Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-24
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Spscial Correspondence Of The Alcra. Gu-ctte.
WAsHIsuroN, D. g., Feb. "A. 1850.
Thu virginia members Ct CODgreSs-'hat il,
the members Of tic House. nDd Mr. Lowell,
chairman of the COOS, rvaiiVe executive COM
mitteo CT the State CT Virginia, held Two con-
sultalons yc:tarisy fer tic purpose, il possible.
of dev.sing some plan b. ah ca Inc split 10 The
conservative party ia that State could be healed.
A n. ost important factor, hcwcVtr, in the &C.
cumplishment Of GnY srcl arrangement
namcIy, q REPRESENTATIVE OF tho reedjusttr's
party-was EbseIt, Grd, whether from that or
other c.usca, tho whole lrojcct failed. The
first proposition was to crrust tic cal!ing 81
the State Conservative Convention and the
designation Of the time and place Tor such cln
Vention to the Democratic National Committee,
then il session here. but this wa9 OH .ctcd to
upon the GrouOd that t,w Virginia cons.rva-
tlVts would Id TliUg 10 ;urn 0Vtr the manage
melt IT t;er raTty attaits TO outsiders. The
next wGs ;bat tho SAFE Ccutttl Committee
shall propose to iba Central Committee OF the
read listers TO scrGG ID exclude State from Fed
cIal politics and unto 10 the call lyr tho moct.
Ing Of the State executive Committee. This,
lpt, lSNCui IIDDa.!y XVI kilC lC.s I'LL lIC
&c listers wcu!d 20. Gcccia TO the prCTo1sl. No
standing YVES that Eli Level! should be rs
bread end liberal as possible in lis csl! Tor Tho
Ince,l5g OF the executive coluryl:!cr, wt,os viii
bo held nc time LcXt ;a0nih.
T.. House U0MMi;to Gu EiciUts Ills
c.,..la.. ~ vGc c. t 20 |, dc dc1 il !hG c9u-
icsi, ci:C;iuo o3so Of bradley, Independent, vs..
oiCE!cnE, iG-lc c;at. t1c i:tnG mtnbcr from tho
81 Aykcusas dls;G c., tu ropcrt in favor Of tho
LASER. Tie csc roto against such a0ticn isas in
| favor @! Sen3iGE re c.r, back 10 tbo people OF
| the Gij!f'c:.
Considerable ia!c. st YES l:Cnlf S.Cd in The
iiousa and galleries ih'rco! 10 day t7 rcr30r-
2! czpianaiica CT Mr. Reagan with reference TO
q rtrJrtaI rciHaik Of his 10 the ll2o: thnt the
Committee III Noialcicc had b;cn imposed
tor tho l.urn0Fc Of dala;ing lis Interstate
ccnmcgca Till, and sy tho r. >i1dcls lis On
pIanG:lou CvUE d i:0ut Sneaker Randall, Mcssra.
NlCLgGn Kobe" "nd oircrs, Nj. Reagan ps'
serted th3t 10 !oIeJ ot his reEl:!k had b3cn
exaggerated, tho remark twisted cut CT is rcel
Interpretation, and b s.dcR was uttered vi Ii 10
| Intention that ii E0ua eve: 10 repeated. Mr..
| Randall accepted ihc cSp!Huation, hut said the
| statement c7Es wchcd!y nn,! orlrpsccus!v NJ.
| t:u?.
The Senate Finance Comuiittco {: their meet
ing this rlOtniuG II suu:t Il tho coasid rMi1n Il
tho bill for Tao rclici OF 90! ain Lynchburg To-
bacoo mcrthnnis but. Ga NJ l.Gir ta. nocling
Adjourned. without c6tHirg To any conclusion
with regard 10 It. Mr.. }. l.. Tucker, Of the
House, appeared bI!cr; the committee in sup.
port OF tho ILL.
10 the SeaGto 10 day Mr. Vest, 10 presenting
memorial Tor opoulug the lrdian territory to
| settlers, said the m9n is a !uuatio who supposos
that the white people of tho country Gin
DO kept ous 1t that territory. lilo also
said that tho Only lobbyists 10 knew
here wofo these wlo came On every
year, at the expense of tic Government
and 10 the injury o. the Indians to OPPOSE the
passage OF bills intended to throw opcn tho
millions Of acres cflcri!o lands in that territory
to thrifty white settlers.
Senator Nithcrs went to Staunton yestordny
10 tsko Part 10 Tho election OF principal of tho
Episc pal Female Institute of that place By the
Board II Trustees thereof, Of which no is G
member.
General Bocu7cgard wqH or Tho floor of tho
Senate today. Though locking halo and
hearty, no haa aged considerably. anlshis hair
though thick is s,lvory willie. But few OF those
who saw him 1t tho first battle Of Manassas
would rccogniz, him noS.
a bill is D1w before tho Senate fox the relief
Of Mrs. IL. II. Cook, tho yard of whose house.
on klug street, Alexandra, having bean prr.
chased originally at Government tax sale, had
subs qucntly to be rorurchascd from tho Icsiti
mate oTnor.
The following change wara made ia tha Vir.
GINA posto!licos TO day: Mre Mary u. j.
Hicks was appointed postmaster at Mountain
Grove, Bath TO-, vic, II. &. Alderman, resign
cd; j. L. Lucls ct Stonoy Man, Page Co.,
vico }. NJ. Huffman, resigned; S. NJ. StoDo Mt
O,tervla Bedford Co.. Woo lafayette d.
Marshal, resigned; j. W. Wiriz ct GraysviIla,
Floyd Co., y'c' IL. y. Harvey. resigned; .. S.
Barnard at Masberry Creek, Patrick Co., vic,
John Blrnard, resigned; 7. 9. Greer ut Gala
ways, Frankiin Co., Woo j. T. Saul. resigned;
W. {. Waske2 ct ShawsviIln. Moutgomcry
Co, vice }. W. llc!.n, resigned. Tho postot
geo Of Yves: hlcroorsviilc Louis. Co, was ro.
established, With j. W. Nays as postmaster.