Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
FROM WASHINGTON
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n: 4. Il. w. / .Ii S.cce,t!y Ttomp-
sor, w:re t:r' t&o lious: tjr n:It'cc Oh For
ciln AfT.i!s Ibis ia:r-ios. The i,Gmor Areuiar
ia f.v!T OF the sdop!or pi lha Graoo RESOLUTION
fJr r:tlrating IL M;Lryv d.cfipo a1d pIe.
van;ia: II: ;='trctio9 oi the Pausm, c:oa',
and he is,iar fcpca:si. che arguments agar s.
is be maGo b,f.ro tic House ooa.mit c. q 10
t2roOt aac canals yesterday.
The House Cumnittc. Oh fu0 lc buildings,
agE-i d ttis morulcg to recommend the eppro
pria!}a Ct $50. 900 lir tho ex.cLslon Ct the
governweD. printing ottioc.
The House Committee OF C,mmcroo this
morning heard ar&uuccts in favor of tho re-.
cauatiOG OF tho fl ITS CT the Potomac, both by
AID by thosa Hho arc wiling that private parI
tieG shoUl Go it.
Tho House C0muttco on N,val Affairs
agreed this llorniog to report TO day tho Navel
Appropriation bill. Ii CO.'S not differ mate
rally from tho bill of last year.
Tho House Committee on Elections this
morOing unanimously adopted tho unsnim Gus
rep,rS OF tho SUB c3mG:i!ioe 10 The case of Bis
bee, republican. aga!rss Holt, democrat, ir ON
Flolils, giving The scat TO tic former.
Hull g)t Lin cartili;ate Of election by rea
son OF the ri !cti0n O; tho 7o.o of Madison
county, btcluso the returns Ct one prccirc. Of
that c)uuty were Fever s1rt il. Lie has drawn
his pay ard mileage for rcarIg tho whole CT the
18th Congress. and nov Mr.. Bishco will draw
an tQlsl amount 10 lump.
Inc Scrato Committee % Fo!oign AHairs,
YES engaged this morning 10 considering tho
claim OF Mrs. Gen. Stevens for largo amount
CT coel Belonging TO her husband ia Mexico,
AID seiz:d by the Mtxic,n government during
the late civil var 10 that country.
Tho vote CT tho Ben Holiday case in tho
S21a.o yesterday is supposed by several Soma
tors, to have GaitcIy decided !hc Kellogg case
in favor Ct TIC Incumbent.
The report that Col. Mcsb2 will lesvo Hong
koDg Mex month ard ertivo hero carly 10
March IS ocuG:med By letter received from
him yesterday. Il is believed that tho State
Department has refused 10 grant him O ur-
Tough. but as he Is Gu tho most friendly terms
with Pfcsi icnt' cl:ct Garfield, it is supposed
that hl9 salary aud travelling expenses will BIO
allowed him by tho mex! administration.
II. y. hamsdc!l td!tor of tho Republic OF
this city. fell on The slippery pavement last
night and broke HIS leg. Col. Dear, who broke
his leg by similar accident eomo weeks npo,
had it oGcastd in plaster est yesterday, and
is doing we'll,
The rational fatnala suffrage convention NIT
heio in L1coln Hall this morning. Tho attend.
aucc OF beth delegates and spectators was sms:l.
Among tho former tho most pramiocnt woro
Cady Shuaton, ph2o3o Cczz;nq ard Jocylin
Uaz,.
Pccmiacnt virsinisni COZ hero seem TO
think TINT decision ia tho Vr.iaia case, 70.
Gently argued 10 tho Supreme Court by General
Field and Mr.. Royal. will tend 10 no small do.
gree 10 IMPLY po'i!ciin Virginia, iaasmoch
u II will furnish tho democrats with ground
upoo which to build their rltiorn. They ap.
rear to thiok that tho amount Of tho debt %
fixed by tho MCCulIlch bill, with 3 per- oeut.
lutorcs:, will be what The democrats will iusiS.
upon.
Secretary Harcn. OF the Senate, says ihat the
Hlchmcnd Wing Is right when it calls him
50 cent lunder, but thu. SO cent iunderism 10
Tennessee is tho proposition Of tao bondholdcr,
ADD is rerltc .ly satisfactory 10 them.