Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-25
From Washington.
rspecial Correspondence of the Alexs. GAzErTE.]
WASHINGTON. D. c., May IS, 1883.

rsnecial Correspondence of the Alexs. GAzErTE]
WASHING TON. D. c., May 25. 1855
There ia a good deal of speculation among
the yireinians at the Capitol to-day over
the democratic victories in the cities OF their
State Yesterday, especially that in Peters.
burg. In the latter city republicans as well
as democrats seem to think that the anti
Malone republicans resorted to the most efiec
inol meals in their power of kni6ng the Gen
eral. and voted the democratic ticket. Inc
democrats, with characteristic hopeiulness,
look upon the result in the State % inolc'
alive of q solid democratic delegation from
their State in the next Congress. The re-
nublicans, however, say their party made
no contest for the reason that they did not
want to make enemies for the big light they
are to have in the fall. Representative
O'Ferrall says all the political news he hears
from the State is favorable. Mr.. Brown, OF
the Danvlle district, says the fact that the
democrats in Mr.. Csbell's county refused 10
send that gentleman to the State demociatic
convention, looks as if the democrats OF DIS
district will not give him the Congressional
nomination, and that the indications are
strengthening every day that Major So.her-
| lin will be their nominee Tor congress. ne
saws be. Brown, will have strong opposition
friends writo him that his chance, certainly
at present, is az good as that Of any OF The
Others. Mr. Yost went home to Stanton TO
vote, and has not yet returned.
In the Senate 20 day Mr.. Daniel present
ed petitions from several druggists in Vlf'
rinia for the repeal of the law clsssliylng
| Them as liouor sellers He also reported ia
vorsbly from the committee on buildings
and grounds bills appropriatiDg S55,OOO Tor a
public building at Staunton, and SlO0,0Oo
for one at Newport News. There were also
renorted favorably blls for coniinng lnebri-
ates in the insane asylum and icr making
unlawful intercourse with woman under
sixteen years Of age felony punishable by
| imnrisorment in tho penlten!lary. MT.
Bair introduced bill! to promote religion
and morality. TIE Senate then took up the
small deficiency bill. among the provisions
| of which is one fer the completion OF the
public building at Lyuch5urg. When the
Senate adiourns t. lay it will be until Mou-
day.
/ A suit against Mr.. Frsuk Hume, which has
I long been pending in the courts ftbis City
{ and which Involved about twenty thousand
{ dollars, was decided this morning by YER
/ dict 10 favor of Mr.. Hume. Qaite crowd
was in the court room when the verdict was
announced, among them Mr.. Hume, who
| received the congratulations of Numerous
friends.
Cardinal Gibbons aad all The other church
| dignitares who took part in the laying OF
| the corner stone of the Catholic university
Yesterday called at the White House at noon
to-day Ivy special appointment and paid
their respects to the President. They were
received in the Blue Parlor and the presen-
tations were made by the Cardinal assisted
| by Marshal Wilson.
| The House to-day at ali carly hour resumed tho
consideration of the legislative appropriation bill
which was commenced yesterday morning.
Among the amendments proposed was one IN
crossing the salary of the Chaplain from 5000 to
81 POO Mr.. Springer proposed this amendment,
| and said tho House was never in need of more
Powerful prayer Mr.. Kelley, without rising,
| said, mo, never accompanying that remark
with an audible sigh.
| No conclusion was reached in the executive SEES
sion of the Senate yesterday on the motion to con-
sier the Canaiian fisheries treaty i'll open session,
| as Morgan who spoke against it, said he would
continue to do so until Saturday night i'll order to
defeat that motion, and that ne WAS sustained in
| his opposition by all the other democrats IN tho
Senate The reason of the democratic opposition
as reported to-day is that such discussion Will
afford the republicans an opportunity to animad-
vert consciously up)n the whole foreign policy
of the ad ,traton and might also place certain
| democratic Senators in an awkward and cmbar-
! RAISING position, as though now supporting the
the treaty they arc recent record as opposing 1t
| strenuous Y.