Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-09
iECN HASHING7ON.
Sp6eicl Correspondence Of the Aleaa. Gazstts
MAsuINGIoE. D. c.. April 9, 1881.

Tho dead lock in the Senate is still without
apparent evidence Of break. Some Of these,
however. who arc personally Interested 10 tho
matter say the rad:ci! ciucu5 will agree, about
the ED 0! rex. week, to tlo1 The Senate 10
act upon Tho nominations now before it, O.he.s
say tbat Gs The President has noH espolEcd the
Malone caGs,, he will attempt to bronx the
!sck By calling an extra session; bu! IS the der.
octats are reported to bavo definitely determined
that Mr.. Ridilebcrger shall not be elected Ser.
GcaDt at Arms. it is not seen how az extra sas>
sion can help him; Gnd then, too, it would lock
rather strange if the necessity for the simple
election ct Virginia rcpudiator to a minor Of.
iIoo 10 tho Senate should induce the President
to do what tho requirements of SUCH important
naiooil Interests as arc Involved 10 tho tuod-
pg Sc nnpoIti3uIueGt bills failed to accom-
nsh. 80 tGT ES can ba Esccrtaluod to day
hcrc is really 20 definite outlook fer break,
Did on9 Ut the republican senators Wh0 has
gone home has psir;d uatl O,.obcr.
Ot the five Nirglnisn5 appointed 10 clerk.
ships III the Pension Odi,e h:r, yesterday. Mr..
Douglass is the lnte consul to Bradford, Egg
lane. Mr.. Dejarnettc ia the brother OF Daniel
=. DsJarnotte, oncs member CT Congress
from Virginia, aud Po!tr *. Jones is negro
who Was onco member Of the Virginia Legs
laturc.
The crowd at the Sara B,rnhsrdt matinee
to day was ouo Of tho larges: the National Tho
afro ever held. The performance dill not cjm
norco until Two O'Clock. but those who had not
obtained reserved seats commcuced 10 gather
around the doors as carly So eleven &. N.
Those Who saw her OF last nights performance
were disappointed, ard say sho has not the his
tfiouiC taleat Of several Amer'cin women low
| Oh tho stage. Sho is as skinny and ugly as
ever. 10 this connection it msy bo remarked
that tho si:o that vii! probably be selected for
| tho now Theatre, Immediately opposite the Ar
lingt0n Hotel. is generally considered the best
| 10 tho city. 1t Will hav, exit doors ca all Jour
Sld0s.
hlr. John Amber Smith says thu! The rep:r!
| oil examiner Lat easter IN Tho case OF u. s. Mar
ahsl Lewis mss at last been acted upon at the
| Treasury Department. and that Of the $50 600
eccoGas OF the rarshb. MI but 81 600 have
been allowed, and thst vi the latter sum 500
vas ioT carrying prisoners farther than the
nearest commissioner. bu! that this dearest
| commissioner naa rot appointed Until four
months sitter the account was made. Mr.
| L?ry, u. S. Attorney iOr tic district, has, it is
I understood, demanded so Investigation OF the
affairs Of his olEioo.
! Ex GovoracrJ Madison WeIis OF Louisiana
Is Sill here. lie Isl strong Malone man. arc
! says tho administration must support the Geo
cTal as tic ouY gay to break 10 the "damac]
rehcis.' Among tho most ardent Firgiois
| MahGnitos no9 hero arc some Republicans from
that State. whG. until recently. were opposed t
a7y utilization with the Mahoue party, nud wore
| the a7oWed supporters Of the eti gh!ouI repub
Ilca1 debt pay!pg movement.
| All tho democratic ncnbtrs Of tho Senate art
in tho rCc1p. OF letters from their constituents
| Gppl2utiag thea for iha stand ;hc7 hgys taken
and telling thcu that il has donc moro &c
Dg,h1o their party and revive It's hopes, and
a!ir6cs tho support OF yolog moD, than sny'
thpg that las happened during the last iou
| years
With regard 10 tho f sht over the Robertson
| nomination 1t is certain that tho President vii
not withdraw that romoaioD, and tha. Mr..
CorkllDg vii! bsVe msj0rly Of the republcir
Senators to su3!ala him 10 his opposition 10 its
| confirmation. Tie result, therefore, lies with
the demccTsIio Senst1ra, ard IS the President
mas declared lis i1teuiicu OF supporting the
Manouc movtmo ut aud as ho Gao do thorI
moro harm thaD Nj. Cooking. they are adVis.
Cd to choose tho lcas! of two evils, snd on The
question o! MIR. Robertson $ confirmation vott
against it with Hir. Conk!iug. They will thu
support Sd eremr, to DC sure, bat MORO opcr
oao than thu President, whom they will cripple
Se7era delnocia,ic Senators have prepared
speeches on The question nov befOr: tie Sen
a!o. Gid will fire them eff mex! week if 10 tht
mesntinlo tic republicans do not como to same
| agreement by which the hu>i0ets for which TIT
| session IVES Convened cl2 he proceeded with
| Mr.. JOhrst0l bss already poured two broad.
sides ioto Gan. Mahone but has several more
s;iAts i1 lis lGcktr, OF which be will avail him
self should the debate continue Mcssts. Foor
h3cs. Butter, Walker, Beck and others vii
speak, the latter on Monday n(Xt.