Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-15
From WASHINGl ON.
Special Correspondents of the Alera. Go


WASHINGTON. u. o., March Is, 1881.
Tho republicans Of th, Soaa.o hold another
caucus this norning erd completed their cast
Of tho Senate committees. This they will giva
to Mr.. PeadIctop, chairm,a CT tho democratic
ciuou3 Committee. which committee will mako
tho cast OF tho minorltics OF tho committees,
and, II IS supposed report it to tho democratic
caucus waich incest Immediately after tho ad-
j,urnmcot Of tho Ssn9to. According to tho re
OF tho Agricultural Com nittee and bc member
of the Committees on Naval Affairs and POST
Offices.
A large delegation Of Virgnians was ct tho
White House this morning to 500 the President
With regard to the nomination ho is to send to
tho Senate for tbs Richmond possofioc. Among
| them ware Gen. Mahono and Marshal Lewis,
who woro admitted together, L. l.. Lewis, Dr..
Gilmore and DR.. Mills. All of these, it
is understood, waro there 10 tho interest
of DR.. Glmor. Mr.. Hathaway, cf No..
fox, was also there bat no was on his
OVID account. Miss Vaul1w is also 10 tho
city trylog to get the Richmond pCstolioe, which
she held during the eight years of the Grant
administration. She has got General Grants
endorsement of her application, but IS yet has
bcou uoable to obtain 80 Interview with tho
Pfesi1eDt. Tho Impression prevails that DR.. Gil.
| ulor will get tho plac, because his appointment
| is urged by Gen. Msbcue, 10 whom, it ia now
considered, the Federal patronage OF tho State
will DO awarded.
Ms!shal LsVis md District Attorny Lsrty, of
| tho Western DIstrIc! of Virginia. have both
! thanked Senator Johnston for introduc pg q
resolution calling Tor tho report Of the condition
OF affairs 10 their respective Offices. Tho former
says that bis rcoant bad health aud mex perierca
with the m1ulls ct bis ottic, at the commence.
| ment OF bis term may have enabled some of his
deputies to do things that they should not have
done, aud that if the President is subjected to
any Inconvenience by reason of his retention of
| his Office. no will resign at once.
| Tho following resolution was introduced in
the Sonalo to day by Mr.. Ransom and went
| over under the rules:
R:solved, That the Committee on Commerce
be, and is hereby instructed to eruuiro into the
| condition OF tho Potomac liver front of the ciy
OF Washington, of the navigabity of said river,
the effect OF bridges across the same, UPON nav.
| lsatlon, floods and the health of tho CITY, and
| report OF the next session OF tho Senate what
steps it any ought. 10 its opinion, to be taken
| 10 reference thereto. That ssid committee be-
| authorized to sit during the rec.es, and, if po-
cessary, employ stenographer.
Inc taIk ct the Capitol to day, as yesttr.
day, was solely abou. Gen. Malone, and while
the republicans think they have gained an i'm.
portrait ally, 1t Is the general opinion among
the democrats that so far as their party is con-
carncd, ho has dono them o service, and that
by coming out squarely for the republicans he
hes closed the split in the Virginia democracy,
end opened ono in the republican party in that
State. Upon bis desk in thu Senate To dsy.
lay largo and handsomely arranged basket Of
hoWers. brought there by the messenger from
the White House. When asked by the Ga.
z,te's correspondent who sant it, be replied
that he could not tell, but that the note accom-.
paying it came from big people," and 10 re-
| spouse 10 the same correspondence remark, that
he had gone ard doneit, be smiled, and saying
| that be had not seen tho newspapers, asked
What they said about him. Ho was in much
rtq1cs! after the Senate adjourned. and soon
iett IN COMPANY With Senator Don Cameron.
While the Senate was 10 session there we're two
aye and 10 Votcs. on both of which ho voted
with the Republicans. The halls and corridors
OF the Arlington Hotel where be and his family
have quarters are crowded with people, many
OF whom are negroes, anxious 10 obtain bis as,
slstancs 10 their efforts 10 get Offices
10 the democratic caucus, after yesterdays
SIS lon of tho Senate. it was determined that
the proposition for two Of their members to be
paired With imaginary beings who might never
havo real existence could not DO entertained,
but tia. it tho republicans showed an intention
OF p.oonging their dilstory tsc:ics they would
cot press the organiz,tlop, but allow the
Senate to remain unorgsn ID until the yacan.
cls en- the republican side shall be filled. The
determination thus arrived at wss carried ont
to day, when il being asc: rtaioed that the re.
puhllcaus sond 6liDuster II the motion TO nro.
os' d with t:.o oIga@izatlon were paseed, an
cary aci ,lrnmont vas effect d.