Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the ALEXANDRIA Gazette
WASHINGTON, ID. g., Dec. Z, 1883

that his health had improved so much that
heintcndcd starting for Washington at once.
In view Of this the sergeant alarms, of the
Senate has sent deputy to New York
to escort Mr. Anthony TO this city
When he comes and resumes his
scat in the Senate, the impression is that
Mr.. Edmunds will resign the pro tempore
presidency Of that body, and Mr.. Anthony
declining it upon the ground of i'll health, 1t
will be given TO Mr.. Sherman or Mr.. ingalls,.
With regard to the secretary of that body
there is as much doubt as ever as to the
probability of any change being made. Ma
hone and Riddleberger want Gorham, but
several republican Senators do not want
him. and if he be the nominee of the repub-
Iican caucus the democratic Senators Will
be disposed some Of them at any rate, TO iii
ibuster against him.
While there are some few republicans III
Congress who think that Malone has lost
Instead Of gained them votes, and who
want TO get rid OF him and his party, large
majority Of them will stick by him and
sunport him upon Senator Sherman's idea
that any thing is justitiable in law and
morals tha! will beat down the democratic
| party.
Among the members Of the House is an
hyrienic engineer, Mr.. Felix Campbell, of
! New York He says he doesn't know of a
school house in the whole country that ism t
better ventilated than the chamber of the
House. His idea is that the only sufficient
wav to remedy the defect is to pull down
the present walls Of the chamber and eX-
tend that chamber to the outside walls OF
the building, and this idea he will attempt
10 carry out.
The Wlrrcutonians who went to Rich
mond to help Mr.. Sheppard IN his candl-
dacy for the place of secretary Of the Com
monwcath Of Virginia have returned, and
are here to-day on their way home. Their
| impression is that Mr.. Hcnkle will be audi
tor. Mr.. kuiliu second auditor,and Mr.. Shep-
perd secretary. \ prominent member oil
the Legislature also in the city to-day says
thar Col. Narac. OF Alexandria, stands the
best chance ior auditor.
Iieul. GuvcraCr Lewis. Of Virginia, is in
the city day on his way home from Rich
mord He is cX oiiicio President of the
Virginia Senate. but will not preside over
thai body many days during the present
session. lIs doesn't hesitate to express his
diSappvobay!en Of Malone and his methods,
and will oppose Mahone's contemplated Ell.
fort to carry IL delegation TO the next ma
tional republican convention pledged to
vote ~ he shall direct.
/ Many Of the large number of people who
came here seeking the Offices at the disposal
of Congless have already discovered that
| they bs,ve no chance Of success, and are re-
turning To their homes utterly disguised
with what they tcrIn the ingratitude of pol;
! ticans Though there isn't u mCnrber or Con-
gre5s who wouldn't be delighted to give an
Office 10 every one OF his constituents if he
only had Offices at his disposal.
Secretary Folger was not at the Treasury
! to-day, and Is reported to be quite ill.
\ large number of the soldiers of the
Mexican War are in the city to attend Il
meeting Of their national association. They
| will be addressed Tonight at Abncr's Hall
by judy" I. J. Mackey, Of South Carolina.
The object of the association is to induce
Congress to grant pensions to the few sur
vivors Of the Mcxi@an War
Senator Hill says there will be no change
in the silver coinage by this Congress, as no
| bill for II change could go through the
Senate c; alone the House. He is opposed
| to The Presidents recommendation for the
caliin.; in and redemption Of the trade dol
lar. rs that would bring every such dollar
now in China and the East back to this
| country.
! IL is said by some of Speaker Carlisle's
| friends That in the appointment OF his com
mlttccs he will pursue an eminently conser-
| valivc course, and That his ways and means
committee will recommend such reductions
! in the tariff rs. while not removing lncidcn-
| tai protection from American manufacturers
| will so increase the revenue as to permit the
abolition Of the internal revenue bureau
| without cripplnG the finances of the gov
eminent.
General Slocum, will soon introduce in
the House bill for the relief of Gen. Fitz
John Porter, similar to that introduced by
Gen. Scwell in the Senate, and will take
an early opportunity after tho holidays to
make speech in its support.E This bill does
not provide for back pay, and only puts the
Genera! on the retired list of the army with
the rank he held during the war.
The republican Senatorial committee APP
pointed to arrange the committees of the
Senate will give the craftsmanship Of the
Committee on Foreign Relations to Senator
Miller, Of California, and the Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads to Senator Hill,
of Colorado.
Postmaster McGruder, at Bright Seat,
Prince Georges CO., Md, has been removed
upon an inspectors report showing the eN
lstence OF q conspiracy to defraud the Gov
ornment in the cancellation Of stamps
Mr.. DUNCAN. one of the lessees of the
Alexandria canal, in short talk with the
GAZErTE's correspondent this morning. said
that the municipal assessment upon the
property Of that canal within the corpora
tion limits of Alexandria, was so exorbitant
and positively unjust that the lessees could
not stand it any longer without an attempt
to have it reduced. and ,ifthat failed, to resort
to some other means of compensation. The
latter process, he said, would be exceeding
~ disagreeable to the lessees, but that they
must look to their own interests. He said
that the property alluded to is assessed for
$50, 900, while adjoining property, with equal
water frontage, is either assessed at much
lower rates or else not assessed at all. He
also said that during the last two years the
expenses of the canal over receipts, for each
year, were S2,Sl6, and forthe two preceding
years, their loss each year was 81 ,109 and
that as the lessees can maintain the fidelity
of their lease and save 81, 600 year, even if
not n load Of coal should go over the canal, in
case the city refuse to lower the assessment
they will be compelled to- raise the tolls |
from cents, the present rate, to cents per
ton.
Mr.. Massey told friend in Richmond |