Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-24
FROM WASHING7ON.

Gen. Rucker has been placed en- the retired
list, and Gen, lcgslls nominated for Qsr:eI-
master General.
Tho bill 10 plae, Gep. Grant CD the retired
lis! OF tho sr1y, With iha r.tk and grade of
general, hes psss:d The Senate by vo!o Of IS
tolls.
The Ssps!e Committee % Postoffces and
Post Roads hivo sgreed to report fsvhrsby
the annual Post route bill passed By the II ,use
Ct Representatives. Tie bill proposes to ee-
tablIsh abou! $50 Eew r:u!es 10 various s!ates
std territories.
4 memorial was presented 10 tho House of
Representatives yesterday from tho Virsiuie
Historical Society asking Congress- 10 h.ye
printed iCT distribution the pspars and histori-
cal records ct colonial days 10 Virgins. DOW in
the Library of Congress. twas referred.
Bob houses CT Congress hsvs passsd bill
spprapris!iug 100000 to be used by he Sec
rotary oi War in the purchase end distribution
OF subsistence stores for tbs rslitf Of destitute
persors 10 the ove1aoved districts ofshe Mis-
| Slssppi and lis tributaries.
Tha Houss Committee On ths Improvement!
ct tbo Mississippi river. gave hsarog this
morDlcg to Mr.. J.mes B. Esds, in explanation
and c!rc datlon ofthe jstty system pref soted by
him, sud ntw in course Cf construction at the
passes Of the Mississippi. His statement par
took largely of tho character of scientific lee.
tu:o on the science OF hydraulics. II is to b,
c)ntiluad tt-ncrtoR.
The House Connistte on EleoioEs INST
sbout hslf past ten this morning. The meet
isg WAS devoted to hoarirg arguments of coun.
sci IN he contested election case of Campbell
sgaius: Canon, from tho territory of Utah.
The committee decided to report to tbs House
dtc'sIiag that naither the contestant or the
con!es:ee is entitled to thu seat and declaring
tho same vacant.
Mr.. Paul, Of Virginia. hiss introduced 10 the
House cf Representatives bill. asking for en-
appropriation to ersc: public buildings for the
uso CT tho United States GovsTlm ,ns at Har-
risolburg. Va. The rlc,ris OF the Uoiled
States District Court are uunrotec.ed. ns well
as The pcs:3fEco matter. the u aited States dis
triet attirle5's, Uni;od States marshsll's. sud
Collectors records and papers. The Covert
| meDt is paging aanual rental FIR the uie Of i5-
insu hciant sud ics,cuto accommodations 10 that
place fer buildings, whisb would almost inset
| the interest Oh the amount Of appropriation
! asked for to cr5ci safe Grd commsdious public
Buildings
! The Senate has pissed bill 70 place General
| Grsnt On the retired list CT tho army with the
| r.nk and grade of General; the President has
! nominated Mr. Conklila for the Supreme Court;
| Mr. Sargent goes Rs Minister to Germany, and
10 one By one tho third termars are disposed of,
and it is Uh:s oered Eere that President Arthur
is prepsling the Rsy for second term.
The snHoulcem snt Of the Nominations by tbs
Mshoneites tor The Court of Appcsis at Rich,
\ mond By VirainiaDs snd othe;s htrs to-day IL
| received with neither pride nor pleasure, and
! the companions drawn between the Court IS ct
| present constituted end the prospective Judge.
are not st all favorable to the latter.
Tho prop ,si:!on to send all private claim 10 0
court Of caima, instead of worrying Congress
| WITH them ia steadily gaining favor.