asked BY your
correspondent about The nature of tho point at
issus. s,id it 'Has whether the State of fir-
giria has the right to dedu.t &C.. ~ IN nosed
on her bonds sqatd Inc o,upou, when the
G;upTu ss.addered 10 payment Of taxes" Mr..
Ii 81 when asked the same question responded
as follows: The plaintiff 10 error pe.itloned the
Court of Appeals of V.rai0la for maodamus
70 make tho Treasurer rec3lVc the coupoas cat
from the corsol bonds issued under the toodlog
act Of 1871, at their face value. Tbe Virginia
Court of Appeals was tqusllY divided IN eDno1
and therefore refused the mandamus. ibis
writ of error was sled out to that aignent.
If this court makes the officers OF the State re-
ceiye tho coupops at par, it will thereby dtcrdo
tveIv question which can be raised under The
funding bill relative to the Obligation OF the
States oon'ract. The Virelola Court ct Ap
pcal5 o1y divided in opinion upon the
question whether or net II State could tax her
bonds AID deduc. tho tex teom tho coupons IL
had previously decided all the other questions
that had beer raissd uuder this tundlDg bill 10
favor OF the coupons. Bat the Supreme court
of the United States hos got TO pess on every
question that goes 10 shoE that inc STATE -
not bouud to receive ttc coupots' Ii 10 dec!aes
that she must receiVe them 1t par, that ID Win
cut deduciiog tax, it must Dectsjally piss
nm ell other questions that lilo back of that. II
cannot say that ibe ate must receive the
COUPONS at par, if there is apY vice whssever 10
tbe c5upous. Tho greater must loauie the
lesl.
The clerks 10 the city postofios were mess-
ursd BY tailor yesterday evening tor the unl-
| form suits they are TO b. compelled to wear.
Ooe Of tho most efficient OF them whose SERVICES
can be i,-spsred, resieued as soou as ths tailor
approached Lin
! NumeIo1s letters ere being received by
Southsrn Senators beGsioS them to vote agalcss
the on li,ma,ion Of JUDGE Adds S. American
CON missioner Of the Franco American Com.
mission, upon The ground IT his extreme radl
cal psr,isspisn when 3 meub:r OF tbs CON
mission that decided Southern clsine HIS
cor a 10 alton is also opposed by some republi-
CAPS upon the grourd that hc was 90 the eve
of aopping Just previous to tho elcotIon and 81
expressed himself to several democrats.
Tho resolution for the reclamation OF the
Potomac fats has OF least net the spproVal of
a mtio,iyy of tie District Committee of the
House, for they totsd defioi,ey, upon it this
morning and passed it by vote Of six to three.
Il requests the Committee 90 Commerce to TO-
cluds 10 the river and harbour Dill they tr'
nre nariny So item OF ono million end quarter
for the purpose referred TO-.
The House to day passed resolution Tor
holiday recess from tie 22i Of December to the
5:h of January. and the Senate will doubtless
COLOUR 10 the action,
A delegation of the National Board Of Trade
appeared before the Commerc, Committee OF
the House to day ard urged upon them the
necessity Of devsiog ssms means fer Increasing