Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
+ spsoisl Correspondents Of the Ale1s. GAzETTHI
WASHINGTON. D. O.. June II, 1850.

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rspsoisl Correspondence Of the Ale1s. GAzETTH]
WASHING roN, d. O.. June II, 1850.
Mr.. Speaker Reed says the result OF the
House republican caucus last night was
determination 10 pass national election
law that will place the election OF congress
aionoI representatives and Presidential cleo
tors under the control OF federal officials,
that will have separate ballot boxes for the
election of candidates for such positions,
and that will provide that federal
supervisors shall! have entire charge
of spch boxes and of the ballots put in them,
and that the certificate of such supervisors
shall entitle the holder thereof, If he have
been candidate for Congress. to have his
name entered upon the roll OF members OF
the House. The caucus was sparseiy attend
ed. Mr.. Waddill was not present. Messre
Browne and Bowden, the other two Virginia
republican congressman, we're, and the LAT
ter made 8 speech in favor OF the bill.
John L Sullivan, on his way to Mississippi
to stand his trial next week, will stop here
for day or two, and while here will give
private exhibition of the manly art" IN the
hall OF the Columbia Athletic Club OF this
city, at which many members of Congress
will be present. Joe Lannon his trainer, Of
New York. will stand up before him.
IL is said to-day in the room of the Senate
finance committee that the tariff bill will be
reported to the Senate early next week, but
that the itemizsd statement OF the changes
made by the bill in the duties upon import
ed articles, as asked for by MIR. Plumb. will
not be ready go soon.
Congressman Browne, of Virginia, has In
troduced bill to put w. K. Nottingham. OF
Northampton county, Va, on the retired
list ofthe army with tha rank and pay OF
I'd lieutenant. Young Nottingham was a
cadet at West Point. and would have gradu-
ated in this years class II he had not been
attacked while there with what's feared TO Do
an incursble disease There is precedent
| for such bill.
The majority report in the contested cleo
ton case of Langston VS. Venable from the
Petersburg, Virginia, district Is completed
and Ia now In the hands of tho printers.
The minority report, it is said, will he ready
this week. It was said in the House eleo-
tions committee room tc FAY that probably
both reports would be ruade to the House
| during the current week.
| It Is reported at the Capitol tc-iay that
| Chairman Qlay was 80 angry when bis
favorite. Bailey, was defeated for sergeant
at arms of the u. S. Senate at the Senate
republican CO ucus last night that he openly
uuarreed with Senator Sherman, whom be
accused of deceiving him, and that g lch he!
words were exchanged between the two
Senators that their friends had to lead them
| away from each other to avoid more IN
| seemly exhibition.
The following changes in the IN class
post. flices Of Virginia were made to-day
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appointed postmaster vice J. w. Minnick,
resigned Mountain Road, Halifax county
K T. Hughes vice J. N. Btne, removed
Shiloh, King George county, &. G. Marshall
vice L. e. Payne, reslguel,
There have been SO MANY and such grave
charges preferred agaiDsS Mr. Johnston. the
Presidents nominee for the Danvilie, Va,
| postoffice, and his confirmation mas been 30
Iopg delayed that many now believesit will
| be- either .ej .ct4d or Withdrawn. 1t is un-
derstood that to settle tie matter O lady
will be recommended to the President for
nomination, and that possibly Mrs. Martin,
OF Danyille, will be the one, as she is non
partisan, high respected, and Objectionable
| to mono.
The Senate committee on Finance today
! amended the House silver bill. The provi-
sion making tho certificates Issued in pay
ment of bullion legal tendon for public and
private debts was struck out, leaving them
receivable for customs, taxes and pubic
dues. The bullion redemption clause was
stricken cut also tie section providing Tor
free coinage of silver whenever the market
| price is one dollar, for 81 grains of pure
silver.
The U. s. s De patch will lAave here on
next Monday for West Point. Va, whsre it
will receive q number of gentlemen, includ-
ing the French mini tef,sDd convey them to
Yorktown, Va, in time to witness the uE-
yelling on Tuesday reXt OF q monument
concentrating the great revolutionary bat.
tie.
Tho military committee of the House has re-
ported favorably bill to repeal tho bill granting
John Chamberlin ard Others tho right TO bu Id q
hotel at Old Point Confer. uuless tho work on
such hotcl DO commenced within sixty days and
be completed within twelve month";.
The conference report on tho pensions bill
practically pensions all the men whose names were
on the rolls of tho federal army during tho WAR
between the States and II they be dead, their par
ents widows ard children, oven though they were
married cubs qaent to the war; and no matter
what caused their death.
delegation of colored mon from Alexandra
was at tho Treasury Department to-day asking
for place there for Henry Arnold, of their ciSy
1t WAS headed by w. A. Carter.
THE SUGAR TRUST PRoFITs.-The trus-
tees OF the sugar trust held secret session
in New York yesterday to consider the sub.
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