Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Alera. Gazette

WASHINGTON, D. G., NV. %. 1880.
Members of Congress are dropping in slowly,
but, as previously stated 10 thia rssponderee,
they Gre not expected to arli7s 10 any rumber,
especially from the North, until alter the 25th,
Tha,kseiviug Day. Msssrs. Money. Davis,
Loriug and Aiken. CT the House, a1d Vest. Of
the Senate. Gre among the rtc:ot arrivals.
Au OHIO politician. who arrived here this
morning, says the question as to the election OF
O senator from that State previous to tho Alb
of March has assumed psr:isan position, the
republicans oontendiug that an election can Do
bold before that date, aud the democrats that
il can not. HI aIso says that the senatorstl ,
lies between Secretary Sherman sId Governor
Foster, and that tho latter IL YES ~ the moro
popular OF ihe Two, sDd will be elected II Nr.
Sherman tricks aad moncy doa't defeat hlGl.
Az slated 10 this CORES 2oDdaac' last walk
Mr.. 7. T. BroTn was appoos+a postmaster at
Haml.cn, Loua,ua county, Virginia, vice -.
NJ. Hoeo, removed "for cause" MI. Browr,
howev,r. though he applied for the p9sllan,
hss dsc!ioed il upon the ground that "thcu b
Hoye deserves to Iose il, he, lErowD) hopes 10
gst somettiag better" Mr. Hcgs has beeo
rssppootcd.
Grb5ra! Mahoue's remark aba1. bsi0g q
democrat, but not bourbon. wbile satifsctory
to these 6euceta's here who we're at all aoxloUs
about tho political com plexion CT tho o. <; Son
ate. i5 still considered rather pmbi&u Us, and It
is said that, strictly Interpreted, il will put him
in ORD, slicu to every democrat in the Senate
but Governor B.oWo, but Senator johDs,cn
s,ys Il he il as good democrat as ''Joo
Browp," no ia coed enough Morgan tor bin.
Prominent gsu!!enen t!on Richmond,
now here, soy there Is 90 doubt that the
debt GAGS ion will be eliminated from the poll
tic, of Virsinia at an early day; tsst it will
be settled upou business principles. ond that
the payment of the ipteres! will be secured By
the p,essat rste Of ttxaticu. supplemented By 0
ru1cr isx ADD tex 90 bank pspor.
# is stated for fac! that Dir. Garfield will
tender General Grant 60 important posi!ioo,
bu. " hat that position is a. ooe can state def
ite!v.
Notwithstanding The urgent pcod Of Iudisn
leeisistou, bu. LITTLE, if any, is expected at the
app,osehIog session Of Congress. ThsEe are
100 Iodian bills on the House calendar, but so
much other pressing business is ahead of them.
that ell them will probably have to g over.
Little trouble is EXPECTED in passing the regular
appropristion bills at the NIX session. 1t WAS
thought sons time eiuco that the opposition to
the payment of the deputy marsba!s and SUPER
visors of elections would b s, great that the
bills cou!a,eicg appropriations ter that parpcss
would BIO obsttGo,cd, but the belief DoE is that
a sufficient lumber Of democrats viii be found
to urite With tho republicans to secure the pass
sga Ct those bills without any trouble.
There seems to bo DO doubt DOW ihas 90 at
tempt will 30 made at the NJ xt session to obtain
some relief frcu The existing oppressive tariff,
and the exteliarcs Of last session having proved
that nc gspt raj relief GIN be obtained at onos,
the plsn will b, to erd:avor to remove or "a
duce the tariff on one sr:!ce, wood pulp for in
starcs, at q time.
The band of music attsched t. Haverlsy's
Ministries mlrched through the streets here
this morpiog, and we're followed By crowd Of,
at least, thousand sbIe-bodied negroes. and
this too, when every one of them could obtaio
employment st coed wages o. wood tu:tloe or
other work 10 the lower counties ct Virginia.
The business men of Washington, mott OF
whom sre democrats, are by no means satisfied
with the proceedings In referenee to the lnsueura.
ton cere monies, and will be 10th 70 nbscfIee TO
ally fund that either of the rings, now engsgsd
in the affair. may attempt to raise.
mrs. Gaines, of New Orleans suit nctority,
was in the Office Of the Secretary OF the Senate
Saturday looking up papers: in connection win
some of her humorous claims Though very
old she seems stIoGg end scsive snd talks as
gibly as young girl. She Gays she tskes no
part in politice, but is for the Nhole country |
and that if the women had control Of it they |
would, at lesst, manage it honestly.
A nsssiage lic.ts, was issued 10 Washington |