Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-30

FROM WASHING7 ON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alsza. Gazette.

sSfcClCt Correspondence OF tES 6te-oUs 0uactte.
WASHINGTON. D. O., Nov. 30. 1880.
The congressional 'iut committee, composed
Of ore Se0ator and one Repre- sentative from each
of The ctisila! ttirtefn States, Of which SsDa-
tor Johnston is chsirDan The Board CT State
Commissioners, composed IF 8 member from
every State 10 the Uaior, Of which Govtrnor
Holiday is president, AID the Yorktown Cen
tcpniaI Association. an incorporated company,
OF which Mr. Welsh, of Philadelphia. * Min
lister 10 E5glod, is president, will meet hero co
the l0.h prcximo for tie purpose OF examining
tie piats aod settling upon tll thu necessary
arrangements fir ice Yorktown Centennial nt4:
October, WHICH. ffcm present appearances.
prem sss to BE- grand cfar. Tho association
has purchased large trsct Of land. lGclldlpg
tia! CD wtoh the capitu!allon was made, and
will rep.is b,lh the Halstead and the Moore
housta TEo site Of tho monument Will be near
tho foFm:r, AID Gn the shore below il the asso-
citation will build Whaif OF which visitors by
water Hi!l land. The association intend build
log railroad 10 the plscs and ono around 1t,
sfter tho trd:r IF that at the Philadelphia Cen
te1p!al. Ehcy will s!so erccs buildings and
ferces. sa1 propose keeping up the celebration
for one month, having different diversions tor
each day thereof Rote.t Winthrop. Of Mas
sachuset;s, hod Barron Hope. of Virginia. arc
suggested as hs orator aod poet of tho ocaa-
sop.
Members Ct both The uou5c aud tho Seus:e
are arriving ucw by every train. Forty ttree
of The fjrmtr havo reported at the House posi-,
| cii,o aud nearly oao thId ct tho latter arc al.
ready il the Gig. Among The menbe;s ct toe
House who arrived this moraios Was Dir. L1Rc,
tho gycsDbscker rom Alabama, who was do
feated ct The recent election by Gencrsi
Wheeler, formerly of tho Confederate cavalry.
Mr.. Lowe. it Hil b, remembered, challenged
General Logao last winter for denying bis
(Lo9e's) assertion that be (Logau) had recruit
cd soldiers for Sic Confederate army, which be
did. IS is we'll known to thOu3sods Of people 10
Scu;hcrr liiioois now living.
About seven o'clock this mcrning fro vas
discovered in tho cloak loom On the republican
side OF the hell Ct tie House of Represents,
tiVes How Iorg il had been buriiog is IN.
knowo. 1t is supposed it originated from q
defective Il Ie. TIE damage was slight.
10 an Interview with newspaper c)rsspoo-
icrt this nornicg Dir. Speaker Randall said
csu.ps OF tho demicral members Of the
uouss would be held o. Saturday fa sufficient
numbtr arrive by that time. of Wh'cl be did
not have much doubt, but if not then, on Moo
dsy, when, among other things 10 be consider.
ed, would be the nomination of postmaster OF
the Hcusc, TO complete the term fer which the
late Captain S;euart, Of AexardIia, was
| elected. The Speaker also seii tho republicans
would Try to hsve en- tX "a se5s!oo. Several
reIu.llcs5s, SEGA oTs as we'll us representatives,
when iuttIrcga!ed % this latter sui G., zero
emphatic in expressing their disbelief IL au
oz'rs ssssi.n, saying that the President end his
Cabnet would want time 20 msturely consider
the Iiae Of polic7 they Gre 10 puislt; tina. the
people Wero willing TO allow them that time,
and tia: uIl,s5 tho democrats ut.enntcd some
fooIishness. which oouIi not be footed. as
Hayes VIII renaio in the While House until
the ord Ct this Congress. DO interest of the
csuDtry would demand on extra session. Such
talk by republicans, however, is supposed by
some to be an attempt to pm! the democrats OF
their guard, ard lead them into some s1ca
looii5hDe5S is will afford an excise fer sa extra
ses,ior--a refussl, for iustaLce, to peY deputy
mar5hsls and supervisors of slcc:iors.
1t is supposed at the Navy Department that
the late Sandriogh2n affair at tho Norfolk pavy
yard will not DO Invested with tho dignity OF az
icierpalonnl q1sttior, bus that few notes
coutsioiug Apologies ord oooaptances bst|ecn
Min;s!er Thoroton sn1 Secretary Thompson
will be tuficru. to sst all Thugs right again.