Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-12
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alcxa Gazct

Especial Correspondence Of the AlcXa. Gazette |
WASHINGTON, D. c., April u, 1882.
Mr.. Shipherd was on hand this morning
before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the
House. but as soon as the committee was
called to order he read paper i'll which he
stated that he protested against being made
for the report of his testimony
as taken by the committees stenographer,
as by that report he was made to say things
he did not say and things that he did say
were entirely omitted The accuracy Of the
report was also denied by nearly all the
members Of the committee. Mr.. Shipherd
said the nearest approach to 4 faithful re-
port of what he had said was that made
by the reporter for the New York AS
sociatcd Press. After this Mr.. Dawson, the
reporters said he had testimonials to prove his
efficiency as short hand reporter but AS the
committee seemed dissatisfied with him. he
would, if they gave him time procure them
one whom he hoped would be more satisiac-
tory to them. The committee then asked
Mr. Hays, who WAS reporting for the AssO-
cated press. he would not be kind enough
10 report the testimony for them, but Mr..
Hays begged to be excused for the reason
that he was not in the employment OF the
House, but in that OF private parties. The
committee being thus left without Il short
hand reporter were compelled TO adjourn
until tomorrow. The giSt of the whole of
this affair is that Hayes, an old, faithful and
efficient reporter of the House, is Il demo-
crat. and was recently removed by Mr..
Speaker Keller nj the request OF General
Grant to give place to Dawson, a iavoritc OF
the General. whose letters and official
papers he used to prepare for him, and who
is 4 very intelligent man. though by no
means Il good photographic reporter
Dawson has now been bounced for ine-
! cheney by three committees, Ways and
Means. Commerce and Foreign Affairs, and
! Among the resolutions introduced in the
calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury
for il statement of the amounts of money
received ut the Treasury as the proceeds OF
the sales of lands in that State under the
| direct land tax law.
In the House to-day Mr.. Calkins, chair
man of the House Committee on Elections
presented the unanimous report of that
committee in favor of Mr.. Barbour'S retcn-
ton of his seat as the member from the Stll
Congressional district Of Virginia, and il
was adopted without Il dissenting vote.
The Foreign Affairs committee ofthc Sen
ate did moi meet to-day, and it is now said
that the Republican members of that com,
mittec are consulting with the President on
the Chinese subject, so rs TO prepare Il bill
that will be entirely satisfactory to him.
Gov. Crittenden, of Missouri, an ex-mcm-
Der of the House was OH the floor of that
body to-day and held quite levce on the
dcmocraticsidr. Some Republicans were un,
charitable enough to say that he has come
on to avoid for IL time at least the opprohri
UNI. if not the danger, he has incurred in hi>
: own State by his action in the Jesse Jane.
case.
The break between Senator's Cameron
and Mitchell of Pennsylvania is complete
The latter says nc has sat still for a whole
year and seen what was going on, but viii
do so no longer and that if there is no Other
way To break the Cameron rule he is il
favor fan independent movement.
II is stated to-day that Mr.. Teller, the new
Secretary Of the Interior will cndcavor to co,ls,
the removal "f Mr.. Bell Assistant Secretary: Mr.
Lockwood, Chief Clerk and Mr.. Price, Indian
Commissioner.
Mr.. Paul before the House Committee OF
Public Buildings this morning, and advocated
favorable report unon the bill for public building
at Harris0nhurg
Letters from Richmond to-day say that boil
Senators Wingiicd and Williams, republicans, vii
stick, and that General Mahonr'S attempt to viii
them by making his organs come out boldly il
favor Of lie Administration will not succeed.