Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-12-04
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House. 7: was the first newspaper to pub
!sh the fac. that the President had con-
tossed to Mr.. Dezendorf that he had made
a bargain with Malone, and that hard as
its terms were 10 him he had to comply with
them. Ii also was the first to print that the
President hail told Dir. Jorgeusen that MAJ
ilorc was ':d---d hog For these evil
dcnces q Gisrespect the GAZETTE has for
the ward politician who was removed from
oliico ior cause" but who now by an ac-
c!dent occupies the White House, when its
correspondent called there this morning for
the Presidents message at ten o'clock,
when it was given to the press, he was re-
fused a copy, though copies of it, i'll his pres
the two evening papers of this city and to
the correspondent Of Il Boston paper. He
was told he could have copy, ii he would
call for it 1T the time it was sent into Con-
gresS but as that time was at least halfan hour
on the streets, he did not call. Another
thing. A copy of the message was offered
for sale and brought by newspaper men
here last Friday, and a fair synopsis of it
printed on Saturday morning in Cincin-
natl, New York and New Orleans lis
reading in the House commenced little
before two o'clock, long before which hour
it Was in the hanis Of the newsbOys. As
accurate n synol,.i al time will permit is
sent for appearance elsewhere in the GA
IETTE.
The second and short session Of The 47th
Congress commenced to-day. There were
large crowds in TIE galleries Of both houses,
and nluru than quorums on the floors. Iu
the House The report Of the tarffcommission
was presented: but not read. Tho gist of it
is that it puts all articles that are used by
American manufacturers or the FREQ list, as
also all drugs and medicines. A reduction
Of % per cent. is recommended on all
articles for consumption except sugar, on
which duty of 10 per ct. and tho use vi tne
polarlScope test arc recommended. Several
new members were admitted, among them
Slr SeaboGn Reese, the successor of Gov.
Alexander Fl. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, whose
| name is appended to tho certificate of cleo.
ton. A motion 20 discharge the civil! ser
vice reform committee WAS resisted by the
democrats and gave Mr. Cox an opportunity
to make one of his amusing speeches. This
motion created quite 4 squab5lc, which was
finally settled by an agreement that the
committee should report bill at once which
should have precedence Of all other bills
than the regular appropriation bills When
the reading Of the message shall be con-
cludcd the death OF Mr. Updcgrafr, whose
desk is Grapcd in mourning, will be an
! nouuced. and the House will adjourn. It
was very easy to-day to tell which ofthc mem
bcrs had been reelected and which had been
leti II hoinc, the counlcnauccs of the for
mcr expressing satisfaction with all the sur
"ounding%, while those Of the latter presen-
ted a woe begun appearance that was dis
| ilnctiy visible through the sickly smiles that
occasionally iippled over them. All the
Virginia members hut 31r. Paul answered to
iL|ir :an,cs when tho roll was called.
Many of the desks were adorned with beau
tilu! bouquets, sent by the friends of the
members Ia whom those desks belong; those
OF lie Hca.'s I'll hr. Cox, of New York, aud
! the Speaker being especially noticeable, the
former from lis large size and the latter
because it WAS in the shape Of al anchor
! When Sir Kelley announced that the Tariff
| Commission had concluded its labors and
that ia Secretary was now en- route for Eu-
rope, Mr. Cox created tho first laugh ofthc
session b rcnaikiug, "wc are glad to hear
, it, Among The new members sworn in to-
day was Mr.. Shelley. who was oustcd by the
| republican majority at the last session.
! The Senate did not meet till noon, an
hour after the House had been in session.
Ii transacted no business of importance and
recessed nntil half past one o'clock, when
the reading OF the Presidents message WAS
commenced. SIR. Pope Barrow, who was
elected to III the unaxpired term ofthc late
senator ltiIl. WAS present, but will not be
sworn IL until tomorrow, when Mr.. Brown
will announce the death of Mr.. Hill.
The famous Arlington case WAS decided
IL the Supreme Court Of the United States
to-day in favor ofGeneral G. w. c. Lee, the
! rlghtlul heir. The court room was crowd
ed with distinguished people, the most
noticeable being ex-senator COnkling
Justice Miller rcud the decision with en-.
phas!5 and distnctncsS 1t was very
long decision and more than an
hour was consumed in reading it. 1t
took decides, ground in favor of the
rights of the citizen as against the arbilra.
ry power OF the Government. and sustain
cd the opinion Of Judge Hughes, of the Vir-
ginia court, from which the case had come
up on anappeal in all its points. Its decla-
ration Of regard for the citizen against the
cncroachmcnts Of the Government proyok-
cd sheer upon the countcnauce of Mr..
Conkling. which was noticed and re-
marked upon by spectators Among
tho ways tho decision recommends the Gov
eminent to adopt to obtain legal title to the
property, which General Lee does net want is
for it to oner him fair price for it, or to condemn
1T and take possession of it at its appraised valua-
ton. Four Of the court, the Chief Justice, and
Associate Justices Bradley. of seven by eight fame,
Gray, OF Massachusetts,, and Woods, who was ap.
pointed as d Southern Iuan, disscntcd from the
opinion. The counsel in tho case were for the Gov
eminent, Judge Wiloughby, of Alexandria, and
Solicitor General Philips for General I.ee x-U.S.
District Attorney Beach, and Col F. l.. Smith, of
Alexandria; Judge Robertson. Of Charlottesville;
Judge Shipman, OF New York, and L. L. Page. OF
Richmond.
The democratic members Of the House have re.
ceived invitations to meet Governor Cleveland.
OF New York, at the Manhattan Club, in Now
York, Tuesday evening
The second trial Of the star route sSindlers
commenced to-day. \ panel being exhausted
without securing single juror, the court I'D.
journcd until tomorrow
Eho Garfield Hospital managers have abar.
doned the idea OF buying tho Columbian College
for tho proposed hospital aud will select a more
central site