Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-09
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Special Correspondence Of the Alena. Gazette
WASHINGTON, u. O., Jan. 9, 1880

Special Correspondence Of the Etera Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. O., Jan. 9, 1880
Ii the House of Representatives this morn
ing MIR. Ryan, Of Kansas, introduced bill ad-
rnittirg free OF duty ell articles contributed
from abroad TO The negroes who have cmlara;-
ed from the South. lp otferlog It, lie sa!G
that suah articles were &C umutalGg 10 The
cus:o.us houses OF the un.ry 10 large qrsnti-
ties, sud that the passage Of The b. '4eu!d
relieve the customs houses as we'll as lbU poor
people tor whom the sgtclee were Intended.
Nr Wood said chat tbs Ways and Mesns Com.
nlttee Tad several bills Ct sniliar character
b@ioTo hem. sDG tha, they h0pec to be ane
20 report 4 satisfactory bill atX Tetk. The
c0multtce Of the SGnhiC. appointed uuder ihc
Voorhees, resolution, to Investigate the negro
exodus NET his morulGG, oTg3GiZ!i AID lad
out their pan Of operations
In the House tc d Judge Harris reported
bill tc relieve Wa. Sharp, OF Virginia, c his
oli.icat di.a5il:.iaS, and ii was passed
The delegates irou Virginia 10 The grcanb OK
couv alon. i.JW Ia seSsoD 10 this city, arc
". 9. ani II. I. Douglass, oi Eauqnior Co.
=, y Hcndc!!tc, OF Smgthe Co., and Jch,4
M+5oG, O. FaifisS 90. The committee, to
$ hon waa referred the selection of tho time
| AID pisc" Tor holding he patIoual convention,
| nave designated May - FIR the former a.d
Chicago Tor tho latter. The convention will
p:Ubeb!y ahj urn t. Gay. Its spirit. Whi;o OPP
posed 70 bJ!h The republican aad dCu,c-anc
| parties, ssoms moro kindly disposed toward the
former. Col. Iaaics. who o@ra SOME lsud be-
lJa Alexandra, rs coe Of the promioe1t mem,
| 5cTs OF the convention, but Dynuis kesrncy is
| tha !loo Of the body
Mr.. Cha'l VI D.! Pug, OF PhifadclpEi, ia,
| the irvy1tor Vi tho DIR C. process OF msk'ug
| non, IS COW ID this ~, aad ssys he wills visit
| AcXandrIs to m0TTOw AID explain that process
20 the busiu2ss men there. a1 the Corn EZ-
ohaugc. aad sa i,ty them Of the facility s5d
economy OF establishing iron works there.
| The famous Judge Maokcy, of South Carolina,
| who, 90 Gen. Grants rtc,nt trip through the
Palmetto State. put him OF record with regard
TO the 0uTet shiTuHeys 9G By Gen. Sheul:p,
! Il no~ here IN the Interests Of the bill Tor pen
| si>n'ng inc soldiers OF the Mex.caa war. He
! says tpat the surps0cs Of his regiment aonG
| oaVa tC 7upp0rt xix OF sGvGE Of hels impOvtr-
! !=ha0 m!adcs; cnd shet that rXpcrse, though
ohceriUiiy born, !s ceel!y burGcu:0m,; and shat
| be understands all rhe members OF the Pension
Committee arc in favnr OF tie passage cf bill
giving nGns!ou to all the surV!viag ofic rs and
soldiers OF IL Mexican war, sod that, loo, with
10 reter2ncc 10 the .c!i9n 0! said SURVIVORS suisse
quoat 20 that isar, and that the o7y thing now
| wanted is a report TO Ihst effect, With such
report, he saya, there will be notiff coty iosctt!ng
il through beth bratcles Of Congress. Tho
Judge also says IN GcteveI CO TO tbs poiitc;l
feeling IN Scuth Carolina, that gentleman 10
| that State would consider himself insutcG if il
Sas ln'lmstcd tnas te would vcte toy Genera!
GrGut.
1t would be Hali if the Washington morning
| ncwspaper= wand mention the h3ur to Which
the TWO houses 81 C2raT2.s adjourn. There
was DO session OF the Senate 10 Cay, that body
having afjourned over yesterday uati! Monday,
bni still tee chaplaio, Rev. D.. Bullock, OF
Alexandria. sud several Senators, fiodIbg 10
notice ct such sdj ouTnmant in the papers to
Which! we refer, took ,hc trouble 20 come 10 the
Can'tol Ia usual.
Jud c Ball. Of tho L7udoul c2unSy jFa.)
Court, was here y, s;rrday or Ri way 10 Rich
murd 20 see Hha, Gao be done IoWarc retaiulug
bis position. Il is said. however, that tho re.
atjuS:crs heVc determined to have his anRlp aud
that fls successor has been selected. Ii Is also
rorcrtod that TIE first criminal case
lis succe ssor will have to try vii! b. one 10
whlon himself, the new judge, will be the &C.
cuscd parry.
DCiH" upTc negroes suSp' Geo or COM1lCitC
IL the late shocking marder mere were arrested
this morning a5d TIC police ara sure Ct arrest.
log more this afternoon, hDd though, 10 police
ps!ancc, the dead wood is on none OF them as
get, iieIo II srOcg hope that the guilty parties
VIII &c det:c,Ct before the expiration Of many
more days.
Ii Is understood that the House Committee
on Tire IL vision ct the LsRs, OF which judge
Harris is tho chairman, vii! also oppose the
eGop;ioo OF the rcpor3 0. the Com pittcn on
lsutca, Tor the resson that should that report be
adopted s;Ic Committee ca the vision OF the
| Laws Ill have ii;ilc OF ooLhirg to do. Under
TIC existing rules the COMMITTEE or Railroads
| aod Caoals. OF which Mr.. Cabel! l. chairman,
have as lito TO d. as Judge Ha;rls' committee
Will huvh TO d. Ii der the new rules.
Nj. jailed, cx radical and at present
woman suffrage liberal. who delivered speech
10 Acxand'is 5000 after the 9ar. is the couosel
before the House Committee On Elections for
N2noely, democrat, who ia en- :csting seat
| from Minnesota
The temporary resumption Of the coal BUSH
ncas % the cadsl vas c.u5cd by Inc scndng of
few bra'a from Georgetown to Cumberland
icr loads by the Consolidation Company, n?
had moi enough coaI Oh hand to fiji orders
" hon these bosts shall rctuEn the cal business
"l bc closed for the season.
cove ssEsSi2Iv.sL AsIpCEE Ds.rGs.