Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-19
FROM WASHING7ON.
Speeia! Correspondence Of the Als1a. Guz.tte
Wtru1nnrnrr II u E,h 10 lcc1

Wa ~ uuW tnlQk tU0L lueiu Gu u lille
doubt O. Co... Mahonu's deliberate Intention Of
acirg with tho republicans, iaasnuch al no
b As instructed tho D,orkoepar of tbs Senate to
secure him seat on the republican side Of that |
body, and az there are 10 vacint SEATS On that |
side, MIR. Bass,tt he's hal to take scat from
the democratic 81 lc and place it OF the rcpub. |
can side in order to comply with tho Goporal's
Wish. Mr.. Gorham WAS the agsn. by whom
tho seet was located.
There is COW no doubt that tho funding bill
will pass and, as stated in this correspondence
yesterday. it will DO . par c,nt 500 bond,
ard that tho expense Of the rosualiug will be
one hall of per cent, which will amount to
thrcc aud half millions Of dollars. Nc. Hayes
will sign tho bill.
The sugar rctncrs aud merchants Of the
Northern cities argued before tho Ilcus, Com
mi!tec on Ways aud Meats this morning 10
favor Of tho Dutch standard. Secretary Shcr-
man Was present and said The Dutcn standard
was absolute, and that TO should continue to
USE methods to dctcc, frauds until Congress
stopped Kim.
The republicans Of the House bav, refused
to ALLOW tho further consideration Of The appor-
tionment bill until fual action BY their clucus,
and having tho democrats 10 their power, the
latter did not push that bill to day, bu, took
up tho agricultural bill in CONSEQUENCE.
Senator C0nkling, who has asst returned
lfcm Mentor, was 10 tho Senate this morning
and seoucd to be in tho best Of humor. Vice
President elect Arthur arrived here this mora
iGg, md WAS alih tho Senator 10 bis committee
room.
The p'euro pneumonia c!ttie bill vas called
Il IL,
purpose OF making speech on il. Mr.. Ingalls,
proceeded, 10 bis usual lm and deliberate man
ner, to knt OK the bottom out Of the bill by
showing that of the $3.50 coo appropriated by
the iii not cent of it could be used for any 9th.
er purpose than paying clerk hire. He showed
that the bill Was only measure 10 perpetuate
the "hydroheaded devil fish," known az the
National Board of HeGlth-an organization for
which there never was any use or necessity.
hlr. lnGcils speech seemed to have the CONCUR
rccco OF the views OF many other members Of
the body. A friend Of tho bill eXprstssd The
option that Nd m)ro would be heard Of it this
session.
The House TO day pissed the couiere1co 70.
PR: % the bill Tor removing tho railroad tracks
AID dcpots within the city from their present
locations and tho establishment of union dc.
pot. but as the selection OF the site for the lat
ter is LETT 10 tho Commissioners OF tho District
alih tho approval OF the NIX! Congress, and as
the railroad iruepcs will bc as Strong 10 the
next CooareEs as it has boen 10 this it is not
likely that the sites Of the present depots will
be changed for several years.
Dir. TiRg. the democratic candidate for Con.
gre;s 10 the oh virginia district. at tho recent
| election. was on the floor of the Senate to day.
| 10 short talk With the Gtz,tto'5 oorrespou.
dcnt ne expressed the con6dent hope that if
the Virginia democrats would prououEc, 10
favor OF eo2d faith with their creditors, and Of
| the tlcdng obligation of contracts, and press
these doctrines vigorously. they would sweep
the State st tbs next election, but he opposes
| bid ius for tic repudiators vote for the cxcsl-
| lent reason that ii such scourSe be adopted, the
hahC1lteS Will bid higher.
Material trains passed. over the Long Btidge
proper last night, and it is expected that they
will pass over the causeway on tho south side of
that bridge to day, and that regular travel over
the ak x ,nd,ia aud Washington railroad will be
resumed by Monday or Tuesday.
Il tcrrccoiTed here from Sika. states that
Miss Mary Bal. daughter of Col. M. D. Ball,
| IT, s. Collector for that district, AID formerly
OF Alexandra, vas msrriea last mouth to naval
ottcer on the u. S. ship Jamcstown, now lying
al that por.
! Whan ;}"sstor Baldwin was informed by o
Senate clerk Oh his way TO the Cspito this
inCInils. ihst there wore 329 bills on the Senate
Ga!end,r for to day. ho created quito laugh
10 the street car By rcmsrkirg that that was a
lucky nunho7, and that probably all Of lhem
would pass" Tha! was tho lumber Of dollars
! G6IG:l drew on hIs Gre dit Mobilicr stock
! The Agricultural bill 10 tho 1louso and the
Cattle disease bill ia tho Senate both went
! Il ,,,n - NJ
! day bus the latter will prob iblY DO defeated
4 clilYany has been organiz,d hero for the
| a:ahiisIi mcnt Of works 10 Alexandria for the
manu!Gc uIc CT mineral paints. and have leased
what Is known as tho Lee Mills in that city,
rear tho depot Of tho w. & y. Il. Il. for The
yurpcS@.
The ladies waiting rooms Of tho Capital, that
Is on tho House side, gro daily crowded now.
To M DIRTY OF tho ladies. according to rumor,
bang boarding housa keepers.
Both houses OF Congress adjourned at two
o'clock this afternoon, in order that tho mem
hers might attend tho funeral of the late Fer
nando Wood, which took place at three o'clock
from the late residence Of tho deceased. on l5.h
street in tho prosoDco Of an immorso crowd.
Carriages awaited tho members at tho cast
front Of thu Capitol and conveyed them TO and
from the funeral. After tho services tho re-
mars we're conveyed TO tho railroad depot 8nd
carried to New York for intermcnt.
SEVERELY REPRIMANDED. Tho Court Of
Appeals Of Vireiti, 10 an opinion delivered by
Judge Christian last Thursday, denying % sp.
p!ica!iou for rehearing in the case Of Gln ne =
ez'r against the Mutns Assurarc, Company,
10, which was made by Mr. Jnc. Howard,
one Of the c)uDsol fer the appel lnts. severely
criticised aid ccnsurod that gentlemen for
aninadVersiOns upon the moti1cj of tho Ccur:
in its rulings in the case. aud fer what the
Court charac:orizes 40 attack upon the Pr:si.
dent Of tho Cour;, most bUr fuI to tho feelings
aud pride Of character. of tho man and the
Judge. Mr.. Howard. 10 lis note of argument,
fled in support Ct bis motion for a rehesrng,
among other reasons urged that Judge Mon.
cure, tho venerable President of the Court, was
incapacitatcd By age and in6rmity, and dis
| qualified by interest from sitting 10 tho case.