Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
,specisl Correspondence OF the AexsndI Gasette.i

r. tho Committee on NentiiatlOn, VINO Or
aere1 the change. were as much surprised
at the altered appearance OF the hall To-Day
"a any one else. In two or three cases inc
screens have been allowed to remain, 1or
the comfort, it is said, OF the bald heaoed
members who will sit in front of them.
The intention of the Austrian government
to prohibit the importation OF American
agricultural products was the subject OF a
good deal of talk among the members OF the
House this morning, The prevailing sentl-
ment respecting it being that 1t would react
in favor of lower tariff in this country, by
showing the American farmers that the pre-
sent high tariff naturally proyokes reta!la-
tory measures, and that the heaviest elect
of those measures falls upon them.
Chief Justice Waite was among the Pres
ident's visitors to-day. He expects TO
leave Washington this evening or TO NOR
row for ST. Augustin, Fla, for the beEeflt Of
his health.
The Senate to-day after the morning hour
heard eulo lies upon the late Senator Autho'
nv. In the House after tie call OF States n
which nothing was heard from Virginia,
there was the monthly call Of committees
for motions to suspend the rules, under
which the committee on foreign affairs
called up the bill relating TO the courts held
by y. S. cousuls at certain foreign ports.
The u. S. Supreme Court to-day, in the
case of the Consolidated Safety Valve Com
pany Of Hartford, Connecticut, against the
Crosby Steam Guage and Valve Company,
involving patent right, rendered dec's-
ion in favor ofthe former.
Mr.. Moody, who was interviewed on the
subject last night, said that he never receiV
ed kinder treatment from the c!ergymen oil
apy city than those of Richmond, and that
Rev. Dr. Hoge went so far as to tell bin
that if he would make tour through the
South he would acco mpany him.
Before the Senate indian Affairs Com
mittee to-day DR.. Adair, Cherokee lndl'
an, testified that while all association VIII
which he was connected offered $l20 OOO as
lease for come land, the lease was made
to outsiders for 100000, and that he
thought money had been used with the
| Council to obtain the lease, as severa! OF It's
mem bers who were impecunious before
after it was made came to his store with big
| notes TO change. So il seems that under re.
| publican rule even the poor Indians have
| been bribed.
| Mr.. DUNCAN, Of the lessees of the Alexan-
dria Canal. had an interview with MI.
Barbour on Saturday last on the subject OF
the bill for free bridge across the Poto.
mac at Georgetown, in which he WaS in
formed by the latter that unless something
was done by which TO perfect the title the
lessees of the canal could give the Govern.
ment to the piers Of the aqueduct, be would
be compelled to favor bill for free bridge
irrespectiye of the canals interests. IL il
too late now, however, for any new bill 10
stand any chance Of going through Congress
| at this session.
A well-known Virginia republican, In this
city, says that Messrs. Lewis, Blair, Pendie.
ton, and other prominent e1-Mahoneites
who were here last week, have all joined
Cameron in his fight against Malone. He
also says that Mr.. Blair does not want the
Attorney Generalsbip again, and will not
be q candidate for it, and that General
| Malone will not be candidate for Cover
nor, as he does not want to be, but that he
does want to retain his present position rs
head and front Of the republican party In
the State.
Colorado people now here say that though
the republican caucus of the Legislature OF
their State has nominated Secretary Teller
for the Senate, the Hill republicans, of
whom there are seventeen, will bolt the
nomination and resort to any device, even
to voting for q democrat, rather than per-
NIT him to be elected Hill could be elect
ed If the democrats would vote for him, but
this, it is said, they will not do.
| The impression seems to be gaining
strength that the old Senate bill, the Que
naming General Grant, not the Edmuuds'
BILL will pass the House. That bill con-
tains the same objection the President
found strong enough to induce him 10 veto
the Fitz John Porter bill. 1t has been
| found, however, that the same President
| Arthur has signed three or four bills liable
| to that same identical objection, and only
| found it insurmountable Ia the Porter case.
It is understood that member Of the
Virginia Congressional delegation has evil
dence in his possession and will present it
to the next administration, at the proper
time which will prove that in Virginia under
| the present administration the habit has
been for federal appointments to DO made
with the understanding that portion of
the salaries of the Offices should 60
| to the benefit of the Mahoue politicians
In that State. 1t is also said that
the designations that have recently taken
place in Virginia were made in consequence
of prearranged plan for the same purpose,
the idea being that the President, who made
one nefarious bargain with Malone, has not
hesitated to make another, and that he will
HGL6mpb u III GuS ShCduClcS lOT luc luI
terms. In the Richmond case it is said
the assistan. postmaster will be made
postmaster, but receive the same pay he il
now drawing, while the resigned postmaster
will be made assistant, but will receive the
postmasters pay, which. as heretofore, he
will divide with the politicians. The same
system of designations and appointments
has, it is said, been already adopted in
Pennsylvania, Maryland and other States.
The Presidents appointment of Dir. John
Davis is the subject of good deal of com
ment, most Of which, it is needless to re.
mark, is of an adverse character.
Mr.. Massey is in the city to-day. He says
it is possible his contested case with Mr..
Wise may be called up tomorrow. If 80
he is prepared to state his case, he thinks,
in the most satisfactory manner. He says
he told one of the elections committee that
if they would only give him their ears Rich
ard would be himself again.
A life.size portrait of the late President
Garfield has been purchased to he placed in
the room of the House Committee on APP.