Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
pcciul Correspondence OF the AZera. Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. O., Jan. II, 1882.

through bere yesterday. Oh bis way to Rich
mond. 10 sec if it is possible TO induce some
action by tho Virgilia Legislature ty which
the waters between the two States can be bet
ter poced 80 as to prevent the speedy and ut.
er destruction of The fisheries AID the oyster
beds.
Senator Ransom is as emphatic 10 La d. nisl
Of republican Iumois about mis- leaning towards
Mabcnlism and bis anticipations of the SUCCESS
OF that iesuo in North Carolina, as S.n.lor
Bu.l.r was a day or two Sc, c,ocsrpirg similar
rumor' shout him nrd South Carolina.
Attorney General Brewster was ct the Cap-
tol yesterday. He was dressed 10 a brown
plush hat, 40 olive ireeu ooat, the velvet colIsr
OF UbIoh txieodcd down the Iapfli almost
the waist, rilled shirt bosom aud 10 fl ID cuffs,
al Patent leather bco!s HIS dress was even
mure eshetic than that CT MIR. Wi'd,, bu: his
face terrible to b,ho'd. A mo:o ugly and ut
estheio enc Was never econ about the Capitol.
A sight OF i. would throw Mr.. Wilde into
spasm5.
The opposiii;n to the Speaker Oh the repub l.
| o,p de will DOW bcgn 10 crop out in various
quarters. l. has ouIy been suppressed 81 fsr
by p'ouisitg the Giss,titfed members places
| on the committees proposed to DO enlarged, bot
| as that cop Vas rendered int # actual by yeslei
days action of tho HOUSE there is nothing
more to restrain i. but the seli-resp,ot of those
who thick they have been badly lrsa!ed. and
mono Of them is 0VerohargId Wuh that.
7. NJ. Bjlyp, who hn9 boon deputy pos.nas
ter at PuvcolViIIe Va, for the last thirty Fl 70
years, oaDe here To-day and qIsl6 ID as pos.
master at that plsc'.
The Senate Committed on P.inling opened
bids for abou! halt million worth OF paper
lhis morning. but repealed them oil for lpfoi-
mslliy 10 the way they were prepared.
10 the Senate tc-lay Mr.. Johnston reintrt-
ducsd claim Of Mrs p l. Ward. Of Norfolk,
for rent ct properly coupled By tho Govern
| msnt during the war.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, ioIraduoed 10
Tho Senate tc-iAy bill for repeating all laws
providing for appropriations other than those
provided for ard specified 10 tho regular anDuAI
appropriation bills. 1t has reo.ttly bsen di
covered thst under lava, some ss old almost as
the Government, the departments havs the use
OF certain moneys about which Congress never
hears or Knows anything. std Mr.. Davis bill is
intended TO sop possible oaks 10 that quarter.
Mr.. Davis also intends TO lush the bill making
for transferring to II the control cf the :mmel-
oal f,iEs oil tho counry. the light house bust
NJ IS and other matters that now tc5upy much
of the time Of tho other departments OF the
Government.
r. q. Blaine, brother of the ex- Secretary,
wgs to-day appointed Assistant Ind, Clerk 6i
The House. at a salary OF 5000.
The Elections Con miltee OF the Huu 20, 10
the Bay Barbour contested election case. d.
cded tbia nGrDlGg to request the application
OF Maj. BIyy to take additional testimony, and
sent tho testimony already 10 TO the printer.
The committee also dismissed The $50 of Nc
DuVoI, orapk. who VS. contcs.ng tho seat OF
Mr. George, of Oregon.
Ii is reported here that Juiga Hughes, OF
tho U. s. Court for the Eastern Diitriot OF Vir
gIols, now holding court at Alexandra. was
waited unou yesterday by q committee of one.
appointed by tho reao u5ttr CAUCUS. and asked
If ne would sc,spt the position Of President ct
the Cocrt Of Appeals of Virginia for twelve
years at salary Of 81 900, which is $500 more
than no Is now receiving. and that hei holding
tho otiioo uGdar adVlsement. 1t is hoped here
that tho report may be tru,. aud that the
Judge may decide to ecoapt the Office. for be
IL an excslleot judge and would reflect credit
upon asy cIurS ovsr which he might preside.
Senator Johnston. when asked about the re.
port day. said he feared it was too good 10
b. trno for, that Judge Hughes uas one of the
best judges Virginia bad ever produced" Why
ths eacJus.ets sh5u'd cifsr tho place to per
| sc dtbsp yer, one who is reported to lave even
beeo in favor ot raising the t.X,s to pay the
State debt, is Whist Only resci ulster c,n tell.
loiegsrce hero from R edmond to-day is to
the tf,C: that the rcsdiuster CAUCUS. to DO held
there tilight. will probably nominate Mr.. N.
B. Mead, for Judge Of the Alexandra. Corpor.
a!i,u Court, 1t is said that if Gen. Malone
interiors 10 the mater it will be 10 MIR. Metds's
behalf. not bcc.u;e BIO hiss been requested to
d. 30, bu. simply as al uaaSkcd favor 20 an old
personal ftieod. 1t ho docs not interfsr i! is
! sail that JUG, Sangster, of Fairfax, will be
eppoiuteu.
Nj. Jorgenssn hes introduced bill 10 the
House for improving the road from George
town 10 Arlington. lie should amend il By
providing for extending the improvement 10
| the Columbian Turnpike, short distances be-
You'd. which would afford good road to the
canot,ry via the Long bridge. as we'll as By the
Aqaaduot bridge.
The report ab5ut Mr.. Tuckor's having tho
smallpox was Incorrect. He vas iodisposed,
but. as stated 10 this correspondence yesterday,
Surgeon General Birnt eximioed him and re-
moved his fears sbjut the psiure Of bis disease.
MIR. Paul has recovered from bis iod.sposi
tiop, and EsS present 10 the Houss te-lsy.
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