Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-28
FROM WASHING1 ON.
Special Correspondence of the Alera. Gaz,

Opcctdt correspondence OF the Atstd. GGzctte,
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. %. 1882.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Afsi;s
agreed this mo,tiig to enlarge the scope CT
MIR. Bsyard's resolution rcspcc Jog The re:snt
South American affair. pHd aso TO rapport
faycr.b'y upon the nomicstio1 Of MIR. Sargent
to be U. s. Minister 10 Germany.
The SuIremo Court resumed its session
after its usual February rc,ss tt-lsy. The
Arlington case is to b, tried OF this term of The
court, aud will probably be reached by the
middle of next week.
The prevailing i'm pressioa about the Capitol
this muroi0g respecting Mr.. Baine's Grafton
yesterday is that while it was not above
medIcctlly, it pu. bis suffice. 10 es favorable o
| light as possible end did the best for him that
could be doOe 10 msks his nsme bright 10 his
ttrh In this connection it may bs remarked
that Mr.. Wbi.thoEo. Of Tennessee, when the
Naval appropriation bill shall come up 10 the
House will naka speech in which he will de-
! tend and support the aggressive policy begun by
| Mr. Blaine 10 regard 10 Sau!h American
affairs.
10 the Senate tc-1sy Mr Johnston presented
the petition IF Thomas Hicks, of Petersburg,
| CASOANUl VI 4SSaO lliChst uu tuO llefC-
!utiona,y War, for the half pay duo that ofi,er
uenta Congress. When tho SUCCESS of tho war
looked extremity blue, adopted O resolution
that all the atlioers who would c3ntinue in the
services until the close of the struggle should be
entitled to half psy uot! the day of. their dcetb.
| The petition referred 10 il to recover this
heIf p,7.
| Tee Hcuio Naval CJmui!!eo agreed this
morning to ropor: tAvorsby upon tho bill az
propristing ton million dollars for tho consrrc-
lioa cf q new Navy. With an amendment that
ono half tho new Veslsls shsll bs built at the
G9vsrnaco. pavv yards This amandmsnt
was msdc at she iost.pco Of mir. DezerGorf as
| By i: som, CT the neg ships will be- constructed
in the Suulh. If tho whole i,b were put to
contract all tho ships would ofueccsSlty have to
b. built in the North. Is there are 90 private
yards in the South whera such work could be
done, bu: as there sro Government yards 10
tho South where ships IT tho kind required
caa b, bujlr, imo cfiho wuk by means uf the
amendment viii b. apportioned 10 them.
Tho EeW congressional superintendent for
virginia rs a,Fsosed by tho resdjustrrs is the
sabj:c: Of somo talk to-day By the Virginisus
now here. Ii tho ro.Gj15ters retain the
strength they manifested q. tho last election
! tho new Gppo!tioament will endap2er all the
dis Iio.s 10 tbs S a'e eye:ps tie S;h aud posi-
| by tn, g Tho 6 h will DO pus 10 soiicu,
danger, b1. it ia possible thai SCAT in The
Hous, mag b. il s:ota fir Major John Daniel
Of LYucttu'g
There is runer loat 10 day that PosInas-
ter G,rersl Hoae e!il b., made Secretary Of
thu Interior v;co kirkwoad to b. given the
Vianns Mi:siao, ADD tha! ". f. Chandler will
be appoia.cd Postmaster Genera.
| The House Appropriations Gem ni!tce agreed
this noroing that il tho House would c: orc
pass tho Consulcr srd Diplomatic snd tho II.
dian appropriation bills, go IS to eiso tho Senate
something to &C! EpoD. they wju!d oppose no
further OIL :ctiars to the consideration o. the
tariff bill
Amoss al! tho democratic employees on The
| Hous, eide CT tho Capitol hsvo now been rcmcv-
ed about tho last ono who raceivod bis discharge
being Youpg CsldTell, from Wsrrentop. who
was page. and whose retention had been
promised ty Doo,kecpcT BtoWnloW.
| The House Military Committee agreed this
morning to report favorab'y upon bill giving
evary oticsr below the TANK OF msjor who has
been in the service fl!tean years wthcu; promo.
lion the pay belonging to the rank next shove
| the O.o ho holds.