Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-01
FROM WASHINGTON


Gratis to DO is to hold Il convention AS early
Is possible and reorganize for the spring
elections, as the democratic readjuslers are
tired Of the coalition. and want to come
back 10 their old fold. He also says that
the followers of Malone now should no
longer be called the Malone party, but the
MahoneE anAuken Ross Hamilton uartv.
Malone to represent the democratic scala
wags NanAuken, the carpet-baggerS aud
Hamilton: the negroes. He says the white
republicans will never support Malone
again He also says that neither Smith nor
Rivcs, and perhaps one other of the Con
gresslonal candidates supported by the Ma
honeites last fall received cent Of the
Generals campaign fund, and that there is
some talk of 4 call for an account Of all that
money. He also says that not only the
Court of Appeals and Judge French but
that even Governor Cameron has recently
refused to obey the Generals orders.
1t IS generally thought that the friends Of
the bill restoring General Grant to the rolls
OF the army want to secure the support of
the friends OF the bill who want TO do a SIM
liar service for General Fitz-John Porter.
and that the latter, TO secure their object
will not object to the former. There are.
however, some republicans who are opposed
to the Grant, and many who are opposed to
the Porter bill. Tn" Military Committee OF
the House was 10 i:.vc met Tuesday for the.
purpose Of reporting favorahly upon the
Grant bill, and Il quorum of the members
promised to be present but When the time
came one was lacking, So that no report
could tc made. Another meeting of The
committee was held to-day but the bill was
not agreed upon.
The Senate to-day passed bill to remove
the political disabilities Of J. +. Waddey of
Virginia.
General Malone in The Senate to-day
presented thlrty-tWo petitions from as many
different parts Of Virginia for national aid
10 State schools.
The Senate District of Columbia Commit
tee to-day reported iAvorably upon bill to
increase the comfort Of passengers on the
street cars OF this city
i gentleman here Interested in the poto.
mae Manufacturing Compan: Of Alexandria
says Ia, meeting 81 the directors of that
! Company that was 10 have met i'll Alexan.
dria yesterday, was held in Boston to day,
whcn i Is supposed the final arrangements
| for the commencement of work on Il large
scale were completed He says it is proba.
bic that both Mr.. Emerson and Mr.. Moody,
who are largely interested in the company,
| will have their future residence III NcSau
dria
In The Senate day Mr. Mahonc present,
| ed the credentials Of Harrison Holt Riddle.
berger Standardized from Virginia. The
certificate WAS written q bad. unclerky
hand on sheet Of cheap paper, and was
dlsliSnrd hy an crasu:e II was The
worst !"oking certificate ever before present
ed III the Senate, and was in such mark ed
contrast with those OF other Senators re-
Gently presented thai il o2rasioned general
| remark.
a gentleman largely Interested in the
Richmond ana nlnville Railroad sy;leln
when asked ~ he GAZErrE's CORRESPONDENT
| to-day "hlt ground there WAS for the u,mnr
that some Of The shops Of the Midland Rail
way were Ia hr moved from Alexandria
replied tina, there WAS none whatever; that
the latter ro.i.l waS now in the same hands
| 1t had been in Tor SOME time until recently
ak. That there was no more reason now for
changing The l"ra,inn Of the shops than there
Was before
| The debate. nn the tariff bill in the House
Is listened 10 with interest by the agents Of
the parties who wish Tor continuance OF
| The present. or for IN increased protection
Most "t them are "ratiicti, but the uuilinc
and mineral water men left the gallery yes
! tcrlay h. II" meals: pleased
| There lSa report ailuat to-day that Office
* net ~ agreeable To Mr.. Frrlnghlvsrn ne
he SUPPOSED il would be: that he will re.
sign the State portfolio, assigning as IL rem
son therefor impaired health. and that Mr..
Window, VIII" will nc defeated for rc.cIec-
| ton To the :@cnitr, and who i said 10 he ;:
man ate: III" Presidents own heart. will
| be appointed to lie vacancy
| Mr. John Amber smith. who has in bis
hands for collection several claims Tor the
return of the money collected under the
"ircct land tnX,lN urging upon the Secretary
| OF the Treasury tn" duty of paving them
without Il special appropriation for thai
purpose ny Congress. L, is understood that
many persons in and around Alexandria
have similar claims
The tariff again WAS under consideration
IN both houses OF Congress to-day. In the
House much time was consumed on the lead
section. Mr.. Thicker tried TO have the duty
on acetate OF lead reduced from to 81 but
failed. While on this section Mr. kassou
OF Iowa, made free.tradr speech. He and
Mr. Anderson. Of Kansas and one or two
other republicans voted with the democrats
on this question. In the Senate the con-
slderation of the sugar section was resumed,
On this question the republicans, except
Dir. Kellogg. are i'll favor Of low tariff on
certain grades, so that the rrlincrs OF the
North may be benefited
The prospect of the passage of tariff bill
at this session is becoming more and more
remote. After to-day. there will be but
twenty-six more working days OF: the ses
sion. of which four must he set apart for FL.
nerals. leaving twenty-five days for work,
In that time four regular appropriation bills
which have not yet been reported, and two
which have been passed one house. will
have to be passed. And, in addition, the
House has to act upon three election cases.
Not one sixth of the tariff bill now before
House has been considered In view Of
these facts how q tariff bill can be passed is
not easily told
\ prominent Virginia democratic readiuster
here today says he thinks it highly probable that
the democrats OF chat State will hold a State CON
rentiOn before the spring elections
The Secretary OF the Treasury will this after
noon ISSUE n call for the redemption Of So 900
600 Of bonds.
The notion stole nj c. " ShIoms on Sint],
street, near Pennsylvania avenue was damaged
by lire to-day IL the extent Of obnut Ior tboueS,