Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-06
FE0A WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence of the Ale5a. Gazette.
WhGu1NcrnM u T. M.xnh 1900

WASHINGTON. D. G., March 6. 1882.
The House Committee on Conms,ce sgIccd
c-laV &c rc?cr: bill 9pmerGrg tbat tho
correct observatory ti.o be scot at meridian
Zach Dag to cvsEy msrstip.c city ia the o3ua:rg
of cvar fifteen thousand population.
In The Sensto to-day tho IugaIls bankrupt
bill wss reported. 1t provides that any man in
any State C ID bic mo q bankrupt By g,iug into
the equity side Of tho u. s. Datric! Court CT
his STATE and eurrerdsrisg oil bis properly
save that exempted By the laws of that State
The main difference betWoen tho new and TIC
old bill is thst The former doe5 away With tho
registers.
Tho republican CAUCUS Committee Of tho
Hlusa have dirscted all nbsentecs to return
aud all pairs 10 bo brakcn, 10 order that tho
! new rulo reported BY the Committee Oh Rules
real Of jcot OF this luo is to facilitate tho raE-
| sage OF tac bill for tho admission of the Eeg
State Of Dako:s. Tho d,mcc,a.s will oppose
| it's passage to tho last.
II is likely that tho Arlington oise. which is
| for the payment CT the assessed value of tho
| Arlington estate to tho hri:s Of Mis-, General
Lee. will c)mo up 10 the u. S. Supreme Court
| 90 Wednesday or Thursday ncxi. That court,
| it is understood, will today decide that the
decision of cX-S;crs!sr7 Sherman in The sugar
| case was iocorrec.. end that tho strength Of
sugar shall b tested ty the Old D1:oS stand
| sri and cot o7 the palarisoope.
10 the SsGata t. isy Mr.. Johaotoo iolrl-
ducod bill fer sho payment TO Joh1 r. PSc,.
tt Lycchburg. and other tobsc,o manufacturers
of cartain Internal reyebua taxes collcc.ed
from them uuder 50 illegal decision of the
Treasury Department. Dir. Johnston slso
| introduced O bill TO refund certain customs
du,ic5 Improperly collected fr3m the agent Of
the Clyda line Of steamers. w. N. Courtney.
S3pa!or eltc: Rddsb,rgsr. Leuoaap:- Sow
ernor Lewis ard several ether prominent read
jasters were ia tho city yesterday, but have
returned to Richmond 10 attend the extra
| session Of the Virginia Legislature. which Gov.
| Cameron will covcne tomorrow.
No dcc'iaa!ion of Mr.. Conkca's appoiat.
meet to he position of Associate Justice ol
| tho Su!r,me Court had been received ct the
White houso NJ to O'Clock to-day, bat one
Is expected IS 5000 rs he shall reosivs his COM
mission.
| Tho House Ways and Means Committee hes
reported in favor Of the adoption Of the Leede
motcr FOR measuring the quantity, tenn e.s!ure
and specific gravity Of oil! wines, liquors, beers,
Sc. Should the House adopt the report the
services OF sb9 III! forty, five hundred government
inspoc!Hra snd gsugers. who sro now drawing
from s. 10 81 dag will be rendered useless
| Senaso- German persists in his determination
! to resign The Prfs:d incy or the Chesapeake ard
| Ohio CsTsi. IS lh> duties of tho Office, in Sdd-
tion &c his o.hsf onercus work, are more than he
has timo to attend 10 properly, bu! immense
| praaiure is being brcr Gat to bear upon him to
| induce him tc change his determination SIS we'll
| frcm tho stock and bonaholders Of the canal az
! from these engaged in business on the canal.