Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-31
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Special Correspondence of the Alera. Gazette.

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Special Correspondence of the Alera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 81, 1880.
At The meeting of the House District Of
Columbia Committee to day the confession. Of
]. s. Bcgue, made 10 Commissioner Twyniug
last Angus, to the efec: that there were irreg'
ularilies 10 the Office of the District Commits
sioners, AID that he (B,gue) was patty and
privy to them. was subsFan.iated by Maj1r
TWyning, who subsequently, had Bogus dig
missed. Major Dent, one Of the commissioners.
is under the impression, aud has so expressed
bmself, that while the result Of this invtsliga-
ton has developed some irregularities 90 the
part OF the subordipatts 10 the emplay Of the
commissioners, 1t was lnStigated and ls prose.
cuted as an Indirect attack upon him. the only
democrat on tho Board, in order to get him
removed. and the interest manifested 10 the
case by Mr.. Aldr:ch. pronounced radical
member OF the committee, gives some C .lor TO
the Mtj DTS impression.
10 the Senate TO day Mr.. Cameron, of Wis
consio, called attention TO the fact that the re
port in the Spyfford Kellogg c,sc contained
matter that the COMMITTEE on Elections had
dirtc.ed should be excluded but Mr.. Ber.
Hill explained that the mistake was made By
the printer. and that attention was ,ed to the
error By printed note CO the back OF the
reporr. Ih" explaoaIion was perfec y sltisflc
tory 10 oil tycapt those who can net be Convinced
against Ihtir will, ancng whom, unfortunately
for tho be: Interests OF tho couotry, arc large
majority IL tho rtpuhl can party.
The members OF The Board Ct Trustees Ct
the NaliOnhl Soldiers Home Of which General
Ben Butler is president. held q meeting at
Baltimore yesterday and viii start for lamp
TOD this nvcoiog from Baltimore. Tits will
probably BE- their lgst visit to tho Homo 10
their 0tfcisl capacity, as tho terms Tor which
most CT the members were etc:eG have *.
pired unG as O democratic COugress has the
election OF their SUCCESSORS. And thus al the
wheels OF tine reVCIve The vagares Of human
life bic me more AID more apparent, for what
could be stranger even thsn Truth than The fact
that the soldiers who fought against tho Cou-
tedersc9 sre within less ihsp fifteen years TO be
| supported and provided for, aud that willingly
by the very men against vt ON they oonteuded
10 battle.
The judiciary Committee oil the Senate to-
day agreed to report adversely on bill making
inauguration day legal holiday.
The House Com mttee % Railroads and Canals
werc to have considered to day the bill fer the
Baltimore and st. L9uis Narrow Gauge roll
road, part CT when ia already CONSTRUCTED be-
tween Georgetown aud Falls Church, ard which
wants 10 DC alowed to pay the customs duty Oh
the rails used 10 it's construction n freights for
the government, but az neither Mtjor Borst,
who has the matter 10 charge, aud Judge
Harris, bis adviser. was present, tho con.idera.
ton Of tho bill was postponed
MIR DUNCAN. ono If hn lpsanns ff Tho hlov-
audria canal, informed yorr correspondent to-.
day that water would be lot Oh hat canal some
time next week. md that it would have been
let 90 sooner but tor tho ruioy weather 10 tho
early part of the month and tho high Winds of
the latter part. There 10 no need for lis being
90. however, as the difficulty en- the railroad
running from the mines into Cum5 crland has
not yet been settled. and as the companies arc
net yet ready to ship coal.
10 tho llou'e to day General Baale, who has
never aDtagoD;z ID any other member, and who
consequently does rot provoke opposition. got
bis bill for taking West Point out of tho York.
town ard putting it 10 the Richmond customs
district, though without any trouble. Tho
custom house at West Point will DO 10 charge
of deputy collector. There was but one cues
ton asked 10 reference 10 the bill, and that was
by republican. and related to tho approval or
disspproval Of the Treasury Department, and
to this the General repli. that it received the
approval Of the Secretary and that the law
officer of the Department had slid that the bill
should not be altered even 10 the extent Of tho
crossing Of q t and the dottiog of an i.
10 the Senate to- day Mr.. Wihers from the
Com mittee on Pensions Of which he is chairman,
reported iavorably his substitute for the GO sur.
geoIs' bill. This bill provides for the examina
ton ct persons claiming pecsOns uoder the
Government, and as previously stated in this
oorrespopde1 c., contains all the good but none
OF the bad ofthe bill for which it is substitute,
The consideration of The bill for the cancea-
ton of export tobscco stamps at the pert of
shipment Instead of at tho pert Of delivery, in
wh ca the tobacco Merchants of Virginia are
considerably Interested, is SO. for Friday next
in the House Ways and Means Committee, but
whether it will be considered there is a mat.
ter of great doubt, as Of oil uncertain things the
aciop Of that Committee is tho most u, c ,rtain.
The proposed scion of the Ways al d Meaus
Committee 90 the Sugar question. at least that
ACTON proposed by the SUP committee of that
committee. is scoeptabc to Mr. Gitson, of
Louisiana, because it is favorable 10 the sugars
Of his State, which are high grade sugars, tu.
to the free traders OF reveuu, tariff uen Of the
House il Is exceedingly obi :c:ioasbIe. L. is
little better, however, for poor co nsum8r than
the xIslirg tsriff, AID may po silly b. adopt
cd for that reason.
S,EIES or TNE nay.
The (yaoris from Nav Yrik ia the mast week