Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
SPECIAL Correspondence OF The 3eAanorla CTazelteI
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 81, 1883.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 81, 1888.
A prominent Virginia republican, now
resident in this city, says that Mr.. Robert
Boiling, an ant-Mahone republican from
Petersburg, has novel proposition for con-
soljda,ipr the republicans Of his State. 1t
is that General Wickham, Lieut. Governor
Lewis and General Malone unite in call
for a convention of all the opponents OF
democracy, and that that convention shall
decide who shall be the leaders Of the party
in future Another Virginia republican
here says that Mr.. Golf, of West Virginia,
who is member of the national republican
committee, and other members OF that COM
rnittee, will call upon the President within
short time represent to him the real condl-
ton of affairs in the republican party in
Virginia, and inform him that unless he
shall cease his interference in those affairs
and his support OF the scalaWag democrats
who now conduct them, the national COM
mittee will abandon all efforts to carry that
State at the next Presidential election.
No matter how much of master General
Malone NAV be with Mr.. John Wise, he
holds no such relation with the other re-
publican members of the House from Vir-
rinia. that is they don't talk so. Some of
them are reported as saying that so far is
he from being good party leader, that he
has ruined the party of which he is at the
head that his vanity is SO absorbing that
he imagnes he is the only man in his party
who is fit to be its leader, when he is really
less fitted than any other white man in it !;
that by his interference he not only lost all
the close districts in the State at the last
election. but largely reduced the republican
majorities in the others and that while the
Danvile affair helped his cause by consoli-
dating the negro vote in the black districts,
he has harped upon that affair so much
that be now really believes it was the
cause of his defeat. They also say that
his selt-appreciation and presumption are
so great that he will insist upon lead
ing the party in future, and that the certain
result will be two republican electoral
tickets in Virginia, and that he has de-
ceived SO many individual negroes in every
county o! the State by false promises, and
disappointed the hopes he had raised in
them generally, that they do not know what
party TO act with, and will be so split that
The democrats will sweep the State for
wears to come. Evidently some Of the men
elected to Congress as readjusters are as
tired as any body else is of Malone and his
methods
Mr.. Speaker Carlisle now has q realizing
sens. OF The troubles OF the man who pre-
sides over the L. >. House Of Representa-
lives liz forming the committees Of that
| house lie has so many interests to provide
for and so many men 10 please, that the
satisfactory execution OF that work in i'm
possible, and his sincere attempt to make it
! 30 has been the greatest effort OF his life"
In tn. House yesterday Mr.. Libbey pre-
| scntGd !: petition for the relief +. A. Robin
SOP, also one for the relief of DR.. A. G. Te-
bau,r. Mr Tucker introduced one for the
lencf Of J. T. Wright.
The L. :. Consul at Marseilles informs the
Department OF State that since the law pro-
vidn. bounties and various compensalons
Tor shpbuiiding went iuto operation in
France, intended TO stimulate that industry
there has been Il falling OIL in the building
Of wooden vessels, and that while the num-
Der Of iron vessels belonging to France has
slightly increased, they were not built in
France but We're purchased in England
A member of the Virginia Legislature
here to day says that The deposition ofJudges
Goodwin, Mays, Clairborn and Shumate is
Just as sure rs that they are now upon the
bench also that charges of impeachment
have already been prepared against S. Brown
Allen, Auditor Of the State, and that he will
| be convicted and that Il committee on Con-
gressional apiorLionment has been appoint
ed, upon which are Messrs. Gibson, Porter,
Bailey, Keen, Dunlop, Marshall, and three
! Mahonctes.
There has been talk for some days past
about giving Mr.. Barbour the craftsmanship
of the House Committee on the District of
Columbia, but it has not been credited from
the fact that in apportioning the honors and
emoluments of the House, Virgnia's share
was SO small, but it is ascertained this morn
ing that the Commissioners ofthe District
and some of the citizens most interested in
the welfare OF the District have represented
TO the Speaker that the people of the Dis
trict have some rights which Congress is
bound to respect, and that they think Mr..
Barbour is the man most likely to obtain
them that respect. 1t is probable, there
fore, that Mr.. Barbour will be asked to &C
cept the Craftsmanship referred to-
Ex-postmaster Filley, of St. Louis, who
has been here for some time past trying to
get back to his old place, finding that he
has no chance, has, it is reported this morn
ing, changed his allegiance from Arthur to
Logan, and will now devote his energies as
a political manager, which are said to be of
no mean order, to the task of sending a Lo-
gan delegation from Missouri to the next
national republican convention.
1t is rumored at the Capitol to-day that
not only the democrats of the Ohio delega-
ton, but those from other States, ARE opposed
to the reported appointment of Mr.. Hurd to
u place upon the Ways and Means Commit
tee Of the House, and that they have taken
steps to inform the Speaker of their oppo-
| sition.
1t is said to-day that Mr.. Turner of Geor-
gia, will have the craftsmanship Of the Com
mttee on Elections. Dir. Turner is of
judicial tern, and is likely to discover and
decide properly all the legal points in the
Massey-Wise contested election case. No
body seems to doubt that both Mr. Garrison
and Mr.. O'Ferrall will obtain their seats as
soon as the Committee on Elections can act
upon their cases.
The members of the Supreme Court and
the bar of that court held meeting to- day,
| and passed resolutions of respect to the
memory Of the late Judge Black. Among
those who spoke was Mr.. Merrick, who paid
beautiful tribute to the deceased.
Both houses of Congress nOminally ad.