Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE.
MLcuINcToN ID c. Ian.2. 1856.

FROM WASHINGTON.
-snecis1 Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2, 1856.
AS regards the proposed opposition to the
confirmation of the Presidents nominations,
it is understood here that General Malone
exceeds all the other republican Senators in
the desire to have those nominations re-
iected, and especially those in his own State.
AS previously stated in this correspondence,
Mr.. Glennan, postm aster at Norfolk, is one OF
those against whose confirmation the General
will, it is said by those who ought 10
know, if they don't, make light. Inc
charges against Mr.. Glennan are not OF a
personal, but purely of a political character,
relating to his actions as member OF demo-
cratic committees, and a letter in which ne
expressed the hope that his management OF
the postoffice might be as satisfactory as
that of his removed Mahoneite predecessor.
1t is also said that charges of offensive par
tisanship will likewise be preferred against
Mr.. Button, postmaster at Lynchourg;
However, and as also previously mentioned
in this correspondence, the prevailing im'
preston here is that all the nominations,
except those the President wants rejected,
will be confirmed, as most OF the republican
Senators have received official favors from
the administration, and as there are too
many offices yet undisposed of to permit
any democratic Senator from destroying his
chances of getting some of them by an open
breach with the administration. General
Malone may fight the nominations as much
as he likes, but it is not probable he will
receive enough support to make his night
effective.
Mr.. A. W. Gibson was, this morning, ap-
pointed superintendent of the House docu
ment room, vice r. C. Thompson, who has
been appointed Surveyor-General of Wy
oming Territory.
1t is said here that postmaster Boiling, o.
Petersburg, General Mahone's residence
was informed seven months ago that the
courtesy accorded to Senators would enable
him to retain his position until the expira
ton of the term for which he was appointed
some time next spring, and that the same
course was determined upon with regard te
the postmaster at Woodstock, the home o
Mr.. Riddleberger, and that this was done
though neither of those Senators had made
request to that effect.
The opinion of the majority of the few
| members of the House in the chamber o
that body to-day on the silver question wa:
expressed by Mr.. Collins, democrat, of Bos
ton, who, for the sake of the poor men o
| the country, wants the coinage of the silve
dollars stopped, when he said he feared tina
| the com bined votes OF the silver men and o
those who are 10th to make any change il
any thing would be able to prevent any def
mite action being taken on the question re
| ferred to at this session of Congress. IL
| talking about the silver dollars it was men
| toned as fact that immense numbers o
counterfeit ones, of the same intrinsic valu
as those that are genuine, from which it il
almost impossible to distinguish them, ar
now made in Mexico and brought to thi
country, where twenty cents is made OF
each one of them.
While the House is expected to do moth
| ing with the silver question at this session
several of the members in the House to
day expressed the belief that though tn
Senate may not concur, the House will
or special, in the line of reducing the tariff
All the democrats who voted with Mr.
Randall on new rules of the House will no
vote with him on the tariff question.
Many democratic congressman believe
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| mitted into the Union as State after al
the usual and legal preliminaries shall have
| been observed Which will consume at leas
two years, but they say there must b.
no division of the Territory, that the whole
and not only the southern part of it, shall
be admitted. If this be done the republi
canism of the new State will not be as as
sured as would be the case were the repub
| lican scheme of dividing the Territory ant
making State out Of the southern part off
adopted.
Among the few things that will probably
| be done at this session of Congress, none il
more likely from present appearances thar
the passage Of a bill for opening the Iudiar
country to settlers, thereby sending the few
remaining Indians after the bufaloes tina
have gone before them. 1t is also probable
that provision will be made for the erection
of q handsome postof1ice in this city.