Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-08
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form adopted by the st. Louis convention.
and are by O means complimentary in their
illusions to the low tariff men in the con.
yention who backed down and agreed to re-
affirm the stradde of 1884. The adoption
of the resolution endorsing and recommend
ing the passage OF the Mills bill, they say,
amounts to nothing, and only shows that the
convention was ashamed of its action. The
moderate tariff reformers say that with the
declaration that the reafirmed platform OF
1884 is to be Interpreted by the Presidents
low tariff message, the platform is accept
able, and will! be so considered by the great
mass of the party. The republicans say the
free.'raders fuDked at the critical moment,
and show that they have not the courage OF
true conviction.
Should Mr.. Blaine be out of the race for
The republican Presidential nomination,
which, however, few believe, many of Mr..
McKinley's colleagues of both political par
ties, in the House believe that among the
dark horses he has prominent place. He
is from Ohio, has a clean record, is more
popular both in and out of that State than
Mr.. Sherman, and is conceded to be the best
equipped advocate OF the protective tariff in
the country.
Senator Riddleberger says that General
Malone is issuing credentials to the dele
gates he appointed at Petersburg to the ma
tioua republican convention and is prepar-
ing documents to show that they are emil
tied to seats, though he knows that such
delegates have no right to seats in the con
vention. He also says that his information
is to the effect that General Malone is OPP
posed to the denomination of Mr.. Gaines,
the present republican representative from
the Petersburg district.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Gaines, of
Virginia, presented petition OF Z. Oscar
Pegram, of Dinwiddie Co., Va, for the re-
ference of his claim to the court Of claims.
Mr.. Lee, of Virginia, presented petition of
Elias Cooper, of Loudoun Co., Va, and of
]. F. and Charles E Conrad, executors Of
J. NJ. Conrad, of the same county and State,
for the reference Of their claims to the court
of claims. Mr.. Browne. of Virginia, intro
duced bill for the relief OF VIM. T. Lewis,
of Virginia.
Mr.. Mills says the approaching contest for
national supremacy is to be fought on the
tariff question, and that that question, SO far
as the House ia concerned, may as we'll be
determined now as later. For that purpose
he is willing to stay here al the summer, or
longer, if necessary. He says his bill is
bound to pass sooner or later, aud that he is
disposed to let the republicans have as much
time to debate it as they may desire. Mr..
Cox also seems to think the bill will pass
but is of the opinion that change in the
rules should be made 80 as to enable the
majority to bring the debate to close after
a reasonable time. How that change can be
made, however, with the composition of the
present Committee on Rules, he does not
know Mr.. Randall and the republicans,
on the contrary, are, apparently at least,
confident that the bill will be defeated, and
that, too, without resort on their part to
6ibustering Should the democrats at
tempt to interrupt the consideration of the
bill with other matters than appropriation
bills they will, they say, demand action up.
on the arrearages of pensions bill, and will
not hesitate to resort to 6ibustering in order
to enforce that demand.
A number OF young ladies of the Alexan.
dria Female Destitute, accompanied by their
teachers, the Misses Green, paid visit to
the National Observatory last night, return
ing to Alexandria on the midnight train.
They attracted considerable attention and
we're much admired.
There was DO session of the Senate to-day,
that body having adjourned over yesterday
until Monday. The House at an early hour
resumed the consideration OF the tariff bill,
the particular section under debate being
that providing free salt, Mr.. Cox favoring the
measure and Mr.. Burrows opposing it. Mr.
Cox said the bsheits of free salt were 80
apparent that even the New England fisher
men were in favor of it, and had q rebate of
the duty they paid on it, but were 30 selfish
that they didn't want the duty the farmers
paid on the salt with which they salt their
stock related He also said that though the
high duty on saltimposed only slight extra
cost on each individual, because ofthe small
quantity one person consumed, the aggregate
collected from sixty million individuals was
large, and that the chief object of the bill
was to reduce the total amount of money
by the tariff and stop the rapidly
increasing surplus.
A republican member of the House from
Virginia told the GAzErTE's correspondent
to day that he had information to the effect
that Pref Langston. the colored candidate
for Congress in the Petersburg district Of
his State, would, in the national republican
to which he is an uncontested
delegate, advocate the admission to that
convention of the delegates from Virginia
were elected by district conventions
held within the limits of the respective dis.
riots. He also said he was confident the
init. Malone delegates from all the districts
q the State except the 1st, 4lh and oh
would be admitted at Chicago; that they bad
'eceived their credentials, and that each dis
rict was now engaged in preparing its own
,ase to be presented to the committee on
Mr.. Hines is preparing the case
or the Alexandria district, Mr.. Yost for the
'taunton district, and MIR. Riddleberger for
be Hsrrisonburg district. He also ssrs
bat General Malone and ex-Congressmao
Hooper have made up" that it is known
he General is opposed to Langston for
Congress from his district, that he has il.
uced Gaines to believe he is for him, bl5 !
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