Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-16
PROM IF.ASHINGION
Spec'al Correspondence Of the -Alera. Gazette
WASHINGTON y T. De IL 1881

| 'H''i'"'iO'', ~ -, t'iC. 10 1891.
| The Senate adopted re7olo!cn yesterday
| Tor asjournl4g u1liI MoaGay, tu: RECONSTRUCTED
| II 10 tx:ouI7o session, 80 lhst there was aess
! sIon OF that BODY t;-!ay. Il. ,o-dsy's session
| Mr.. Johnston. CT VTeiaia. introduced bill
| Tor tho citcICn OF q s!a:as - Chief usico
| Marshall 10 Judiciary Square. Of this city, AID
ono for pa4iog tho Theological Seminary and
Episcopal High Scto2!. 10 Fairfax c,uny, Va,
for rart CT buildings afior tho war tie Gum Of
SEQ 600. When the resolution for creating a
nonmlttee OF woman j suffrage cino I'D, Mr.,
F:st concluded lis remarks 10 opposition 10 it
10 humorous s.rsi5, ia WHICH ho said that
there were now forty o3e committees provided
With al army OF clafks asd messengers, half If
Hhom had iohlug to do snt rever i i have,
10 abolish aay OF then. no would not dare do
lest hoefty lie bic odng in the Streets, but thst
| thtr5 WeTc several OF them to which had baan
referred no bill or Iesoloton. Any oGe OF these,
he said cJu!d give the question of woman 8
suffrage dae and ample consideration. The
Revolutionary Claims Committee, fer Instance,
which hada't had ao2 thing to do for the last
thirty years. a3d composed. as il Vas, of grave,
dlRnided and venerable Senators, bo sapposed,
would Do tho very GOO Tor tho business The
calm aad PLACID s1rtsca Of lis serenity mad not
Dean broken by nipple i0s uaoy years they
wanted stirring un an1 lh2:o was nottlcy so
We'll calculated 10 tf.ct that oiiecs a. delsss-
tons OF strong minted wcinoc, with snort hsir
aud shorter petty ,oa;a.
In tho House to-day, should Virgin be
reached. 10 addition 10 tho bill5 mentioned 10
| this corEospondence. there will be Introduced
the following By Dir. Paul, 10 build u. 8.
fFa, l.G L
Harilsonburg. and to reIuad 70 Virginia the
amount she advanced to the Gcne.al Govoru-
ment after the wsr OF lSl2; ty Mr.. FuIke-son,
10 refund to Virgioia Sl2O 900 advanced to the
Government 10 1871 to bnid tho Capitol, With
interest from 1912 by Nir. Wise, 10 mako
Newport News part of the Richmond col.
! lection dlslr:c, 10 appropriate the proceeds of
tho sale ct public lanus to tho education Of the
peop'e, aud TO s6 olsh tbs sxpcr; stamp on to.
bacco. Ms. Fu!kerS ~ ~ii also present a pe,i-
lion from clZ!os Ct Craig county for re!iet
iron rsfTGsd tX!oreioa end Discrimination.
Why railroads should he 80 psriIcnar!g obnox-
ions to The ciGz,ns OF CcsiI cauuy is ouicus,
as 90 railroad ruos through thst county.
Captain Levin Powell. cncs a resident Of
AItxsudfln. was Yesterday removed from his
Position 80 messenger Oh tho House side OF the
capta!. s1d GsGers Fitch, of Ohio. appointed
10 biz riac,. Captain Powell vas from The S:h
Congressional District. tu. i. is understood Was
one OF MIR. j. Il. fuckers appointments.
The coorkcepcr It tho llousa has co. vet
| announced FirsiD!a'a share Ct the offc,s 8. his
disposal. scd So the hungry rs.6jus.ers sill
throrg ,hp corridors Of tho House awsi,ipy that
announcement. s, as TO be ti;s. with their or-
plicst!ouS As the share wi: be v:ry smsiJ.
and tho Gunb:r CT spplicio!s il very syg,,
many Will return home With their ardor for re-
&C dstGen: considerably dampened.
res!den; CT Fairfax county. FIrsinja. vino
bad saved his confederate bouds for iu.u:e
rise, t'isc t. sell theun here the other day, bat
Vas cn'y ct!er=i 81 50 thousaud. lie re-
fused that sid scot them 10 Redmond, where
they wers sod fer S. ,h:u:and.
Inc tlrst snnnal reunion Of the Alumni Of
toe Wesleyan diversity of Conpect cnt, res
dent IN this section was held at tie National
Hote! 10 tbs city last tight. Among those
present w;r, Messrs. 8. +. B .sc5, Of Aley.e
dris, and George T.. Round. Of Prince William
county, virginia, both of whom responded TO
toasts IN telis,teus aud appropriate speeches
Col. Archer, CT the Potonl MsnuSsc,uriu
CoDnsny OF Alexandria, hss retired from
Tie North and says bis Woiks will be pu,bed
FORWARD rapidly. lie also Says thst lhs recent
reatlnster viotCrF 10 Firsi5ic has ben q s
rlous drawback to thu material interts of the
State as hs learned at all The busi1css centres
DO visited while 10 the N5rih
The Ssnse COMMITTEES CO Approximations
was engaged Today in ezsniti5g tho cbaIpas
of crookedoesJ aQaiGs: MI Sheltnan ySsn in
chsrg, OF tbs Treasury D,narincut One Of
the charges is that hc employed government
mechanics in doiDg his own private work,
L. is understood that Seoa,or Harris will e,-
desvor to hsVe Mr.. Neil Brogu, the removed
readiog clerk of tho House. eltc I'd Chief CLERK
OF the Ssunto IN nao, of hr, Shober. Hho is
actlog secretary of that bo6y lrlhis ks 8, II
viii likely recpan the Whtis question Of the
Senate's officers. and 10 ttat CASE ex-senator
WI!hets. Who is COW here, may possible spain
become candidate for tbs pIac, of 8, Q etsrp
Ina bill for putting General Grant on the "a.
tired list OF the army with iull pay will p,ob,blv
be PASSED st An early day. In the SeDa,e il vii