Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of tic Ale1a. GGssttt

WASHINGTON y. o., tiaIoh &c, 1881.
A caucus CT lilo republican Senators Vas held
this morning to determine what COURSE to pur-
sue in case The democrats persist in their effort
to prevent change in The officers Of the Senate
ct tho present executive session. The csucus
was by no means unanimous in it's opinion on
the subject. ard only agreed to stick to their
previous cours, uotil another CAUCUS could be
held, aud that, it is understood, will be this eve
Llng, II there be an carly adjournment |. isre.
p0rtcd that several OF tho members Of the Gu.
Gus expressed themselves as opposed to the
whole Malone agreement, AID as 10 favor of
proceeding with the executive business of the
Senate. so that c sine die adjournment can be
effected at an carly dato.
AmonE the nominations sent to tho Senate
to dsy, w&s That Of Jonathan II. Gray, OF Fair.
fsx equity, w., to be Collector of the ptrt of
a exaudils. This is another OF The appoiot.
| ments that Weut over 1t the last session Of the
Senate, but is reported to havo been remSde
a. tho Instance of Gen. Malone because there
vas 60 straiehcut rcadjuster who could give
the required boud
The vile OF Senator Johnston Occupied scat
10 the reserved gallery Of tue Senate yesterday,
duti1g the delivery OF her husbands speech,
While sttenll7ely listening to what he was say
iDg sho heard man sitting behi0d her make
| a remark to friend 10 tho effect that though
Mr.. Johnston profesSed 10 be sucl an ultra
democrat now be had been al Old line Thig and
o Know no!htDg. She Instantly turned toward
him, and, addressing him, said. loud enough for
those sitting hesr to hear, You arc cu,irely
mistaken, sir. MIR. Johnston Was bern demo
crat, raised democrat. is democrat nov, aud
will die o democrat. This | ought to know,
because am his VILE" The Individual sho
addressed begged pardon, hut soon lost all 10.
tcrest in the proceedings and left tho gallery or
| ct least that part Of it.
a pcrson who declared himself to bo road
iastcr member of the Vireiaia Legislature lfom
Shenandoah county, Va and was subsequently
| "sc:raned TO be Mr.. Strayor, was the subject
| OF good deal OF commeDt among the employees
OF tho House eide Of the Capitol to dsy, because
no appeared there at an unusually carly hour,
bei0ro the doors Wcro open, aud announced his
desdo to get into the iInll Of the I0rs 10 order
that lie might llod u comfortable sta, 10 which
! TO read lis newspapers.
1t Is nov generally o)Dc dcI by the republi-
| cans that tic nomination for the custom house
| oil Now Ork uolcsi Withdrawn will bo oppcs cd
| by both tho Ne" crk Senator's, and that if the
| probably
be 90 nnrn rupture il Tho Senate.
! Tho ! ,rNiGWn commission, or rather Senator
Johnston ard Di. L7ring. met this morning
and dccruiaod ttai tire visncttc Of their cfli
/ c!si paper GbCuld b3 q miGiature engraving of
tho picture Of the Surreudtr CT Coro9p'li5 now
in the io:und. If the Capitol. They also uado
! 'utthcr arrangements about tho tin tho csm
MISSION + lr~s&s TO take 10 Yorktown upon the
acl uramcut It Ito present SESSION Of tho Sen
etc, ard sl'o made sonc additions to the list OF
| thIaa 20 @h0m l,.gliailous arc to DO sent to e.s
! tctd tho c:ule Dbihi next October.
! Another large crowd vas in tho Senate to
day, bu; up 10 this hour the proceedings have
bCca r!c.cIV ccEliaustl0n of roll cals on mo
tons TO az ,uru and 10 20 uto executive session.
! !mo :,G!ocga:s are determined to s;ics, aud MIR.
| u>r'4G4 sly; tic rcrtri tha; hd is wavoring is
utterly devoid OF foundation. General Malone
is IL his scat 10 day, aad is said not 10 have
! bacn sick yesterday. but to have bcon engaged
IN p!cparl0g speech Which he will deliver
20 dsy. or il Dotat the esrlies! opptr,uciy. Sew
cra d1moor-Ec Senator's iatoDd to speak on tho
no;loo 10 change tho vftcers before it is iunlIy
disposed OF uuless tha republicans agree to LIT it
70 over, am3nx them Mcssrs. Butler and
| lismptou. Senator CJrklipg is pow said to BIO
Sticking up il his efforts to press tn } resolution
in consequence of his desire for democratic sup.
port 10 the opposition he intends to mako to
tho confirmation Of thu NV York Custom
! House nominsli)Ds.
! Mr.. VOORHEES, Oh tho impulse CT tho moment.
and without thiakiDg of tho conaequeuces Of
his &C iOa. sgr0cd yesterday 10 pair with Gen.
| MahoOe and thereby ulaintnined tho ito and
prevented the resolution for chausiog tho of.
f,cs Of tho Senate from beng defeated. Lilo
gas twltted with it so often by his democratic
colleagues, privately, however. that he became
quito sore on the sui :ct, and towards tho close
Of that days session slloHod them to SEQ that he
VICE
| The impression seems 10 bo Increasing
| among the better class of republicans that the
S na!e las cJrsumed about enough time on a
Fifsicia regulator, aud that it had as we'll
proceed with the business for which i! IVES CON-
| vcDcd. Some other pcopl. think that week 5
| discussion Of the character Of o candidate for
| Sergeant ct Arms By The Senate CT the Uaitod
States, aEd that candidate O repudiator, has
added tho little that Vas needed to bring utter
! contempt upon that body. or rather upon tho
present N iriy OF that body.
| 1t is reported that General h4hCue and his
! principal liouten .nts now horo are annoyed 10
| no slight degree by the scurry and unkempt ap.
ptaraGcd Of tic great majority Of tho people who
call upoI tho General for the purpose Of getting
hm 10 Assist them in their efforts TO obtain Office