Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-26
FROM WASHINGTON

Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January 2G. 1882
The resignation Of Collector Brady of the
Petersburg district because he supposed he
was going to receive the clerkship of the
Court of Appeals of Virginia, and The sub
sequent withdrawal of that resignation be-
cause he was disappointed in receiving the
appointment alluded to, have been pre-
vously mentioned in this correspondence.
The resignation was accepted by the officer
authorized to accept it, who colnplimented
Mr.. Brady upon the satisfactory way in
which he had conducted the business of the
Office, and it is rumured to-day that if Mr.
Brady resumes the duties of that Office with,
ont u reappontmenl the attention of Con-
sress will be called TO it.
Maj. Ben. Burgess, with Senator Barrow,
of Georgia, called upon the Secretary of
War this morning TO urge his application
for the Use Of the Government barracks in
Savannah for his school The interview was
very satisfactory and IL bill for the purpose
will he introduced nj IN early day. Major
Burgess Is from northumberland county,
Va, and last year MAS engaged in business
i'll Alexandria.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Malone. from the
Committee on Agriculture, reported favor
ably bill introduced By Mr.. Garland to
encourage the holding of Il worlds industrial
and cotton centennial exposition in 1881. to
be held i'll the city to be selected by the Ma
tional Cotton Planters Association
The Senate Pensions Committee this
morning reported adversely upon the bill to
increase the pensions Of those soldiers Of the
civil War who lost limb.
IL is not thought now that the President
is Il broad enough man To wait six weeks
until General Johnston shall bc eligible TO
the CompiS.onership Of the District of CO.
lumbia and then appoint him. but that he
will nominate Il candidate ut an early tuv,
and that u Mr.. Edmunds will be the man,
Mr.. Jesse Wilson, who, though democrat.
is III admircr of General Malone. is also
spoken of for the place.
A large force of aborcrs is engaged in the
work of cleaning ont and repairing the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal, in order that
the business of that canal may be resumeda as
soon rs the weather permits. None of the
work, however. is being expended upon the
enlargement Of the locks Of the canal as
that il now thought TO he totally unneces-
sary.
The culOgies in the House Yesterday
afternoon ON the late Senator HILL delivered
by Mcssrs. Hammond, Speer, Tucker, Kas
son, Wlllborn, Hooker and Cox were elo.
quent tributes to the memory of the great
man who was not a. good a democrat as
General Mahonc-that is if the General be
good authority on that point.
1nthe Senate to-day the republicans moved
to restrict tho debate on the tariff bill to five
ana then TO ten minutes, but objection being
made both motions had to go over. The
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sumed, MIR. Beck leading off in speech
against protection. In the House the other
tariff bill, that reported by the Ways and
Means Committee of that body, was taken
up at an earl hour. Mr.. Kelley continued
his speech upon it and was followed by Mr.
Randolph Tucker of Virginia, who made an
able and eloquent speech in opposition to n
protective, and in favor of u revenue tariff |
he proved ronclusively that protective
tariff Was oppressive to the consumers. aud
beneficial only To q few manufacturing |
monopoists
A large number OF the delegates to the
Woman Suffrage Convention. now in session |
in this city. were before the House Judiciary
morning and advocated their |
cause wi:h manly energy
Mr.. Francis H. Noyes Of this city, who
was to sing at the Hospital Fair in Aiexan.
dila last night, reached one end of the de-
pot here just IN time to see the Alexandria
train leaving the other end
The Richmond and Danville syndicate
having raised a million and half dollars
by the sale of bonds at ninety cents in the
dollar, have paid what was due on their
purchase of the B. & O. r. Rs. interest in
The Virginia Midland r. W., and will, it is
said. at once, resume control of the latter
road. About half million of the money
was raised in Richmond
The Postofiee Committee of the House today
considered the bill for establishing a postal te1e-
graph. 1t is generally believed that such bill
ELL &c passed 1t the next session of Congress.