Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Ga.sii
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec, I3, 1881,

Tue eeusrsl tenur OF tho tslk about tho Capt.
tol Oh be tariff question tt-'ay vas 10 The el-
ioct thss commission 10 rev.s, sud ''re.djas.''
! tbia is popular word DoW aiIl he sdap.ed at
this session CT Co02Iaa; ttst thsrc would b
iasfsc!ual effsris to re3u:c CT remove the duly
co some G,Iia!es, sHi that, though tho two
parties would MT be uai.s Oh suoa matters. tho
differences ID them woald Us! b, sufficient 10
weaken either On purely party questions.
Ia the Senate tt-laY Mr.. Vest Introduced q
bill guaranteeing bon19 10 the amouo. ii
100000. coo fJr tho Eads slip railroad across
the isthlnus Of Tebsnotoptc after Captain Eads
had expended SIS COO 0G0 10 prosiog tho prac-
tic .biIisy OF such canal.
a resolution 10 sGpoins q oo@mt;ce Oh NC
nsn sutfrEg' was introdcc.d 10 tho Sena.e tt-
day hy Mr. tIosr, hnt ctjec;ioa vas m,do by
MIR. Vest, OF HIlssou.i. who looked, though bc
d DOT say &C. as il Ia Was utterly opposed to
pstionallzirg ary tuca Yaokee idea.
This was till day in tho House, nnl there
WAC such flood of them TINT up tn &C ock
only three States had boen called. Ii the ssmo
ratio be kept IN By the others it will be or 5
O'Clock before Virginia is reached.
Rev. FIR. Peu'sor, of the NJ. F.. Church. Al
exaLdris, was Tbs favorte OF many members Of
tho Hcu'c for tito position OF Charl.io of tina:
bcdy, AID would have got!eu i. If tit of chcup
gush tor tho late Pf. sdeDt had cot ss;z,d the
republican CAUCUS OF tbs lss; moment. Had
Dir. Ptu!soo gotten the plsc, it would have
bseo remarkable ciscideros. cs the Chaplain
OF tho Srcslc. Rev. D.. BlIlock, vas ttkcp
fam Ale x,oGris
Mr. Rlasop. wha Is the ESPECIAL ilisni Of
sill measures calculated to promo!u the reliant
ton Of shs fats OF tho Pltcmsc. insrcduced o
resolution IN tho Seca'o Il LAP for the appoint
ment o. specl9i committee to whom shall b.
referred all such measures, aud that they bo
empowered to send for persous and papers :;
employ sebt grspGer AID cleik and do all that
is pcc:ssa'y to secure tho desired ohec: as 5000
"a possible
|; is rumorcd on the House side to-day that
Mr. J1rs;oSc1 will BE- mad, Chairman Of the
Committee ca Printing. This is one CT The
NEST imptr an COMMITTEES Of tho House. Tie
irlerds OF tbs Virginia roldi aster Members OF
thu Ntuc say hat Dir. Paul will be mato
Chairman ct the Committee CO Expenditures io
the Judiciary Department.. This is sn uum-
poraat committee. tut, uoinporttnt as is il,
tho Impression ia that it will Coz come to ci:her
Mr.. Paul CT Alr. Folk orsGn. a delcgalioo Of the
t'iaads OF Mr.. Psul, with letters OF lrd9Tstmeo
Tom severn! st the Leading raaG s:crs in Vii
glnla. c4l'ed uonu SpOsker ksifer this morning
and requested him 10 rtc1guig, tho read iusttrj
10 The llaus, by c;v:cg Mr. Paul the chairman
ship Ct o3mni:teo. Tao Speaker repiod
thst tt lister sis # the roadjustcfs would bo
property csrsd f1c. tat did rot soy that be
would esra cllht. IT theu ohhiTclauship
lotr. ouca from R;ehnouu to-day is to tho
Elf 6 that waits Dir. Massey SAT- tie ambition
OF ii lie is "a b. United States Senator snd
,ha! hs IS c,@llGals Tor tina: pIsos, b. hss DOT
pet determined o bcaak with General Mahouc
lest he should f.i! 20 gsi the few rsadiuiter
votes rtqoi>!;e 10 cleo: hln 9Th those OF ell
thD dctnoora's. aod n'so b turasd on: Of thu
otboa oi uii.cr FIR daring 10 oppose III, br 81.
Mtnbe:a Of the House say that il tho Ma
hnnci., q GeorGis cane iod 40 ADLER man TO
lead last alto gu: Of the democratic rabks
thar Mr. Spear, tbty naY 90 we'll sb,Ddop
thri. tffirs at 9toa.
O,lp fss a1iiiiu.l On :oroJ am3nS the
otho:rs ii ~ nousJ we:o Gnr0uI c I'd to- day.
bot tie p!t S!uie UPON The republican uoub3rs
is 80 grea: MS NJ tbs ola oEho:rs will doubtless
he9" t''. sd ,hst,i hi anenGily There arc
onh .untcG ai'rl!csatS t:Om Virginia Tor oVary
%, ia; " Ii b ,istn 10 tbs! :: ate.
Ia :te Elru,a t, I.y Ar. Page, Of Caliyrhi,,
Attempted 20 get in The petition of Gel. Nj. ID.
Ball tor 'dii.i.on az delegate from Alaska,
but thu Sp4Gse CT ruled i! cot.
40 Alabama IIomber 10 the House rosa goal
to Itn ceoas,aa 10 dsy. and b&siae no clnasilu
ents at ell ilsrese, N tho slrcaresas OF pot
sicng till. introduced a bill. fol lis rtptss,