Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-08
Erom Washington
Especial Correspondence of the Alo1a. GAzErisJ
WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec s.. 1883.

Representatives Grosveuor and Reed, re-
publicans, who objected the other Gay to
the immediate consideration of the resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Springer, democrat, for
the admission of their Territories as States
into the Union. They say nobody asked
those two members to object, and that they
acted without authority. These delegates
want their Territories admitted "a soon as
possible, and are opposed to any delay, 90
matter if il be caused by members of their
W party.
1t is reported here from Virginia that
should Judge Hughes of that State be OF
: fered q place in Mr.. Harrison's cabinet be
will accept it also that some OF the most
influential republicans in the North and
West, men Of %sffrirs, whose material inter
eats will be promoted and conserved by
peace and order and the restoration OF 5000
feeling in The South, have advised the Presl-
dent.elect to tender the Judge a cabinet
portfolio.
While none of the republicans here ax
press a doubt concerning the complexion OF
the next House, all Of them acknowledge
that their m~eiority therein will be exceed
ingly small, SO small that there must almost
necessarily be some delay in the oigani2a
ton Of that body by reason OF the difficulty
they will experience in having every one OF
their members present. The talk about an
extra session is increasing, but many repub
licans say such a session will be extremely
inconvenisnt and annoying to the President
elect.
A letter was written from here to Nj.
Harrison By a prominent Virginia ropubil
can politician, calling his attention to the
great falling of in the republican majority
in the Petersburg district at the recent cleo
ton, and also to the fact that previous To
that election, LangstoD, the negro repraii
can congressional candidate there, had, over
his own name, stated that Malone would
resort to any menne to defeat him, and ask
ing him to draw the natural inference. An
answer to that letter has been received. 10
/ il the President elect says he is perfec ig
Informed Of the condition OF a-
fairs in the Petersburg district and cor
demns the proceedings there as much
as his correspondent or any other
good republican can do. In this
4 connection it may be stated that q
prominent, wel!-iufyrmed and influential
Indiana republican told the GAzETTE'S Cor
respondent to day that ne thought the hes;
thing his party could do with the General
would be TO ofrsr him a second class foreign
~mission-they couldn't afford 10 give hin It
first class one-aEd send him out OF Tie
country. To tho remark that the General
, would not accept any spch oi1or, the reply
was that the off-r would ho more team 80
equivalent for any good the party had 70
C iyed from the General, and would be con
sidered By those who made it a full settle
ment of the debt, and that if The General
got mad and left the party, the republicans
would be glad they were So we'll rid vi him.
1t is now said by soma Of !he democratic
members of the House that when the 5eG
ate tariff bill shall be passed and be SEM 10
the House it will not he referred at once to
a conference committee, but be referred to
the WAYS and Means Committee, snd that
if that committee shall report, their report
will be discussed at length. The Honse
democrats are by no means pleased with the
dereliction of the democratic Senator'S in
failing to expose the injustice and iniqui-
t es of the bill, and sly that wcFk mas
bsen thrown back on them, ard that, disa-
greeabls as IL is, they must do it 10 order to
discharge their duty.
Representative Lee, Of the Alexandra
district, was among the few Congressmen at
the Capitol to-day. Hs says he mas as yet
received no notice of a contest for his seat
in the next House, aud that al he knows OF
such o contest is what he has seen about it
in the newspapers. He says, however, that
he feels pretty safe. As the republicans cau
find other meat much easier than his.
Viraiaians here of both political parties
are talking about the next gubernatorial
election in their State and of the probable
candidates. Among the democrats spoken
of in connection with the nomination are
Representative O'Ferrall, Representative
elect Buchanan, Mr.. B rue of the Rich
mond State. Major Baker p. Lee, Major
Mckinney and others. The position seems
to possess no attractions for most of the
prominent republicans, for the reason that
there is no money in IL, but some say II
General Malone shall fail 10 get q cabinet
position, the Governorship of Virginia will
be the goal of his ambition, as he has plenty
of money to support the dignity of the of.
fee, and rs it will give him full opportuni.
ty of exploiting himself and Of e~xaItipg his
horn before the blue bloods of the Old Do.
miuiop.
There is q rumor sflost at the Capitol to-
day to the eflect that the President mas been
induced by the Newspaper references to his
failure to make any mention of the civil
service law in his lust annual message, to
prepare o message on that subj ct, which
he will send to Congress at an early date,
and that 10 it he will take even more decid
ed ground in favor of the law referred to
than he has lone heretofore.
Representative O'Ferrall, of Virginia, is con-
fined to his rooms by an attack OF rheumatism
which afects his ,ands as well as his feet, and not
only keeps hin housed but prevents him from a.
tending to his correspondence.
A prominent democratic member of the House
Ways and Means committee said to the G. ZETTEs
correspondent today lhst he though the directlsnd
tax bill would be passed, but that if the Presi-
dent were to ask mis- sdvice he would advise him
to veto it.
The Michigan republican Congressional delega-
tion hsvo unanimously endorsed and recommend
ed Representative Burrows, of thoir State, as the
republican nominee for Speaker Of the next House.
A republican from Chicago here to-day says the
President has selected Rev. VIM. ]. Larkin, a
Catholic priest of that city, from a large number
of candidates, for a post chaplaincy in the army.