Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-18
FROM WASHINGl ON.
s.;al Co,rsspmde,,ee of the Aleza. Gazette.

FROM RASHING7 ON
Special Correspondence Of the Alero. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. O.. Dec. IS, 1880.
Julgo Hugh Sbeffey. Of Virginia. Was Of
tbs Capitol this mortiog. The Judge Is by no
means hopeful Of the political condition CT bis
State, and says that tho present II crease 10 the
value of her curities will be serious bndranco
to the settlement Of her debt, ioasmuch as her
Northern and Eurcpos1 creditors are realzlng
moro from the d tnan from their investments 10
us, bonds or British ,ls. and that while they
| would have accepted 50,. on the dollar willingly
| ia 1867 and less reelection 1908 then, they
would refuse now to accapt Got less WneD
the proposition Is made to them 10 ono h.na
with pistol in the other. The Judge is To-
Src "a r. think that the republicans. 10 their
nexs State platform, will itc'ude plan for the
honorable settlement Of tho debt, and believes
that the btss policy for the demo ctats to pursue
would be TO hold conference of the abes: men
| of both wings of their parry, which conference
sbould formulate plan for the settlement OF
tho debt upon terms fair to tho creditors and
honorable to the State, and tor their State ocn
yeptiop, to be composed Of representatives OF
democratic readjusters as we'll 80 iunders, to
sdopt or tmsnd this plan IS it may think hts
The Judge does not Think tho recent election
proved that the McCu:ca bill has tho support
of plurality of tho people of the State. nor
that the State should pay the lul amount OF
her debt, nor that so ceuts on the $500 OF her
reduced assessment will pay the iutcrcs: on her
| bonds, but he does Thick the ono great fault
she made WAS tho declaration that she can not
stand higher rate of taxation. and says that
while an Increase would bear heavily on lew
small portions Of the State, all tho rest could
stapd it without trouble, and ho mentioned
Counties 10 the Valley, 10 which tho taxes were
| as high as 81 and So 90 the 500 BY reason OF
subscriptions to rsironds, but which had ieW:r
delirquents than those In which the tax was onl2
so cents. With regard to that part of the debt
annortioncd to West Virsipis, he t5irks it is
not legally binding ppop that STATE; that the
holders Of the certi6c.t es can only look 10 Viz
9iris for their payment. and that when they
mske their demand Virginia c!u only say, VI
will assist you to oollt G: it from West Virginia
Tn tho best of my moor and insufficient ability.
Mr.. Kellogg WILL hardly be deprived CT his
seat. 80
The Senate on Monday will adopt the House
resolution fer taking RECESS from the - last
| to the 5:h prox. TIE plan OF the Yorktown
monument, now On exhibition here, is criticised
adversely by people who profess to DO well
mn" in such N atters Gen. Socfeli has been
assigned TO military division, composed OF
| Louisista, Texas, Arkansas and the lndian Ter.
ritory. with headquarters at Nav Ohea1s.
The littleoess OF modern cougressnen Is SUI.
| prising to those who have not associated Win
them long enough to understand them thor
ouebv, Two Instances Of it wero presented
Yesterday which thcugh by 20 means extranr
dinary illustrate il as wall as hundred. VI
the senstors who voted against the holiday re-
CESS i7s left last night and will not return untll
| after ito holidays, aud tho chairman OF tho
! House Committee on Pensions waots to DIS
oharze the clerk of that committee. a.thorcughi9
competent man, in ordor to give the plaza to BIS
son, and the opposition cf the other members
of tho committee to this charge has raised onto
6 scandal =,
The following changes on tho Senate side Of
| the Capitol wers made to day: q. w. Blog'
ham takes d. W. Shields place who takes tho
pIaco of r. w. Alstop. who goes to the doou'
ment room. w. H. Wall takes tho postlon
of j. N. Smi,hy removed. and j. T. GaskiDs
! that of J, s. Morgan, who has bccu appointed
clerk of tho Committee % the Cheyenne Indians.
No moro committee Sork. cxcops That OF
some of the sub committees of the Appropila-
lion Committee will b. dono uatll alter the
holidays. Mr.. Wood Of the House says he viii!
call up the refuodng bill as soon o. tho Military
| Academy bill has beea disposed OF and hop:s 10
have il rss,ed before tho Christmas holiday
conmercH. =. -,
Tho Mitsry Academy approximation bill
was under consideration 10 the uouse to day.
Mr.. Cooger. of Michigan, made it tho
o,casion of raising his hcrn aud giving q
rather prolonged blast for Whitaker, 10
which Ee denourc:d in round terms The
opposition 10 the negro. which. no said,
| is not oulS manifested but tagn at West
Point. lie also gave wave or two OF the bloody
shirt, but his speech fell perfectly lit as, tor
rarity, not single democrat took the least
notice of it except to smile when he was most
excited. Mr.. Cooger is an asDirans t!r Ihc
Spcskorsbip aud socks oil opportunities TOR
coming to tho front.
| A gent o nan jus. hero from Beaton, Fauquler
equity, Vireinis says that day or two ago,
| Young man named William Shumase. son OF Mr..
w. J. Shumste of that place. shot himself
through the loft lung. while in the psror OF q
| neigh Dor, no ae bang present at the time gu!
| himself and young lady who it is supposed
had discarded him. II is feared his wound II
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