Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gaze
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Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. O., jap. E, 1851
TIC name Of Nathan Golf, Ct Clsrksburg
W. Va. wss seat TO the Senate to Day fer coa
h:ns:iou as Secretary of the Navy. Col. Golf
wss soldier il lh, U0ion army, YVES the
republican candidate foT Governor CT West
Virginia fou, years ago, when be was beaten
by Gov. Mathews. is the present US. Attorney
for West Virginia, aud is young man of mark.
cd ability.
In the Ways and Means Committee of the
HOUSE this morning 40 effort was mado to take
up MIR. Hurd's free trade bill, go that report
upon it, favorable or otherwise, as the csse
may BE-, SO as to get it before tho House. but
the republicans prevented it, with the aid of
s,y,.aI democrats. who explained their course
| upon the ground Of tho abseucs of member
| VITO is Interested in the bill. 1t is known here
that macy Of tho laa6i, dcm:c: of the
House, though prot, sizing free trade doctrines
| are really opposed to any change il the present
protective system, and there is talk of the
| organization OF q Central free trade ol1b here,
with branches In every city of the country tor
the purpose OF promulgatng the principles of
Tree trade and. lncldentally.o OF makiog pr1tessed
| tree traders show their heads.
Tho House Committee Oh PosIofic,s agreed
this morning to report favorabIy upon g bill
| reducing Tho rate OF postage 90 Fad class mat
| tor 10 two cents p0u0d.
MIR. Fernando Wood beiag ILL., hIr. Tucker,
OF Virgins took charge Of the Funding bill,
called it up 10 tbs House to day with the agree.
ment that its consideration should not anlago-
NJ, any OF the appropriation bills, aud Mr..
| kollty, OF Pennsylvania, is now opposlOg it in
speech that is rapidly clearing both the floor
and the galleries. The bill provides for refuud-
ing the bonds that fall dus NIX: year 10 largo
bends bcarlpg three per cont. iatares!, Mr..
Kelley is opposed to il; iadeed ia opposed to
any refunding, wants the bonds redeemed OF
once, but does not suggest aby plan exosp! to
pay them with notes Of yeer or tGo. The
impression ls the bill will be defeated.
Tue House is progressing rapidly with the
reRulsr appropriation bills. Ii passed the Army
bill yesterday, aud will proceed with the others as
rapidly as possible, and it is low thought that
but litlo other business will be transacted at
| this soasoD. Though thers are thousaods of bills
on tho calendars of the Two Houses, soma of
which arc unusually important. The Senate
Finance Committee, for instance, has before it
bills for improving commerce, for rofundipg
tho Daloual debt for limiting tho coinage or
Increasing the specific value Of the silver dollar,
and the malt bill, but it seems that it is waiting
for other bills from the HOUSE, aad those Other
The eelsrity With which the Army Till passed
tho House yesterday is sttributstls 10 no SLIGHT
ddegree to the management of Judge Harris, of
Virginia. who was Chairman of tho Committee
OF the Whole during its consideration,
The refusal OF the House Committee on
Commerc, to include al appropriation for tho
reclamation OF the Potomsc fits is cIiiic:ssd
harsbly IN all quarters. and the friends Of tho
| measure have. il is said, determined either TO
oppose the river and harbor bill unless i; con
ttlos an appropriation for the purpose Gamed,
or to endeRvor TO pass q bill allowing private
parties to do the much needed work aud recon-.
pause themselves By tho sale OF tho Iaod they
rec'a aim
Judge Gray, of Fairfax county, Va, whose
appointment as Collector of Customs at AIex-
anjris was sent to the Senate Yesterday, YVES
OF the Capitol this morning. locking after bis
confirmation. The Judge says DO applied for
the place year ego; that be has 20 10. nor part
III tho squabbe betTeeu the two wings Of bis
party 10 tho Eighth Virginia Ds!ric;, and that
he does not sac how his appointment can be
considered as indicating tho course the admins
1 tIhttou lutcuue w t4hOl leRaru 10 LQesQuaOOlo,
He says the fact of his application was known to
prominent republicans Of Alo1andria-Messrs
ONeal Mckenzie and others-snd that Mr.
| Mckenzie accompanied him whom he made i,
Bis appointment dates from the ID prog. MIR,
Warteld has asked that action upon it bs de-
lsyed until he can make q staten snt
to the President. Judge Grsy's confirmation
will depend worry wuch upon the extent, if any,
| TO which ne has affiliated with the Mshonites.
| for strong as General Malone may be with the
Garfield adm inistration, there arc not many n
ators of either party who belior1I IN MS torciher
adjustment doctrine. In this connection it may
be remarked that ex Congressman John Amber
Smith saya that General Malone told linn soon
after his election to the Senate thst if the demo
Gratis and republicans got 10 csucussiug he would
compose himself into caucus of one. Mr.
Smith says, however, that the General will
| certainly vote for Mr.. Gorham for Secretary of
| the Senate. He also Gays that no Virgnisn and
| possibly no Southern nsn will ba ia Garfield
| Cabinet, for the reason that such appointment
would antsgon 2, the efforts of the independents
in tho South who are attempting to bre,k up the
solid democracy of that section, and that the
naming Of Southern mon for such positions i;
only done TO advance their local interests.
| The Senate to-day considered bill inten Il |
to break up the systom Of rob5ing people st Ar.
in9ton IN Alexandris county by gang CT yhs.
is known IS false guides.