Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-12
FROM WASHINGTON.


II is definitely determined that Mr.. Car
Isle will be reelected speaker of the next
U. S. House of Representatives, but it is by
no means as certain that the committees of
that ody,whieh the Speaker has to appoint,
will be satisfactory either to the House or
to the party, or whether it is possible tor the
Speaker to appoint them without giving Or
Tense either to the party, the house or to
the administration. For instance, It is I'M
derstood that Mr.. Bland, chairman of the
committee on coinage of the last House, Will
not accept that Craftsmanship again II the
majority of tho committee be opposed to the
continued coinage of the silver dollar; but
unless that committee be so composed IL
will not only be unsatisfactory to the ad-
ministration, but actually create difference
between the President and the party before
even the legislation of the new Congress
shall have commenced. It is thus seen
what difficulties attend the reorganization
of the next House.
From Loudoun county, Va, II is learned
TO- day that Mr.. Decatur Vandevanter,
Temperance democrat, has accepted the
temperance nomination for the Legislature
in that county, and that the republicans will
make no nomination against him. 1t is
said that before he accepted he asked tenn
perance pledges of Mr.. Ryan, the demo-
cratic nominee, but that the latter replied
by saying that his own party had required
no pledges Of him and he did not feel dis
posed TO recognize the right of anybody else
to do so. 1t is also learned that the tenn
perance men and republicans will not run
a candidate for noater from the district
composed of Loudoun and Fauquier, but
will try to induce temperance democrat
in Fauquicr 10 run for the Senate in that
district.
Major Courtlaud II. Smith, Of Alexandria,
called upon congressman E. John Ellis,
of Louisiana, to day, with request from Gen.
Lee that the silver tongued orator of the
Creole State. who is great favorite in Vir
ginia, would make some speeches for him
during the present campaign. Mr.. Ellis
replied that nothing would give him more
pleasure, and that from the 18th of October
until election day he would be at the Gen
erals disposal. He said he did not
want to go in the certain democratic coun-
ties, but to the uncertain ones, for he was
like on old friend of his, a Methodist preach
er, who always wanted to be sent among
sinners, so that he could win souls. He also
said that every true Southern man, no mat
ter from what State he hailed loved old Vir-
ginia, and he wanted her to go down to
history not as Keeling and rocking under the
influence of the various ephemeral isms
that arise,but as standing like a stone wall in
front Of the principles of true democracy
Major S. P. Bayly, of Fauquier county,
Virginia, is among the strangers in the city
to-day. The Major is an original republic
can, but not believing that true republican
ism means entire and complete submission
to the whms and caprices Of man who
was an ultra democrat until he found that
the democrats would not advance him, has
announced his intention Of opposing General
Malone, and will take the stump against
him, not rs in favor of the democrats, for
whom he has no love, but as an anti-Ma-
hone and straightout republican, whose
cause he believes can only be advanced in
Virginia by the overwhelming defeat Of
General Malone.
A Virginia republican here to-day says
that in his reply to the letter Mr.. Wise
wrote him requesting his support, Mr.Shehey
Lewis said the Virginia republicans felt to-
ward the Mahoneites as the old Christians
did toward the new converts who had kick
ed them away from the communion table,
and therefore could not be expected to rem
der the General either cheerful or active
support.
A postal card received here this morning
from U. S. Minister Cox, at Constantinople,
contains these words: God bless Mr. Hig.
gins!' This shows that Mr.. Cox, like most
other good and true democrats, thinks with
Mr.. Higgins, that civil service reform, as
practiced, is delusion and snare to retain
republicans in Office.
Both the Virginians who have obtained
Indian inspectorships. under the new adj
ministration, General Heath and Col. Jones,
hail from Warrenton, and, unlike some Of
those appointed from other States, not
word has been said against either of them
A letter received here this evening from
Mr.. Ike Hill, the democratic whipper-in of
the L. S. House of Representatives, and one
of the best posted politicians in Ohio, says
that State will 60 democratic next month
Notwithstanding the large republican major.
ity it gave last year.
Congressman Croxton, of Virginia, left
here last night and will speak at Caroline
Court House next Monday. Congressman
Cabell will speak at Tappahannock on
Wednesday. Many Washingtonans say
they will 60 over to Alexandria next Tues
day night to hear Congressman Daniel
speak.
Senator Riddleberger is in the city to day.
He says "both Mr. Wise and General Lee
are travelling on passes issued to their
fathers, which are liable to be taken up at
any moment" Which shows that the
doughty warrior is a little off, as General
Lees father was not General Roht. E. Lee.
The Senator when in a confding mood last |
night said General Lee would be the next
Governor of Virginia. In talking about the |
Senator this morning, Virginian here
asked two curious questions. One was
whether he had ever found out that
the man who sent him, rs reforma-
tory measure, copies of "Ten Nights
in Bar Room" and "Thirty Days Expert
ence in Police Court" was prominent
and leading member of his own party in
The other was, whether it was
known how the Senator got his
last trotter after the Virginia Legislature,
oi which ne WINS member passed the bill
allowing the rich Danvile road to pay its
Indebtedness to tho State in securities worth
orty cents IN the dollar, and to what other
,xtent ne was Interested IN tho passage of
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