Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-13
FRH.M HIHshs,Fa Tty.S.
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Guzet

Ing tho presidential electoral vote. They
adopted q resolution erjJDlng s; ciecy 90 the
part OF tic members rcspCc lug their proceed
ines, but enough has leaked cut 10 warrant the
| assertion ila; they became Gung on tho most
lmportaa! provision Of th2 proposed rule, Erl!
that st Tic !iaIo OF a5j ,uMn8tnt theso IVES 70
likelihood 0i getting unhupg. They vii! have
| another m:olcr 10 morrcW, Jub il ID bc!ieg; d
BY nlaaT has tho cAmUItGc commenced its
work too jHG FIR il 30 accomplish anything this
session.
Sh0a;d az apalriGG;:y aesug Il Gay III effort
vii! Do made 20 : I. i!n ha Io3tGtlao Yp2rCp7la.
t3n hi! 10 Tic Senate anG pal it, it thought,
however, that tbs House will rot rev5e 20 The
Senate 5 amendments. mentioned 10 this cCr-
rcspGndtnce yesterday, and that cy2u = corl3s'
eLc2 o2nimi.tCr 90 Il y:!l! FIJI to agree.
The House "'ayi ard Means Committee Ills
morning rErCCt b. vols 0; siS 10 to2v 10 re-
2cEt & resolution i@y Adjournment On the 3lst
irs:. j is thought It viii he adopted by tic
unanimous v0:2 c: iho roDutcsos and iar2o
| uuG Der 0t Democrats tn! sh1Cli it be. there
is great doubt CT lis execution, for i! is 5ccom-
| Ing more c,1t"ln that tho tree trade men of
| the House viii DO all th1y eau 10 prOvIko @
| tariff debate AID it that b, OF all prolonged, OF
CruiCS t'+SlC WIN DJL w ilUlC GuUuSH DatWGeD
| now e0d The designated date for tho passage Of
the necessary appropriation bills. Al al occiden-
| tal meeting YES crday 10 one OF The House com-
nittco roows If several members of Congress,
| among whom were Mcsss. Black burn, Tucker,
Cabcl and others, tho opinion WIS generally
| tXoressed that the session could rot pcssibly
adjourn by tho cud Of the month, bicluse
| the cluntry Won d lot forgive them if they
did DOT at least Try to LtF0rd some relief from
tho burdens CT tho present tariff. Should,
however. tho House agree to Roj0urn it is tx.
trcmCly doubtful! if the Senate will oven take
| up tho resolution until othtr matters now before
| it shall have been definitely disposed of, among
| them Mr.. Bayard's bill about the appoiut-
mcnt ii d,plIy mGrshalS. Tho don't cats
| want this bill passed, as otherwise the whole
Arrangement Gt the ntxt presidential election
| vi rcmGla ia tho hands Of the republicans.
| and they arc not wiling therefore to flash ell
| tho Necessary business md leave this party
measure Tor the last, lest the republicans, with
| the aid OF democrats more anxious about their
own than their party's interests, will fore, on
adjournment betnrc it can be passed.
Tho Ways nbd Meat Committee alao com,
| moi C d the o:rsdtra;Ion Of tho bill for liyiug
| 40 income tax tut took an informal r. c,ss be-
toro sny c>Geluspn rcsp;c ing it was reached.
The chairman tt tho House Diitlot CT Go.
| lumhla Committee has written 10 the Mayor oil
Alexandra 10 inset him here to morrow, aud
| go Wl'h him 10 The cDgiacer department and
| SEQ # It be p)ssi5ll to stop tho mud dumping
| pow ID progress IN the oharDol Of tho Potomac
| just hcI,w that ii y. AS it is understood tho
| May is absent, il would be well Tor tho aotiop
| Mayor tn GLtc:id to lh:H.
Tho r. coat iciIoE by IilO House 10 the Curtin.
| The ltEr,c s,0n that On moro oil suoh cases will
| bo disposed Of at this session. but that should
| they be- q nonn OF them will the action of tho
COMMITTEE on Elections be endorsed. Thero
IL, whether right or Wf0ng. o prevailing diapc-
| silion to disortd,t tho wnk IF this Committee,
10 tho llorS to day Mr.. Tonnshoud cpdcav-
| ored to ,ntroiGc, petitions from thousands of
| people 10 twelve dfIercut States for fec salt,
but the republic .ns Obj eoted, d, IN ,nding that
| they should g. through tho petition bux. Mr..
TownShcnd had tho provision Ct the Constiu
! ton read Which guarantees tho right of pol
| tl0D, nGh attempted to typl4in that pntitlors
| through tic huX arc ngvcr heard OF, bat the
republicans. by IeGTs. cat GALS and other noise,
drowned what 10 had 10 FAY, and tho chair
| fina ly decided that h, whs Dot in order
Anoiher row Was r.iscd in The House to day
| bv tho ipiroGuuiiou of favorable report on q
large pension bill By Mr.. Cobb, chairman of a
| sub c1m'blttcr. without. ns was sisted, having
received 'hc rcqa'a'tn authority icem The whoie
COMMITTEE. Mr. C":'H, !'nHoVrr, explained that
thouG', the inclnhtr" - tho committee co.sao
lively AMd Tot l'S!tT9!oa i'iu' TO rclnrt !AH bNl,
| each iiGl9iGGG' m@mhcr f!Rt, AID II s supposed
that tic fuss was k'GE,! U2 by ttaao opposed
Go 40 ei'jy sci5uT"1ac5t, sDega'Y 10 delay PTS
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