Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb 9. 1880

urned from New York, both Senators enu
and while they all with
,ne accord express their highest apprecia'
ion of the next President and OF the treat
ment they received at his hands, they are
no less agreed upon the statement that they
are no wiser now about the composition OF
his Cabinet than they were before they
called upon him. Some of the democrats in
Congress who did not 60 to see him in New
York. but who want to give him the benefit
of their ideas before he selects his advisers,
will try to induce him to come here for
day or two ai,er the banquet Of the Ameri.
GUS Club, of Philadelphia, which he will
attend on the 10th inst. The impression to-
day is that Mr.. Bayard will not be in the
next Cabinet, and that Mr.. Lamar will be-
The bill appropriating 100000 for the
purchase Of a square assessed at $500, 600,
on which to spend, probably, million
more for new city postofhce, reported by
General Malone in the Senate last week,
passed that body to-day. Its fate in the
House is very uncertain.
In the Senate to day, after the routine
business, Mr.. Don Cameron read a speech
in favor of approprating the present sur
plus i'll the Treasury TO the purpose of pro-
noting the country's merchant marine. Mr.
Beck followed him in long speech in op-
Senate.
Congressman Fielder, of New Jersey, who
was defeated for reelection, and who found
such fault with the manner in which the
books and business of the Commissioners Of
the District of Columbia are conducted,
wants to be one of the commissioners under
| the next administration. He thinks there
will be no trouble about his getting the
postoffice at NeaWIk, but would like dis
| triCt commssionershlp better.
The House met to-day at ten o'clock, TO
which time it had adjourned on Saturday
last for the purpose Of facilitating the pas
sage of the river and harbOr bill. Shortly
after twelve o'clock, however, Mr.. Randall,
| per previous announcement, antagoniZed
It's further consideration with the postoffice
appropriation bill, and was successful. The
House, however, did not adjourn before the
hour of noon, so the session ia still that of
Saturday. Thus Monday s session was lost,
and with it, of course, all the District of
Columbia business, among which was the
| bill for free bridge across the Potomac at
Georgetown, had TO go over for two more
weeks, when bills Of vastly more Importance
| will be so dressing that it will not be at all
| surprising if the tree bridge bill shall again
60 over 10 the next Congress. As regards
| the bridge referred 10 Attorney General
| Brewster on Saturday evening last render
ed decision to the ELECT that the Chesa
peake and Ohio Canal would have to give
ftile to the north pier of the Alexandria ca.
nal aqueduct bridge, and the U. s. Govern
ment to the space from that pier to the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, before the IT,
tie the lessees of the squeauct propose Civ
ing TO the piers of that aqueduct for the
| IA 8 81 L.;l g., H. -
3D. The lessees suggest that the difficult
ty can be avoided by the courtesy Of the
Government and the G. & 0. canal compa-
ny, and that if the latter refuse, to have the
easement condemned.
In the Senate to day Mr.. Call introduced
a bill to remove the political disabilities Of
A. w. Stark, Of Virginia.
The 1ndianiaus here to- day are low spirit
ed because they think Mr.. Mcdonald will
| not be u the next Cabinet. 1t is said by
| some Of the gossips that Mrs. Hendricks is
responsible for this, as she is opposed to the
| marriage Of divorced people. In this con-
nection it is mentioned that Senator Jones,
Ct Florida, Widower, is reported to be pay
ing devoted attention to the daughter of
Senator Pendleton.
There was great excitement in the House
to day, caused by the action of Mr.. J. ID.
White, the scalawag member from Ken.
lucky, who, out of order, said the reason
for delay in the proceedings was the absence
of democratic members who were in New
York, Cabinet. making. Being called to or
der by the chair-Mr Black burn-several
times, and requested to take his seat, and
refusing to stop and be seated, the Sergeant
alarms was ordered to seat him,
which Mr.. Ike. Hill, Assistant Sergeant
alarms, proceeded to do, but being remind
ed that he did not bear the emblem of his
authority, the mace, he got it and then
forced the resisting and protesting Mr..
White down into his seat. Subsequently
Mr.. White again got the floor, asserting
that al indignity had been inflicted upon
the House through him, inasmuch as man,
without authority, had laid hands upon
him. His part was taken by Messrs |
Kelly, of Philadelphia, and Cutcheon,
Of Michigan, but all were ruled out of or
der. Mr.. Reed, Of Maine, was appealed 10 |
by the republicans also to ''go in, }" but look
ing at White, said, mo, not for him."
Mr. Kelly has announced his intention of call
ing up the matter tomorrow. The incident
created the greatest confusion aud excitement ON
the floor and in the galleries.
The SC cond Swain court martial convened 10.
day, but at the request Of General Swain post
poned taking up the case until Wednesday next.
The charges are not as serious as those In the
former case.
Mr.. George A. Bassett, corresponding clerk of
the U. S. Treasury, died suddenly his residence
in this city to-day.
delegation from Lynchburg, composed Of
Charles W. Stratham. T. D. Davis, P. A. Krise,
John Cohn and I. P. McLaughton, arrived here
yesterday for the purpose of doing what they
could to have the plans for the public building in
their city changed in some slight, though con.
venient particulars. They have accomplished
their object.
"GENERAL" SMALLs, the coored member