Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-10
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Alex'a Gazette.1
WASHINGTON, D. c., May l0.-Mr. Butler,
in the Senate, to-day reported from the
Committee on the District Of Columbia a
bill appropriating $4,000 for home for the
old and INDECENT negroes of the District.
Mr.. Conger introduced bill for giving the
Collector of the Port of Alexandria salary
of $500 in addition to the fees of office 1t
was referred to the committee on commerce
4 similar bill has been introduced in the
House
Collector Brady, of Petersburg, is now
here and other prominent Mahoneites are
expected. 1t is reported that the business
that attracts them is a conference about the
proposed straightout republican convention
TO be held in Virginia
Mr. Walter ?. Phillip, Manager of the
New York Associated Press in this city, has
resigned, and Mr.. d. r. Mckee, who has
had charge Of the Capitol bureau of that
agency for some time past, has been APP
pointed to fill the vacancy
The Agricultural bill, the bill for creating
an additional executive department out of
the present Agricultural Bureau, passed the
House this morning with only seven votes
against it. 1t will also pass the Senate, and
soon Mr.. Commissioner Loring will be Mr..
Secretary Loring and have seat Mt the
Presidents Cabinet board.
The warden Of the Jail says that Senator
Hawley's resolution about the number of
visitors AT the Jail was entirely unnecessary,
as he had shut off visitors before it was in
troduced, but that people came to the
Jail with cards from Representatives and
Senators, even from Mr.. Hawley himself,
requesting permission to see Guiteau, and
that he does not like to appear dscourteous
to the men who make the country's laws.
The argument for Il new trial in GIitcaus
case is again i'll progress to-day.
For one hour to-day the House to those
on the floor as well as in the galleries, look
ed as though it were in recess. Nothing
was heard buta confused murmur; members
were congregated i'll groups in the aisles
| talking and laughing; many were writing
letters, some reading books and papers and
but two Of them paying any attention to
what was going on, and yet all the time
Mr.. J. II. ketcham, republican member
from Newly ork, and once one of the Commits
sioners of the District Of Columbia, was
reading Il speech on the District Appropria-
ton bill, and cX-Spraker Randall, who had
gone over to the republican side and taken
Il seat Immediately III front Of him, was lis
tcnin!; TO him attentively. Mr.. Ketcham is
deaf. speaks in III exceedingly low voice
and when talking moves nothing but his
! lips, and Us not word he uttered was heard
and us he made no gesticulations to indicate
] that he was reading, no one but close OBJ
server could have told that a speech was in
| progress.
a caucus of the Southern republican mem
bcrs of the House was held this morning at
the residence Of representative Houk, of
Tennessee, at which Il resolution was adopt
ed protesting against the delay of the North
crn republicans in ousting other Southern
democrats besides General Chalmers from
! their seats, and urging them to proceed with
that business as soon as possible
In the Senate to-day bill was considered
to refund to l.. Madison Day S. 900. the
! amount he paid at n confiscation sale for a
house in New Orleans belonging to Judah P.
Benjamin, but which w;S subsequently,
| found to he lnortgagcd for more than it was
WORTH
1t has been found that NJ. V. Davis. SUP
! crlntcndcnt of coinage at the New Orleans
mint, has been pairing down trade dollars
to the size and weight Of the legal silver
collar, ana approprlatlng the parings TO the
support of Il seraglio, and as Mr. Davis was
silly enough to allow such proceedings to he
discovered he will he bounced"
The following postmastcrs were commits
stoned to-day A. Janney, Oak Park, Mad-
son county, Va; J. J. Moore, Fancy Hill,
Rockbridgc county, Va. W. II. Pamplin,
Orlando, Nelson county, Va; J. ID. B. Rucks,
Wilson's Depot, Dinwiddie county, Va; J..
K. Wright, Coleman's Falls Bedford coun-
ty. Va.