Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-11

FROM WASHINGI ON,
Special Correspondence of the Aleza. Gazette

Special Correspondence of the Aleua. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. II, 1882.
Intelligence from various portions of Virginia
is to the eff G. that 90 rins,J aine Of the macy
hundreds to whom cfio:s were promised by the
readias have fail:d to get than. tie cohe-
sivo power Of p15Iic p!undsr is rapidly Using
lis foros ia thss S!a:e. snd that if an tl:o:ion
waro held there Tomorrow The readi1sters
would not receive larger voto than they got
at the Pfcsidsnisl cleo ion.
Intelligence hero from Tennessee is to the
effect tha. the decision socn 10 be inside By
the Supreme Ceuet of that State will be 10
favor OF the sostlcm ant Of the Sts.e dob. upon
the terms liked st the last session tf the Legit-
latuEe. but that as the decision will bo msde by
majority CT one liz cJutt of Gae, end ss one
OF Iho Judges was formerly attorney for the raj.
roeds. IL will noi b satisfactory, aud tbs. IS
there arc 1aGoy democrats ia the State WAC Srs
10 favor OF reputia leg the State debt because
the Federal Government destroyed The security
upon which that debt Was contracted. whom il
get the slaves free, lhero will bs r.pudiaticg
democratic tickat 10 the field there mex. year,
which will PROBABLY c,rry off enough votes 10
give ths State to the republicans. the most of
whom are also r:pudistors. bus will vote their
straight ticket ip ordor to beat tho democrats.
The House Canmitee 90 Elections met this
morning snd laid on thu table the report If the
sub committee on the petition Of Ctl. NJ. ID.
Ball for admission to scat SIS Dst 6 tie from
Alaska. 1t - understood tina. when the oan-
Il l.teo does &C: on tho report they will RI !cs
il ty largo msitli.y. as thew think Alaska
will have 20 b, gwen a Territorial form of gov
erumsnt, snd alec; Delegate u1dsr the laws
cf that government, before it vi DO entitled TO
q representative 10 the House.
A: l O'clock tlis7 MIR. S,.eldo wgs still
alive. Ii YVES 10 q half c,matoso condiliou.
His oh! scians say be may iivJ a day CT Two
ooger but that bis wourd is nco,saarily f.ts.
aud hat his death can MT b, f:r eff. Mr.. Bar
tn is recovering rapidly.
A ciucu' of tho republican Senator'S vas
held yesterday alteruoeo, at which /! Wls dc
icrmin:d 10 oppose the resolution mskiog N Ill
Brw1 Chief Clerk CT ths Sssate, willis Mr..
Shober is Ao lug Secretary of that body. As
tha resolution referred 10 was adopted By ma
jo!iy OF uu'y ere ia tia domocta!c caucus, the
aci!oa ct the Republicans, will. il is supposed,
put stop 10 ay lur:her httim pied clatg3 in
the elective tll;c,s Of tho Senate dufog this
SESSION Of Coogrssi.
Nri;h:r houso Of Congress was 10 session tC-
day. both having a6j,uFGcd yesterday u,,i
Monday. 1t Was stated in thi, correspondence
yesterday that eontere,c, Of all tho members
OF tho House opposed to the tariff DOM Dissioo
would lie hell nt he Capitol to day. The con-
feref GO was held, tn! neither a republican nt r
reatiua,er and hu! ooo grccEb :eser was preseas.
Ab)0t ;hr:; i've or ftriy d5mcc:a.s were 10
s.:erdsnc,. two OF whom, Meaars. Tucker and
Garrison. are from Virgins, but MIR. Tu.kt r
remained only short time The conferences
| was bold Tor the purpose of determining tho
c iCn the demoota's shall take on tho bill
| crss,i,g ter II o!m mission, phlca is bill pre-
ven iox tariff :elUrD, and aso to decide upoa
! the nroprr caursc to b, pursued with regard
| 10 the refdadlEC bill At o click The CD
| ference is still in srs1oa. tut i: is understood
the msi,tiy If those prasen. is 10 favor oil
opp;s OK ho.h tbe bills referred to by ell legili-
| mste mtAtH.
Ole of tho most needless surpu, ex rsve-
gsnt expenses of tie Hou5, Of Representatives
| Is what is ,cwo as The sts;i0nsry room. Fol
| there is DDIoyed cerk at o salary of 81 500,
ASS slant clerk at 81 eco. boekkoeper at 81 COZ
aud massct Ger OF 81 eco. and ell tor 20 other
purpopCs, than TO keep for III members OF the
House and th"ir fiends such articles a. they
c,uld buy for themselves OF the sores 10 the
ely.
| A delesaticu CT the Arapahoe Iodiars
dressed 10 the lat ST fashion Of their tribe, wss
e. tie Cspio to-day. They seemed to b
much io.crceted 10 a!I they cav, but whs
struck lh:r fancy nost wero tie Iadiau pic.
lures 10 The roIundp.
| Members Of tho Senate o91mitteo now in
vestigniiog Ito crookedness il the contirgeo
fu1d Of the Treasury dcay thu c,rrsc:ues5 o.
| the rcDtr: that P,tncy has p,sched upou ex.
! Secretary Sherman.
Petitions have been presented in tina House
| for dred.icg. Port Tobacco and PlscAtaway
creeks, Ma: yiand.