Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-02

eleoatious that might come to them urging
mn opriations for particular improvements.
The friends of the Educational bill in the |
1ouse will hold conference tomorrow or
,ext day in reference to that bill, and to try |
O devise some way by which the objection
able features, as passed by the Senate, can
be removed, go that it can be passed at this
session of Congress, and the money to be ap-
propriated by it made available for the pub
tic schools in all the States next year.
MIR. Morrison said to-day that II the House
eyinced disposition to reduce the existing
tariff bill for that purpose would be in.
PRODUCED, but not otherwise, as there would
be no time to waste in a prolonged hight
over such q bill.
Mr.. Randall, who has just returned from
q visit to Georgia, was delighted with his
trip, and speaks in the highest terms of the
social aud hospitable character of the South
ern people. He says he always thought the
people of the South were good people, and
that now he knows it.
To show how deeply interested the ma.
tional legislators are in the affairs OF the
country, several of them who were asked this
morning what they thought of the Presi.
dents message, said they had not heard 1t
read yesterday and had not bad time since
to read it. All the democrats who bad
either heard or read it spoke of it in favor
able terms, but some of the republicans
did not, for the reason that it leaned
too much toward free trade. The
democrats are much pleased with Sec
rotary McCulloch's message on account OF
its low tariff recommendations, but some Of
the republicans denounce it severely on
that very account, and even 90 so Tar as
to say Mr.. McCulloch is democrat, was
Secretary under one democratic President,
and is now playing his cards SO as to hold
the same position under another.
In the House Mr.. Folett, democratic
member from Cincinnati, introduced reso-
luton for investigating and impeachlng Let
Wright, L. 5. marshal for Ohio, for tie
illegal and partisan manner in which he
conducted his office at the last election.
Mr.. keifer who has the brass of castle
door. opposed the passage of the resolution
in weak, sputlerug and lubberly speech,
u which he accused the democrats OF Gin.
cinnati OF arresting and imprisoning hun
drctis Of negroes iu Cincinnati to prevent
them from voting.
Mr. Post member of the House from
PENNSYLVANIA, and secretary of the demo-
cratic Congressional campaign committee,
SAYS the civil service laws do not in the
remotts: degree restrict the Presidents
power If removal from office, but that on
The contrary they compel him TO remove
the federal oilicrhcldS in the South, almost
every one Of whom, he understands, has
made his Office part Of his party's machine.
Mr. Logan has had his hair cut, and
mourns for himself if no body else mourns
for him. He thinks that if Blaine and his
managers had possessed ordinary gumption
they could have so arranged matters with
Coukling's friends that the republican loss
10 CunkIing's county would not have taken
place, aud that he. therefore, would not
have been defeated. He thinks he has been
badly treated 10y republicans, and also that
Blaine's late speech was improper and en-
tirely uncalled for.
AVirginia republican here to.day speaks in
the most abandoned way of his party, which,
he says, Malone has "busted" He says he
hears hat Major s. P. Bayly, well known
republican Of his State, says the child isn't
borne that will see the democrats 60 out of
power: and that he is very much OF the Ma
jor's way Of thinking.
General Malone was not in his seat in
the Senate again to day, and it is said will
not arrive until next week. Neither had
" l..
up to two O'Clock to day.
a member of the Virginia Legislature
here to day says that Gen Mahones organ
in Richmond says that it hopes if the mem
bers Of that body eveI meet again it will be
in place whose existence is denied by Mr..
Robert Ingersoll. He also says that Malone
lhrea ems % carry the new election law
of that State to the courts; but that if he
shall do so, and the courts sustain him,
Another member of the Legislature says that
body will reasonable Immediately and con-
tinue in session until the last Malone OFF,
cial judges and all shall have been removed.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Vest introduced
a resolution calling for an investigation Of
the leases of lands in the Indian Territory.
In few remarks thereon be said that
though such leases were illegal the Secreta
ry of the Interior said. he would defend
those which had been made. Mr.. Vest said
that the leases were for millions Of
acres, and were obtained by bribery and
corruption. Mr.. Conger objected to the
consideration Of the resolution, but allowed
Mr.. Dawes to speak, and that gentleman,
contrary 10 his expectations, rather sustain
ed Mr. Vest.
Mr.. Geddes, democratic member of the
House from Ohio, says his idea is that each
of the States OF New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut and Indiana will have Cabi-
net member, that the South will have two,
that that will fill six of the seven places,
and that if the other one comes to his State,
and falls to the lot of Mr.. Thurman all will
be happy and the goose will hang high.
Mr. German says that President Cleveland will
resign his position as Governor of New York on
the 9th of January. He also says that the ru-
mors to the effect that certain gentlemen had been
offered Cabinet positions wore without the slight
est foundation, that nobody had yet been offered
such place, and that it was doubtful even if any
body had been determined upon yet to whom
such place would be offered.
BRAINS WILL TELL.-Persons who p.o.
pose to cultivate President-elect Cleveland's
thronph the medium of usmall