Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-17

Special Correspondence of the Ale.es. Gu

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Special Correspondence Of the Aleca. Guaette
WASHINGTON. d. g., Arril II, 1850.
The democratic me ID 5ais Of tina Senate Com
mittee 90 Rules aod Commute on the EIectc-
raj Count held consultation this morning
RESPECTING tho most advisable course to be
pursued With reference to anendiog tho exist.
ing Iu!es for couutiag tho presidential electoral
vote. Nothing really de6nito was determined
upon. but the members seemed disposed to rec
ommcnd to the whole Committee on tho elec.o.
raj count, whontvar they shall meet. psrtial
revision of the old twenty second rule, to
the extent that tho RI ,ctioo of an etc oral
vote shal! require The consent If both houses
Of Congress-, instead Of one.
There are DOW SIS bills on The calendar IF the
House, all OF an important public character.
Among them arc bills for reauiating interstate
commerce. for charging the manner OF counlDg
nue laws. prohibiting political assessments, eX.
teudipg tho time for the completion of Pssi6o
railroads, the Fig John Porter bill aud others
equally as important. o. tho calendar of the
Committee If the Whtly of the House there
arc ] 50 propositions. among them that for re-
iundiog the public debt, for regulating immiera.
too. for amending the public land laws. for
assis log the suffering poor Of Ireland Ga the
private calendar there arc ovaE 500 bills, mainly
relating to pensions.
The EIeoIions Committee Of tho House
agreed to Gay by uoaliuou4 vote. with the
exception CT MIR. Field. of Massachusetts. to
report fayorabiy upon Dir. Msntiog's resolution
for what Is really an 7estgation Of the ACTON
OF tho chairman OF that committee. Mir.
Springer, in reiererc, to tho Donneliy- W ash.
burne conteRted election case. Mr.. Maupiog
il watching al opportunity TO report this action
of the committee to the House TO day. 1t will
doubtless DO passed. and thus tbs particulars OF
another democratic scandal be exposed.
10 Committee OF the Whole Of tho Hou>c
to day Mr.. Hotker's resolution for transferring
tic ludlan Bureau from tho Interior 10 the
War Department Was practically killed by MIR.
Wbltthorne. who, ss chairman, decided that il
Wss out OF order.
The Sherman fasco 10 Virginia is considered
here one OF tho most amusing episodes of the
campaigu. MeEsls. Baily, Maddox. WoItB,
FsndIetoa. end john Tyler were made special
agens of the Treasury for the purposc OF wor k,
ing up Sherman boom 10 Virginia, but the
boom died before it Was even boru, aad Mad
dox bad 10 make Grant speech boforo he
could be elected to the Ststa cJnvention from
Chesterfield couaty. 1t is understco that Mr.
Sherman is now Of tho opinion that such States
as Virginia and Other Southern States which
will not clst their electoral votes for tho 70.
publican candidate should not bs allowed to
fore, candidate upon the party.
Tho receip pts at the Treasury to day from in
terra revenue were S345.9l9; from customs
SG5l .000 The U. 8. bonds now 10 the Treas
ury as security for Dationa bank Doto ci!c lIa-
ton amount to 1862, 90S. $50; the amount
Of them deposited during the week was
5000 900; the amount Withdrawn va, 81, 4O3,.
900. The national bank notes received at the
Treasury for redemption during the week ending
to day vas SS5O,O00; for the corresponding
week last year 81 500 900; for to day $lOS O0O.
Il. Il. Tonkes. OF Shreveport, a planter, t.s-
tilted before the Exodus Com nittes to day that
there was no difficulty 10 c1lored peoI le-mcn,
women and cblldren-eetling plenty Of Wolk in
that region. The backs furnish tho best labor
the South has. Ii is to tho ptcaniary Interest
OF the whites to lrlat tho negroes well. Ho had
| uGvnr seen any intimidation or ourAces at tho
polls. Negroes enjoyed their civil tights in his
vicinity. IN, credit system of dIog business
undoubtedly affords facilities for dishonest mtr
ouuuib W CIcuI IsuuTAut lhuOrorH, HLlte aud
black. The nOgTo suffers moro from improvi
dcpc, than from emsl pay. H., stopped tho
exodu, movcmen: in bis section by employing
IN bis plAc, black man who had been to
Kansas. Ills description of that o,uary ourod
tho negroes OF their emigration ievlr. T.
T. Vason, of Shreveport, platter,
had never seen any intolfsronc, with the voting
OF negroes Educational facilities for the black q
ware lair. One black laborer was worth five
whites 1.-THE negrols he'd saved their money
they would owo the Stats OF Louisiana DOW.
They spend their money at gin shops, ginger
cako aid peanut staods, etc.. and tho merchants
cheat them cut OF s9me Of il. Tho blacks ara
better off DOW as raoo than when they were
slaves. The c1nditioL OF the planters is not
better than before the war.
Daniel ONeil, mem Dor Of the Capitol police
WAS discharged TO day for speaking disros poet
lu ~ and publicly of memhtr Of the House,
and his place filled by the appointment OF w.
q. McMichsel.
The Washington Gazette of tc-molrow will
contain Likeness Of Gen. Kppa Huuton, chair
man OF the Ways and Means Com mi,tse of the
House. aud representative from the Alexandria
district. 1t is understood that The General is not
candidate for re- election. tu, that ha will not
eject u nom natiOn if il be tsndered hin,