Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-05
eR0M WASHINGTON.
Gsoeeial Core pondeucc of tho Alcxa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 5, 1856.

Among the petitions that have neeh lh-
troduced in the House recently are the fol-
lowing, for reference to the court OF claims
The claim of the heirs of Peter Virtz, OF
Loudoun county, Va; also those or A'"e'i
Butler El;z,beth Idens, Geo. Merger, lsfael
Warner, JACOB Boyer, ]. L. White, Jeseph
Lowe, hers Of James BoweD, W. u. cooper
and Eliza Man,ella.
Some of the Dakota people who are here
to oppose Tic Harrison bill for the adln!s-
sion Of their Territory SIS State into tie
Union havo called upon Nj. R'ddleberser
to &c: Lis support His table, ii Is said, has
roore maps upon it than either Los 0! Grant
had hefore them when planning Their c.m-
raiens, Hu; sill, The Senator Is uhaecIoeu.
Even The Senator's especial friends are
.ouuellea 10 ask nowiedse that when Talk
ing on his rts button for considering Eninl-
nations in open session last Wednesday,, he
Gi.in't DO hi:n self any credit. The senator
.a,s be referred TO Dir. Edmunc5 IL that
speech when be said he would not object 10
being ruu ever by railroad train, but that
he did not ike TO DO mashed py q wheel
barrow.
4 Newfrundisnder here says the half niii-
lion youus Goldfish that recently pasa' q
through here for Old Point, with which to
stock the waters of tho Chesapeake, viii
never be heard Of again.
Though thu republican majority OF the
S.ga,e Committee on Woman suffrage nave
q! il favor of constitutional amend.
uenr prohibiting States from restricting
sutlIag. or accouut Of sex, several republ-
can Senators viii unite with oil the demo
Gratis IL opposing su:h an Amendments.
CONTRIBUTIONS of FirsiniaEs are still de-
layed. While little DOUBT exists rs 10 IL"
ultimate approval bn th. Senate of the great
majority OF ire Iir. iu;a appolnttes, 1t Is nii-
Gou,teily .n.liug 10 the officials In question:
TO BIZ tnas pat oil from Gay TO day, remain
inv in Il sta.c o. more or less uncertainty as
Lo the Senate's action, and liable 10 he niis-
reu:cscuts,i and secretly a'sai!ed by INFER
c$ted and malicious persons. lndIau Agent
Gallagher, Il Nylnc county, Va, who was
appointed hy tie President some tlclo ago
10 ii ii place la southwestern Idaho, salary
II SEQ per nuDum, IL uu&1'c 10 get Il hearing
oi lis ease, although lie nei her takes the
o!liCe &C q republican renewed, OF IS bG.Gen-
e! b. au., o! ieC,ions So far rs heard from,
from any quarter. Yesterday he had an Ia
view with s;"nat0r Dawes, Of Mas: a@husetts,
y no II t:lN!! i:ti'i ". tut tuiuiu:ltSc VII IL
dian AT.,s, uYl Mr.. Dawes gave hir, nn
entirely courteous reception, indicating both
ia manner s,nd speech Il disposition IL act
in the case. He asked, however, the signif
can. question Of Mr. Gallagher, whether or
MOI he Lacw Senator Malone; Gallagher, bile
expressing himself quite respectfully Of Ma
hone, was oDii.edtosay TO Dawes that he had
MT ,hs picasura Of Mr. Mahrne's aCqusint-
auce, being {. business man, pure MEd sim-
uic. and never having dahblei to any eX
tent ia politics. The Solicitor General, John
Gocde, and ex-senator Withers, Consul to
Shanghai, should have long ago been con
ti:nel, the tat;er Ey virtue Of the rule q
SENATOR'S courtesy toward an eXmemhcr
of the "jiousc Of American Lords,h and the
former Oh aucuuu; Of the national aGd high
= important ra.ure Of tho oliice which he
holds Several republican presidential post
casters at" nearing the expiration Of their
,er,us. Rose al Abingdon, Fraucis at Mari
~, Ri,llle.crgrr's ,nam at Woodstock aGI
Gen. Stith Boiling 1t Petersburg. When
;n.s.'- lifsi iai3a expired Hayes Wa5 Pre.i-
irpt. and his frau !uiency Sent h!n in fer
reappointmont. Johnson aud Wilhc,s were
then IN tie senate, and Abingdon being Tie
nome Of senator Johnson, that Senator Wig
orousy protested against Ros" on s@vc:al
grounds. He was rejected. The President
gain seut bis name III, AID he was Il
second liza" rejected. Hayes, after the
second rejectioiS consented 10 nauue
the person recommended by the Senator,
Mrs Hrmns Il lady CT superior quNliea.
lions, aad she was confirmed With &
change OF Senators, however, and another
President, Rose succeeded Mrs. Hume-, ard
IS, to-day, nc postmaster at Arlington. Cen
crai Boiling Was = rank democrat until tic
Mauone wuveuieuC took place, when he en-
5raced gc#Gj usts!isql ii lis most o'Jec!i1na-
Ole form. His personal character, however,
IS irrerroaUnab.c. The office is al the home
II MahCne an,! the unreasonable rule Of
Senatorial! cou:.cs. has been his protection
Hgaii S. The st.a:maIy suspensions which
nave occurred! II ether cases. A we'll known
eu ogGt: oil Pc: ershurg, Col. Potts. was his
ore.isc>.-aQr,nud be was appointed 10y HAYES,
Ahusv postmaster general was Jud &c Key,
ana Potts served out bis full term 81 tUus
years siad acre. tudscd when Boiling was
@ppuinies, IN regular. couise as Potts S success
svr, he d;u not hurry into the qualification
required Gy law, allowing Potts 10 coulinue
soma months IL tho ciiice. Billing 1T The
.imc claimed 10 3e simply d iuacjuster dcni-
orrat. II might not Dc surprising II tbs
mugwuiapS, aided by certain mIk-anG-wattr
democrats, should not in Boiiiuy's case s,us,
On the saGne measure vi liber.ii.y beIug
dealt gu; 10 u republican that WAS several
Years ago dealt cut 20 democrat, Col.
Potts. at al events these ar- all interest
ing cases, aud should bo watched b To
parties Interested.
The House Commerce Committee to-day
heard arguments IN opposition to the keean
utter siato commerce bill. The Military
Committee apparently having no confidence
in the l.. ). army as q meauS by which 10
whip The Apache indians in Arizona, agreed
this morning TO report in favor o; raising
regiment Of cowboys for that purpose,
which ism; at all CON- ELEMENTARY 80 General
Sheridan, in command OF tha army, and
said to DO the best Iatiian ii. hter the coun
t,y mas produced" The Shipping Commit
tee has practically agreed 10 report in favor
of free sa;ps. The Committee on Canals |
will probably report all tie bills for caua!s,
including that for a canal from Washington
to Delaware hay and let the House saw !