Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May Is, 1854.

Some Of the delegates to the recent VlT-
cinia State democratic convention are IN
the city to day. They say that every thing
passed oil smoothly, and without the slight
est incident to mar the proceedings, anu
that while each OF the delegates had his IN
dividual opinion about all matters that
were before the convention none OF them
wanted TO force his opinion upon any oody
else, and that all seemed 10 be actuated by
the one grand object of securing the next
Presidency, aud of subordinating every
thing else TO that Object
Mr.. Hopkins, democratic member of the
House from Penn, who was one of the party
to visit the battle fields near Frederlcks-
burg has returned, and says the affair was
a complete and entire success; that the
Nortncrners were treated as Hospitality by
the people of Fredericksburg as if they had
been their friends instead of their enemies
during The war; that even so rank radical
as Mr.. Cutcheon seemed to have his heart
stirred by the undisputable evidences OF
good feeling and restored fellow citizen
| Ship that were every where apparent,
and that the proof of the total obit-
Grafton of past differences and OF
The revival OF true patriotism was too plain
TO be mistaken Others Of the party who
have also returned say that General Long
street who was present, gave the partlcu-
lars of the story ofGeneral Jackson's advance
to make night attack on the federal troops
on the night they recrossed the Rappahan-
mock, the Conlederates to charge dressed
only in their shirts, though it was cold De-
cember, SO that they might distinguish each
other.
Mr. Oliver, Of the late Tariff Commission,
has filed protest with the House Ways
and Means Committee against Mr.. Hewitt 5
tariff bill, which he says ought to be entitled
a bill 10 protect Mr.. Hewitt's manufactur-
ing company.
Senator Brown, ofGeorgia, says it is right
hard that the respectful communication OF
the Virginia Legislature, requesting one OF
her senators TO resign, and forwarded to the
Senator through its temporary presiding Of
iicer, should he suppressed by that officer
but that he sees no way by which that reso-
luton can now reach the Senate except at
another session Of the Legislature some
member Of the Senate be requested to de
,nuna why respectful communication to
the Senate from one Of the States of the
Union, sent 10 proper form and by the usual
channel, has not reached its destination.
General Hunton and Engineer Meiggs
and Mr.. Frank Hume were before sub-com
mittees Of The House District of Columbia
Committee to-day, the former in advocacy
of the bill ri,arierng the Washington Trust
and Indemnity Company, and thetwo latter
urging an extension of the time in which
the Southern Maryland Railroad can com
plete its line into this city.
General B. +. Butler the anti-monopolis
candidate for President, was at the room o
the Senate Committee on Labor to day look
ing after the eight hour bill.
Nj. J. Il. Tucker, of the House Judiciary
Committee, presented very able report il
the House to-day against the forfeiture o
the lands granted TO the New Orleans, Bator
Rouge and Eicksburg Railroad.
In the House to-day the river and harbo
bill, with an amendment increasing the ap
preparation for the Delaware river 900
was reported. The House then resumed
the consideration Of the consular and diplo
matte appropriation bill. Mr.. Brumn
moved To strike out The appropriation 70
postage and kilograms upoE the ground OF ,
laxity in the expenditure OF the contingen
fuad. mentioning that in the accounts q
one Of the cnnsu!s $50 was charged 70
exchange, hut that neither the Score
tarv of tho Treasury nor any Of hi:
associates when called upon could tell how sucl
a charge could have been made. The bill wa
finally laid aside, and the army appropriation Dli
taken na
The Springer committee to-day a.reeh to repor
favorablc the bill for paying the officers o. fedora
courts SALARIES instead OF foes.
Mc Ia b"ur says the newspaper item about HI
gong u CAicag" III private car IS entirely lucor
rect tina, u. Tn" time The item WAS conceived h
had not been elected delegate to Chicago apt
did not think he would hu. Some h. Says may
go to Chicago in private cars, but hn expects to q
IA most people 20, ana that he was never mucl
| for travelling il private cars any now
The S,uatc not i'll session to-day, hsvin:
al Ourncd over till Monday for the races.
The Comptroller of the Currency to day re
c-ivrd :. telegram from bank Examiner Serbia, Il
New Yor wing that the Second National Ranl
PAID nus - / - 800 during the run Oh the l1sl
and 9Th Instant aud is considered to be i'll goo'
condition. The examiner also reports every thiul
going on smoothly at the metropolitan Ma
tional Bank, and SAYS that he considers the trou
bic over 50 far as the associated banks are con
cerntd.