Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-28
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gc=r
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Fcb oS 1891


WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. oS, 1881.
Tic report that Mir. Hsyes will coavcue the
cXtcutva session Of tho Senate 90 the 4:h of |
March is denied by mary republicans. but is
reatnsmod By tho agents Of the Associated |
Press, who say that such OF lenst was his n!en.
ton yesterday evening. But Mr.. Hayes has
changed biz mind, for 10 an iterv;ew Sith Col.
Popham this morniog he told the Colonel that
ho does not intend to issue call Tor the tx?cu.
| tive session, it OF all, until alter no shall havo
| Consulted tho President cleo! upon the sui lee;
that ho thinks 40 early q session entirely un-
necessarily, that he is utterly opposed to allow
| Ing tho democrats to reoreaDZ, tho Senate by
| q snap Judgment made possible ~ the death
| OF Senator Carpenter; ard that tho appoint
mcnt OF his Own Cabinet was not confirmed
unit! two Wet * aiior his inauguration, and that
during tho interval the Csbl0ot of Gen. Grant
held over and beld three meetings 10 The very
room 10 which the iotcrViaw with tho Colonel
vas 10 progress. Ii will thus be seen that so far
at least ss depends upon Mr.. Hayes, tho next
Senate will no organized in tn, interes. of the
republicans, and that he will play tho rclo Of
fraud 10 tho last. CoIone! Popham's 10.
terVlew lends confirmation to tho report 10 cir.
/
President elect will call an extra session Of
Congress, to convene on or about The 18th OF
March. and may account fer tho opposition OF
the republicans in the House this morp;n, TO
The consideration of tho Funding bill.
10 the Senate to day, Mr., Wheeler cc.iuc
Vice President, laid before that body the Gro
den,ials of General Mshone, az Senator elect
from Virginia. They differ from those Of all
tho other Senators presented this session in
that they do cot state the yesr in which he was
elected, and fix tho 81 instead Ct the 4!h of
March as tho commencement Of bis term. In
them the Senator elect is designated as William
Malone, ESQ.,
The House 10 day passed tho Sundfy Civil
bill ~lth amendments for coaling stations n;ar
tho ls;hmus of Panama. md for giving Mcsrs.
Yocum and Curtin $4,000 each for expeusts in
their contested election case and SIS 500 to each
of tho partie, in all the contested election cases.
If this rule DO established sitting msmbors will
rather court than tieot to having their seats
contested. Alter The bill was passed Sd attempt
was made 10 get up the funding bill but the
requisite two thirds could not be obtained ard
the regular order of tho day, tho ell Of States
Was proceeded with.
MIR. Urner, the republican member CT the
House from Maryland, said this morning that
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republican candidate for governor Of his Sao
at the last election, would be appointed pcs
master general under tho NIX: administration.
General Wickham's namo is ulso revived in
connection with this place.
In tho Senate, this morning, Mr. WtheIs
introduced as 40 amendment to tho Deficiency
bill, resolution II c.easiog tho pay Of q. w.
Kennedy, messenger Of tho Senate. MI.
Kennedy is from Now Market, Shenandoah
county, Va.
1t is reported to day that Mcasrs D;avo AID
Anderson, who have been appointed postmas.
ter and collector at Pitsburg will be confirmed
by the urlted irfucrc, of Mcssrs. Bane and
Wallace, and that Mr.. Cameron has thus re-
ccivod another kick.
| Among the notorious people on tho Hoor O.!
! the Senate to day we're Vico President eItc:
Arthur and MIR. John Kelley, Of New York.
Congressman ToWnshend. Of Illinois, who
has been quite i'll, and whose condition, there
fore. was O ciuso Of much solioitudo TO tho
democrats. is considerably better to day. Tho
condition CT OK Mayor Wa'lach was unchanged
at noon to day.
The Inaugural c:oHd is rapidly increasing
The galleries and corridors OF both houses Of
Corgtess and the rotunds of tho Capitol were
lhroIped to day. and almos, entirely by sliaag.
ers. The work of decorating tho htroc.s and
houses has already commenced, and il not in
terterUd with ty the WEATHER will DO magnii!.
cent. That ct tho White House haa been COM
plcted, but 1t is By GO mesrs success. The SOL
ders that are to tako part ia tho procession haVo
commenced TO arrive. The dress parade of tho
Marines OF the Arsenal this morning was Wit
messed By many speo!ato C,l. O.Cwiy, one
of Gen. Field aids ssya that should the Alex.
sndria Light Infantry add tho Cadets OF ST..
Johns Academy CONS he will e''hstthey will
have GOOD psco in tho line. OF the Virginia
companies that have siguifed their iutnoion oil
ctmirg. five arc white and sig arc colorcd. All
tho soldiers from tho South, white nld cn!orcd,
will DO in Ger. Fields division, and of that d.
vision. Tho Boys 10 Blue have determined
not 10 appear in tho procession, hecausc ono OF
tho divisions thereof ~ to be Commanded by al
eX retc!.
1t is Understood here that tho decision in tho
case Of the Washington and Ohio Railroad, sr-
, pued in Richmond scmo iine ago. will be rem
dered early in March.
Mr.. Phillips, tho efficient Superintendent of
the Potomac Ferry Company, will put the
steamer Arrowsmith on tho limo next Friday, in
addition 10 the two regulsr ferry boats.