Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-04
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Special Correspondence Of the Alcca. Gaze

Among the bills introduced 10 The Senate TO
day was ono by Mr.. Wilh:rs 10 hsve the bame
Of David W. Combs. Of Stafford c,uaty. Va,
replaced On The pe1sion Iist. from which it was
removed because ho voted for tho ordinance Of
SECESSION.
Senator Johnston presided fer G tine in the
Senate TO day. Wien lie returned TO Lis scat
on the fl jor, lie riId 10 catch tho Pfcsdeut's
eye IN crdtr to Gill up lie bill Ter tho relief Of
ctr!aln tobacco merchants Of L3uchburg, who
bad been compelled 10 pay tax Gu tobt &C which
they had sold Ritf the understanding that the
PURCHASER should pay it also. the bill for the
reliet ct the A!5cmsIlo add Chesapeake canal
lie Is still! persly;Ing 10 lha. effort, bu. as yet
without SUCCESS. A bill for the latter purpose
WAS reported in The House to day by Mr.. Goode,
ir9u the Committee on Naval Affairs. and
referred 10 The COMMITTEE ca Railroads and
Canals.
Mr.. D4v,s. chairman Cl The CONF lice Oh
AnpICr riRtiGuj Ct TIC Senate. said to day that
he SUPP ses Co3crc;s viii cdourn 90 the 12;h
lastaEt. Another ntmbcr Ct thet comnitttc
Gags tic cCnmitae vii! not be able TO rcpert
the suuGry c vii ill before Monday, sni that
nobody cin tell ut What limo the session will
a6loLr.. Il Senator, who is not o member CT
that committee, toli mo 10 day ha. the session
would como 10 ~ end by the 1llh, as ell tie
appropriation bills would be passed By lhat time,
and that, though an Ciftr5 would DO made Ia
the House to pass The supervisors and mar.
shals' bill, he had been iCfoEmcd that there are
enough members Of that house to fore, 90 I'D.
joulnmert by that time, even if tho two bills
referred to havo to fill, and tia many demo-
ctas thick It will be uoadvisabls 10 enter upon
the pro'rsoicd cehato 90 a.tcmp. 10 push them
would be likely to rrtv,ka
10 tho House to dsy the Seuats's amend
mens to TIE prsciEc) bill we're cobcurred in.
Tne House portion OF The cour renee committee
rcporici 10 favor Of Gi-aert cUg 10 the Senate 8
amendments, but tho Elcuso refused to adopt
their report aud as stttod. corcurrcd with tic
Senste's amendmens and thus took tho part
CT the coo'rac!ors and lobbyists.
a private ti:pa' ca received hero to day from
Alabama brings iDteillscuoa to tho tffci that
the four delegates at largo from that State and
some OF district delegates alc 10 favcr Of Field
for tho CitcjDnst domination.
The prccccGirss 10 tie two Houses of Con
gress to day, as Ter tho two preceding days,
have been OF much less importance apparently,
not only to tho general pubic about tho Capitol
tut even 10 tho mentcrs ct these Houses
There are thrco bulletin boards on the House
side bo:ilcs oUe 10 cach Of the reporters gal-
Ioties and ali OF them arc Surrounded by eager
spectators, aE,3ng whom arc many Senators
aod Representatives. Duplicate dispatches are
also sent loto tie SerAts chamber and circu-
a!cd amorg tic members. 4 private dispatch
from leading ucw=raIc CT reporter. rte .ivcd
this afternoon says it locks AZ If Grant has
gone up and that Blaine holds the "einnins
hand, aud that the balotting Tor tho nominee
will hot commonc1 until to morrow. la also
says however. that DoboAy, not even the mana
pcra CT the re. p:c.iv, c,ndiiatts has any def
mite srHu,ds !cr b.icvng how tho ''ca. will
ilnp.' IL is reported here that Mr.. Window
has Ist received dispatch from Don Cameron
to tho following i,c win 90 all GIN for
you; go;icg lar the candidate will not oom-
nieuca to Gay" What iha ptrtcnt of such o
di:p,ch ia yrur readers Will havo TO determine.
Grants irenu' Il still nru fra ia tho faith that
he Wl,l be DOMINATED
Tho Beard Ct U,gocinrs OF tho Warrnnton
Springs Company we've in s;ssiJu hero to-day
ut tho National Hotel.
The trotllng rLc,k THO National Fsir Grounds
t Jay was we'll attended.
Sergeant Al "A rms of tho !Inuaa j. q. T.oa,p.
sor, having r;c lived S dispatch to-day from
liiHhIouu TNiH, i'UW l tIk, rLHllnH thNt his son
WAS there seriously injured, ltf. immediately for
thnt point
Mayor Smith. cf hczArIria, C. sled upon tho
District Commissioners this morning 10 response
- IL 'GttGr from them ssking him to appoint
proxies TO represent the stock hold by his city
in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Co, at tho
,nectng CT tho stock holders Of thaL Company TO
be hold st Annspolis EeXL Monday. Ito was
Informed that III, OF Morgan and Gen. Lent Ct
tho Ccrr sion, and Mr. W. W. Corccran
would rGrrPsont IT that IanetiGg the stock held
by tho district OF Coiumbis, ST. ,l50 COZ, and
aao &C. SIS proxy for tho Sl.CJ0,C00 held by tho
Government, snd that they were anxious That
tho $3.50 COZ held by alexandra should BIO rep
sentcd with them. Tho special or Get in view il
10 SEQ whether tho stock alluded 10 above can-
not be repl csen!ed j: tho directory Of the ccm.
pahy. Msjor Morgan assured Mayor Smith
that he would do oil he could to hsvo oHo drt c.
tor appointed ON Alexandria.
Am3ng the bills y, led by the Senate this
morning was tho House bill removing the disa.
hlil:cs which prevent Sergeant Z. Z. Powell, CT
Company ID, 9Th cavalry. from accepting COM
mission Sc = li0utcnant. Gil the bill row wan s
to become s. law is Mr.. Hayes signature,
and sftcr that all Sergeant Powell wants
TO b;c3mo 3 licptanen: n tho army is the
reception ot his commission, as he hiss al.
ready stood and ps2sed successfully tho
requisite examinations. Tho TO be lieuten :
ant was oGcN Joa1g lawyer in Lessburg, Viz.
GINA. HG is Low onsGGoa with his command in
n2htirg Victories band Of Indians il Now
Mexico