Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-05
PRGE v,sEEssSlTfl.Y,
Special Correspondence Of the diera. Guzette.
WASHINGTON, D. O., May 5, 1880,

EGGsI EV.s EE2 GAG ~ EHss,
Special Correspondence Of The Aiera. Guzette
WAsHINGToa. D. O.. May 5, 1880.
Stc:eta,y Shtrua3 told friend this morn.
log that unless Bis supporters 10 Mississippi
were bu'ldtz,d he was certain to get the vote
Of that State ct tho CEi,sgo convention. 1t
il 1umored that Senator L1gap, who has g9ne
back 10 llucis Nth plepsry powers TO secure
the veto Of that State for Gtart. las telc.
graphcG here thst tie Blaine bocp1 has asttiaed
so nuih haad~ag there that it caooct be
stopped easily, and that he ia alarmed about
the condition CT affairs there
At meeting oil tie lIcuso Ways sud Means
Comnitio this uoruicS ihe revenue tariff bill,
t. prepare which tae sub committee Of seven
1as appointed, was considered, and one or two
sections only Ct the long bill we're d,t.rnicea
uDon-tau,lg, that ruttiog certain wooden
SUITS shoi5g, nuogo, vase, focks, books,
periodicals. pamphlets all printed matter,
sumac, cod liver oil, end crude petroleum upon
tho free list. Mir. Wood proposed that wood and
all pulp used 10 The mBGuiaoure Of paper be put
on the free list, but, pending vnte ca that
question, tho commiltee rose. Efforts were
made to odd several otbor articles 10 tho free
lis, but they we're defeated. The votes taken
10 the Committee we're ct Mr.. Gibson 8 RI lest,
withheld from The newspaper correspondents,
though Mr.. Wood said tho committee bad
ordered the clerk to report them if asked for
As presilus'y stated in ibis correspondence, all
interest 10 The ACTON of this ,mmittee has long
si1cs diod OUT. Nobody at all acquainted With
its mani ers has any idea that il Will do, or that
it wants 10 do, anything this s,ssioo, Or ever if
1t could have ito way tor go long time. toward
reducing the tariff, Tor % mstt,r how good q
tree trade MN member may be wuen elected,
IT there is any article 10 bis district that desires
protection he Instantly becomes the supI otter
OF high tariff as lar. 81 least. as that article is
corc,racd, and tho combination OF all these
several Individual Interests is TOO great 10 b,
ovclc)me, even when opposed by those OF the
OF the peopl! throughout the length and breadth
II the land.
MIR. Kiog, Of Leu Siara. nat with tidicu
Ious defeat 10 the flous, to day in an effort to
have some Wild proposition raspcc ng the inter
oceaLlc canal pit 3ct cor s.dered. ii was occked
and pinned tor spet CD upon the sui joct, aud
had taken GCsk 10 the front Tow, and had bis
p,pcls and statistics spread out before him, and
did catch the Speakers eye, but tao IIous,
cou!du't or rather wouldn't see him, and he
bad to content himself With saying that he
would call up the subject next Tuesday
As the appropriation tor rriDling was con.
iaiaed in the bill vetoed oy Mr.. Hayes yester
day. and 90 tho members could not have their
names appear 10 the Congressional Record uu-
lcss the money for that purpose Was provided,
bill Tor the requisite amount was passed TO-
day without ATTY trouble, and without co osum
log more than oue or two moments which shows
how rapidly legislation cuud be ttFtctcd il mem.
bos only were wiling.
Strange ns 1t lnHY seem tho veto message is
tie TOPIC OF very little conversation this morn
i3g. Tic dcmcciati EavJ not az yet d,tCrm.
ICED what coufsa TO pursue With regard to 1t,
| tut talk about three dilt'reot ways by which
they cau maka Mr.. Hayes come to t.v ~
rhc litst l. t. frame the narsbal's clans, into
\ separate bill. AID add all the r.maiuIog part
| OF the bill. to thc general d, :ieCcy bill; The
secord ID s:r,ke from the bn! tho marshal
Clause, End let IIJsn it roVidas for visit for
Lh,ii nau,y uoll MIR. Hayes choos, ~ 10 give it
to them; sud the third 10 ait'r the litle of the
bill and thus fHt around Mr.. HAYES OK iciious.
| l. - probable tho hrgt curse will be adopted.
Chas. Bs!dwia, Of Nav York, las been az.
ln,nicd cnIu.? C'clk al the House WIS ayd
Means & ,miAi;tec, SIC: h!T, Uicary. pro mo,cd.
| j. j. N'ri"cg was apGn:ntcf past easter 81,
hitr1HNIi", Lnri3a Go. to d.g, vic, G. W.
More, dcc!ncd Hr i;ayatd says Congress
I'll hGvc to WEEK with i:cattr rariilty thau i:
Ia nov colog y II wants TO sd oucn even by half
| pas. juno. tir. Cameron, of Wisconsin,, vii
srcak on the SnGtT9rd. X elloeg casc to dsy, aud
| NJ. Hill !,vabtE'7 to morrow. Mr.. Wheel. II
! will lshTe fer bis ho;2p to mcrroa. a1d will re
! tUra 90 mere this ssssico. Mr.. Thurman will
| pIcsi ta ever :he Senate in his plec,.
A G2rmGn named h!bo,t Wager, c3op;r,
| who y said to have Ecen employed ct pJrtner'
| brewery, III hlIxanjsis, committed tuicido
| here 5 light b. Gri2kiDg l!ulanum at 3O7
lob street, hoi:c !.wGd dead 10 bed there thi.
| morning vii! III c;rpiy isGd lnun bottle On tSo
widow ii Hasr MS h&s;!. lie rad been sepa.
! rated Ifoul ll4 W Il Ter some time, ord had re-
| C rtly 'ctu:EcG jc;n C!ncnua.i with The hope
Of being EHcoaee3 20 her, but alter q long end
| successful lotelvl,:| with her yesterday al
| tclnOoO, Wclt 20 lis room 10 melancholy
mood and will the above mentioned 6nal result,
The late Colonel Joseph Segar. on the night
! he died, a'ked tho stesard of tho steamer
George Lsary II he had torrapin for supper,
aoi u2oo recelVlcg Negative response, cx
| pressed his regrets, but nevertheless ate a
| he would ba dead mao before III orniug." and
| he vas 1t is understood that though he was
10 the rec 'ipt Of quite largo sun OF money be
| lott llttl" or noue 10 his heirs.
The Virginia news here to day is that Audi
| tor Massey, when in Aexspdria, iuform?d o
| vel known rcacjustor aud reliable gentleman
of thst city that he was not 10 favor OF Carrying
the State debt qusstioo into naioual politics
and would not support Ger. Malone 10 bis
| schema for iuuLing an unpledg.d eli cioral
| ticket. This gentleman will subslanliate this
statement over his own namo if necassar
VIM. Giddings, a prominent reacjuster of Lou
doun county, AID who presided At the recent
rea6jlster's convention 10 tn at county to reor-
gsniza that party has come out Il It footed for
the nominee of the Cincinnati convention, and
says there Is no reason Why essentially
State matters should be logged into national
politics. His brother 10 Law, John Aldlicb,
also lssd'cg reacjus:tr Of that county, is said
to be Of the same opinion. 1t is reported that
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