Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-16
fROH WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondence Of the -Alera. Guzeue
WASHINGTON. D. g.. hicToh lG, 1851.

btc)u.lnE NOR: ard mora apparent, und as The
members OF tho House Of Representatives uro
finishing up th.ir basucss with tho dcpaIt-
mcuts md their private aIfai!s. their number
here - sraduailY dimipi5Liog, though ono
hundred and tea OF shcm are sill here.
Scnattr Boylrd bas Erittep letter 10 dem.
ocyaio State Senator Of D:iaSaro, bsroro the
Legislature CT which Sat, tho temperate,
qu,si;n is pending, il which 30 takes tho
grouod that Ia: lcstion OF what AID how much
mae ehtud drink ii to DO settled by tho man
himself, AID thai tito attempt 10 settle il BY
other people !s contrary to both tbs letter end
spirit VI ,ru5 democracy.
Gil. .Ioba ". Fairfax. Ct Prince William
cju1ty, Virginia, is Oh applicant tJr the posi-
tlon OF Commissioner Of Agriculture.
Gee. Jae Johnstou has renewed from Richs
mood anG made his home permanently 10 this
city.
Ihc report that somo c.: tho democratic Sen.
atcra were SO dissatisfied with tho proceedings
OF their c.ucus tbs. thry would not attend lis
meeting yesterday is entirely uoloundcd. There
was tll a-tautaLc, 1T tho meeting of the
caucus ycs!ertCy GDG lis prCcot dlues were trans
ec:td with cnti!c aad complete u1soimi,y.
Inero was another short session OF tho Senate
TO day, BIT. it was Icing enough to ousbo MI.
Salisbury 10 show up MIR. Dawes, ard raise
laugh .. tic tyAe-ss of Sir. Don Cameron, who
ior thn las: Gsy CT Two hiss been masking in tho
role Ii leader Of the republican side. 1t being
apparcn: e2alu by tho dils,ory proceedings Of
tho republicans Mr.. Cameron having moved to
acloun, thst thy We're no: going to allow tho
Senate 20 30 or2gnZ d uoti! al! their men or.
rive, MIR. Farley sal1 ho VAS getting tired and
thought = batter for the Senate to aciouru sine
die nnd let tic c5uury know who was respou.
s!De. ! h5 n0.lon to ac ,urn was defeated by
the Gemcc'gs, when Hlr. Cameron moved
20 81 1910 cXacu lTo scsson. This was
CT course, opposed by the democrats bacaus,
there wore 40 o0mmitets to whom tho BUSH
nes9 CT such session could be referred. Mr..
Dawes and MIR. Cameron then said that the
democrats were delaying business. Mr.. SauIs.
bury ttcn rose and said that Mir. DAVIS
lad poc only stated what WIS untrue,
tu: ~hat be knew was untrue. because tho
whole csuouy WAS aware OF tho fac; tbas
the democrats had been trying to organize tho
SeGate and proceed with the business OF tho
session FIR Two weeks past. lie made Mr..
Camerons charge ridiculous and produced q
smile On both sides CT the chamber by re-,
lding that gentleman that the first thing he
hsd done upon cntCriog the Senate to day was
TO movo Sn adjournment. lie also alluded TO
tho well Eoown fact that the republicans, not
only at his tu5 il tho last session, had delayed
sad prevented action on many OF Mr.. Hayes
nomlUGll0Ea, aud gsVo parting fling ct tho
fraudaleEcy OF The last administration, which,
! apparently and justly, he'd no friends among
either party,
Messr5. Jorgensen and De- ,ndorr had another
Interview with the President early this morning,
end j: is reported that they expressed TO hinl
their intention Ct supporting his administration
regardless OF lie attitude it assumed toward
General Malone.
Miss Van Law was slso q. the White House
this morolUg. but Was not grautGG an interview.
Sac .7ss informed by the PrcsidcnS. through q
messeDgGr, however that she must have all her
pspe1a IL tho P1sl0ilico Department by to NOR.
row. az tho noaal0a'ion for the Richmond posts
cf!ie, would be sent IL at sn eally dale.
The crawl nj tie Arioeton Hotel who want
General ii .h1Eo TO yet them Offices does not
lessen ia ECmucr hsr improve 10 character. ard
the clicks there say i: IS tho sclrvcs. looking
ret that has ever baen thero before.
An.o1g tho Incidents On the fl ror Of tho Ser
ate alter aci surnmcrt 10 day Was Mr. ConkEiug' )
rendition TO 6 patty OF iIleldI. among whom
YVES u1l. y, -, W., vi ttc SVSu3 UciWS Gu TEE.
craI Mnho1o AID Mr.. Hi:l la the S31ate on
NGIday las.
| II il an observable lsc, that where Senator
! (i0nk!icg during tic whclu OF tIr. Hayes ad-
! !niu-trau:ou. ntv2T took III, slightest notice of
! ho new takcs ~ much iaer.st 10 them az ary
; GRO els, ed always seeds the Gu2iicao list
! t:iat - !.arI ID anofkcGpcr k5sl?tt
! Both partlts IL tho Senate went into caucus
| sitter the G. ,u,unent OF ihet body TO day, for
| .ne purpGse it Haa. stated, OF pGrEcc,ing tho
cor1Eilttcc. II j. uodirs God that under the
Republican creenlz.t:nn. noT certain to be made,
! tho d,ln Gratis vii! be a'loGud lhreo unilnpor
liant c1inn;.tena 81 which S2Ea!cr Johnston, of
ErgiDia, will have QUO.
lac conversation with the GaZotte's corros-
ponl?ut Oh the floor OF the Senate this morning
Gen. hlehona when asked chou. ihe cougratu.
| Iatlg caliora and eppr0vrs kilograms he res
| ccivcd last J'uesd'y, said they kept him up
uoil two o'clock at hight and came from
ell psr.s ci tho ccustry. end from people
OF whom 10 rGv.r heard before. As TO-
CARDS, The people who have size, called
to see him. he said mary Of them we're
prominent Virginia democrats. IL response
to question as 10 whether any demo.
tr its heretofore koowo ns srlighouts, had apa
pllCu ~ Etu lur CHe.t Ec S5lu nc nDrQly knew
what o s'raightout democrat vas, but that if
''mulo democrats Was meant. no1o of them bad
applied to him, though he supposed ell of them
would tske an ctfc, if lhty could got one. The
Generals desk had another bouquet laid upon
it to doy, bat i. vas by 20 means as largo or
as handsome IS that which was sent him from
lhs White House yesterday. lie came to the
Senate late to dsy as usual. snd Oh both the
votes taken had himself recorded with tho re-
pubIicaDs and against the demtctats. When
tho Senate adjourned he had quite long talk
10 the republican cloak room with some Viz
ei0ars, among whom were sx Senator Lewis,
Dir. Asa Rogers jt, Mr.. Sith Boiling, said to
be the Generals candidate fer Ssrgeau! ct
Arms Col. Popbam and others.
RETURN OF TIE GOVERNOR Governor
Holiday, after en- extended and agreeable tour
through the South. returned to tho Executive
Massion, 10 this city, yesterday evening". He