Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-14
FROM WASHING7 ON.
Special CORRESPONDENCE 81 the AIs1a. Cczctte
WASHINGTON, il, o.. ilarch II, 1881.

The sole and absorbing topic Of interest 10
Washington to day is The contest now 10 progress
10 tho Senate about tho orgsn;z ,ticn thereof.
To i! the assassination Of tho Car end ali other
matters, even the denomination of Stanley Mah.
eWs to the Suprcmc Bench aro subordioatcd and |
it aIono forms the basis Of talk from tho White |
House to tue commoncst o1in3r iroeg,r3 10 tho |
city. ln Anticipation Of an interesting, if not
exciting session, large crowd assembled on The |
Senate side of tho Capitol; 80 large that it |
filled tls galleries and floor to .eplction and
ovcIhowiug them ran over with into all the corri-
doris, aiming them so es to interrupt the pas.
sage of people who had business there. The
c:oEd, too. was tho leas. mixed, or rather had
moro prcmineat people in it than any that has
assembled there for some time pas, that on the
floor in rear OF the senators seats being com
posed principally ct cX-Scnators AID tx and
present members of Congress. Governors OF
States and other we'll knoWn people. As soon
as the Senate was called to order, MIR. Popdle-
ton called up bis order for constituting the com
mittcCs of the Senate, and addressed the Senate
thereon, satiste :oriy rcfuting tho charges that
the democrats vera endeavoring to possess
themselves OF that which they were not entitled
TO. and maintaining tho ASSERTION tina. simply for
mean end low partisan gsio, and that too only
for short time, tho republicans had fist, by
motion to lay ever. then by q point of order.
and last BY proposal thai soma democrats
should form pairs with people who ore cot and
who may mover 30 Senators, delayed the organ
izitlon of the Senate and consequently tho
transaction OF tho tu;iness Tor which the Presl-
dent convened them u1;ll tho month OF March
was halt conc. As soon IS he hbd Concluded,
Mir. Allison moved 10 60 lUt0 executive session,
tu: withdrew !: In order that Mr.. Bsysrd might
! make some remarks MIR. Bsyard treated the
opposition of the republicans TO the Organz ,tion
! CT the Senate as 6 small affair; 100 small for
greet party to undertake, and asserted that
.v,n If oil the republicans had said abou! the
| motives that impelled the democrats in their
desire to oIganiz, and proceed With the bust
| ness before them were true, still republican OPP
position would be without good aGd sufficient
| reaso1, Tor that they could change the orgsni
cation IL ten milutes whenever they he'd q
| majority of tho members, But no said tho
democrats 10 their efforts to proceed with busi-
| ness Wero ac.uatcd By nome of the motives as
o.ibad to them By tho republicans. and that 30
| tsr ca ho was concerned, ho had no conception
Of, nor had ho Lesrd any member 90 his
side Of The chamber ssy what possible
/
qlertly an carly GCj)urImant Of the Senate
could be to the democrats when the only
business before It vas the confirmation of nom
nations mado bG a republican PtosiGent
| At the conclusion OF MIR. Bayard's speech, the
motlo0 to 20 latO executive session was renew.
| ed, but defeated By vote of 35 to 81, Mcssrs
Garland and Eimordson beDg psired aud
| General Malone voting with tho republicans
His response to the call OF his pane was 8tla2-
| cd moment, during which complete silence
prevailed, every car 10 the vast sssomblsge b :
Jog stretched to catch it, and when tho AYE"
camo out, in q sharp, strlaent erl di,tinc;y au.
dlbie tone, it was received Tith applause in the
galleries, mud with smiles on both sides of tho
chamber. while several OF t;o republicans i'm
modialely around tho General, particularly no.
tIc,abIo among whom were Mr.. Ferry. whose
| eye hiss hard y lost tho biul given it by e.
tlcman whose vito no insuitct, snd Mr. HILL,
| tho kntWaoiflng from Colorado, mado haste to
! grasp his hand and congratulate him nn his en-.
try into lhn republican fold. Mr.. CoDkli0g thon
took the Noor. sui il nov delivering one CT his
| characteristic speeches in opposition TO an cr~
| gapz stion until ali Tho vacauci2s among tho
repuhl laY s;,nl! iIavs been filled, which can
not possibly b. TIL toward the G;0aa OF ho week.
| Gen. Nl3hnuc' 4 so'iou 10 day 10 voting with
1 tho republicans. pmilo not uncE p3c;eu, was
rather surprising 20 many democratic Ronatora.
for many OF ti!cm iad refused to believe ell
they had seen about him 10 the newspapers
aud had s0d from tho FIRST that whiic he liked
| tho notO1ia!y lila unoCrtsny had created for
| him, yet when h5 time came no would vote az
no had said lie won!d, as q democrat, South.
cf1 man and ss vlrginian. Iii, vote tEc,o.
fore to thon Was rather unexpected. 10 others,
however, it vas not l0aItsr'j surprise. Whilo
| q !eW democrats senator's are rather pleased at
| tho Wy TO lis voted. Tor tho raason es
ooo o, LhUm said, that no DOW know Whcro to
| find Mr.. MshoGc.' Others arc sorfoy and regret
| his ac.!on. cue rcra1kipg, II you'd not have
cast that vote to &c President" The General
with hlf. Gohsra, lad & long interview with
tho President this morniog before tho session
OF the Senate o0mmeLccd. at the republican
CAUCUS. which VAS also bold before the Senate
Enct. cornit,eo, consisting Of Mcssrs. Hoar.
L,SaD aGd Dan Camcrap, was appointed to hold
q csG:ul.sion with tho General AID find out
what agrlUmcnt wCu q DO nIcdo with him by
which 10 slcato BIS vjte. Thu CONSULTATION
was brought TO close by the meeting Of the
Senate before all the forms lad been completed.
ard It 10 understood that tho republicans will,
after adjournment 10 day, Icc0nvone their eau,
Gus. 10 hear tho report of the committee, and
ACT upon i. Ihs republicans 10 their cast of
tho committee had made General Mahono
chairman Of tho Committee on Aarcul, uce and
put him on the Postcffco Committee.
! Among tho nominations sent TO tho Senate TO.
dag By the President tho following wero the
most important: Stanley Matthews TO DO Asso.
ciato Justice Of tho Supreme Court; Don a.
| Pardee to be Judge Of tho U. S. Circuit Court
for The h District end j. w. Powell 10 DO
| Director CT The u. Z. Geological Survey. Judge
| Psrdco is sn Ohio nan. was u member CT the
Presidents regiment during the war, and was
chiefly instrur ental in defeating tho nomination
! Of Judge Billings.
Should the republicans gain possession of tho
Senate, as now seems probable, Rev. j. r, Ran
| hin, OF the Congregationaist Church. will BIO
candidate for the Chaplsinship of that body, the
place now hold by Kev. DR.. Bullock.
Senator Johnston has beoa requested to see
what csn be done shout getting son OF MIR. j.
L. Jet, of Stafford county. Va, out of the ar
my, go he enlisted when under the Influence of
liquor, and when utterly irresponsible for his
action. Tho Senator Is doing all ne Can in tho