Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-01
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WASHINGTON, D. c., March l, lSS3.-The
refusal of the Military Committee of the
House TO report the bill to restore General
Grant to the Army has, it is understood so
provoked the General that he tells his
friends he is done with partisan matters anu
especially with republican Conngressnen.
The current beliefs that the General tried
to ally the friends ofhis bill with those of
the Porter bill, but that both bills would
| have been stronger if the alliance had not
existed.
| In the House to-day an effort was made
to antagonize the river and harbor bill with
the deficiency bill, but it was defeated. all
the Virginia members present voting against
it. That bill was then taken up, but It's OBJ
ponents are Offering all sorts Of amendments
anu demanding votes upon them for the
purpose OF delaying it. and the prevailing
impression Is that it will fail to pass.
In the to-day Mr.. Garland m loved that
the Senate recede for its action in agreeing
to il conference committee on the tariff bill,
but objection was made by the protection
ISIS and the motion had to 90 over. Messrs.
Beck and Bayar,l then asked to be excused
from serving on the committee Of confer
cnce as they had found that the House
members of that committee were limited in
their action. The President appointed in
their places first Mr.. Voorhees, then Mr..
Harris then Mr.. Mcpherson, each Of whom
declined rs soon rs named. The President
then SAID he would have TO canvass the
| Sellatc In order TO see who would serve on
the committee, and the consideration of the
suudry civil bill was resumed. AT a later
hour in the day the President named Messrs.
Morgan and German. Mr.. Morgan said it
would be impossible for him to serve as he
did not think it compatible with the dig
nifty OF the Senate for its free and unre-
strlctcd members of the conference COM
mittee to confer with the House mem
hers OF the committee whose action was
limited by the body Of which they were
members. Mr.. German declined for the
same reason. The President then named
Messrs. Jonas and Davis, Of West Virginia
both OF whom Immediately declined, as did
also Messrs. MaXey and Butler, who were
named after them. The Presden,
Said he would like to know if any mem
Der on the democratic side would serve
10 this Sir. Harris responded that he was
not prepared to speak for anybody OH his
side. but that from what had taken place
he did not think the President would 90 far
astray if he acted upon that presumption.
Inc President then named Messrs. Ingalls,
and Malone, republicans, the former of
whom followed the example Of the demo-
Gratis anu declined to serve but the latter
said never word Mr. Miller, of Califor
nIa. was named in place Of Mr. Ingalls,, and
he, too, declined, though pressed to accent
by various members on his side. Msssrs
Morrill, and Hawey then approached the
Presidents chair, and after u whispered
conversation with him, he announced the
name Of Mr. McDill The consideration Of
the sundry civil bill was then proceeded
with.
The tariff bill Is in more of muddle to-
day than ever. When the conference COM
mlltee 10 which it has been referred met
TINS morning, the Senate democratic mem
bers were not present, and Mr. Carlisle
raised the point that as some of the members
had withdrawn the committee could not
act. Mr.. Morrill,, the chairman, decided the
point good one, and tho committee ad :
Journed. Mr.. Speer, of Georgia, was pres
ent. having been appointed by the Speaker
of the House in place Of Ir. Tucker AS at
present constituted the committee has one
democratic member, Mr. Carlisle, of Ken
lucky. The republican members, however,
say they will increase the duties so as to
satisfy the high tariff men and reno,t bill
which they think they can force through,
but the general belief is that the tariff bill
is dead.
Mr.. Hewitt. Of n Y, Tariff reformer but
who has been detained home by sickness
during most Of the present session, arrived
here to-day, and held quite a reception in
the lobby of the House.
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate
will endeavor to have the bill appropratinr
$50, 900 for the purchase of Arlington in,
cnded in one Of the regular appropriation
bills not yet acted on
w. &. Malone has been appointed collect
or of customs at Petersburg, ia.
The Naval Committee of both houses of
Congress have determined not to report on
the resolution of thanks to engineer Mel.
Vile
Senator Tabor who was divorced from ON. wife
about month ago. will marry another one to-
night. He treated the first one literally hv civ
ing her about Il million Of dollars to console her
for the loss ofhi5 society
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land CO., Va; !. Maberry, Burkcs Fork, FLOYD
co. Va j. b. Morris, Quinton New Kent 60, Va:
and V. Nj. Scott, Saltvllc, Washington CO. Y.
We're commissioned postmasters to day
Nearly two hundred poStmasters were commits;
sioned by the President during the month III Fob
ruary just closed.