Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-11
FROM WASHINGTON
tr"eceos correspondence Of the Alern. Gos;tt

| WASHINGTON. y. g.. Feb. II. 1881
1.-The Senate to day. Mr.. uoar iotrcdrc,d {
resolution dircc;iog lbs Judiciary Committee Il
inquire whether it bo not dangerous FIR lag
bodies IT armed men not under The oIntro G.
| inc natlona! cGvernmcat TO ls;enb!t here OF
TIC 4ih eff ntx: March. The Serata. argued
Its adoption and pointed cut the magma, d 10
| gers that lsy in such 90 assembIace. Mr..
Conkl'nE opposed it upon the ground that its
adoption would imply dlIoourttsJ to the vllua
| 'oer 2l'ita1y who have already mad, arrange
| mcnts to como here upo3 Tho occasion banned.
MIR. Hereford also opposed it. bu. upon the
Crcuna That tho prohibition of tho presto, Of
oA.c troops would ba sn5VersVc of tho lber-
| lies oil tbs people. Tho resolution went over
u1ocr the rules. Daring MIR. Conkling' speech
! nc TOOK OCCASION to remark. locking at the dem
ocratld Side OF tho chamber, that hs regretted
nc oond no! say that suffrage was universal in
this couolrG.
Ii il understood that ac ion up)n tho an
pOintmcn. of Dr.. Glner as postmaster at
Richmond is postponed, at the rtqlsst OF the
appoln'ee, 10 order that no msy retu!o The
charges Of afilialion With tn, Virsiaia rcrudi,
| tors thst have been brought against him, and
that tho confirmation ct Mr.. Gray'S sppoint.
m M a4 Ccl!tc.or OF Customs at Alexandria is
delayed and may be- r. c.cd. bccaus, Mr..
Gray 8 memory il SO shore that he Gao not recol.
iccs thCro was an q, ction in Nlrpais 30 lac "a
10 1879
Ihcre Is m2r1 tax ahcut M extra session TO
a'y, huf It ia sup?0se oil TO DO au attempt at
force. Mr.. Morrill, for insnccn, from his rIaoc
IN the Senate 10 DAY, said hn taarcd lhclo
Wouli be al x n SOS Oh # tia tunding bill
W'ra not passed. at ~ early dry, and Mr.
Atkins, OF tho liouSo says thcro will DO the
eamo danger il there b. much d, lay in tho pas
saro OF tho River AID llarbor bill
IL tho Senate TO day Mr.. Williams gav. no
&C. that on Monday next no would cal up tho
h Il fer pnnsioDiog the -oljicrs of tho M.x:c,r.
Back Hawk and Seminole war.
Tho House Committee on Naval Affairs
agreed this mcrniug TO report iavcrably upon
th" II TO establish ard tqrsIz, tho grades and
regulate appointments and promotions 10 tho
Marin CorEs; also favnraby upon tha ii for
iii" Tct'rn: OF ". ID. Whiting. u. 8. Navy.
IA the Sooate to day Mr.. Dives responded
10 the r, cent a!lfck made upon him BY Sscrc.
;"ry Schmz. Ito reiterated all no had ever
SAID about thn Prrc, lndisus, md denied hi.
rcsp"nsltl'iy t. auy * culivo officer Of tho
ShVrrnmca'. ID Is prosy and uninttresting
SPEAKER 80 r,nsh so that though no spoke 10
'hc karah' s; terms If III, Secretary, hs speech
attracted hut ilrla nttnnlio2.
n "rr'lrg 81 tho ConIcrcroo Committee CD
ii" Till Tor i:co fridge eccosa tho Potomac
vas hrl ycs!cfd y, and tho ono appointed for
TO dhv wa postponed until to morrow. Mr.. |
AlII:ci, who fCm9atld tho points agreed upon
At IrhPlouI maatlnF, ssyI tho bIll tho prOv
II ms Ct Which hsv' already been given ia this
o'rrt s2ondercH, will DO adopted by tho c.mmit- |
tea and prob!by DO passed.
Some IT tho Virginia Mahoniics. nv here, /
II commenting upJn judge Hond' rcGant dcoi
si'n in Ih" a NJ. l. D. Il. f. case speak OF it |
n the hare htst terms.
Nearly thr, @ hurdrch t'c'iata hsvo boen sold |
/" the laaurur.ilon bsll. nauy CT which have
To-" bought ny negroes, Senator Bru90 aone |
haV'6g secured four. ThCso who atord, thero.
| re, vii! CT ~ the uuu Il pleasure OF sgiop-
lcS rocis with negro. Such pleasure will |
revive tho rec lcuIion Of the famous quldroon |
hall given 10 tho visiting statesmen. in New |
Orlcapl; in ISL
Sora'tr Cank!'rr IL to present Tho Roacao |
CnnsIinc Cub Il The Box 10 Blue, cfthis city, !
"l'h tl.2 lr VI IA to Inauguration Day and |
Hi'l tx; tt,'t rtca$ ion 10 mako them an |
sd're.s
~" Ar!""' 'iu!un C0nn.Ittto 0! tho House, |
t. d'y. aNirci 10 report invoraby upon bill |
msk'os an appropriation for arch for the |
Arctic ,xpIning vessel. tho Ioar1cuc.
Fhc House to day p S1rd bill removing thu |
p"II'lcli disabilities OF J Monroe lIcisklll, u |
dr'c 'nGa7t =! lrosid ut Manror,
IhH 70 '"Slrg Dispatch WAS rec, lved from |
II Ip"rr 4 ny thi' Afternoon: "Bo;h rivers
iii It tHa', lcI ranring 10 Shenandoah fast. |
Al 80 hns lett Potomac abovN. viii reach |
IT. 70 -"uh time this at uroon."
YOU u ,uaE" your dinn'r c>mplto by hy |