Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-01

ALIAANj
,ell them, she agreed, and rs guardian had
o be appointed she selected Mr.. Tucker, be-
cause he was personal friend of her de-
ceased husband.
1t seems to be the prevailing impression
here to-day that the Postmaster General.
ship under the next administration Will
come to the South, and that that place hes
between Messrs. Barbour, of Virginia, ana
Money, of Mississippi, the latter OF Wnom Is
striving for it while the former is not, and
that IL ia more likely to come to the former.
gentleman from Richmond here to day
savs That II Attorney General Blair, Of Vir-
pinia, had been impeached and the attor-
new In the Richmond and Danvile Railroad
case had been examined as to his disburse-
ment of the $4,000 given to him to procure
the settlement of that case by the Malone
Legislature of 1851, and as to whether or
not any State officers or members of the
Legislature received any of that sum, there
would have been rich developments.
Iu the t. :. Supreme Court to-day the
habeas corpus case of w. L. Royal, Of Wiz
einia ,Lheld BY the Hastings Court OF Rich
lnond for dealing in Virginia coupons with
out the proper license, was argued by ex-
Gov. Cham beriaiu, of South Carolina, fer
Mr. Royal.
Mr.. Cabell, from the 9Th Virginia district,
and Mr.. Barbour think it by no means i'm
probable that among the business that will
be transacted at this session of Congress
will be bill to remove the internal revenue
tax on tobacco,to bel the tobacco growers,
and to reduce the tax on WHISTLES, into
which the grain growers, in consequence Of
the low price of grain, now turn their pro-
duce.
The secord session of this Congress met
| at noon to-day. A large crowd was present
| in the galleries of both houses. About two
hundred und sixty oflhe three. hundred and
twenty-five members Of the House were pre-
sent and about three fourths Of the Senators.
Neither of the Virginia Senators had ap.
peared up to TWO o'clock. OF the members
of the House all the Virginia members wei g
present except Messrs. Garrison; H. oper and
Bowen Many of the desks of the members
of both houses were decorated with flowers.
On that of Mr.. Barbour in the House was q
large shield composed of the rarest white
flowers with his monogram in the middle
made of magnificent red roses. There was
no card attached to it by which those who
put it there could be known. A smaller but
|
by some ladies of Front Royal, Va. On the
desk of MIR. Cox was flower ship of State,
to whose Prov was attached two real bottles
of wine. The wine Mr. Cox had sent to his
committee room, but he allowed the ship to
remain. On the desk of Mr.. German, in
the senate, were two large flower ROSTERS
and chair To one of the roosters was
attached a card, on which was written
| u,h 1.v
So fought, so followed, and so won,
Came not till now to decorate the times
| Since Caesars fortune
| To the chair was card with this inScrip-
ton, Reserved for A. p. G. 1887. The seat
of Dir Jonas also had flower rooster upon
it. In the House, after the prayer of the
Chaplain, who forgot to pray for the mem
bers oil The House and Senate and for
the President, Mr.. B. F. Shievely, the
democratic successor Of Mr.. Calkins, repub-
lican from Indiana, was sworn 10. He is
the youngest member of the House, being
only twenty-six years old. In the Senate
the Chaplain in his prayer alluded feelingly
to the late Senator Anthony aud to the late
members Of the House, Messrs. Evans aud
Duncan. Mr. Sheffield, Mr.. Anthony's sue
cessor, was sworn in. The two houses then
appointed committees TO inform the Presi
dent that they were ready to receive his
message, which in II short time was received.
II was BOT received till near two o'clock,
and being long paper, more than an hour
was consumed in reading it. Its chief rec
concentrations are rs follows: The passage
of a bill providing for the count of the cleo
torai votes; removal OF the duty on works
of srI; the ratification Of the Nicaragusn
treaty, providing for u railroad, canal and
! telegraph across Nicaragua, and that of the
free trade treaty with Spain making overt
acts in this country against foreign countries
criminal, a restriction of the naturalization
| Jaw, ne reorganization of the Consular
service, the suspension of silver coinage,
| giving bouuties TO American shipping, the
establishment Of one army and one naval
gun factory one cent postage on drop letters
and one ounce rs the unit Of weight on
| first class mail matter, the payment ofsalaries
| instead of fees 10 court officers, that Con-
g,ess shall take political control of Utah by
its own officers, the removal of the duty on
| such articles as are not produced ia this
country. the support of the civil service
| laws, the enactment of a national bankrupt
| law, and pension for General Graut.
| 1t is understood here that Mr.. Aleck Hunter
won six hundred dollars on Cleveland's election
| aud that he has formally renowned Malone and
| his methods. A FREUD of Mr.. Hunter upon being
| informed of this, remarked: Joy shall be In
| heaven over one sinner that Icpenteth more than
over ninety and nine ust persons which need no
| repentance"
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