Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria dasetsel
WASHINGTON, D. O., April 2, 1885.

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EXPRESSED concerning the probable decision
ST the u. S. Supreme Court in the Virginia
coupon cases recently argued before tnat
Court The majority opinion Is that Inc
decision will be in favor of the State; ouC'
should il be in favor of the bondholders, ILLS
understood they will propose a compromise
on the plan of funding the consols ana NC
Cnlloch debts at and 4, and the over Que
connons at per cent. They ca lculate that
the interest on the whole debt at such rates
will amount to 100000, which, together
with the cost Of the schools and the neces'
sary expenses of the State government, de.
Quoted from 81, 500, 900, the revenue OF Inc
State, would leave surplus OF sSoo'Ooo.
Thew do not expect, however, that sucn
COMPROMISE would be accepted.
Ouita q number of Virginiaps are IN the
c;tv today. among them Major Kelley, the
recently appointed minister to Italy; Second
Auditor Rufin, Gen. w. H. Payne, Col. Ihos.
Smith. Messrs. Munford, Meredith, Cald-
we'll, Wingfeld, Moon and Rian, members
of the Legislature, and Messrs. Jones, OF
Warsaw, and Davies, of Manassas.
The Presidents Secretary arrived at the
Capitol about half past twelve O'Clock, put
hroupht no nominations with him on tnat
trim. AS this is Cabinet day, however, ne
NAV come again, though it is doubtful.
Commissioner Atkins has reported TO Inc
Secretary of the Interior that the opening
of the Crow Creek Indian reservation 10
aettlers. under the previous administration,
was in direct opposition to the provisions OF
tba existing treaty. IN accordance with TINS
report. Secretary Lamar will revoke the
order of his predecessor and close the reser'
walton.
The Loudoun stone quarry, on the line OF
the W., o. & w. r. R., near Leesburg was
leased to day for five years, with the priVl-
lege OF purchase at the expiration OF that
time, by Mr.. B F. Camp, a capitalist and
contractor of Philadelphia, who, with Mr.
]. E, Neal, who has been inspecting the
quarry for some time past, lett to-day, ilh'
medately after concluding the contract, for
Philadelphia, to make the necessary ar
raucements for working the quarry on al
extensive scale, and commencing operations
there at once. Mr. Camp says he will have
a large force employed, and that Alexnn.
dria. as tbs shipping port of a great deal OF
the stone, will derive no little profit there
from. In order to be near the scene y! ope
rstions Mr.. Camp will reside either IN this
city or Alexandria.
Congressman Gibson, Of West Virginia,
saws that all Postmaster General Villas re-
ouires TO iuhuce him to remove 4th Class
postmasters is that their active partisan.
ism shall be proved; aud that The work OF
removing them in Virginia and West 4lr'
gia will be commenced at an early day.
ultimate friends of Secretary Lamar fear
that his new duties impose too great strain
upon him, and say they would not be sur
prised if his health were to give way under
them. 1t is Well known to his intimates
that Mr.. Lamar has never been the man,
either physically or mentally, that he was
before be received stroke of paralysis.
As the President requested the Senate not
to adjourn until to-day, and as he sent in
no nominations to day, it is thought that the
Senate may adjourn today, though how it
can, with the large list of nominations yet
before it uuacted upon is hard to see.
The Senate to-day, Immediately after the
reading Of the journal and some telegraphic
bulletins respecting General Grants condi-
ton, went into executive session. 1t is un-
| derstood that while therein Mr.. Harrison,
republican, from Indiana, protested against
the confirmation of the nomination of an in
ternal revenue collector in his State be-
cause, though there is no prescribed official
term for such officers, the President had
mt to the Senate no reason why the in
cumbent should be removed. 1t seems to
he understood that after this protest the
nomination referred 10 will be confirmed,
and that it was made only to let the Presi-
dent know that hereafter when similar re-
movals are made the republican Senators
will expect reason TO be assigned for them,
which will be in contorggitgs with the civil
sefylef 4aa le 5tena tor Voorhees, had an in
terview with the President this morning
and told him what Mr. Harrison was going
to do, whereupon the President, who had
prepared another nomination Of the same
sort and for the same State, said he would
withhold it until he should be informed of
the action Of the Senate on the previous one.
The morning democratic newspaper of
this city seems to be remarkably unfortu-
nate in its sources OF information about Vlr-
giuia. 1t said the other day that MIR. Kei-
ley's nomination was unsatisfactory to Vir-
ginians, and oday it says Gen. Johnston's
is satisfactory to them.
The republican Senators have determined
to elect Mr.. Sherman president pro tenn. of
that body, and Mr.. Hendricks, unlike Mr..
Arthur when he was Vice President, will
vacate the chair in order to allow them to
do 80. Why president pro tenn. should be
elected is that in case both the Presidency
and Vice Presidency be vacated during the
recess, the Senate may have president to
fill the vacancy.
A report was sent North last night to the
effect that Mr.. Randall was seriously ill. 1t
was entirely unfounded. Mr.. Randall's in.
disposition results from a boil on an incon
venient part of his body, the opening OF
which had to be facilitated by the use of
knife.
Secretary Manning is sorely pressed by
the Office seekers. He says he's been in
national convention every day since he was
sworn in. :
Among the Presidents callers to-day was
ex-senator Withers, of Virginia.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS.