Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-06
From Washington
+ Special Correspondence of the Alexs GAZETTE
WASHING TON. d. c., Sept 6, 1883.


from the Alexandria district, has returned
from Warrenton, where be hes been in at
tsndance upon the democratic convention
of his district, which renominated him yes
terday. He saws he saw there reliable people
from all the counties in that district, ana
that with one accord they told him the dem
ocrats in all Of their respective counties
were solid and would render good account
of themselves at the coming election.
At two o'clock this afternoon view OF
thu House showed but two Virginia mem
hers. Messrs. Lee aud OFerrail. Ia the
Senate, Virginia had no representative, MI.
Daniel being 10 New York, where he will
sneak tonight, and Mr.. Riddleberger, down
town.
A we'll known Virginia republican
here to-day says the victory General Ma.
hone obtaiued in The Norfolk congressional
district Yesterday, when be had bis Presl.
dental electof Martin, elected ever General
Groner. the candidate Of the kickers, shows
plainly enough that he will be equally sue
cessful in all the other districts in which the
kickers will make fight against him. lie
saws the General is not only the only re-
publican in his State who has any real fol.
lowing, but the only man among his party
there VINO possesses the qualifications Tor
| leadership.
| In the Senate to day Err. Dawes OF Mas
sacbusetts deemed it incumbent upon him
self to rise and say that Mr.. Pascoe was in
Ecorrect when he stated yesterday that the
sSnrine6eld Republican is republican
newspaper. He said he knew the editors Of
THAT paper. and also knew that they would
not like to be called republicans. After the
morning hour the subject of prohibiting the
erection of elevated wires for electric rail
roads here was considered, Mr.. Vest speak
ing in favor of such prohibition.
Representative Oates, who introduced the
resolution in the House yesterday tor the
adjournment OF Congress on the 2O.h inst,
told the GAZETTE's correspondent to day
that if the Ways and Means Committee, to
which that resolution was referred, did not
report it BY the end of next week be would
move that that committee be discharged
from it's further consideration, and that the
House vote upon it at once. lie says that
on the 20:h inst, the Senate will have had
the Mills bill in its possession sixty days,
certainly long enough to prepare substi-
tute, if such be really itsintention, especial.
" in view of the long time the bill referred
to was in the House, and that if two months
be not long enough to perfect substitute
four will hardly be. Ee says members on
both sides of the House sre anxious to adj
iourn, aud that heb links his intention. az
expressed above, Will probably be sustained
hy majority of the Honse at any rate he
will push his resolution TO the utmost ex.
tent of bis power
f ghth district Virginia republicans. we'll
informed about their party Affairs 10 that
district, here to-day, say that Mr. Strother
of Fauquier, like ex-Postmaster Windsor Of
Alexandria, will not be candidate for the
republican congressional nomination in that
district, and that the nomination will prob
ably go either TO MIR. Elan of Lonisa coun.
ty. or to ex.J Judge Shumate of FauquieF. They
seem to think, however, they have poor
| chance 10 that district, and that no matter
| who may be nominated, he can't escape the
honor of defeat They say the convention
will endorse Mr.. Farr General Mahone's
Presidential eector, by large majority.
There ia rumor current about the Capitol to
the effect that there will be strong republican op
position in the Senate to the passage of the bill
| giving the President authority to issue procla-
nation of retaliation upon Canada notwithstand-
ing the fact that that bill has received the appro-
baton of all the republican members of the House
| foreign affairs committee. If this should be so
| it would show sad lack of unanimity among tho
| republicans in Congress.
| In the House to-day Mr.. Brumm, republican
| greepbacker from Pennsylvania, made long, but
! weak and rambling attack upon MIR. Scott, DEM
| ocratic representative from the same State, char
gipg the latter with being an enemy of labor.
His speech was received with hilarity by the
democratic side in which Mr. Scott participated.
Among the strangers in tho city to-day is Gov.
Lee of Virginia. The Governor says he will DO
here sgain on tho 10Th instsnt and address the
democratic meeting TO be held here on the night
of that day.