Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-12-09

from WASHINGTON

party are quietly and slowly, but surely
settling down to the opinion that they and
all their following must cut loose from the
Nahoncitcs and re-cstablish the old repub
lican lines. and that such course will not
only be wise, but be the only one that will
save them from being utterly swallowed up
by Malone and his greedy and repudiating
gang. Measures to accomplish this object,
he says. arc being planned and arranged,
and be is confident will be successfully
carried out. In this connection il may
remarked TINT an Ohio republican here TO-
day while talking about Malone, said he
had been, more than any other one thing,
the cause Of the late republican disorders
and that unless the republicans got rid Of
him, and that right speedily, their defeat in
"a would be worse than il was in 80. lie
said there was hardly republican in the
North who really endorsed The alliance, bu.
that Blaine was the only one bold enough
to denouncc it openly. He also said that re-
publican denunclation Of the coalition in
Maine and its approval Of that in Virginia
showed that the brains of the party had
gono wool gathering. As for allowing the
two readjustcrs in he Senate 10 dictate the
gress he said it. VS. too improbable to bc
within the lar;, e of possibility lie kncW
seven Republicans Senators who Woud not
go into caucus and that nnmbcr he h0ii&h.
! could be doubled without any difficulty.
Rumors Of nidd!ebergcv's detection i'ro:r
the Boss arc also increasing. Those to-day
are TO the effect that the Scnutor.clcct, with
out being Il Solomon, has sense enough to
know that Virginia is u democratic State,
| and is likely 10 be for many years, and that
his late cratic course il only y temporary
divergence, for which he is already sorry,
and that knowing this, and being Young
and ambitious man, and anxious, as he says
| TO be on the winning side. he is not going
| at the bidding Of General Malone o. any
body else to set himself aga;:>s, IN irrisisti-
| BILE current.
Senator Johnston will call a meeting Of
the Senate committee On Revolutionary
claims next Monday to consider The bill that
has passed the House paying Georgia lot;
money spent in the Revolutionary War.
The passage of this bill by the House has 10
bearing whatever upon Nirginia's claims
against the Government.
Mr.. DcZcndori is back from his trip 10
Richmond whittier lie Was Summoned to ap-
pear before the grand jury to testify in re-
gard 10 the election fraud charges He
says what everybody else does, that the OBJ
ject fall the subpGnas that have been is
sued to people who have no personal
knowledge OF the frauds, and the notorious
| knowledge is to have an cx-party trial al
the right Of Capt Wise to his seat before
that trial shall be heard by The elections
committe OF the House
The talk among Virginia democrats here
about thcncccssity of reorSanizins the party
i'll this State is increasing rapidly 'i'hc;'
say that The fact that Malone only got 1Ol.-
! 000 votes at the last rlccton--lnorc than
! he will ever get aSain--out Of three hun
dred aud li:l? thousand in The State and
thereby got possession Of the State govern
mcnt is disgrace TO the white voters in
Virginia and shows The urgent and essen
tial necessity for a reorganization. and that
if that object he achieved that serious cheek;
which Malone received last fall will end in
athoron2h and complete rort next spring.
Senator Slater, oi Oregon, was very much
irrtatcd on his way to his rooms Yesterday
by an incbriatcd individual, who persisted
III addressing him as Senator Beck and re-.
llising to believe that he was anybody else
but Beck. iiy remarkable coincidence
partments this morning by 4 man who mis-.
took him for Senator Farley and insisted
upon his mistake Notwithstanding Mr..
Beck ) repeated assertion TO tha contrary.
The joint committee on the shipping III
tcres,S will hold joint meeting next Mon
day To consider The tonnage tax and the
question OF free ships.
Congress has evidently gone 10 woHi; in
earnest. Twelve bills were passed yestcr-
day, uni'nportant, to be sure, bat still bills
The House has already passed the Indian
i Appropriation bill. and will probably pass;
the consular and diplomatic bill to-day. The
postoilicc bill on Monday and the lcci=l:,
tive bill Oh Tuesday Such progress in ba,i-
ness no early ia the session has not been
made for twenty odd years. lir. Anthony
tried TO get the Seua.c 10 adjourn over
yesterday until Monday, but falling, aske,!
what the hurry was for? What il meant :
and if the Senate intended to worI; on sun
days too? Mr.. Van Wyck also saw 40
reason for such excess of industry, and said
the majority were acting Ikea set of spank
ed boys, the spanking having been inflicted
Mt the late elections
There was quite II little spat III the Senate
to-day between Mcssr>. ingalls, and Ed
munds. The former ried to have 4 rejected
SiGlui Aot pCilSIOIia WnefSu1IOn
the latter rose and speaking ironically said
he wanted the soldier vote, and that there
fore he wanted the country to know that he
always was and always would be in favor Of
paying all pensions claims whether valid OF,
fraudulent, and no matter how often they
may have been rejected
The Commissioner Of Agriculture was be-
fore the House Agricultural Committee this
morning for the purpose of explaining VIII,
his estimate of expenditures for the next
was nearly double that Of last year Whclh.
CT his explanation was satisfactory or not
will be shown in the report of the commit.
tee when that shall be made.
In the senate today the consideration OF
Mr Beck S resolution demonstrating Hub
bells and Mahoncs assessments was re.
sumed, Mr. VOORHEES, making an able and
convincing speech in favor Of its adoption.
In the House to-day there was q iivclv
and exciting debate on the resolution from
the Commerce Committee asking the Score
tarr of War to tell the House what appro-
priation in the river and harbor bill in his