Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-15
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WAsHrNaToN. D. O., Do. is, 1880.
Colonel Popham. Ct Richmond, is here to-
day. He Informed you. correspondent that 10
his cpiuioo the curse General Mahono would
pu1s1e With regard to the organization Of the
rext Ssratc vii! be IS follows: do will vote
for Gcorze Gorham lor secretary. bsc,use the
tfi,s is not political orc, and because Gorham
believes 10 tho principles Of read assnent. and
did him good scrvic, n bis list cam Daigl; srd
because. 10 addition, by 50 voting no will be
enabled to havo hls friend StoVai or Frazier
mads sergeant at ARCS. and Cricaer executive
clerk. With regard 10 the appointment OF the
o.unittees, te will vote for Cameron IS chair
man CT ono important Committee 10 gratitude
for favc.s recaived. ard elso 70: C:nk!iog, srd
possible will also vote to give one or tSo other
republicans important charnassbips, but viii
vote to give sill The rest to democrats. lie will
20 into caucus with neither party, nno by s,at-
.cring bis favtrj equally betgecu them, will
give 20 c,us. of Cffeuse to the supporters OF
either 10 Virginia 10 the great fight he is mako
there next fall. This is ColOuel Pophsm's idea
of The course the General vi pursue, aud tho
Colonel is che Of the Generals most Ultimate,
personal frieuds. 1t is needless to say that the
programme lacks two of the tbree factors cs-
senially requisite to i!ssuccsss. the acqulcscetc,
of Senator Davis. aud the oors,nt OF all those
republican, senator's who are not to be iodlVd'
uaIIy benefited By tho proposed bargain, Tor
there are some. few lhoush they BE-, honorable,
high toned and conscientious men on the repL5
licaa side Of the Senate. and it /, certain that
they will lend themselves TO no such tcleme.
The kellogg casa, according to tho under-
standing reached yesterday. ssil c,ms up in tho
Senate 10 norrow. and as Two Of The hge demo-
Gratis who have expressed themselves 10 his
favor, Hampton and Lamar. are absent, if o
vote DO forced, which is not likely, as The rapu5
l;c1us will oppose it strerucusly, there arc
enough democrats to carry tho resolution de-.
c,arioe kellogg not entitled to his seat By q
m, j,lity cftep. Mr. Kellogg 10 o talk With
your core 2opdent this morning said he Goes
not thick the democrats will attempt to force q
vote Oh the resolution ct present, but that it
they do be believes enough cf them viii vote
ogaics. it to defeat it.
As ftreshndoHed 10 tLis correspondence, YES
terdsy Mr.. Hayes sent to III. Senate for con
irmation to-day the PIANO cf w. b. Woods,
fer Associate Justc, of the Ucited States Su
nrems Court. vic, Jusioo S,,oDg. resigned,
judge Woods is the Judge Of the U. s. Court
for The circuit oomDrisipg the States Of Ala.
bsns, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi
and Texas, nud presided in the Florida presi
dental election GASP four years ago. lie is a
native Of Ohio, bat o resident OF Mobile. Ala.
bama. Soma moro appointments were sent ID,
among hem d. a. Mckinley # California. to
bs Consul TO Honolulu. AID Eugeoe Sohyler, of
New York, to be Cherke d'AfAires and Coasul
General at Bucharest.
Tho House Committee CD tho Mississippi
agreed this morning 10 cat doWa tho proposed
appropriation of $6.00o,C00 for the improve
ment Of the Mississippi to 81. SOD 900. 10 ba
spent ucder tho direction OF the Mississippi
Commission md the s. ctatsry Of " ar.
The jaint Congressional COMMITTEE of tho
Yo.ktowa Centennial net this morclog and
determined thet their psrt ct the centennial
should be restricted to three days. fer which
they arranged e programme. The President Will
be- iovited to pTcs;d,. There will be an Grafton.
an Ode. civit. military and laval display. aud
the diff,reus States are reqnts ed to take part
10 the affair and requested 10 provide Tor their
owa accommodation.
Mr.. Hayes expressed the bei;f last light
lba 6enata from Ohio.
Tbs understanding 20 day is lbst the Congress
sial recess viii commercs later Grd ED earlier
than il did last y,sr, h1t that i: will pot DO
quito as short es Mr.. Beck Iiabes it to bo-
Two days.
A strong delegation IN favar of N ooiiyirg tho
navigation laws 30 Gs 10 allow atlGs 10 Dc
bought 10 the cheapest market are here to da7,
and will appear before Coogressicnl! cou-
uittee TO morrow.
TIE National Wcman'5 Suffrage c'Iven
lion will asscmtl, CT Lincoln Hall hers 10 oisht
and oootipuo fJr tbroe dsyj