Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-15

sanatnr sherman in Conversation With a

Senator Sherman in conversation with
o entleman last night said the race question:
il OF more importance in the South tnan any
other, and that as long as that continues so
he has little hope of break in the solld
South: also that while the protective tarin
is nonular in The manufacturing States OF
the North he fears it is not so 10 the sgri-
cnltnral States of the West; also that the
nrohibition vote in the North has mostly
gone back to the republican party, and That
the labor organizations 10 Indiana seem TO
he against Mr.. Harrison. This shows that
Mr.. Sherman has his eyes open and knows
what is going on around him.
Neither house of Congress was IN session
TODAY. both having adjourned yesterday
until Monday. That the Senate nnahce
committee has abandoned all idea OF report
ing tariff bill at this session 10 ptoved oy
the fact that that committee to oay oio NOV
even consider That bill, but consumed It's
meeting hour in the examination OF Witness
es on the bill to substitute hand ior machl
nery work in the printing OF government
securities. Ga the House side tue com nii1'
tee appointed to investigate the charge
hrouoht by Representative Kelley against
Representative S;ahlnecker, OF attempting
to influence architect Smithmeyer in the
award of cement contract for the new IL
brarv building, examined Smithmeyer,
INIT elected nothing from him except
that StahIneokcr had asked him to send
copv of the advertisement for bids 10
cement maker in his district, recommend
ed the cement as good and the maker as re.
liable and when the contract was given TO
somebody else told him, Smithmeyer, that
he didn't care d-n, and that he might
give his contracts to whom he pleased, or
words to that effect. From the testimony
so far adduced Mr.. Keley's charge will be
hoote6 ont Of the House.
Senator elect Barbour, chairman OF the
State democratic committee OF Virginia, re-
turned to this city last night from Richmond.
where he had been to attend meeting OF
that committee. He says that his intelligence
from all parts of the State is of the most
favorable character, and indicates the Ger.
tain election Of seven Of the ten representa-
lives to which the State is entitled, the prob
able election of the one in the first district,
and even the possibility Of eecting those In
the second and third districts, owing to the
interpicene troubles Of the republicans in
those districts.
The democrats of the House will I'D
caucus on Tuesday night, at which Mr..
Oates's resolution for sdjourning on the 10Th
instant will be- considered. Many OF the
democratic members think that yesterdays
proceedings in the Senate show that no tatllf
| bill will be reported in that body at This
session and that consequently there Is no
use in staying here any longer AS means
of exposing still! further the republican sham
of reporting Il tariff bill they advise that the
| House adjourn for three days at time until
The Senate shall either report tariff bill or
come cut plainly and say they do not intend
| to report one and want to adjourn. The
general impression about the Capitol to-day
| is that the session will not last ten days
| longer.
Representative Diug!ey of Maine who has
lust returned from his State says nearly all
the soldier vote of that State at the recent
election was cast for the republican candi.
dates, and that Mr. Fellows of New York,
who made democratic speeches there, took
the ground that the Mills bill was protec'
tive bill
Representative Manseur OF Missouri will
speak with General Lee at Fairfax Court
House on Monday.
A republican from Petersburg here TO day,
and o Malone sympathzer at that. says
| there is 70 use denying the fact that the
General got a severe black eye in his OVID
city Thursday night when the city republi.
can convention unseated his delegates and
elected solid Langston delegation 10 the
district congressional convention. He Gays
the action re ferred to and the refusal of Mr..
Quay, chairman of the national republican
committee. to interfere, are sad blows to the
General.
AS the day of election approaches the
many republicans who have been retained
in Office here become more and more chirpy,
if not actually Extensively partisan, in their
expressions. They have been pretty quiet
heretofore, but now, women as we'll es men,
40 far as their mouths, at least, are con-
cerned, they are certainly taking an active
part in politics, and are loud in their pro.
pheces of a republican victory. All of
which is by no means agreeable to demo
Gratis, and gives those democrats who want
the places Of the takers good cause for com.
pIoirt