Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.

Especial CnrreSlcndencco oil the AleAanorla taLctlc.l
WASHINGTON, j.. c., Dec. 5, 1888.
The applicants for the Offices at the dis
posal OF the United States House of Rep
rcsentatives are increasing as the delay IN
the distribution of those offices is prolonged.
1t has been stated in this correspondence
that the number was twenty for each office.
1t is said this morning that instead oftwenty
| the number is one thousand. The Offices
will be apportioned-tha is, it is said they
| will be-accurding to the ratio of democratic
representatives the States respectively have
| IN the House, so that only a small number
comes 10 any one State, and for that the men,
| bers are harassed almost to death. 1t was the
intention 10 retain several Of the more
efficient republican employees in addition to
the old soldiers, but the pressure for their
places will probably be too great for their
| friends TO overcome.
As regards the Senate's officers, it is said
| this morning that some of the democratic
Senators have been informed by their re-
publican colleagues that no changes will be
| made Tor some time at least. The reason
OF This, il is understood is that after the
| l'rcsidcn; pro temporc, tue next officer to
be elected is the Secretary, and that the
republicans are aware that the attempt to
elect Mr. GOrham, their tavorte for the
|
probably, when reduced 10 an extremity,
by hlialory measures, and that they don't
want to bring on a sQuabble at least sosoon
in the session, and for 80 small a cause, and
one that cannot we'll lie defended.
In the senate to-day there was another
food Of bills, the large ma iority of which
vii! never be heard Of again Rev. DR..
nlilock, The chaplain, opcns the days scs-
SIunS with prayer offered in his Impressive
-tVic, 10 Wbich Mr.. tdmuntis. the President
pro tenn, j. about the only Senator who ut.
ter; All audible amen Tie Doctor is liked
by IA! the Senator's and should be be re-
moved il will be solely upon political
gruurds The new Virginia Senator has
adopted the custom OF his colleague, which
is 10 hc rarely in his seat. They are occa-
-iunaliy seen from the reporters gallery
Through the door O.! the republican cloak
room ia whic;i they sit and walk and talk
auti smoke
Since the organization of the present gov
ernmcut Kentucky has had niue Speakers OF
The House Of Representatives, of whom Mr..
Clay served as such for twelve years.
In the House to-day Mr.. Tucker, of Eir-
ginia, brought up the Garrison--Mayo con-
tested election case from his State, and tried
TO have the Elections Committee decide who
fiHusb woSiiun 6GatG JEISht tn the sfatc Tbs
all the papers in the case were referred to
the Elections Committee to take their regu-
lar turn. Objection to MIR. Mayo's right to
be sworn in should have been made before
he took the oath. IL was too late to object
to-day or yesterday, and was so said to be
by democrats as well as republicans.
There are so many democrats in the
House that they not only fill all the seats
on their side Of the chamber, but run over
and occupy about thirty seats on the repub-
lican side. In the drawing for seats ycster
day Mr.. Barbour got very good one, on
his side, between ex-senator Eaton and Mr..
Patton, of Pennsylvania. The five Malone
ties from Virginia set on the republican
side There is but one negro in the House,
O'Hara, from North Carolina, light mu-
latto, and his desk, also on the republican
side, is adorned each day with Il beautiful
bouquet. There are two ex-Senators in the
House, Messrs Eaton, Of Connecticut and
Kellogg. of Louisiana, but they are of less
account than many of their colleagues. The
House adjourned before one o'clock to day.
having previously adopted resolution to
adjourn tomorrow until Monday.
The general impression about the Prcsi-
dents message is that it is a plain statement
of the affairs Of the country, which was pre-
pared no better than could have been done
by any clerk i'll the executive department.
Quite Il party of Wurrcnton democrats
were here last night on their way to Rich
mond to do what they could to help Mr.
Sheppard in his contest for the position Of
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia
The election of Judge Stuart, of Alexan-
dria, to the Spcakership of the Virginia
House of Delegates is thought by Virginia
democrats here to be an excellent thing for
the party as well as for the State. They
think the Judge is one of the rising young
democrats of the State, and that he is dcs-
tined to make his mark in national politics.
The Navy Department commenced to-
day the issue of monthly, TO be changed to
weekly, pilot charts of the North Atlantic
Ocean. They will be sent to all maratime
exchanges and to all ship masters
\ dangerous shoal has been discovered
oil Cape IIcnlopen, and notice Of it is given
to-day by the Coast Survey.
Mrs. Maria c. Ftzhugh, daughter of the
late Daniel Carroll, of Duddington, and aunt
of Mrs. Rcvcrdy naingertield, of Alexandria,
died here yesterday, in the sd year of her
age.
Lieut.. F. p Gilmore from special duty
with the advisory board has been ordered to
duty on the Asiatic station, per steamer Of
the 18th inst, from San Francisco.
! Inc report Oh Albert Williams, geologiSt
in charge of the mineral resources of
the United States, has been publish
ed 1t says the total value of the
metallic products in the United States for
| 1852 was 1919, 100 900, and Of non metallic
products, such rs coal, petroleum, lime
stone salt, &c. was $226. 10000. The re-
port also contains list arranged by States
of the places where useful minerals have
been found in quantities great enough to
pay for working.
| ElRGINIA'S CONTESTED ELECTION.
In The House Of Representatives yester.
day after q further recess until three O'Clock