Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-15
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:srs:n ATTEMPTS q: crooEadnsss. il which
.e.srz! crolai1=lc poli.:cizos will appear II
ansnyiaoIe coIcss. The s=nzte Eock Up
~: coas;de.eI tae subisc. Of the restriction
,ut Eu>oa American po.k by foreign govern
rnsa.z. ontl! ba!:-pe=. oEs O'Clock. whsn Il
@eut ITO executive session On tss Mexican
,.easv. : democratic uember OF the senate
says there i =ous opposition 10 the ra-iH-
catio-. of tos treaty, ouE tazt IL ci= opinion
!, vii! DE- ratified within tas prescribed
time.
Esn.ucE;za= aere say that the Indications
from thsi. -;ase arg TIA. Senator Williams
nss re:e;yed liz :Dll Strength, AID that
ether Blackburn O. dark horse will Dc
thu next Senator from THAI State. Tns
democratic S.ats= don't seem 10 % fond OF
their pre.en. Senators. Pend!eton has e.
ready beea de:=a.ed, and KentucEisn= and
Mayvianders say ths same tate VIII oeisii
Ms.srs. Williams and Groome.
Genera! Sl.!er doesn't have cEossed-tye
and a dropping eye!id for nothing. be
briidsd 70 better than ne knew when he
erected biz house near the Capitol. AZ the
recuest o. sle House Committee or Build
ings and Grouads he appeared before them
this morning and offered 10 sell or lease
thai house Tor use Is committee roons, there
not beiag enough Of suca roon= 10 the Cepi-
tol.
1, i reported ina, Mr. Robert Bayly, son
Of Major ;. z. Baylv, formerly OF Fauquier
county. Virginia. l. al applicant for the
place ot coosui a. MarseiIles, now vacant:
Mr. Bzyly vas al applicant for the Palermo
consulate, vacated By the resignation OF lis
brother. but though strongly recommended
BY both the Virginia Senators. ne failed 70 get
il. He i spoken ofin high terms by those
who know lin.
A strong effort will be made az this ses-
sion Of Congress 10 give ths territory OF Da-
so.a State government. The Governor
o: The Territory, Col. OrdTay, L. opposed 70
THU. because it would iegisiate him out OF
Office. and e. there are good and sufficient
reasons Why il should not be done, the i'm
preston il that Notwithstanding the large
delegation That Is coming here from the
Territory and tne immense petitions they
will bring With them, il will be several years
before Dakota has State government and
NO republican /. ;. Senator's.
In the Houss to-day Dir. Barbour from
the Distrctp: Columbia Com nittee reported
two bills, one setting apart certain days for
the consideration of District matters, which
was referred, aud one allowing the District
Committee TO consider the appropriation bills
for the district, which WAS Withdrawn.
The House Pensions Committee agreed to-
day % report a bill creating commission
10 reoTganize an investigation the whole
pension system, as it Is suspected that under
IL irllaeu.e sums are now improperly taken
from the Treasury.
In the House Yesterday 3lr. Barbour in
,roduced the following bills: To regulate
r; 81 ~ 'r.l,,p l;a ralaf-
ing 10 police regulations in the District Of
Columbia; ior the relief Of the heirs Of An
ma II. Ftznugh for the relief, Of Mrs. a.
FAINT for the relief of Andrew Burgess, Jno.
Hall and ". r. R1uudtree, of the District
Of Columbia: for the relief Of Benwood Hun
ter 1T Maryland cavalry; to refund certain
assessments made by VI. G.. Emery while
Mavor Of Washington. Mr.. Bowen intro
duced bill to amend the bill fixing the
compensation Of Inspectors Of huils and
boilers M Barbour presented the petit
ton Q: Maria Gibson for relief, also the
paper= relating 70 the claim Of J. '. Davis.
The senate Finance Committee consider.
cd to-day the bill allowing National Banks
a crcu lation OF 80 per cent. Of the market
instead ofthe tace value Of their bonds, aud
the one for refundiDg the per cent bonds
into 3 per cents. Nr Sherman moved to
ameud the former 50 as TO provide circu-
la,iou Of 80 per cent Of the face value Of 9
per cents On higher rate bonds to COM
pute the interest above per cent and al
low circulation 70 the amount OF 80 per cent.
Of the aggregate interest over 3 per cent for
the whole time such bonds have 70 run.
Thus per cents. having twenty three
years TO run would entitle the bank TO cir
cua,ion at the rate of 5000 for each 500
bond, that being 80 per cent. of the face
value and 80 per cent. additional for all ex-
cess Of interest over 3 per cent.
In the Houae to-day Mr.. Robinson reso-
lrtions inquiring if any Americans took
part against the Egyptians in the Alexan-
dria affair, and if any American citizens have
accepted emolument or honors from foreign
nation, was, after vigorous twistings Of the
tail of the British lion by Messrs. Cox and
Robinson, adopted, with only three or four
dissenting voices, and those from the repub-
lican side.
Mcdonald and Watterson are spoken of
by some Western democrats now here as
the men whose names will be on the next
national democratic ticket.
Mr.. Del Deshields Of Warrenton, Va, and
one Of the old 18th Virginia infantry in the
C.. S. A., was to-day re-appointed keeper Of
the House restaurant by the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds
Mr.. Jorgensen is expected here tonight
from Washington Territory. He stopped
on the way, it is reported, to be married to
the daughter Of an army officer
1t now seems possible that the civil SER
vice commission may take some steps to
have the parties punished who set the laws
Of that service at defiance by attempting
to collect political assessments
The House Elections Committee heard
General Hunton for Manning this morning
in the Chalmers. Manning contested cleo
ton case. They will agree upon a report at
their next meeting. A democratic member
of the committee says the report will be
favorable to Chalmers.
The House Committee on Public Lands
agreed this morning to report bill forfeit
ing the laad grants made to the Texas Pa
cifc Railroad. The railroaders will make
their great fight in the Senate, but it is
thought they will come to grief there also.
A bill will be introduced in the House di-
recting the Ways and Means Committee to
see to what extent they can go toward re-