Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-08
FL OF RASHINGICN
Special Correspondence ct Ike 44la:54. Ga;

~ AoA--1t4oN, II, ~, GihTGH :, 1901,
lhJ s9ssiCu It the Seuste to day Was a'm 81
as short as that of yesterday. After threo 40.
important orders b. d been entered, So Z: cullve
session vas he'd, during VII cA three appoint
men!s that had been reported upon laYorably
by committees at tho last session, among than
tat CT Mr.. Golf, to be U. 8. Attorney for
West Virginia. were confirmed, sud several
others. all fer niror posiiors, laid Oh the table
until tie committees shall bo arpoincd, the
doors Wero opened, AID the Senate adjourned.
Senator hlahone Was not 10 lis seat duripg the
cpan sa sion, but came 10 af!crward.
lho Indiana republican congressional dceea
lion held q o;nftrenoo to day, and determined
10 recommend 10 tho President the following
appointments: j. G. New, 10 bo Assistant
Secretary Of thu Treasury; Irgin NJ. Gordon,
to be Judge Of & ,urt Of Claims, vice liant pro
NOTED to Secretary Of Navy.
1t is currently r.prted TO day lha. Grant,
Conkling, Cameron and Logan and tho rest Of
that wing OF the stalwar;s hro b,comirg more
ard more dispeasad with the turn affairs orc
takirg at tic White House, aud that it is by
no means improbable President G4,li,l may
soon fod that he has powerful oppcsition 10
bis own party.
The committee apptiutod By tho Senate dcm
| ocratlc caucus TO reOrgap!zo tho committees OF
the Senate have not yet prepared their rrnort,
but vii probably DO ready 10 morrow. |; 50
! tho caucus will raassemblo. the report be adopt
| ed and tho republican caucus be Informed of it
| and be requested to f the blanks left for them
selves. 1t is also probable tat iii, rcrub.iclus
will refuse to do this, and will tell the demo-
| Gratis that they will not consent to the reorgani-
z,tion Of tho committees until all tho vacancies
! 90 their sido of the chamber arc filled. In this
| contingency tho action of tho demt cats is un-
ccrtaio, bat | am assured by oue of them,
| and no is from the West, that ho will not
assist in any forced organization. because such
| organization will bo upset es soon es The repuS
publican vacancies arc f;d IA attcmpt,
| therefore, to effect democratic Reorganization
at orce will probably fail, as it will rot receive
| the miro democratic support, and as the 70.
| publioaLs have it in their power, by diIatoly
proceedings, to proVcntt. If 10 attempt Of
\ this sort bo made, the interval between now
aud the timo tho republican vacancies arc filed
can DO spent in considering tho Chinese treaties
| or 10 outlining the many appointments the
President will send in without reference to m.
| mittocs. Tie democrats having set that preccr
| dent by the confirmation of the Cabinet nomi-
| cations, or tho Senate may OF lurn to bs cal cd
| together again By tho President when tho
Senate shall havo lis full complement OF mem
bars.
Julic G. l.. S,uut, Ct Alexandria, and Com
msnWeaIth's Attorney Burke, Of Al,x,pdri.
| county, wcro horo to day and he'd consultation
with Attorney General Field. OF Virginia. with
reference to tho case Of commonwealth VS.. Hen.
ricks, which is TO como up 10 tho Curt of Ap.
| peaIs at Richmond OF on carly day. This case
involves tho gu stion Of tho right OF Vir-
GINA courts 10 Try AID Iuush o man claim
ing TO boa citizen of Maryland for tho vio-
aion Of tho ii hing laws of Maryland. aud
Virginia. tho defendant claimiog that such
right is @ breach of tho compact en-
tered into between tho States Dsmsd 10 1875.
Judge Stuart represents the defendant and MIR.
| BuIko will assist the Attorney General.
! Tho opposition Of Nj. Don Cameron 10 lbo
oonfrmatirn Of tho Presidents Ccbnc. and
his subsequent moVo to confirm them, when he
found that ha wss alone 10 his opposition, fcr
the report that judge Davis ass stad him WIS
incorrect, have confirmed tho opinion long ca.
terained Of that Senator, which is anything
| bu: favorable. No matter what ho msy have
been as Secretary Of War under Grant, ss
| Senator and as politicl stratcgs. ho is, or
has demonstrated himself to be M utter failure.
| 1t is reported hero by parties from K clmond
that such of the delegates TO tho Negro Con.
vcnton to meet at Petersburg on tho II Ii lost.
as will 90 thcro pledged to support tho Ma
honeits will b. furnished with FREQ tickets.
| The others will havo to buy their lickos. II
this be so there is no doubt about tho action Of
| That committee.
Tho fight fer tho Richmond posll I'll ), ia now
| to rtcommonco with renewed Viscr. Mi Van
Lew is on hand; Mr.. Palouzi is recommended
by Messrs. Dorsey AID lowell, DR.. Gilmar, the
j, clmbcnt hes Con. MahonU's support. aud
| MIR. Nyo thinks tho lightning nay srlko him.
The course that General Malone will puriuo
as regards the roorgsnlZi alton Of tho Senate s no
! moro certain row thsn il WAS before no came
hero. 1t is understood that ho il in favor OF
postponing the reorganization until the COM
of the executive sossiou on tho 9TH Inst it is slIl
| surmaed by somo that he has been induced hy
| the alleged indisposition TO support him at tho
White House. TO allow the democrats 10 hold
possession Of the Senate lie is still, however,
chsperonnd By Senator Cameron, and Mr..
Halelt kilborn said this morning thst the nd.
| n abstraction would givo him sl The Virginia
patrt mage.
Messrs Jorgonson, Dezendorf aid other
| Southern republicans have an appointment with
tho President Of throo o'clock this afternoon tor
| the urpose Of advising him with reference TO
| tho appointments lie shsll mako in the South.
Notwithstanding the adjournment of Congress
| about two hundred members Of the House still
| remain in tho city.