Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-18

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the AleAanor" 1azetc.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. is, 1855.

FROM WASHINGTON.
spccial Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazettcl
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. is, 1883.
Senator Logan has recommended one
man for United States attorney Tor Inc
northern district of Illinois. Some OF the
i republican members OF the House lron
Illinois have recommended another man.
The President makes the nomination. 1t IS
said that his action in the case will Indicate
his feelings toward Mr. Logan, who now
believes he is a prominent candidate for the
republican, nomination for the next Pres-
dency, and therefore his rival. Others say,
however. that Mr. Logan's man VIII De
nominated merely to avoid any open rupture
Among the nominations semitic the Senate
to-day we're the following: +. 4. White,
TO be consul at Puerto Cabello; Alex. S.
Aaberrv to be postmaster at Roanoke, j. w.
Beamer at Berryville, and James w. Long
nj Nortolk and G. L. Edie, of Virginia, to
be assistart.surgeon in the &. S. army c.
2. Blow, OF Va, to be ensign U. 5. n.
fine commercial associations of the country
have agreed 10 hold convention In TINS
city on the l6;h proNimo to induce Congress
if possible 10 piss a national bankrupt bill.
Wizards Hail has been engaged for that
purpose.
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morning and agreed to report in favor OF
creating Two new regular committees, one on
rivers and harhors, and the other on labor.
Rivers and harhors have heretofore been with
commerce. and labor with education. They
REPORTED adversely upon Mr.. Townshend's
resolution for removing the desks from the
; House, and, it is reported, agreed to report
unavoIably upon the proposition admitting
, regular correspondents into the lobby. The
question Of submitting the improvement OF
the Mississippi river To the River and Har
Dor Committee was left to the House. 1t
was determined to recommend the retention
OF all the select committees of the last House,
; except such as related 10 personal subjects.
The Census Committee was dropped, us was
also the committee on accommodation for
the Congressional Library. Ex-Speaker
keifer was instructed to report resolution
without recommending its adoption, for the
appointment of a committee Of nine on VIC
man Suffrage
Several Mahoretcs have turned up here
2 lately, seeking Office under the republican
nominee for Sergeant-at-arms Of the Senate.
! Mr. Canady, who was supported by General
Malone.
$ General Malone attended the republican
D caucus again yesterday, but his colleague
did not. The TWO Senators had long in
i ervicw in the latter's committee room.
Mr.. Robinson, Of New York, intends to
call up in the House tomorrow his resoiu
ton calling for the correspondence i'll the
. O'Donnel case. Mr.. Finerty, member from
r Chicago, says the Irish and not the tariff
E question will be the leading question Of the
next national campaign, and that no party
9 that attempts TO dodge that question can
. succeed.
| 1t is said to-day that the Speaker can not
possibly complete his committees before
Saturday, and that consequently the holt
DAYS will not commence until that day.
Others, however say the committees will be
[ announced on Thursday, or Friday at the
latest. 1t is rumored to-day that ex-Gov
Curtain, Of Pennsylvania will be made chair
+ man of the Naval Committee. There is no
j doubt that the Kentucky delegation is kick
; ing at the Speakers present. intention Of
:. giving Mr. Randall instead of Mr.. Black
burn the Appropriation Committee. Mr..
Morri.on who is supposed to be the com
r mittee make-, WI 9 in consultation 10 day first
, with Mr.. Hurd and then with Mr.. Randall.
At the meeting of the Senate Committee
on Finance this morning the nomination of
Walter Evans to be commissioner Of inter
nal revenue was taken up. The charges
e against him and his q ply thereto were CON
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Il nomination favorably to the Senate. Sena-
: tors Sherman, Aldrich and VOORHEES, wei not
L present when the nomination was discussed.
Senator Shermau's bill to provide for the
! issue of circulation to national banking as
sociations was then taken up and Informally
discussed but no action was taken.
:, At the conclusion of Matthew Arnod's
: lecture last night Secretary Chandler, who
presided, said he had no doubt the lecturer
} would like to hear some scientist in the au
. dience attempt to refute any of the ideas he
had advanced, but that as he saw none Of
them there he would call upon some Of
:. those on the stage Tor their views upon
! what they had heard Those to whom pub
lie attention was thus suddenly and unex
, pecteAly drawn were very much embarrass-
ed Mr.. Hale showing his embarrassment
by stammering out that he had nothing to
say. Mr.. Loring by asking the privilege of
shaking hands with the lecturer.
Fred. Douglass by proposing a "tremen-
dous vote" OF thanks to the Speaker, and
: others by acting in a manner just as silly
and awkward. The lecturer himselfseemed
to be half dazed by the extraordinary pro-
ceeding
The Senate Committee on Military AT
fairs has agreed 10 report favorably upon
; the nomination Of Col. Samuel Il. Holobrd
to be Quarermastcr General.
4 gentleman from Lresburg, Virginia
here to day, says that Dr. Heaton, an old
and popular physician Of Hamilton, Loudoun
county, died there last Sunday night OF
consumption.
The Senate committee to whom was re-
ferred Mr.. Hoar's bill providing for the
Presidential succession has agreed to report
it fhvorably.
Virginians here to day from Culpeper
county, say that numerous hay and straw
rcks have been burned by incendiaries in
that county recently.
; A dispatch from Hong Kong, dated yes
terday, says: "All the French troops at