Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-09
FROM WASHINGTON

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., August 9.-The Con-
grcssional Democratic Committee, whose !
room is ex-Spcaker Randall's committee
room in the Capitol, are at work. but are
distributing neither money nor documents
Indeed they have neither to distribute. MIR.
German is in temporary charge. MIR, Phil
Thompson, member of the House from Ken
lucky. is the Secretary Of the committee
and will be here nearly all the summer.
The committee will furnish the democratic
press of the country with points for cam
paign capital and will rely chiefly upon that
press for getting its documents before the
public.
4 gentleman from Richmond says that
one of the democratic newspapers OF that
CITY mentions the absence of Senator John
ston during the last days of the session of
Congress. and implies that TO his absence
was due the confirmation of several of Gen
eral Mahone's nominations. Mr.. Johnston
might have never left the Senate chamber
for Il moment during the entire session and
the nominations referred to would neverthe-
less have been confirmed. The republican
Senators were bound by their bargain with
General Malone to confirm them, and many
of the democrats refused TO interfere for the
reason that the changes made no difference
to them inaSmuch as one set of republicans
were giving place TO another and that those
who were removed had brought their mis-
fortune upon themselves by voting with the
negroes and democratic scalawags TO give
the General supreme power in Virginia.
The President will probably start for New
York tomorrow or Friday in Il government
vessel Among those who called ut the
White House to-day to wish him an agree
able trip were Speaker keifer and several
of the members of Congress who remain in
the city.
The estimated revenue of the government
for the current fiscal year is four hundred
millions OF dollars. The expenditures, APP
preparations and fixed charges-three hun
dred and seventy millions. Forty-iive mil
! lions are required for the sinking fund.
Thus there will be 4 deficit Of fifteen mil
| lions and unless the revenue exceeds the
estimate the redemption of government
bonds will cease Thisis Treasury talk and
is supposed to presagc an immense steal for
election purposes next fall.
Senator Pcndleton offered resolution in
the Senate Just previous TO its adjournment
yesterday, thanking the President Of that
body Mr.. Davis, for the impartial manner
| in which he had executed the duties of his
position. and it WAS adopted unanimously.
In the House no man. either on the repub-
lican or democratic side, had sufficient au-
dacity to oilcra similar resolution regarding
Mr. Speaker kcttr for his rulings have
been Sd atrociously and conspicuously par
tiSan. sectional and partial. that to have
done so would have been to render himself
redicuous.
Some comment is made in official circles
upon the action of Congress in designating
General VI. c. Meigs to supervise the cree
ton of the new building intended for the
pension Office, on the ground that the ap
pontmcnt ola person by Congress is usurp
ing the power appointment vested in the
Executive.
1t is positively asserted by those intimate
WITH uutI I'aitIcs iiiat Though CO. NI,bonn
and Mr.. FulkcrSon have not come to al
open rupture. the former does not hesitate
TO dennunce the latter to all with whom hs
talks about matters in the 9th district of
State, and that the latter is no more charN
in expressing his antipathy for ''William.
Geo. T.. Beane was commissioned post
master at Wilson's wharf, Lancaster county
| Va, to-day.
Willie 7. Waller of .tcxandra, All employee 0
the House was removed this morning though i
is understood hr WAS promised 4 permanent place
there by Dnnrkccper BrOwnlow when he wa
transferred from his pageship AT the commence
ment of the session.
The Capitol to-day is almost deserted. Three
or four representatives were in the House collect
ing their letters but not single Senator was il
the Senate Chamber Most OF the members 0
Congress who remained until the close OF the SEES
sion have already left and the city like the Capt.
tOl has already assumed its usual summerdulluess
The guests of Wizards Hotel have already beef
notified that that hotel will close on Friday.
The new appointments in the Interior and Wa
Departments have been made. but up Ia l D. n,
to-day the appointment clerk in the former wa
afraid In give them to the press.