Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Ispecial Correspondence OF the AleAanorla Gazeitel
W nrI. .,1..caN d q Anril Ia 1874

The Pennsylvania republican congressman
wanting to attend their State convention,
have asked Mr.. Morrison to postpone call
ing up his tariff bill until their return, but Mr..
Morrison has peremptorily declined, saying
that he has waited long enough and that the
request for more delay should have been
made before. He will therefore call up the
bill tomorrow. The Pennsylvania repub-
licans will 90 away all the same, having
secured pairs. 1t is understood to-day that
all the republicans in the House will vote
against the consideration of the bill, and
that forty democrats will vote with them.
Mr.. Morrison doesn't talk much about the
probable fate of the BILL but his friends say
that he is confident it will 60 through.
The democratic members OF the House
from the Pacific slope went to New York
to-day to call upon Mr. Tilden. The object
of their visit is to satisfy themselves OF the
real physical condition of Mr.. Tilden and
report to their constituents, who, if that
condition be favorable, will probably in
struct their delegates to the national demo-
cratic convention TO vote for him.
Confederate Soldiers Home Society,
composed Of Union and Confederate soldiers,
was organized here last Saturday night.
On the same night the programme for the
visit of soldiers of the Army of the Potomac
to the battle fields of Frederick sburg on the
18th proximo was completed.
Iu the House to-day resolution was
passed providing for the investigation Of
the recent outbreak Of the hoof and mouth
disease in Maine On the call Of
States Mr.. Barbour introduced bills for the
relief of w. II. Sebey, l.. G. Wright, the
steamer Clintock, aud for changing the rate
of taxation upon personal property in the
District of Columbia. After the call of
States, the House commenced the consider
alton of District of Columbia bills.
The latest rumor about the Presidential
question is that General Grant will, after
all. reorganze his famous BOG, and again
enter the national republican convention as
the strongest opponent of the "Plumed
Knight" 1t is said that Logan's strength
will be thrown for the third-termer at the
opportune time. Grand Army meetings
similar TO the one held here last week will
be held throughout the country, at some of
which, as at that, the General will be present
and "whoop up" his forces. Senators Logan
and Warner Miller, the latter of whom
heads the anti-Arthur faction in New York
| had long conference this morning.
were presented against the passage of the
newspaper copyright bill. Two bills with
reference 10 L. 5. Courts, which had been
referred TO tho Judiciary Committee, were
reported adversely, and one was favorably
reported to establish Courts of Appeals to
relieve the Supreme Court of its increased
and rapidly increasing business. petit
ton was presented from the tobacco
men of Missouri against the repeal Of
the internal revenue tax until the nation
al debt shall have been eXtinguished. 4
bill was introduced to restore General
| Fremont to his rank in the army. A bill
was introduced to define the route of steam
railroads within the District of Columbia.
It provides for the location of the B. & O..
r. r. depot on 9Th street, Immediately OPP
posite the depot OF the b. & P. r. R., aud
that the B. Il 0. and Virginia Midland
roads sha! have permission to use the Long
| Bridge. The Senate, after the routine busi-
ness, resumed the consideration of the naval
appropriation oil.
The subcommittee Of the House Judc-
airy Committee have reported adversely on
the bill to change the I. S. Court at Ablng.
don to Wythevlile, Virginia. That report
will it is said, be adopted by the whole
committee tomorrow, when the gentlemen
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at once to Secretary Folger and ask him to
allow an eiectioneering measure of General
Malone to deter him no longer from issu-
ing the order for putting the bill for the
Ell lection Of a building al Abingdon into op-
Grafton.
! Newcomb one Oft he survivors Of the jean
nette expedition, was before the House Ma.
val Committee in relation to that i'll starred
| expedition to-day, but told nothing that had
not been told before.
The visit Messrs Riddleberger, Wise and
Hooper paid Mr.. Blaine last Saturday is the
subject of good deal Of talk at the Capitol
to-day, and is generally conceded to mean
that though the Mahonites have heretofore
been as denunciatory of Blaine as his most
virulent democratic opponent could possibly
| be, they now see that circumstances have
changed, and that as Blaine seems to be the
rising star they will he for him if be will be
for them. Other Mahoneites mad pre-
viously called upon the Maine historian, and
a strange thing is that while they all COM
plain of his reserve and reticence, callers
from other States say that his personal
magnetism is as great as ever.
| The examination of witnesses by the Danvillc
| investigating committee was resumed this morn
ing The parties examined were Dr.. Voolfolk,
of Orange county; Judge Rhea, Col Fulkerson
and Col. Trlgg, of Washington county; Judge
Christian. of Charles City county. and w. P. Av-
erett and +. II. Cohen, of Danville. Their test-
| mony was to the effect that Malone h:.u drawn
| the color line so as to make the negroes solid
| while attcnntins to divide the white vote, and
| that r. negroes of Danvie were not only armed
at the riot but had been seen to load their arms
| immediately preceding the riot.
| Senators Bayard, Mcpherson, Camden and Cor
man. OK Senator and prospective Governor OF
! West VIRGINIA. H CT. Davis and ex-Secretary
| Blaine arc among the corporators of railroad
company who have applied to the Secretary of
the State of West Virginia for charter for Il
| railroad to connect the West Virginia Central and
Pittshurs road with the Washington, Ohio and
Western Railroad via Moorefeld aud Winchester.
ROASTED CAT.-Willam Hawkins, the
colored janitor of the eighth precinct station
house WAS badly frightened Yesterday NOM