Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-09
FROM WASHINGTON,
S2ecta' Correspondence Of the AIe1a. Ga=st;e
WAsHIEGTos. D. g., blaroh 9. 1881,

"AsH1EGTos. D. g., March 9, 1851.
Tie slsslon Ct The Senate again to ~ was
exceedingly short. Soon after i; C. mmegccd the
PissIdeD!'s Secretary appeared with list CT
appointments. The Senate went Immediately
lnto executive session, during which Messrs,
E7arts. Thurman aid Howe waro confirmed as
tho American members Of the International
Monetary Conference to DO held in Paris; Lot
NJ. Morrill, as Collector of Customs at Portland
D. A. McClung ss Surveyor of Customs OF Cir.
ciuuali, aud j. W. Green as Collector Of Inter.
Gal EaVcnue tor ono OF the Iowa districts. The
ether nominations were laid on tho table TO
| await tho orgaDizitio OF tho Senate commit
tees, to which, under the rules, they will bo
referred. The Senate then adjourned.
Among tho mes: important nominations sent
| to Tho Senate to dav wc;o l.. p. Morton 10 be
| U. 5. Minister to Fraoc4, AID Robert s, Tay.
Tor IS member Of the Mis- sippi River Com
mission.
! The nomination of MIR. Thurman rs men,
Der OF the Monetary Commission is considered
by the democrats as graceful act % the part
C1 the president. AID is BY no 20 means oil leo
tloDsble to reputable republicans. The sslsry
OF the members is S. 600, aud each of them is
allowed secretary with salary of 5000.
Both parties 10 the Senate held oaucus TO.
day, the democrats to receive tho report Of
their committee On tho reorganization of the
committees, and the republicans to determine
what to do when they shall BIO asked to pamc
the members of the minoritics of the commit.
tees. 1t is tho current runor to day that tho
republicans will agree to accept the situation,
nsmo tho minortieg. and thus allow The sp.
polntmont9 to be acted upon, and the session to
be brought to On enrly termination, With the
intention, however, of urging upon the Presis
dent tho necessity Of convenirg 90 extra session
OF Congress about tho 18th of May or tho lst
of June.
! Messrs. Jorgcssen and Dezandorf, Of Virgia.
u, and eight other Southern republican mcm-
bars OF Congress. chilled upon the President yes
terdsy afternoon. aud made urgeot complant
OF tho treatment their party had received at the
hapds OF previous republican admuis. rctions,
and threatened that usless O different course
was pursued by the present one they would
organize separate pHrty 10 tho next House,
hoist 90 independent flag and place their cup.
port aDd lntiuctc where they woud do their
party tho most good. The President heard lhau
| With evident impatcncc, sud ted thom thGt
| they must formulate their alleged grievances in
HrIlng. and that WHOM that was Gouo h, would
give tho s1bjec. the cor ,dera!iol i; G:s,rVed.
| The yorktown commission has agreed. ct the
suggestion of John G. Whittier, who declined
tho iovitaii:n. to invite Paul H. HayDc, Of
South Carolioc, to composo Oh ODD for tho
l orktoTa c2ntcunal. to b. SIT 10 music. and
rendered By vCcalisis dressed 10 Continental COS
tune. The odc, it is hoped, will BE- adopted AS
auoiEcr national anthem.
| Gen. MahOne Informed tho Gaz:ttoa co:rcs-
pondens this mornlog that he had learocd Tor
tic first limo through his letters ih.t the
cloak rooms Of the Senate Wcro designated IS
| republican or dcmtctalic according to tho side
OF the chamber upon which they were rcsptc
lively situated. but that low, as &c had learned
that i!acE, he intended to get peg in the dem
| tc:etlc room, so as 10 have ooo in csc!.
| Attorney General Field. of Virginia, wts in
the Supreme Court to day to appear in tie case
Of Weber VS.. tho Commonwealth Of Vireicia,
which involves the question OF The right CT
Virginia to tax agents for tho sale CT patented
machines. As it is o! probable, however. that
this casa will BIO reached this week, Gen. Field
will return to Richmond 10 night, as he hes
cases before the Circait Court Of th2t city ard
the Court of Appeals.
Among the applicants fer the postmsstership
| Of Richmond is Mr.. Henley. Of King William
couny, Va, who is ucphow of h. Y. Henley,
who married daughter of Alexandra Camp
bell, who founded tho religious seat of w1ich
the President is distinguished members.
Tho affairs in tho Office CT cx Senator Lewis,
u. s. Marshal of tho Western District of Viz
GINA, according to The report made ct the De-
partmont OF Jusio:, arc in apylhiJg bat q
favorable condition. The repcri says lha! oro
deputy marshal issued Eve hundred warrants Of
sries! 90 false charges. and made them returr-
able at remote points; that others upor false
Representations would Undue, people TO give
them drinks, aud then would insist upon paying
them, and if the? refused to accept the money
leave It 10 their houses, and immediately 90 eli
and inform on them as selling liquor wi!hou.
license; it as) aotuS,s Shelley Lewis, son Of
the * Senator. of makirg fraudulent returns.
If this wtro legislative Instead OF 40 executive
session OF the Senate, the ATTENTION of Ctn9ress
would be called to this matter.
1t is not definitely known whether Colonel
Mosby is on his way home or not. IL hs is no
will be here about the 2lst inst. His lurlough
WAS made conditional upon the noliiicati of its
acceptance and this notification has not been
received at the State Department. 1t is rumor-
ed that Mr. Evsrts wanted the notification in
: order to put consular agent in charge Of the
Coioners consulate, though Tho latter had vice
consul to take his place.
At the request of several passengers on tho
Alexandria ferry boats to day the e: z,ttes cor.
respondent calls the attention Of the efficient
Superintendent of tho Potomac Ferry Company
to the leaky condition of the hurricano decks cf
of ths: compsny's bosie.
SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS YESTERDAY.
Piedmont and Arlington Life Insurance. Com.
pany vs.. McAuley. Appeal refused to q
dscrae of The Cbahcety Court Of the city ct
Richmond.
4 ~, O..
fused to decree Of the Circuit @, ut of Pitlsyl
vaoa oouoty.
| Christian vs.. Commonwealth. Dismissed
Law vs.. Commonwealth. Argued by o. G.
Clay for plaintiff 10 error aud submitted.
| Msgec and Wood W. Roanoke Navigation
Company. Argued ty Judge j. A. Meredith
for appellants aad W. w. Hen,y, esq for an
p,lee and submitted.
1Hs coroner Jury 8! Washington which in
vestgated the cause Of Saturdays accident on
l tka q. 1t I'll