Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-24
EROH WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence a tie k!e1c. Gcsstte
WASHINGTON, y, O.. Jan. a, 1851.

WASHINGTON, =. g., Jan. "a 1851.
At tho meeting CT the House Distlic: Com
mittec this morning it was agreed 10 rpor
favorably upon bill to permit the Sou!hcrl
Maryland and Washington and Chesapeake
Railroads to form ucion with tho s. & L
and L. 1; o. Railroads end with tee G. l. y
Canal within the Distric: of Columbia.
No c,ll has get b2on issued for mcetisg o
the conu!ttco Ct oo1icrcrco CT the bill for
| free bridge Gcsoas tho Potomac
The House Committee 90 Commerce, it il
| understood, will consider TO morrow tho propo
s!ion to mako an appropriation for tho Iccla
nation Of tho Potomac fats. It is also under
| stood thet whic in favor Of such reclamation
they think it should DO done by separate BILL
Tho Housc Committee On Commerce TIL:
| morning agreed to nmcrd the Coz apporton
ncnt bill SO as 70 provide for u instead OF sol
members.
The democratic side of tho House was un
usually full to day. in consequence CT q deter
| mination to push through, if possible. tho bill
for Counting the presidential electoral vote, but
the republicans aTc showing disposition tC
| delay it,
Intelligence hero 10 day is to tho effect thai
Mr.. Oliver. tho Cameron candidate. will BIZ
elected 10 tho Senate on Wednesday.
The Senate to day passed the House bill ap
propriating $50, GOO for the Improvement OF the
grounds south of tho Capitol by filing up the
remains OF the cid csaal
Mir. Ics,. eltcr cf thc Veilag virginia, en1
ono OF tho most prominent leaders eli tho Vlr
glnla republicans, is hero % day. liz believes
that when The time FIR voting comes most Of
negroes in his State Will ss they did ct tho last
election, vote tho Straight republican tick.
CT. lie ia also disposed to think thcrc will be
a State Convention oo tho 10Th Of March,
though he docs not kncw tho opinions of the
members Of The State central committee On that
tut jscE.
With reference to Col. pGpban.' recon! state.
mcut atou! The alleged pert S5nntCr Ransom is
to pliy il tho cr2aUiZ .i!On Ct tho ucXt Senate
according to the Msh0ue plan, ii is oD'y ntc,s
ssIy TO ely that all who know tho Senator gre
aware thai he will do nothing 10 this respect
that can possibly iHjurc the dcmccr!ic party or
any OF lis truo and consistent members.
DIR. Los!De, OF tho House. is preparing bill
on the Cattle rlcuro pnomoria, which the Senate
Committee on Agriculture Tl probably report
to morrow.
Senator Johnston to day presented me-.
mortal from tho Bright Hopo Railroad Co.,
whose road Iurs from tho A. y. g. NJ. II. II. to
tho James river OF tho poin! mhcro tho Ouch
Gap canal Was subsequently nslo, prayiog for
damagcs, lcasmuch as tho construction of that
canal has ots!IucIcd tho river below tho termi.
nus of their road, enl thereby Injured its value.
There vas quite az exciting debate 10 the
Senate to day on MIR. Loean's bill TO put Gen.
Grant on the retired list Of the army with full
generals pay. l. vas participated 10 by
Mcssrs. Hill. Vest, Logan and Butler. Mr..
I'LL reiterated the statement that Gen. GRAFT
was tho oDo man without whom tho late var
would not have resulted as it did, Mr.. Vest seid
tho republicans must take caro- Of their OVID
doad and woundcd, SO the democrats had
enouSh OF their owo to look after, and that the
Grant obstqulca 1T Chicago vas none of their
iu1cIa'. tic also said that he was utterly op.
posed to tho bill, and tho nero SO because Of
tho remarkable 7scilati0ns OF Gen. Grant re-.
spcctlog tho Southern question. Mi. Butler
sad nc could pos DO dresooned into voting for
tho bill Mr.. Logan said the defeat Of tho bill,
II 1t DO defeated, would DO duo to tho partisan
Prejudice or the democrats. The consideration
OF the BIZ was doieaLcd by c vo!o of IS to 20,
M1Fsts. Lamar and Mophc.ecn voting With
AmocG Tic appointments scnS io The Senate
10 Day were tho following: Webster Bruoo, to
lie collector Of lrtcrna revenue for the 18th dis.
trlct OF Mary land; Geo. W, Atkinson, to DO u.
5: Marshal fer West Virginia; L. G. Billings,
CT LOUISIANA. to be Judge CT the 5h u. S Cir.
euit' Vic1 ,Mocdss recently promoted to the
SuHremo B2rcl; Major d. &. svsaip, 10 DO
Judge Advocate General
Tho Supreme Court 10 day, decided tho lEsl
let Ki!bCTn c4so IN faycr of Kilburu, which
saec!iora the stealing Of oil official documents.
,isllsicrto, tho 1egro messenger on tho IIous,
SIDE OF Ito Capitol, and who mad disturbance
With Mr.. Forts soa las. Tuc:dGy nisht, was
discharged 10 DAP.
Con HahH"c wi! arrive hare o. tho 5th
GfoXmo.
Mi Bev In5kyr, commissioner of West Viz
GINA to the Ncw York Worlds fair hs7 re-.
moVed to Beikley, IN iha. State.
FIVE hiEH BURNED TO pEATr.-Fonr postal
clerks and messenger were burned TO death
through aD acsilent op tho Eric railway sarIv
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