Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-04
From Washington.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexd. GAzErrB]
WASHINGTON, =. c.. i'm. 4. 1888.

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexi.. GAzETrEJ
WASHINGTON. =. c.. i'm. 4. 1885.
All the Virginia Congressman have re-
csived official copies of the resolution ADOPT
ed By their State legislature requesting them,
In effect, to oppose reduction of the tariff
and to favor the repeal Of the tax on oleo'
margarine and whiskey. Ooe of them, when
asked by the GAzETTE's correspondent this
morning what he intended doing with 1t,
replied, nothing"
Contrary to general expectation the
House committees were not announced TO.
day. They have been completed several
times but as often have been disarraDged
by objections either of the members them
selves or of other people. MIR. Cox, for In
stance. Yesterday, utter the Ways and
! Means Committee had been formed for the
fourth or fifth time, declined to serve on it.
Then too, as stated 10 yesterdays GAZETTE,
after the District of Columbia Committee
had been completed, numerous delegations
urged the Speaker to select some other man
than Mr.. Hemphill for Chairman ofthat and
so it has been with several other committees.
With reference to the District Committee, it
is said to-day that notwithstanding the op-
position of the District people to Mr.. Hemp.
hill his name will be retained at the head of
that committee. 1t is also reported to day
that Mr.. Wise will not have the Committee
on Manufactures, as previously reported
The republicans of the District of Column.
bis, or rather the republicans who take part
in District politics, who are mostly
negroes, are considerably excited over the
contest between two oftheir number, Calvin
Chase and Perry Carson, for delegate TO tne
next national republican convention. Car
son, who keeps q colored restaurant, EVIL
IDENTIFY has the inside track, and he ana
white contractor named Gleason Will proDa-
bly represent the national capital IN the
convention that will nominate Mr. Blaine
| for the next Presidency.
| Tn resnect of the Lamar confirmation, it
is currently reported to day that the repub.
lican Senators opposing that confirmation,
fearing they cannot control all their repub
lican colleagues, have determined to aban.
i don their idea for q caucus on that matter
The impression to-day is that the Judiciary
! Committee will not make their report on
Secretary Lsmar's nomination for the Su.
preme Bench until next week, that that
report will BIO adverse, but that the Senate
will confirm the nomination nevertheless.
Senator Jones of Nevada made his first
appearance this session on the floor of the
Senate to-day. Senator Daniel of Virginia.
was in his seat, but his colleague, Mr.. Rid
dleberger, was not present, not having re-
! turned from home He is expected here to-
night.
| After the morning business in tbs Senate
to-day, Mr.. Sherman called up his resolu'
| ton referring the Presidents message to the
Finance Committee, on which he made
long and interesting speech, using, however,
| the same old chestnuts, in his futile attempt
to change the wise position taken by the
President on the subject OF the tariff and
internal revenue. that he and other protec-
| tionists had often cracked before. Mr.. Voor-
hees will probably reply to him tomorrow
| Elk Congressman John I. Harris of Vir-
ginia is here day. He has been employ
ed in several contested election cases to
come before the House Committee on Eec
tions.
In the House to-day after the statement
had been made that the committees would
| not be announced until tomorrow, the
States were called for the introduction OF
bills, and the result, as expected, was hood.
Mr.. Charles S. Moore. the prominent and popu,
lar young lawyer of this city who dropped dead
in the street here last night, was the son of the
late Charles Moore, who was once superintendent
of the machine shops Of the Orange and Alexan-
dria Railroad at Alexandria.
Gen. w. II. F. Lee, the representative OF the
Alexandria district, has returned from Lexirg-
ton, Va, where he spent the holidays with his
brother Gen. Gusts Lee, president of Washing
ton and Lee College, who has been in bad health
for some time and Who his brother says, is still
8 sick man.