Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec Is. 1884.
The fate of the Presidents new treaties
seems to be settled, and that, too, adversely
TO their acceptance. 1t was supposed at
first that the necessary two-thirds majority
in the Senate could be obtained for their
ratification, but that supposition has van
ished in face of the fact that several Seua-
tors who were included among the support
ers of the treaties have been induced to
withdraw their support by the opposition of
the tobacco men among their constituents.
But even should the treaties be ratified by
the Senate, the laws requisite to put them
into operation will not be enacted by the
House, in which the extreme protectionists
and free traders have combined to defeat
them, and there are not enough members
between those two classes to pass any laws
affecting the tariff.
Mr.. Robert Washington, of Westmore-
land county, Virginia, is in the city to-day
on business connected with the monument
proposed to be erected at the birthplace of
Washington. The plan as adopted is that
of a friend of Mr.. Evarts, who accepted it
when Secretary of State. 1t provides for a
monument in the shape of cottage, the
cost of which will be S27 900, thus leaving
only $4,000, of the 900 appropriated, for
all the other necessary expenses. Mr..
Washington wants 10 secure an additional
appropriation for wharf, as the monument
will be purposeless unless people can reach
its site to look at it. The site as located by
Mr.. Seward was that Of an out house of the
homestead, but that error has now been
corrected.
The fact that Mr.. Randall is to make
trip during the Christmas recess to Ken
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and will make speeches in some of the
cities and towns through which he will pass,
has afforded the guidnuncs an object upon
which to excuse their speculative faculties.
They express great curiosity to know what
purpose the ex.Speaker has in view in max
ing speeches to Western and Southern audi.
ences now that election is over.
a board of naval officers will meet here
on Monday to onsider the question of
changes in the Informs Of petty officers and
enlistedmen of the navy.
The Secretary of the Navy received ca
BILE message this morning from Rear Admir-.
al Davis, at Nagasaki, announcing a revo-
lu ion in Corea.
II ia understood, as reported on the au-
thority Of personal friend of Mr. Bayard,
hat that gentleman will be the Secretary
of the Treasury under the next President
One thing is certain, that anti Randall in
iluences in Philadelphia are working to that
effect
About the next Presidential inauguration
il may be said that so far from its being
quiet one. it will be loudest and most mag
nifcent affair that has ever taken place in
this city. But nothing except that
is known, nor can be, until the gen.
eral committee of fifty residents of this
city, selected without reference to their
party utilization, and from those who
do not want Office, shall be appointed, and
that will not be until each gentleman ap.
preached upon the subject shall signify his
willingness to accept such an appointment.
That committee will appoint the commit
tees and take the whole matter in hand.
A prominent member of the House to-
correspondent about the probable Southern
members Of the next Cabinet, said that if
the wishes Of the members Of the House
he could learn, Mr.. Barbour would be one
OF them, AS he had heard more members
speak favorably OF him than Of any one
else, aud that Il similar preference ne knew
was expressed by some of the Senators.
General Hazen, chief Of the signal SER
vice bureau, has written a letter embody.
ing an argument against the transfer of that
bureau from the military to civil branch
Of the government.
At the Swain court martial day i'm
portant evidence was ruled out upon legal
techuirality, and that, too, though court
mar!als were formerly thought to make
their findings upon facts, and not bubbles.