Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-24
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WASHINGTON. D. c., June "a, 1856.

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WASHINGTON. D. c., June "a, 1856.
A caucus of the democrats of the House
will be held to. night for the purpose of de.
,erminipg the order of business they shall
insist upon during the remainder of the SEES
sion, which they all hope will end about the
middle of next month. But why the neces-
sity of laying ont any plan of business;
when enough OF them will always be 1ouno
so intent upon their own affairs as TO %
absent, and so permit the republican MINOR
ity to do as they please, as was done yester-
day. is the occasion Of much remark.
This is the day that was set apart In the
Senate for the consideration of the bill 10
restore General Fitz John Porter to his
rank in the army; and all the Senators IT,
terested in that bill were in their seats ear
". MIR. Sewel, OF New Jersey, has the bill
in charge and Mr.. Logan leads its oppo-
nents. At one o'clock, however, the Senate
was still considering the bill to equaliZe the
salaries of the United States district judges,
making all of them 5000.
General Malone is sick {; therefore no &C.
ton was taken on any of the Virginia nom
nations at yesterdays executive session of
the Senate. Mr.. Riddleberger was present.
When Mr.. Shepperd was confirmed last
week Mr.. Riddleberger cast the only vote
against him. Mr.. Cropley, who has been
confirmed as collector of the port Of George
town, is the man of whom it used to be said
that soon after the assassination of Presl-
dent Lincoln he offered the following toast ::
Here's TO the man who pulled the trigger
That shot Old Abe, who freed the Niger"
In the House to-day no attempt was made
by the democrats to resume the considera-
ton OF the resolution imposing an income
tax as the means by which to raise the
money required for the payment of pensions,
their effort to adopt which yesterday met
with such signal failure. AS soon as the
House met Mr. Randall moved TO take up
the sundry civil bill. Mr.. Reed, the repub-
lcan leader, asked Mr.. Randall if the other
faction of his party would agree to that mo.
ton. MIR. Randall replied that the dem.
ocrats would always flock together at the
right time. The sundry civil bill was then
taken up and debated at length, an amend
ment providing for the issuance of one and
two dollar silver certificates provoking a
lively discussion among the silver men,
some of whom supported, while others OPP
posed the amendment.
There was fair trial of strength between
the railroad Senators and their opponents
Yesterday. and, as expected, the former
came of victorious. Mr.. Riddeberger voted
with the rairoaders. Mr.. Malone was
absent.
By the examination now being conducted
by the Senate Committee on the expendi.
ture Of public money it has been proved
that Mr. Houk, the republican member OF
the House from Tennessee, who falsely &C.
cused Senator Harris of drawing salary as
Governor of Tennessee to which he was not
entitled, drew under the arrearages Of pen
siuns act So, 900, through the medical exam
lining board Of the Pension Office had de-
cared that he was leboring under no disa.
bility.
Mr.. Glennan, the postmaster at Norfolk,
is here to-day fer the purpose OF seeing the
charges that have been brought against
him by General Malone for the purpose OF
causing the rejection of his confirmation.
Mr.. Jacobs, the u. S. minister to the
United States of Columbis, is dissatisfied
with that position, and is here to see if he
can not be transferred to the vacant Persian
mission.
In the Senate to day Mr.. George, of Mis-.
sissppi presented a petition from the
bishops and clergymen of the colored NJ. e
church for the relief Of the depostoIs in the
Freedman's Bank.
Among the strangers in the city to-day is
Col Wollz Of Fredericksburg, who is here
on business connected with the regatta to
take place at his town on the 9Th prox. lie
says the A. &. +. r. r. Co. will issue round
trip tickets from Alexandria to Fredericks-
burg at 50, good for tha 9th and 9Th.
Postmaster Linney, Of GordonsyiI!e, Va,
who is here to day, says the feeling among
the people OF Orange county, regarding the
next democratic congressional nominee from
that district, is that Mr.. Barbour should be
renominated.
Tho Senate committee on Agriculture
has practically aged to report favorably the
oleomargarine bill, but has not presented
their report in consequence Of the absence
of Senator Miller.