Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
;peeisl Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE

rSpeeial Correspondence OF the Alexa. dAZETTE.l
WASHINGTON. D. c., June is, 1856.
Among the petitions presented in the
Senate TO- day was that of Col. Catlett Glib
son. United States attorney for the eastern
district of Virginia, through Mr.. Edmunds,
for Congress to provide federal code OF
procedure, and to invite each State ana
Territory to appoint commissioners to al
wise with the federal code commissioners 1or
the purpose of making federal coae ac-
ceptable to Congress and to all the states
and Territories, with view TO us voluntary
adoption, in time, by each OF them, tnere-
by securing one uniform legal procedure III
nil the federal. State and Territorial courts.
Mr.. Charles T. Butcher, of Warren coun-
tv Va. a Young law graduate, has with
drawn his name from the list of membership
of the Virginia democratic association OF
This CITY, and says he intends to run as an
independent candidate tor Congress in the
eth district of his State.
The newspaper report that MIR. Holmans
denomination for Congress by the demo-
cratic convention of his district, in Indiana,
was not unanimous is entirely incorrect.
He was renominated, unanimously, and Is
confident of re- election.
The Senate District of Columbia Commit
lee met to-day, but again failed to take up
the case of Matthews, the colored New
Yorker who has been nominated by the
President for recorder of deeds for this dis
trict. The prevalent idea about the contin-
ued refusal of the committee to consider
this nomination is that the republican mem
bers want Fred Douglass, the colored in
cumbent, to draw the salary as long as pos.
sible. That salary, it is understood,
amounts to about thousand dollars
month.
The suudry civil bill reported yesterday
makes the following appropriations for Fir-
ginia: For approaches to the court house in
Lynchburg, 81 500; for new light ship and
fog horn at Winter Quarter Shoal, 100000;
for the new light station at Cape Charles
city, $40 900. and for the Soldiers Home, at
Hampton, $245 ,O0O The bill also provides
that the site of Bushes Bluff light, near
Norfolk, heretofore provided for, may be
changed
Gen. Malone was one of the Senatorial
guests at the farmers dinner given by Col.
Dufey, at his home in Lancaster county,
Pennsylvania, yesterday.
Among the resolutions introduced in the
House this morning was one for the adj ourn-
ment of Congress on the Sd prox. 1t was
referred to the committee on ways and
means. The prevailing idea among Con-
gressmen now, is that the tariff having been
effectually disposed of for this session, Con.
gress will proceed to pass the regular APP
preparation bills as rapidly as possible, and
that when all of them shall have been pass.
ed it will adjourn irrespective Of all other
business.
At the last executive session Of the SEN
ate the nomination of Mr. Shepherd to be
internal revenue collector for the Alexan-
dria district was reported favorably.
Tho bill for the claim of Mr.. Joseph ii.
Maddox, OF Alexandria, for tobacco pur-
chased by consent of the Government, but
which on its way to Norfolk was seized and
used by the army, amounting to about six
hundred thousand dollars, was reached on
the calendar Of the Senate yesterday, but
was objected to by Mr.. Logan, for the rea-
son that be did not understand it, and was
therefore laid aside temporarily.
The House to day resumed the considera-
ton of the naval appropriation bill. During
the debate Mr.. Wise, of Virginia, referred
| TO the bloody shirt speech of Mr.. Hepborn,
| and said such speeches came with bad grace
from a gentleman who bore no scars.
Mr.. Morrison has announced that he will
make another attempt 10 call up the tariff
bill on Tuesday next. 1t is the talk around
the Capitol TO day that he hopes in the
meantime the President will use his inllu-
ence with the democratic members of the
New York delegation and at least induce
them to vote to consider the bill. A change
of nine votes will effect that purpose. But
the thirty, five democrats who voted ycster-
day against the consideration Of the bill
think they were perfectly Justified in doing
SO irrespective OF the Presidents wishes by
his announcement Inst January that
he considered it wrong for him TO attempt
to influence Congress in any way.
The first general public reception of the Presi-
dent and his wife will he held tonight from o to
II o'clock.
General Eppa Hunton who is one of the attor
neys for the Mormons, says that Col. Bev. Tucker,
whom the anti-Mormo falsely accused Of being
employed by the Mormons to influence his broth
CT, Congressman Tucker chairman Of the House
Judiciary Committee, never had anything to do
with the case.
The Senate yesterday passed bill to rclinquish
to Maria Syphax, colored, tho title to tho land
she occupies which is q portion Of tho Arlington
estate in Alexandria county The bill for new
wharf at Fortress Monroe was also passed.
When tho bill for confirming confirmed inebratcs
of this city in the insane asylum here was up in
the Senate yesterday, it was objected to by Mr.
Riddleberger and had to lie over
A Son KILLS HIS FATHER.-C Spi-
Ger, q well-known resident of Joppa neigh