Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
From WASdlNtIUN.
c,oo;a1 Correspondence of the Aleza. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON. D. c., March 4, 1856.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 4, 1856
r. ia understood that Congressman Jonn
, Barbour has determined not to be can
]idate for reelection. This will be cause
# regret to his numerous friends not only
n his own. but in all the other districts OF
The State. It was in consequence OF tnls
that Mr.. Barbour dechneu w
act again az The Virginia memoer Oh Ine
Campaign CommiCtee' as ao
democratic colleagues wanted MN 10 w.
This decision will open congresslonal SissGs,
it is said, to gentlemen IN every County ~
In the Senate to-day the Fitz John Porter
bill was reported favorably, MIR. Logan pelng
allowed time to present minority report.
The bill reducing the charge on money pos.
tal orders under five dollars from eigIGG ~! W
five cents was also reported iaVoraoly: i L!I
consideration of the Blair eoucatlonal plll
was then resumed, the impression oeing tnat
q vote upon it will be taken TINS evening. ~
will pass, but with such amendments, msue
by the republicans, as Will secure lts ueleaV
in the House, the amendments being mace
for that express purpose, SO as TO make par
ty capital for the republicans.
General Terry, whom the President has
nominated as the successor of General Han.
cool, ia the gentleman who made himself
particularly obnoxious to Virginians when
he was in command of this department., with
headouarters at Richmond, after the close
of the civil war.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Riddleberger
rose and said he understood his remarks re-
latinp TO Senator's private secretaries yes
terdav were Objectionable to at least one
Senator-looking at Mr. Ransom-and mat
he wished TO say they were not intended to
be So but referred solely to the men who
abused the privilege of the floor. AS NIT.
Ransom bowed, i, is supposed the e1plana
ton was satisfactory at least to him, upon
whose card, il is said, one Of the correspon-
dents TO whom Mr.. Riddleberger referred Is
admitted to the floor.
Among the bills reported in the Senate
Yesterday was one to pay the heirs OF Gene
raj Trimble his share of the royalty of the
Howe's patent truss in the Long Bridge.
The House to-day, after passing some
bills for public buildings, resumed the con-
siderstion of the pensions bill, with the IN
tention Of reaching vote upon it at to-day''
session.
At meeting OF the Ohio democratic asso-
citation of this city, last night, speech was
made by Judge Thoman, Of Ohio, ex.mem-
her of the civil service commission, in favor
of that cc.nln ssiou. Congressman Ellsbury,
of the same State, replied, attributlng to
civil service reform, as conducted under the
present adm inistration, the cause OF all the
democratic woes The association, it Is
hardly necessary to say, endorsed the latter.
After Mr.. Riddebercer had made the
sorry show OF himself in the Senate yester-
day evening, just before that body went In
to executive session, and when this CORE.
spondence for that day had closed, several
republican Senators on the lounges in rear
of the seats we're talking about it. One OF
them, Mr.. Dawes, asked the others If they
knew of place that would suit young
and able bodied man. Another one asked
him il he referred TO his readjaster friend.
Mr.. Dawes said friend or enemy he would
have to Ee repres3ed. Another said sup
pressed. Another impressed. TO close him
up for the day at least the Senate went into
executive session.
The Hous. District If Columbia Commit
tee agreed To day 10 report bill giving the
dead bodies Of paupers, when not claimed,
to the medical colleges; also, adversely up
on the bill for a national college for the
blind. The Ways and Means Committee
examined parties interested in the iron and
steer luullStllSs. tho
there wero constant and heated disputes be-
tween Mcssrs. Hewitt and Reed, members
of the committee, with reference to the
manner in which the examination should be
conducted The Elections Committee, in
stead of voting in tho Hurd contested case,
az they had previously determined to do,
agreed to have the whole case re-argued, as
some of the members Of the committee had
poror bEor3 IL t1iscpSSpl
Among the strangers in the city to day is
Mr.. Flower, of New York. 1t is rumored
that he has come on and, with others, will
confer with the leading democrats of Con-
gress about the present dissatisfaction and
discomfort prevailing among the democratic
party, and see if some means can not he
found to stop The party from drifting away
from the President, rs it is apparent it. is
now doing and that at rapid rate.
Among the petitions introduced in the
House yesterday was one by Mr.. Barbour
for the relief Of the legal representatives OF
Mathew Smith, and one by Mr.. Brady for
the relief of J. p. Anderson, of Virginia.