Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Alesa. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. O.. March 2l, 1881,

WASHINGTON, u. o.. March 81, 1881,
The crowded galleries OF the Senate were
aSaiu u'i:cted 10 Disappointment to day, for
hardly had the Senate met befcro it went
into executive session. aad thcra bcirg 20
business TO transact in that but to oct % few
appointments that had been reported upon fsv.
orally by tho committees to which they had
bacn retcrrs1: it s5iourned in short time.
Among tho republican senator's who, it is
said. arc opposed to tho removal CT Sergeant at
Arms Bright aud tho election in bis stead Of
Mr.. Rlddlebarger.aro MessTs. Ingalls,. Burnside
and Blair, but they will probably DO icr,et by
the caucus to stand by tho agreement reported
to have been inside between it aud General Ma.
hone.
Ii is reported hero to day that Mr.. Bsynolds,
State Treasurer Of Virginia. ard heretofore ono
OF tho staunchest supporters OF Geo. Malone.
is among tho many 0! The Generals followers,
Who say that he nor any other man can carry
them into tho radical party. When the Gszsttes
correspondent asked the General about this rc-
ported important detection this morning he said
he had not heard of it, and that be thought all
his men would.stick. Tho General had Colo.
mel Lamb, Of duel!1g fsmo. with him upon the
floor OF tho Senate to cav, and was Introducing
him to his republican colleagues.
Mr.. Edmulds will not como back from Fiori.
do to defeat any flIbustelioe divic,s tho demo
Gratis may employ TO stavo off the election of
tho otn:els OF tho Senate, and Senator Anthony
has az stack OF iItiammatory rheumatism
which. il Is said, will keep him housed Tor some
da;a
TIE following posmasters have to cay been
aypo;pio3 in Uir1jpia. H., -
Coan wharf, Northumberland Co., vioo Thcs.
II. Fallen. resigned: S. G. Godshall OF Hope
Station, Lexington, vice VIM. NJ. Wilson,
resigned; Wilmington l.. Moorman OF Peaks
vile, Bedford Co., vice Il. L. Abbott, resigned;
VIM. j. Trlgnor at Hoathsvillc. Northumber,
lard Co., vice John w. Rice. resigned; ohm
.. Porter ct RscSoon Ford Culpeper Co., vice
Is. w. Male, removed.
Tho impression se0ms 10 b. general now tina!
the President will issue proclamation for an
extra session OF Congress, aud it is reported
that he will Issue 1t probably to morrow evening
converting the session abou: April IS. The
republicans seem to anticipate 90 trouble about
tho vacancies that exist o. their side of tho
House of Representatives and say they will
have O majority whether those VACANCIES bs
filled or not, but that if it be requisite to gill
them it can be dono by that time, IS tho idsa
thatt requires thirty day Iotic, to elec. mcm.
Der Of the House is entirely erroneous. Oae of
the reasons assigned for tho necessity of an *.
ira session is tho pressing urgency Tor tho pas
sage Of rounding bill, and considerable cur
osty is oppressed as to tie course General Ma
fone will take on that question, iunsmuch as no
wants Virginia's public debt settled by 'elimi-
mating" one third of ii, and Rounding tho
remainder in bonds paying half tho interest
agreed upon 10 the contract with tho credi-
torss Gnd further as his rus!y lieutenant, Capt.
Blair, wants tho principle of reaG ustmcpt ap.
piled to tho national as We'll IS to the State
debt.
With regard to tho election of the officers of
the Senate, it is said now that the democrats.
or rather q sufficient number of them to mako
effective tho dilatory measures they nay adop',
have agreed to oppose any change in these Of
fees uoti tho extra session of Congress, ard
and that thty will d. this for throo purpose.
first, to show tito country that they will not BIO
buldtzcd a1y longer; second, to mako it equal.
ly apparent who among them arc willing to bo
SO buildtZ d, aid third to lot Inc country sec
that bargains arc something made that can't bs
carried cut, end 30 prevent MahOrlsm ircm
spreading Throughout the States.
1t Is uude s:0od that movement is en- foot
by which several Of the internal revenue dis
rcts in Virsiai, ere to be Iooreaniz,d in tho
interests Of the Mahnnc wing OF The republican
party, ,9hch wing almost every body now c1n-
cAdcs will hs7a The recognition ed support Of
the administration.
l'lG. Conkliog is now acting Chairman Of The
Judiciary Committee Of the Senate. to ~hich
tic nomination Of MIR. Stanley Matthew'S has
been referred, end his failure to cal! a meeting
Of that c1mmittco this morGin., 40 "a to acs
upon that domination. is oonlnenled upon in
various moYs.
MIR. A. nj. Stotcldo IT,. we'll kaown md
accomplished nastpapor correspondent. has
bcan sipointcd o|c!E O. the SaDatc ComuitteO
on rIir12i-.
The physical conditions Of Secretary Biairc ia
j:r cluIo CT mDch aollCitute to his friends.