Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-19
FROM WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence of the Alera, Ga

WASHINGTON. u. o., March 10, 1881,
E'ergtbiog is quiet and still abou! the Capt.
tol this morning. the combined irl1euc, Of the
rainy weather and the ADJOURNMENT of tho Sen.
ato until Monday having the natural effect of
keeping away, not only visitors, but also mspy
OF the people who have business there.
a caucus of the republican senators will be
held on Monday to determine when 10 c,nu
meLco proceedings with rcfercrc, to oustinp
from their positions Secretary Burch, Sergeant
at Arms Bright, Executive Clerk Peyton aud
Heading Clerk Schober. The substitutes for
these gentlemen, as already determined upon
BY The republicans and their ally, General Ma
hcae, are Messrs. Gorhsm, Rddlobcrser.
Young and Nightingale. Tho democratic sena
tors cay they will resist the proposed change
even to tho extent of i'ibuStcring, and that,
Though they may not in such opposition receive
the support OF Secator5 Davis aud Bayard and
probably one or, ut iurtherost. two other mem.
bers OF their party, they vii baVo sufficient
strength 10 accomplish their purpose, OF least,
un'll tho commencement of an extra or regular
session OF Congress. They say that tho repub-
Iicsus Can not expect them TO submit without
resistance 10 Ito stamping process after
oeiog Knocked down: that they hayo con.
coded IS much IS is possible under the crcun-
STANCES, and that iorhearance to r1di,al aggres.
sIoo any longer will cease to bs O virtue.
They also say that tho committees having b,en
| appointed there is nothing to hinder the SPEEDY
| transaction Gf tho executive business for which
the Senate was convened AID IN eally adjourn.
ment, and that when tho session OF Congress
commences will DO time enough to change the
| otaoers OF the body. NotTthstsndirg this. Tho
republicans, or rather some OF them, say they
have majority OF the Sente aud al c determined
to enter upon tho benefits thereof at once, and
| that should the democrats attempt to hinder
tnem IN the achievement OF that Of i,ct, they
Will 1oroe the Issue to physical test inmedi
ateiy, and that past cXperiorc, proves that such
test Will result IN their favor. Others. h1Ws
ever, among the moro moderate men Of their
patty, say they will co. resort to such test
but when they find tho democrats iatend TO fill
buster, Will be content to postpone the c,ptem-
plated change ubtil the extra session, which,
they now soem to thick. will bo convened some
time in May.
Nearly oil Of tho standing committees Of The
Senate will hold meetings on Monday next, oil,
OF leHst, that have had nonioatipra referred TO
them.
The yorktown Commission has b,cu Motif ID
that New Jersey will send TO tho centennial o
battalion OF troops to DO selected By c,mpetltyo
drill; also that tho Governor aud Yorkto.n
Con missioner Of Colorado will aiioud the ON
tenpial.
Miss Van Lew informed tho Gszetto's ccr-
respondent to day that General Malone would
not oppose her appointment IS postmaster ct
Richmond.
There appears to be a sort Of inohca.c or Of
least uniormulGted belief among not only dem
ccrats out among many upin.erestcd eud un-
preIudcsd people OF all parties that como of tho
republicans will yet kick against tho terms Of
agreement entered into By mems of Mr. Cor
nam, primarily tor his oTn and seoondRrily for
bis party's benefit. between General Malone
and tho republican CAUCUS aud that this kicking,
| now that the committees hsva been secured,
would &c sufficient to burst up tho whole or.
rapgsment were it not that tho cn!iro work Of
organlzlng the Senate will have 10 be COVE over
| again at the commencement Of the aeXt session,
no matter how soon that may bo convened,
and the fear that if they. Ego back" upon Ma.
hone now, no will reciproc,te when tho oppol~
| tunlty shall be afforded him. Tho General
| certainly. by tcrtultous circumstances, holds
| tho republican party n the hollow OF his hand;
he is cmphaticalIY "bigor" man than Gar.
field. What humiIiatiog position for great
party to bo in, to be sureI
The saddest looking people s:ca abou! tho
Capitol now ere tho Senate committee clerks
who have just lost their positions by reasons OF
| the recastipg OF those committees in the repub-
llcan interest. Snma of thnm vera "houoood'
| within ten minutes after tho new chalrmon
were elected. A few others, however, those of
| the committees Of which tho two Camerous and
| MIR. Blair arc chairmen, have been told to hold
on If not Tor years. at least for time. Some
OF the now chslrmen Wero as anxious to get
| possession of their rooms as their clerks were
to get possession of their cicrkships, and
tho handsome furniture. Including the brsss
Tenders. andifous md shoveIs nnd touys, that
adorood tho few republican committee rooms
| last session have been removed from these
rooms now iha. they have been assigned to
| tho democrats, and put 10 tho rooms nov occus
| pied by the republicans.
Senator Hill has rtcaived bushcl of letters
and kilograms from ell sec iocs of Virginia,
| thanking him for tho part no took 10 his late
affair with General Malone. 1t is understood
that some Ladies of Alexandra are to send him
@ bouquet from their gardene. larger and hand
Sinner than tho one s:nt General Mahono by
otder Of the President from tho conservatory of
tho White House. 1t is also said that two hue.
drcd thousand copies OF the Congressional Re-
cord, con.ainipg the debate bctEoon himself
and General Malone, have been ordered for diss
tribu!ion 10 Virginia.
WOOdlawn Agricultural Society.
The March meeting of this association was
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