Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-25
FEOH WASHINGTON
special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette
WASHINGTON, d G. Erh o. lSs1


mlna.lon oI Dir. Baiae not t. resign his scat
10 tho Senate Until he kaoHs who bis asstci-
atcs IN the Cabinet ere 10 be, have revived the
| tax about loo rcOtgan Zltion OF the S3uale,
which had begun 70 sEbsdc. The legislatures
OF both Wisconsin and Maoo aro 10 session but
| bC!tDer can Cleos Senators u1tll the Tuesday
ailel INC Oluclal notice OF c vacancy has been
| iecciVco. Therefore there must bs Two repub.
lican Gac1ucles IN the Senate after the 18th Of
March, that is if MIR. Blaine determines 10 Ar.
copt q place in the Cabinet. and as the Senate
must rcoraan'zo its committees before il cap
trenSac; any business, and as the Executive session
"iI: iooat.y begin on Monday, tho 7th, those
Committees must be crSsniz!d upon demo.
crate tasi5; tha: is unless tho rcpubIicans
choose TO iiibustor AID thus proyo that
th@y ale ec:lcg 10 tho scio ioteres!s OF partv
and not OF c2uotry. 1t must tot be for.
gotten, however, that The Senate rcorsau Z,s i.s
commlttees at tho commencement OF every scs.
sion, aEd rs o majority can change the organiza.
lion ct any time, It may be changed as 5000 a.
the vacancies alluded to arc filed
The sundry evil bill low 10 tho IIouss con
! talns an appropriation Of $1,000 for the con.
sructlon OF clscrns ct the Norfolk Navy Yard
and S3OG,U00 Tor ell the navy yards in the
oouDtry, that at Norfolk TO have i!s PROMOTION.
| Tho bill has been amended 10 Committee OF the
| Whole SO as TO include az approximation OF
SO, 600 for tho completion Of the light house
at Cape Hcary.
| Ihc River hld llabGr bill ss reported TO the
Senate this mcrniog hy liz Committee On Com.
m@Toe amends the House bill 10 the following
particulars 70 lar rs relates to Virginia: The
| HppTcp.laion for New river is increased from
T2l. Goa to =! eco; that for the hppoma,tox
river IL increased from So coo toS20, OOU, all OF
which Is TO b. expended in tho Improvement
OF tho river an3 harboE ct PETERSBURG; j. an,
rroDrlatcs so, 600 Tor tho further survey of the
James river. tor the purpose of asoertainicc the
! prucncatlly and cost OF procuring q channel
- fec: deep 81: full tido from Richmond 10
| !ho nouthc tho liver; and " We're order.
| ed Tor the Upper NlschohCc, tributary OF the
| Potomac, ard Of Urbana Geek, a tributary CT
| tho RappsEannock, from Urbaua to O.ks.
| The House. Gt:or IN oil nights session, dur
lug which tho usual scenes Of night sessions
were enac:ea, recessed at bait past seven O'Clock
lhis morning. I'll ten clock. having appointed
6 Committee CT five from each side, Mcssrs,
! ConsoE, ShcrHin. Lspnrn. Shallenbcrgcr and
Andersen, Republicans. and Cox, Thompson,
MoTrlaoa, House and Ecepau, to c55irr and
c@Vlso satisfactory u!au ,r settling the djf.
/
o'clock Chs drath ct tho Iato Senator Carpenter
| vas announced and the Ilous, adjourned. At
ii o'clock Fridays sessloo b,gu1, and, the An.
portlormsnt bill bciGg cut of tho way, resumed
tho reconsideration CT tho Sundry Civil bill, but
up 10 :. 0 c:cck had made little or 20 progress
therclp. ihc cjmmlttee appointed on the
hp2ortloGclcct bill met at 10 clock this Il ORR,
lDg, but alter short s5loa adjourned until to-
| night, when the democratic members thereof
will try to effect an arrangement by which o
vote cac bo reached to morrow.
Tho luTy IN the case OF Johnsoo, who was
cnco bsr Keeper Of tho restaurant 10 the base
mcus CT the 5ui,diCg On the northwest corner OF
thc Intersection OF 9th street and Pennsylvania
AVjLu', Uho Ii I'D negro, have brought 10
verde. OF msns!suphter, and thu negroes of the
District arc so indignant threat that they will
hold public meeting to night to deuouuoe the
J 1r7 Tor Got rendering verdict of murder in
the frs: degree.
The tax a50u: an ext session is revived
this morning, IN Consequence Of the hitch on the
appointment bill, aud because of report
that the President eitc: is opposed to the fund.
ing bill, aud that consequently tho republicans
in the House will liIlbus:er against i. also.
Still there Gto Dos many who believe 40 extra
| session will be held as tho House has on!y two
more OF thc regular appropriation bills to pass,
and II It cACoSi5 can pass them By 10 morrow
| uIght, ord with oil tho regular appropriations
passed there will b. ~ necessity for 40 extra
| session, even though both tho spporionmcnt
AID !bc lundicg bills fail.
Nj. Brady, c;!!cc:or Of iotcroa! revenue ut
Petersburg, who was here yts:crday, says that
al! OF Gen. Alahonc's ambitions wcre with the
reru bcaps, erd that bis interests cartaioly Icy
in that direction. The Gcccral, it may DO re-
marked 10 this connection. had over hundred
oa yesterday before 10 O'Clock.
Vice President elect Arthur occupied a scat
10 tho reserved S.natG gallery this morning aad
noted tho proceedings on tho flor below with
Oh obscrVant eye.
Senator Elmuuds was taken sick yesterday
and 1t is reported this morning that he is quito
ill.
If General Field consents 10 command ono Of
the divisions OF the Inaugural ceremonies, the
troops CT which it will be composed will form n
the south side OF Pennsylvania avenue, and will
fall 10 at tho tail end OF tho other divisions SIS
they march dom tho Avenue, ard none # tho
men who compose it will w!tCos4 tho inaugural
ceremonies.
The reception st the White IIouso last night
Is described by these who attoudcd 1t es ouc OF
The mos. nasnii,cnt affairs Of tho kind tha.
ever took PLACE in Washington. While tho
crowd Vas immense everything passed Gil 10 tho
NEST GecMou' msuncr. Tne dressing of the
tsdies Gss particll.:! elegant. The supacr
to. was grand. "nd sill, stip7 tlrto thousand
people had pariakeD Of it. the !ahlcs ware bad
cd down u!th the real diamond back terrapD
dressed ii tic most delicious s!sa. Among The
guests We're Mayor Smith Onl sister, Miss
Maggie. @! hicXandTi'.
a telegram received here to day from tho
Manmoulh Gave, in Kentucky, states that
nsW come mud pit have Just bceo discovered
tGcra, tZaAaliog 10 height add depth any of
those previously discovered.
Tho &c, o. tho flats of tho Potomac. nff
Washington ia gradually disappearing uLd ar
tho contlcued influence CT suD, wind and tide.
Large foes Of i. arc continually breaking away
sEd iloa:nG u1 down the river.
Mrs. 8. Is, ReXodo WAS to-day appointed
Postmaster Ct Valley Centre, Highland county,
VS., il place ofSaEuoi Is. Reyode removed.
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