Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
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WASHINGTON. d. O.. Nov. Q. 1885

Especial Correspondence 81 Tie h'oSen,!r!n inzete.
WASHINGTON D. g.. Nov. Q. 1885.
Congress will assemble on Monday, the
7th proyimo. Already the chambers of the
respective bodies ere being put in order,
and the employees have been notified TO
be on hand-those Of the Senate rs early as
the 10th inst. Many Of the Senators have
arrived, and about thirty members Of the
House are in tho city. Mr. Carlisle will be
the unanimous choice Of the democratic
caucus for re election to the Speakership Of
the House, and it is generally expected that
all the other old officers Of the House will
be reelected.
Mr.. Trenholm, OF South Carolina, the
Southern member Of the civil service COM
mission, is in the city to-day. Mr.. Edger.
ton, the other new member, looks like he is
ut least seventy-fve years old. He is SO
good democrat that be is sway. backed,
and refused to vote for Greeley. Mr.. Eaton,
the republican member, says be thinks the
service will be conducted in the future as it
has been in the past.
1t is the prevailing belief among the mem
bers of Congress now here that some means,
whether by apportionng part Of the work
to other committees than the Appropria-
tons Committee, Or otherwise, will be
adopted early in the session to prevent the
hurry and confusion of tie latter part of the
session, caused by the delay in reporting the
regular appropriation bills.
Vrgnians who can't behave themselves
should stay at home. Nobody cares how
they disgrace themselves, but every other
Virginian here does care for the disgrace
they bring upon their State. One of them
who was here on Saturday last, after filing
himself with liquor, selected site just in
front of the Interior Department, and COM
menced hurrahing for General Lee and
Yelling out that the democrats were now on
top and meant to stay there. He made so
much fuss that everybody in the depart.
ment heard it and went to the windows and
doors 10 see the cause Of it. He also at
tracted large crowd in the street, who
eered him until he was borne on III the
police wagon.
well-known gentleman from Virginia
here to- day, in talking about the Senator.
ship from his State, said he thought there
was no doubt that Mr.. Barbour would get
it, and that, too, without any opposition, as
when the members of the Legislature assem-
bled in Richmond they would find so large
majority for him that they would see op-
position would be unavaling. This seems
to be the impression of all the Eirginians
who come here.
With regard to the Maryland Senator
ship, people we'll informed about political
affairs in that State, say that Mr.. German
will not only be his own successor, which
everybody knew, but that he will have no
opposition for either nomination or election.
The regular democrats may turn him out six
years hence, but not if the mugwumps of
the party and the boilers oppose him as
they did last Tuesday. There is nothing
now that makes man so solid with his
party as the opposition of The two classes of
voters referred to.
Its reported that member of the JefIer-
son democratic club of this city has pre-
ferred charges against Mr. Graves, superin-
tendent of public printing and engraving to
the Secretary Of the Treasury.
A New Yorker, here to-day, in talking
about the Marahalshp Of the District
Of Columbia, said he hoped Major c. A.
Smith, of Alexandria, would get it, and that
if work for his party entities q man to
official recognition, he deserves the place.
He said he was witness Of the Majors
work at Chicago, and knew that he had
added no little to the democratic campaign
fund in Virginia by his personal acquaint-
ance in New York city.
1t is intimated that the report of Mr..
Manton Marble, who was sont TO Europe to
see what could be done toward establishing
bi-metalism, is practically adverse TO the
feasibility Of such measure.
Among those most delighted with the re-
suit Of the recent election in Virginia is the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Some Of
his subordinates went home TO vote, but he
says he will not look upon them rs offensive
partisans. 1t is learned at the Commission
er's Office that while the production of to.
bacco is decreasing in Maryland, Virginia
and North Carolina the old tobacco States,
it is increasing in Pennsylvania and the
Northwestern States.