Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the ALEXANDRA Gazette
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 90, 1884.

The bloody.shirt resolution of Senator
Sherman came up in the Senate to day.
Mr.. Sherman commenced the discussion 10y |
reading a manuscript speech, in which he
said that the charges in the Danville case
we're substantiated by the statement OF
member of the Senate. He took the
ground that an investigation should be made
and the country informed of the truth oil
the affair; that if the feeling against the
negroes in the South was so great that they
could not live there, they should be moved
to more hospitable lands and if the laws
we're actually set at defiance the national
government should exert its authority; that
the national government had the right to
take action in the Danville case, though no
national election was held there last fall,
he had no doubt whatever. When
be concluded General Malone rose, and,
from printed slips, read the speech which
was supplied to such newspaper men
as desired it week ago, and when IS
but rehash of the various maniiestoes DC
has issued and his partisans have published
about the DanvilIe riot He commenced by
saying that what he spoke was III the name
Of Virginia, and continuing, said that the
Bourbon party who instigated the muir
ders, and who were attempting to shield the
murderers, was not the majority. party OF
the State that the poor, unarmed and iiee-
ing negroes were shot down III cold blood
and premeditatedly, and that rs no one bad
been tried for the damnable crime the
State government was unable 10 cope Win
the criminals, and that the general govern
ment should try its hand upon them. In ex-
pectation of q heated debate the galleries
of the Senate were crowded, and all the
a., cff hn 20 ~. srar % n 70
cupied. Among those on the republican side
were Judge Paul, and Congressman John
Wise, Hooper, Libby and Bowen, Virginia
Mahoneites, and Gen. Chalmers, the head
of the party in Mississippi. Among those
on the democratic side were congressman
J, r. Tucker and Cabell. There were talks
Yesterday and to day among the democrat
ic Senators concerning esadvisabity OF
letting the speech fall fiat by paying no At
tention to it, bat whether that course will be
adopted or not will depend upon the extent
to which the General will produce his abuse
of and ISLANDERS upon the State. Providence
seems to be against him in his matrlcidal
attempt. He was prevented from deliver
ing his speech yesterday by the death of one
of his supporters in the House, and he
! himself was stricken with sudden attack
of indisposition yesterday afternoon He
| was in his committee room with coat and
hat off, rehearsing the speech he is deliver
ing to-day, when he was suddenly pros
trated by what those who saw him thought
was stroke of paralysis. He lost all power
of motion from his hips down, and it was
only after the administration of nitre and
rubbings with carbolic acid, and the use Of
other restoratives that he was enabled to be
sent to his rooms ut half-past one o'clock
this morning. He does not seem to have
entirely recovered rs yet for he still looks
sick and feeble, though his voice up to this
time is strong and clear. II is understood
that he is subject to such attacks.
The House Banking and Currency Com
mittee met to. day A resolution was adopt
ed to the effect that the public welfare de-
mands that the national banking system
be preserved for the time being, provided
| the resolution be not construed to be dec
aration in favor Of the perpetuation of the
public debt.
In the House to-day resolution was
passed providing that the funeral services
of the late Congressman Mackey take place
III the hall of the House at O'Clock to-
| morrow, and inviting the Senate to attend.
After that, on motion of Mr.. Randall, and to
consume day, the call Of States for bills,
prevented by yesterdays adjournment, was
commenced.
Mr.. Randall, in a short talk with the
GAzETTE's correspondent this morning, said
he was in favor of abolishing the whole in
ternal revenue system, and that until that
can be done of paying pensions with the
| whiskey tax. He said he was in favor of
making Mr.. Barbour chairman Of the Con-
gressional democratic committee, and that
| he believed the delegation from his State
thought as he did upon that subject.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Riddleberger
| introduced a resolution which was adopted
| calling for information as to the number OF
convicts sent from here to penitentiaries,
and the cost of sending them away
and of supporting them, the ultimate object
being to erect penitentiary within the
District of Columbia.
The House District Of Columbia commit
tee agreed to-day to report favorably upon
the resolution adopted by the Senate for
changing the standard of time, that is for
making the District time agree with that of
the railroads and steamboats,.
Major Thomas Morgan, ex District COM
missioner, when asked by the GAZETTEs
correspondent this morning if any thing had
been done toward securing an ice boat to
keep open the channel of the Potomac dur
ing the winter, replied in the negative and
said it was now too late for that this year,
but that he thought the tug boats already
on the river could open channel to allow
the ice to float off and thus prevent ice packs
and food in the lower part of the city.
He said that heretofore much of the ice and
water escaped over the fats, but that the
tramways built to reclaim the fats would
stop that now, and that all the ice and water
from above would be forced against the
Long Bridge and on Jackson city, endan
gering communication with the South, and
damming the water so that it would choke
the city sewers and be likely to repeat the
food of Pennsylvania Avenue two years
ago.
Mr.. Chittenden, of New York, made
strong argument this morning before the
House Commerce Committee in opposition
to the pooling railroad system, by which
be said Mr.. Fink had more control over the
business of this country than any other one
man ever had. Among those who listened