Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-20
PROM KASHINGlON
Special Correspondence of the Alera. Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. G., March 20, 1882.

Special Correspondence of the Alera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. G., March 20. 1882.
The Hcuss Committee 90 tho District Of |
Columbia agreed this morning up,D their &c
ducsd District Code, amended 50 az 10 reduce |
the license tax ol ,nnercial agents from 5000 |
to SlOO: to mako it Only pec ssary for saloon
keeper to obtain l;os5so for him 10 get ID c
signatures Of @ maj3iity Of the prep:riy oW1ers
90 bis sdo Ct the street, where The G5vsr1-
ment is the owner CT That Oh the opposite side,
acd TO relieve f;om taxstion Gil ctu:ch proper y
aud school properly used for free education.
They also determined 10 cndesvor to report
this code ard force it through So soon as posi-
bic. Tho necessity for this reduced code was
| c:e,teG by the opposition CT Tie REPUBLICAN
| members OF ths Committee aDd of the House to
. proposed amendment to the ctmpete
code. providing for Dix,d schools. Or the
| c)mmerclsl agents Who will be Effected By this
code, Should 1t b. edop:ed, viii be four from
| Virginia. three Of Haoa hal! from Ale xanGIia
and oae froa DanvIIlc.
| A petition containing 100 600 signatures, for
Masou's PARDON was received hare this morr-
iog from Chicsgo, sDd will DO presented TO the
President tL-nurroW.
| l. is reported from Norfolk that an effSr.
was mado BY General Malone to buy tho Land
mark, of that city. and that he offered oven
mere than the p!!cl asked for it, but thst thu
oTG;r3 refused bis bid. btlisviog that such 6
ssIo would rsdcusd neither to THAR own utter
csc, ucr to that OF thor city end State.
| lote!iiEeGe, hare f.on the whole western jr-
dioal Gis'rc! If the State CT Virgiois is to Ibe
effect Inst r;csGectiVe of psrty the people of
that c:s;rio; ere By no means pleased with the
removal Of Mr.. Lury ir;m The position Of U.
s. AttcraeY and the appointment thereto of
Mr.. Sicily Lesis. 500 of the Lieut.. Cover
DOR. Dir. Larry, it il ssid. filed tho Office with
| eniro sat:stgc.iJs 20 all who had busioess
With Is. SID thaulh sraish.ous republican
90 oil pisty qutsti6Es, 81 much 60 indeed that
at tho o2mmsud OF his party. though against
Lis eva cohpl.tous, he voted The Mshoue
ticket les: is!'; t. Gever allowed politics to it,
| h1:rc, OF nier'1ra with bis official ac:ian. Tho
+! repibHosrs ct bis district, tho 1sh, sre highly
dlsss!ish q with his ramOsal, and will probably
iul h n rs lhi II candidate for Cor gress at the
mex els icp. With him o. the 81 aiahou! re-
putiicao oaldda:e. Dir. Massey. as Tho ant:-
boss ree6i cs:tr candidate. snd o regular DENT
cratic circ!dsls. ii! 10 tho fad, Mr.. Paul. tho
! Mshosa candidate. will stand g potr ohnnos Of
Reelection
| /: j. reported that Collector RV3s of tie
Peter burg re-, no vas hero last week 10
| ooastq1eoa5 Of reports concerning the prot
ability o; his removal. had several Interviews
| with General Mghrpa, %as told by him that
he WIS II :syoc Of bis retention and that with
| that assufs"Uo west bEok boms perfectly salts
fled, ks: sAcugA democratic reetjus!ers are
ole ulcciCg :ar tis nlsss DO will not be deprived
| Of it.
L. is '&;tr,td it-1oy has Mr. Howe will
cslt,i:,!y ., re:aiocti ,s Postmaster General !;
tbs: Hir ~. T. CAs:der will b. msds Sscre-
| teiy i ;:o EgT?, vts3 HuIt, - DO eiycn
ano!hIi pl:cs, sn4 that new Secretary Of the
ln:e!ior mas b:ca s:lrc:ed and tha. be halls
tr;m me Wss:. The reported changes suggest
| tho lti;a iGst tEs ieo:u. assertion Of Collector
| Bray. 10 lGc &C; tha: sc appointment would
| 5000 be II :da Tia. ECuiI demonstrate tho Ad-
miDiayanoL' support ,f The Mabone move
| mont, my pojsl5i9 10 subs,Gntis!ed. OF
| coufse uof 40 OpphintmeDt must be high
cue. nCd iao LgS>T it is tao moro demoDstra-
tive i vi b.. C-bIoet poritoo would
sott!o tho GAS len beyond dispute, and with
| sTo rsCsnctS Wap 60! size oue to en- organzs-
tioa that has dGao SO nuca~ for tho republican
party? The CIiopei Right have referred 10 g
circui: ju3sessip 10 plaoe Of Juig, Rives, who
can cow re,ir. ca !u'l paw for lilo. but suoh so
| aproiutEle:, would not b, national rccogni-
| lion OF General MEhone' d services.
Tia Sapata judiciary Committee sgraed this
| mcrring 10 repart favorsby upon the Domina-
| lion of judge B atcbford for Associate Justice
OF the Supreme Court. aud also TO eudeavor to
ettec. SIS econ as possible the passage of tho bill
creating 60 Intermediary COURT to relisge tho
pressure Of business Upon tho u. s. supreme
Court.
| The Sanac to-day passed bill giving Sana-
tor Kellogg $4,000 and Scua!or Butler s., 500
| fer expenses Incurred 10 defending their claims
to tho seats they hold against contes!snte.
This 10 the first time suca thing has ever
been done, eDd establishes precedent that will
probably c:ss the Government a great deal in
| the future.
Tho House Committee on Commcrc, agreed
| this morning TO report adversely upon bill for
light house Of Great Wicjnico 10 Vireinis.
| 4 member Of the Legislature of Wet Virgin.
ID. now in the city, says the subject Of the Vir.
| 2inis debt hss not been preached in that body
this session, which will end this week, and will
| not be. and that while many of the members
correctly sIpIeciate the injurious effect OF the
| faint OF reputation, the passage by the Virginia
Legislature Of ths Hiddieberger bill, which
| makes West Virginia responsible for even more
OF that ceet than Virgiti.. efec.ually pus stop
TO all measures with reference TO bis STATES set.
tlenent CT her pr9roF io'tion OF the debt.
To Cay in the Eouso is the day for The call Of
States for bills. When the cali is completed
| should .ha Chinese bill come up, MIR. Dezsndorf
and Bar. Wise, OF Vir2iLia, will make speeches
| in favor offs massage
Major X. W. Hunter, editor and proprietor
| OF the Win chester lines, has formed q business
connection with General Gordon in minit g and
| railroad operations, and, should thu Generals
good luck hold out g little longer, may pcs.
| sby soon be one of Vrginia's few Inillionsires,
Ffres-Farming-F
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gsze.ts,1
HEwLE1Ts. March ia very nes. new two
story house Ct Eugh Robin:on, colored, was
| burnt t1-6sy sbou. noon. Robinson wss tlone