Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-21
From Washington.
~ eoial Correspondence Of the Alexis. dAzEiThI
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec 81, 1855.

f,,e cial Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAzEiTEl I
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec 81, 1855.
Ii. Gov. Massey. of Virgins, Mr.. Hurt,
president pro tempore of the Virginia Sen
ate. Mr.. Caldwell, speaker OF the Virginia
House of Delegates, and Messrs. Echols,
Heatop. RYAN and Hay, members of the
Virginia egi la ure, and Major Burke, OF
Staunton, had conference with Senator
elect Barbour, chairman CT the virginia
State democratic committee, to-day. at the
National Hotel, on the subject OF the pro-
posed call for an extra session of the legis'
jature of their State. As the proceedings OF
the conference are regarded as strictly con-
6dential by at least some of those VINO TOOK
part in it, nothing further could be learned
of them, up to three o'clock this afternoon,
save that no definite conclusion was reached
in respect of the matter for which the con-
| ference was held.
a Virginia republican at the Capitol to-
day. ia talking of NIr. BIaine's proposi'
ton about paying Virginia for the territory
out of which the State of West Virginia was
created, said the ablest lawyers among the
republican Senators see no legal or con5ti
tuio,a al lection 10 the proposition, and
thst two OF the republican ex Senators wAo
took part 10 the legislation that created the
new State, are willing to come hsre
and uss their iuiluence to secure payment
! for the territory out ofwhichit was created,
and that he had reason to know that Mr..
Harrison is not opposed to the proposition.
Ee said the better plan to secure its sdop-
ton would be for the democrats to initiate
proceedings to effect that object during the
remainder Of the democratic administration,
and let the following republican admins
tration complete them, so that the PROPOSE
ton, which is q non.parisan one, may be re-
lieved of all political coloriug.
Both houses of Congress will adjourn this
evening until Wednesday tbe2i of January.
Most of the members whose families are
not here have alresdy gone home, and BY
to morrow nearly all such will have gone.
The hotels are beginning TO look bare and
deserted. o. the many people in The
stores here buying Christmas presents
large proportion are from Alexandria, and
that too, though one of them, lady, told
1.-THE GAZsTTE's correspondent that after
Hooking around she found that she could
fsuit herself Just as we'll and save money by
} buying at home.
Z In the S nate to- day Mr.. Chandler gave
notice that be would Immediately after the
holidays, call up for consideration his reso.
luton for On investigation OF the alleged
suppression Of the negro vote in L7uislepn
About the only thing Mr.. Chandler has
done Stree re has been member of The
Senate has been TO introduce resolutions
similar TO the enc referred to.
Among the hills introduced in the House
Yesterday was one by Mr.. Lee TO authorize
the Fals Church and Potomac Railroad
Company to build railroad over the gov
eminent reservation at Arlington, and u
bridge across the Potomac river at GEORGE
| lis co. bn n
chel Dyer and Alfred Carter.
No BODY is more grieved and disappont
ed at the loss of the House by the democrat
than Mr.. Speaker Carlisle. His ambition
was to be reelected Speaker, and in that re
spect, at least, to equal Mr.. Clay. Of his own
, State, who served four terms as Speaker.
Asstated in this correspondence yesterday,
an unsuccessful attempt was made IN the
House that eveuing to pass the bill to
nav Virginia and Maryland for the money
they advanced the government to erect the
public buildings in this city Most OF the
opposition to the bill had been removed, or
''suppressed." but Mr. Buchanan, republican,
of New Jersey, was malignant, ana by de
mapdipg quorum, when none WAS present,
succeeded in defeating the bill for this SEES
sion. 1t is doubtful, however, even fit bad
passed the House, if it could have passed
the Senate, as no report on III HAS hs e'
been made by the committee OF that body 20
whom 1t has been referred. This is The
claim that Virginia has transferred to the
Mt. Vernon Avenue Association.
The Senate to-day passed. bill to relieve the
political disabilities OF John H. Parker, of Vir-
ginia.
The bill to give Che countenance ofthe United
States to the Nicaraeuan canal project is before
the House to-day. but from what prominent mem
bers of that body tell the GAzErIE's correspon'
6 dent it will not pass to-day.
The fact that treasury notes that have already
} been redeemed az the Treasury are finding their
way back there, showing that they were not dc
stroyed after redemption, but stolen and put IN
circulation again, is said hero to afford another
apt illustration of the honest management of he
governments business secured by the President 5
civil service rules
1t is rum,rcd here that General Ftz Lee, at
the expiration of his term az Governor of Virgin
ia, on the 1st of January, 1890, will be appointed
Principal of the Virginia Military Institute