Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alcxa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 13. 1856.


The House Committee on Accounts hav-
ing allowed the Comm on Manufactures
q clerk, Mr.. Wise, chairman of that com.
mittee, has appointed MIR. James Fisher,
ir, temporary clerk, to act until he selects
permanent one. Mr. Wise says the per
manent clerk will be from Richmond.
The House Committee on Territories met
this morning and appointed two sub-com-
mittees, one to consider the proposition to
consolidate all the Indian country into one
territory organized like the others, and the
other to consider the question of the admis-
sion of Dakota as State into the Union.
On this latter question there are two propo-
sitions, one to legalize the action that has
already been taken by the Territory, and
admit it at once, and the other to pass an
enabling act, which will require further
action by the Territory, and necessitate a
delay of two years in the process OF admis-
SION 1t is probable the latter one will be
adpted.
The House Naval Committee has ap
pointed its subcommittee. Mr.. Wise Is
chairman of that on the restoration, rank,
and pay of naval officers.
The House River and Harbor Committee
will hear any suggestions or recommends.
tons respecting the bill they are to report,
|
for be made before hand, so that they can
arrange accordingly.
The Hoar Presidential succession bill was
read in the House to-day, just before ad-
iournment, and will probably be considered
tomorrow.
Congressman Trigg, of Virginia, not only
got Mr.. Peter Gallagher, of his district, an
Indian agency, as stated yesterday, but also
got Mr.. Gallagher's son clerkship.
The way in which Mr.. Reagan got in his
speech On the silver question in the House
Yesterday and the probable consequences of
| following it as a precedent so alarmed the
democratic leaders that they forced an adj
| iournment after session OF one hour to-
day, in order to give the committees to
whom important questions have been re
fcrred time to report bills upon which the
party can concentrate, or at least dlvcrge as
| little as possible.
Capt. J. A. Jones, formerly OF the Vlr'
GINA Midland Railroad, but now an officer
of the U. S. House of Representatives, has
lust presented his son. Mr.. A. Gordon Jones,
who has been recently appointed assistant
general manager of the B. & 0. r. r, with
handsomely engraved E!gin gold chro'
nometer.
MIR. Curtin soon after the House met to.
day rose and declined the Craftsmanship Of
the Committee on Banking and Currency;
as he had threatened to do ever since he
was appointed. He said the reasons which
induced him to do so were sufficient for him.
self and his friends, and not necessary TO
be stated to the House. Mr.. Bland moved
that the resignation be not accepted, and
vote being taken the resignation was unanl-
| mousy accepted, not even MIR. Bland voting
/ r.. iii haI ~
| speech to be delivered when he rendered
| his resignation of the craftsmanship, but
| was dissuaded by his friends from deliver
ING it. He read it, however, to several mem
| bers in the House to-day and TO several OF
his friends in the corridors. In it he seal
peeled the adipose tissue Of the Secretary of
State, who objected to his reappontmant as
chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee,
| whom he accused of being subservient to
the plutocracy of New York, and Of whom
he spoke in any thing else than compliment
airy terms.
The civil service committee Of the House
met to day. No definite idea can be formed
| vet awhile of their probable action. None
of them probably are in favor of civil SER
vice reform as now conducted, but none OF
them say 80. Some republicans want the
| republicans in Office removed, but some
| democrats want them to stay in, and some
democrats want them removed, and some
| republicans want them to stay in. In the
language of ono of the members, things are
mixed, and no body knows what they
| will do.
A bill has been introduced in the Senate
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to issue to Albert V. Conway, substituted
trustee to John Vapsant, registered four
Il, Init Stotp "a
of certificates of registered bonds redeemed
| upon forged assignments.
In the Senate to. day Mr.. ingalls,, republ-
can, introduced resolution prohibiting the
suspension of silver dollar coinage until live
hundred million of them shall have been
coined. Action of the Senate Finance Com
mttee upon the coinage question IS delayed
by the silver members thereof, until the ar.
rival of Senator Jones, of Nevada, one OF
themselves, who has not yet arrived.
Just before the expiration OF the term OF
Mr. Gray, the late republican collector OF
| the port Of Alexandria, he had several OF
the offices connected with the Customs
House at that port abolished. The new demo
cratic collector of the port, Mr. Robinson,
has had all the abolished Offices re-estab-
| lished, the last one being that of Inspector,
to which Capt. c. c. Moore, formerly of the
Midland Railroad, has been appointed.
Ex-Congressman Hunton of the Alexan-
dria district has become one of the princi-
pal stockholders in the Pneumatic Gun
Carriage Company, whose patent has been
reported upon favoraby by a congressional
committee, and which in all probability will
be adopted by the Government. Should it
be, General Hunton's profits will, it is esti-
mated, exceed hundred thousand dollars.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Barbour bad
the papers relating to the claim of II. ".
Vandergrift referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
NEWS OF THE DAY