Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
SpeciGl Correspondence of the Alera. Ga=ett
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 4, 1850.

| HIlSsSSppl, was Interviewed yesterday tY
newspaper correspondent with references to the
rlccm nendss3D that President etci Garfield
appoint beg7o to 0 position 10 his Cabinet
The correspondent commenced the interview
by telling The Senator that be had beea raised
to believe tie negro bis Inferior, and bad net
changed that belief, but that he (Bruce) bad
80 conducted himself ia The Senate az to mako
him believe also that DO vas sensible enough to
understand end CORRECTLY appreciate the
feelings induced by that belief. The saddle
o5lor:d Sara.cr responded that ho did uucer-
strnd them thoroughly. could account for them,
acd tina. it vas entirely too soon for visa men
to xoec! change 10 them. Tho subject Of
tho interview IVES then proceeded win, ard
the Senator expressed himself as Of The decided
opinioo, fer many re8sons, that Nh Garfield
should take enc of bi, Cabinet advisers from
the negro race. and smlin2Iy indicated that he
would not OH &c! to accept such position.
The oolorid S:Datcr is very gentIcmatl5 10
III, department, add if the President elect
determines to give Cabinet appointment
to representative If the negto rscs, as
no should do to be consistent, because they
o2nstituse about o1o seventh CT the c,uatrY 8
population. and Without whose votes he would
have been defeated by almost million maj ori
tY, he could not do better than select Senator
Bruce for tho position.
! Well informed Penns7l7aGic3s nov here say
that tho Eight for the s,natorship from that
State will lie Cbs:inati; That tho Cameron fac
toa will advance Oliver, Hcyt AID Sessner 10
the order named, and the. their opponents will
push either Grew or StoDc
/ The Indian summer hes c:ms ct last. and
to day is cno Of the brightest and baImiest Of
that delightful season. The sidewalk on Penn
sYivsuis avenue. or rather the sunny side Of it,
is tbror ged with pedt riars, Whils hundreds
Of vehicles Of ell Descriptions crowd its carriage
Tag.
As sttd yesterday there has been 81 u1tx-
pfced delay in tho arrival ct msnbers OF the
House, up to this time not moro than fifty
| democrats ard ssveny republicans having re-
ported, hut they are arriving 10 largo numbers
TO day, rpd 20 doubt is entertained about the
prcsenco tf quorum next Motdiy. Proper
| ticnelly more senators arc Ltrs than rep:esen.
tsii7es. As rel,tes to tho proposed caucus Of
the latter, MIR. House, its chairman, who is
teye, says i: will not be called until some tine
NIX. week. All tho congressman pow on tho
ground. both senators ard representatives.,
spebk c,Ifilently CT quiet and unevsnsful
sessicu, Of The transaction of al the necessary
bu;in! 81, bnd of there being no necessity for 40
extra s.ssio7. With regard 10 this, as i5 we'll
kcoEn, it lies with tho Speaker to facilitate or
obatrrc; buslncss ss be msy think f., AID IS
Mr.. Randall has 70 reason 10 desire aa extra
session, il is not probable that the present
| House wall !eavo anythics undcue that will
mske the ca!liog ct ons at all necessary.
| Tho only people who want an extra session arc
| the republican applicants ioI the plsc;s on the
| House side Of the Capitol now filed by DINO
cats.
LIS understood that tn, CONSULTATION held
| by tho democrats Of Vireinia the otter dsy.
sod alluded 10 10 this correspondence yesterday,
| vas an Informal ere, held upon tho OCCASION OF
| the rte,ut mectiag Of tho democratic presid.n-
liz! elac;iors, aud that there we're prasoDt OF
i. ihcss electors end s,Vsrsl other prominent
democrats from ff:rent quarters Of the STATE.
Notlicg dtGoitH, hoW.Ver. YVES determined
upon. txospt that strong ef!rt must BIO na:e
! to settle the debt question o. speedily as pcsSl-
L.e, 30 as 10 remove il from politics. IL Is ssid
her. BIZ sono ViTeinia7s thst Mr. Massey is ty
70 aeGrs pcpulsc 10 tho sroTg Maholi:e &C.
t;o5s CT the State, nor anywhere else for that
matter; that either Cameron or Rdda berger
ia pre!erabl, to him: tina: probably Rdilc-
berger will be tho Malone candidate and Bar
bour tho Democratic candidate for GGVarDcr,
aid that ns Tho former will iun upon the bill
that beels bis nans AID tie latter upon tbs one
THAI bears biz, sud IS the former is dthntc,
willis ITO latter will require fubstq 1cnt legls!a-
ton, Ike f;rGcr, By concentrating ell the oHpo-
si,0n. 50 no MeCuIlcoh bill did last year, will
ba dsfestcd. 10 this, however, they don't take
iato consideration tho straet t republic n licks!
that will DO run Eek. fall, and that will lurtly
be successful unless some plcn shall be devised |
before that tine by which tho votes Of all the |
democrats csa be consolidated.
Among the visitors to the city 3 Dir. Charles |
James FsuIkuer, OF West Virginia, rrcmioent |
Virginia politician hall century AGO, but |
though seventy gears cd he looks as hale and |
moves as briskly IS many man young enough |
10 be tis grandson. llo says he is not GAG
ddate for the scIatorship from West Virginia |
tbiy year, bu. is 10 tho f.ld for the successor.
ship of Mr.. Davis who's, term expires two
years tenus ard VITO has determined not to be
q candidate for 70 CLIO loo. MIR. Faulkner
argued case before he Supreme Court yes.
terday, bis opposing counsel heiog MIR. Luc;s,
also from West Virginia. D1rioR the argu-
msht the latter spoke Ct the claim of kr Fsulk.
ner's client, which had been sustained by all
the OUTS Of his State, es baving arisen through
treason, rebellion aud war. and ripple was
visible amcng tho dtcorcus and su,tere black
poWas that DOW compose the court when MIR.
Faulkner retoited that for all the abhorerc, his
learned brother q! present entertained for lrea.
SD and rebelll0D be had retugeed to Canada
during the civil var aud had written a poem
boWsilipg the lost cause,
Among the members Of the House 10 tho
city are Messrs job, SOD. Csbell. HuCIon end
Tucker. cf Virginia. and Msss;s. Frye and
Dunrel. Tie latter two arc candidates for the
SpcakcIs3ip of tho next House, and the last
ooc named is said to have the BEST chsnos.
Mr.. SoAu!z says the sudden revival of inter-
est in and compassion for the Ponoa indians is
altogether unnecessary, SO tho department Was
doiog ell it could to remsdy the evil that had
been done. std ss only snail portion OF
the tribe were dissatisfied with their present
location.
The nov gtoto' ia tho ncrthetn portion Of
the grounds on the west float of the Copitol
hes been completed. aud is one CT the m1st
attractive spots shout those grounds.
The great improvements at the slip OF The
Alexandra Ferry Company in this city arc al.
most completed. When foished similar i'm
will be made ct the Alexandria end