Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-17
From WASHiNGI ON
SpecIa! Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette
TAsHIRaToR, II. O., tlnrch II, 1881.

WASHINGTON. Il. o.. llnrch II. 1881.
l. IS repaired hero that Mr. N. w. PiersoB,
republican, OF Fairfax couGty, Va, will DO ap.
poate% 10 lucrative position by Mr.. Window,
Secretary OF the Treasury. wac is his personal
trlord. Mr.. Piersc5, while e straightout re-
publican, Northern man, and C settler in Vir.
GINA sirco tho var, has tito respect Of all bis
neighbors,
sion OF the democratic caucus was, whether the
them by tho republicans should DO awarded to
body or longest on tho respective committees.
1t was finally determined to let tho Senators
whose term of servic, had been longest hsVe
them. The republicans havo already agreed to
give the democrats thrsc standing ard three
select committees, ard it is stated to day that
10 consequence Of tho nearly equal division of
the Senate, soma OF the republicans Gro 10 favor
OF giving them more, and also of allowing them
share Of tho officers of the Senate. Should
the Senate be organized in tho republican iu-
tercst, as is generally supposed, Mr. Johnston
will have the craftsmanship Of tho Committee
90 Revolutionary Claims.
The Senate to day adjourned rs soon ss the
Journal OF yesterday had been resd and Mr..
Edsaston, the new Senator from Minnesota, had
been sworn 10. Tho galleries wcro crowded, Gs
they bavo been every Gay this week, and ns
those TGO h!lcG them were rot aware OF what
Was going to happen, the esrly adjournment,
almost batoic the proceedings had commenced,
was al amusing surprise to them, and accepted
accordingly. general Mahono' desk was una
dorucd With h)Wers TO Gay. dor was the General
10 his seat.
Bankers 10 L7rchburg aud Dsnville, who
hold ecceptaLcea OF u. s. Marshal Lewis to the
cZteLt of about So 900. have written hero TO
ia out bow lis lcoouas stand at the D, part
moDi, aod Inquiries at the Department to day
10 relation tbvrc;o only result in tho information
that the Marshal's accounts are az yet unsettled.
Tie trGo reason why Senator Allison. who
Was offered the position Of Secretary Of the
Treasury, declined it has Just leaked out. 1t
was the fac! Of eX Secretary Sherman's oppoii
ton to him ia cousequouca of his views On the
silver question. and the fear that the cx Secre-
tary and the President would combine their TO-.
fusnce to induce hin, should BIO sc,ept, to
compromise himself on that question.
1t is reported to day thst MIR. Si.h Boiling
says he was offered tho pl3c, OF Sergeant at
Arms OF the Senate, bu: d: cirei it. 1t is also
reported that MIR. Boiling having declined the
easy aud lucrative offer. II has been tcud&r red to
Mr.. j oatph Min0ctrae. another oae OF General
Mahooa'S VHeiGis hieaJS. Who offers this
teu ptiUg pcsi.iGD, Or By VIA. authority it is
cAl3 coy that il thu 9seo gots to Virginia
democra; the famous forty Thousand Cornish
men lSili be tut {. 5asatelo TO tho Northern
Republicans who vii! know the raascn Why
Sir. trsc5 c;oLcntial3 q, Senator from
Msro will probably reach here TO day or to
1rIrow Uo:u!Dg. II 20, oil tho vacancies on
the Republican sdc either ny death or resIgus-
tiou, nj! BE- G.!o?, aud Ii Gen. Mahono STA
vo;3 with tie re: uocaas os II GOV conceded
ca oil E2EGS, tie S.nelu committees will 20!
Only DC crS3rtZ ID Gu that day, bus b ORGANIZED
or Republican, hGsl1
y reputl;cin Senator, who WIS present when
tho Malone rclub'ioin delegation called upor
the President 10 urge tho nomination Of Di.
G!!aoc 10 tiC Eiohaocd> postcfic:, says that
his iGIaEc2i2I CT DC iateivi3w was that the
Dnc:or wluld Nc; S!t the plAoc.
Notwithstanding the uuilv1rGblc weather to.
/ day abcut .Scnty societies. with music and ban.
utr3, tGarohtG ia procession through Some of
/ IT," streets Ct this cay 10 torcr t st. Patrick.
FFrIoiats a9T Hcrc from several quarters OF
| :hc!r State coccur ~ Tie oilI0n thst Ge1eIa
Malone lbs lc,i.i.cI the pilG glare, OF the
democrats Who seed by him 80 nobly last n }.
vcnttT, and that while he h 3 consolidated the
domcc.ats VOC OF bis Staio be will, if it be
def site asc rtaincd that ho has rec.iVed II c
| rcoOguiucu OF tie administration and the feds.
raj patronage 1t his State, 80 divide tho ropub
| lcan ra7.y 10 Virginia rs 10 make il less etfec.
| two than it ever yet has been. a gentleman
! Just arrived frocl Accomao couDty says that
DR.. George Wise and prominent lawyer Of
that county named Parker, heretofore strong
Malone men, will 10 future oppose him to the
! extout Of their ability. aud that 30 talk nesry
all the democratic Icadiusters of that c1unty.
| There is a rumor fl rat to day that the dem.
ocrals. af.cr the Sooe:o Committees shall have
been organ Z d 10 The republican interest by the
| vote Ct General Mahouc, will adopt the trace.
d:nt set by the republicans spd resort to dila.
tory means 10 Srevcnt change in the present
| officers OF ito. tody until the C mmercoment
| Of tho regular Session nlso that the democrats
will make DO psits. 81 that if the republicans
desire 10 elect cl yctiocable officers and confirm
Objectionable ordinations they must have their
| thirty seven nenba;s and General Malone oil.
ways present. Ills not likely however. that eth
or Of such neacs will be adopted, fer two rea.
sons: first btc1Uso the democrats never have sue.
caeded 10 fIibustoElng efforts, owing to their
disinclinalion to proceed to the length to which
the republicans vi GO, and have always come
off s.cord b st in such contests; and second
because there sr0 few Of their members, ard
srcl prominent aud Influential ones as Mr..
Bayard. who stand up so straight for political
purify cod proplety that they invariably be-.
comc sSay-backed and lean ever to the radicals,
aud who, CT course, would oppose all tn, adop.
ton of all such measures.