Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
sneaisl Correspondents OF the AIe1a. GAzErTE'I
WASHINGTON, D. c., March l, 1856

FROM WASHINGTON.
s,osis, Correspondence of the Ale1a. GAzErrE.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., March l, 1856.
In the Senate to-day the resolution of Dir.
Riddleberger acknowledging the Presidents
right to withhold his reasons for removing
republican Office holders, but declaring the
right OF the Senate TO have any papers re-
latipg 10 appointments and removals on MS
in the departments, was reported BACK VIII
out Recommendation and LAID on the taole.
Mr.. Logan introduced petition OF Inc clti-
zens of Norfolk and Portsmouth, virginia
for the appointment of an agent at forts-
mouth to assist-claimants IN that locality IN
obtaining their pensions. MT. Logan also
introduced petition Of the citizens of Mat
thews county, Virginis, that the Govern
ment make suitable allowance and provision
for the supprrt of Capt. Dixon Shinauit,
who after forty years in the light house
and life saving service, has been dis
charged on account of old age. Mr.. Malone
had an order passed Withdrawing the pa
ners in the case of Frederick Foote, OF Fair
az county, Virginia, and referring them to
the Committee on Claims. Mr.. Pugh
from the Judiciary Committee present.
ed the report of the minority of that
committee on the resolution relating
TO the Presidents refusal to give his reasons
for the removal of republican office holders,
ACCOMPANIED with resolutions sustaining
the Presidents course in that regard, and
opposing Numerically the majority report
and resolutions on the same subject prevl-
ously introduced by Mr.. Edmunds. They
were ordered to be printed without remark.
The Senate, after the morning business, on
motion of Mr.. Hale, went into executive
session, with the understanding that the
Blair educational bill would not lose its
Mace, The executive session was for the
nurpose of considering the nominations OF
Chase and PilIsbury to be internal revenue
collectors liz Maine and Massachusetts in
place Of removed republicans, which nomi-
nations have been reported upon adversely
by the republican majority of the Finance
Committee.
In the House Mr.. Beach, of Brooklyn,
sent to the clerks desk and had read an
article from tho New York Times, animal.
verting upon Congress for reporting bills
approrriating millions of money for the
Eads, Hennipin, and Maryland and Della.
ware canals, and asserting that Capt Eads
was lobbying upon the floor Of Congress,
and offered d resolution directing the door
keeper to observe tile rule for excluding
lobbyists from the floor. Mr.. Regain said
the newspaper article was untrue, and that
he did not believe Capt. Eads had been on
| the floor during the session. Other mem.
bers said the Captain had been sick and
confined to his room for the last ten days,
and, therefore, could not, as Mr.. Beach had
said, have been on the floor during that
time. The resolution was defeated. Mr..
Beach said other lobbyists besides Captain
IN f1a o,,l oT.
resolution directing the Committee on
Rules 10 investigate and see if the rule for
the exclusion of such persons had been OBJ
served. Mr.. Brown, of Indiana, moved to
amend 50 as to prevent members from smok
ing on the floor OF tie House. The amend
men. was adopted, but the whole resolution
was then defeated. The House then pro-
cee1ed with the call of States for bills, and
at o'clock had only reached the Ms in the
alphabetical list.
The T. S Supreme Court, to-day, in the
case Of the Puilnan Car Co. vs. the State Of
Tennessee, decided that The State could not
tax Pullman cars running on the roads in
that State, ard directing that the tax here.
tofore collected be refunded.
The following changes in the fourth class
postoilices in Virginia were made to-day:
Cornelius Iivck, appointed postmaster at
Hermitage, Augusta county; J. II. Moore, at
Horse Pasture, Henry county, aud W. B.
Walton, al Piekaway, Pittsylvania county,
all to fill vacancies.
Among those who occupied seats in the
Presidents gallery in The Senate this morn
ing waro Miss Cleveland, the Presidents
sister, Miss Van Vecten ard another lady.
They were escorted by Admiral Rogers.
During their stay they were visited By SEN
ators Hampton and Gibson.
Congressman O'Ferrall has been sick and
confined to his he'd for two or three days
with y aevero cold, and is so still. Con-
gresham Barbour was in his seat 10 day.
In the House last Saturday, MIR. Libbey
of Virginia, introduced various petitions for
the Improvement OF the rivers and harbors
in his district. II the steamboat men on the
Potomac want Improvement to any Of their
landings, and if the owners of the ferrysliDe
between Alexandria aud the opposite Mary
land shore want the channel through the
flats decpcncd, now is the time for them to
make their wants known.
1t is understood to day that the reason
why Mr. Wise did not make his speech last
Saturday was the fact that he had received
a letter from Mr.. Brady telling him that one
of the letters he, Wise, was to read in con-
frmation of his, Wise's. statement, was
forgery, and that Mr.. Wise postponed his
speech until lie could determine whether it
really was so.
NEWS OF THE DAY