Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-18
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which rcieIeCco Was made in this CORRESPOND.
cnco OF that date, have not yet trsrBpired, %
Injunction oFsecrecy having been imposed upcn
those who to:l; part 10 it. 1t is reported tc-
Day, however. That it was held with reference to
some sort ei' q compromise that is to be effected
with tho Virginia reaoj listers or rather those OF
that parry who arc under the control of G enersl
Malone. Mr. Barnun, Chairman of the "a.
t!onal democratic executive committee, was pro-
sent and al the Virginia members OF tho House
but General Baac, who could not ho found
until II was ever. General Mahonc. it will be
remembered, was 10 the city day Of two ego.
Whether The proposition Tor c)mpr0miss cane
fro n tho General, or from Mr.. Birnum. or
!cn The mcmhe'S. is MOI S. atedi como say from
tic latter 10 order that their re election NAV be
secured, which is doubtful 10 some districts ul-
less tho rca' lstera support them. Whoever
may have made II. CT ii aDy werc made, il,
As state, o nero matter ofreport. and the only
thing definitely understood about tho ooulcrr
ence by ncwspaptr men to day is that the re
suit vii! not he developed Tor week OF too.
IL may. said party who knows, this mora
InS, result II IA reconciliation With tho Ma
h0ulttS 10 lar ct least rs regards tho n,St
presidential clccioa. Malone has found out
how the Cat Is going to lamp end hc Wants to
Jump with her.
The Seca:o l'innrc, Committco egreed TO-
day 10 report favorably upun Senator j obDston's
bl. Tor the c!rotlatlon Of export tobacco bonds
4. tho port OF shipment irstcal of at foreigo
pOrla as now provided. Gen. Johnston had
Introduced similar bill in the House, with
had been amended aid passed by that bcdy,
and the Ficaucc Committee of the Senate
amended Senator Johrs'oa's bill 50 as 10 mako
it c1uform TO tho House bill, and thus facilitate
its final passage.
Ii o conversation with Senator JJans, of
Louisi2Ia, this morning, 10 informed your cor
rC'pondCn: that ho now thinks tue Spofferd,
N .nGg ciso prtc iosl!y decided and 10 favor
OF Kellogg, but that he ihiAks such action
is not only utios!, but will result uolavoro
ably 10 the democratic party, esp calIy 10 the
Soult, where tEo fraudulent character CT ke-
loee's claD, id so we'll kncwa. Ii is tho gen.
cIa impression here that tho democratic soma.
tors who wll vote tor Kellogg ID not fairly rcr-
resent the S,nllr,rnt OF their respective States,
and that their ;ction in this case will be- re.
uctab red ~ thts, who will have It in their
power to determine whether or not they shall
DC their owD src3 SS}rs.
McsSis. Harris and Richmonl lcl: .oi Rich-
moDd this mCralOg, to tt!tnl tho lomcctatIc
State Convention, which meots there TO NOR.
toR. Senator Withers and Messs B,ale,
CsheIl and Goods will start for tho same city
to night. AS previously stated in this corrs.
spondeDcc Scuat3r Johnston is opposed 10 a1y
participation 10 tho proceedings OF the canven-
ton by members OF Congress, believing that,
and especially 10 tho present condition OF pcl!,i
cal aitalr5 10 Virginia, the people of tho State
should be allowed tho privilege of trnnsec,iug
Their OVID business 10 their owo way aud with
out aCy attempted congressional Interference.
lie. OF course, Will not attend the convention.
There IL & lu'l n po'iGcl to day. Indeed tho
p)lluciI theatre may b. said to havo been trans
tered from Washington to Chicago. The
Dalnc and Sherman bureaus hero have been
practically closed, thc1o beiog but o1c or two
clerks IT.! IL both 10 finish 10 tho work. Po!i.i
col Interest, when it is manifested, is directed
almost entirely 10 Chicago; for, while tho result
OF tho convcrllon to be held heEo will 70. be
considered by any means rs deciding tho next
presidential elcclioa, it is generally COT co led
that 1t will have great effect upon the amount
OF work tho democrats will have TO do to secure
tho election OF their candidate. If Grant is
nominated, and there is hardly doubt of il,
most democrats thiak they will have @ walk
over.
The talk among FIrglnlals about tho C9pitol
this morning, those l mean who arc not mem,
brrs CT Congress, about Yesterdays conference
Of tho Virginia Congressional delegates, is TO
the effect that General Mshouc had better be
lett alone, Tor that if hc has made any prcpo.
siton for compromise his whole history shows
that It's success is for his own interest, sud that
it anybody tlsc has mace it and he accepts tho
result will be tho sane. They also say that 10
both and either case it will indiclto that ho
sees the Handwriting Oh the wall, and that if he
ba let Elonc bo will som c9lnG homo wasyioc
bis tsil behiCd him.
lh1 opponents OF gu carly Gdj)urnmouf, or
rather those who based thrir opposition to an
early aOjOu1nmont upon tho ground OF homes
for tho passage Of tariff reform measures IRE
DOW paving tho way for Withdrawing that oppo-
slton by saying TINT even it they jud succeed
10 passing then, there would thea bo the dill
Guilty OF obtaining MIR. Hayes approval, and
that II that should be- obtained tho objections
thereon 10 tho way of their txtca;ion by Mr..
Sherman would hn insupcrablr. They thus
imply that it will b, as we'll to wuit for tariff
reform until there shall be a d: m0c. attic admia.
lstratlon to execute bills for that purpose. 1t
looks moro and mere as If the session will ter.
III lato by the end Of The mouth.
Large crowds are arriving hy oyery train
swelling tho numbers slreai assom bsd to w.t.
ness tho boat race 10 take pihco Tomorrow Tho
north Osnk Of tho potonsc from tho Morumart
grounds up 10 GnorsetOwn is lined with tiers
OF plank seats, tho price of which will vary from
fifty cnnts to a dollar, according TO location. Il
stoms to be the impression among the knowing
oncs that tho race has already been decided, and
That Courtney Ia the winner, and that even if
Providence were 20 Interfere and paralyzo one
OF his arms, both Of Hsnlan's would be timilsrIv
affected.
Tho democratic House To-day passed q nina
million pensions dohcinncy hi under tho mis-.
taken liea that they will msko five hundred
thousand votes by 1t But tho republicans will
reap all The party capital to b, ms1s out OF it,
and II tho democrats get eleven or eight votes by
thus assisting in making the Government an
cl2emosynary institution they will TO moro than
mos! people Imagine.
WOrl1insmcn'S Convention.
SAN FRANCISCO, May lin the Work.
lngmon's convention This evening" tho real fight
camo up on tho adoption OF tho majority and
minority reports ftbc committco en- permanent