Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-05
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WASHINGTON D. c., May 5, 1883
The Senate was not in session to-day. In
the House the proposed attempt to take W
the river and harbor bill WAS abandoned, as
Mr.. Mills would not agree TO let it succeed
and so the debate on the tariff bill was re.
sumed. Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, leading of
in an able and telling speech in favor Of the
| dill. proving that ever since the war the
| iecis lation Of Congress has been in favor o.
| the manufacturing interests of the North
and against the agricultural interests of the
West and South.
The dispatch in this mornings newspa
pers that direct intelligence had been re-
ceivsd from Mr.. Blaine to the effect that he
had given his assent to an active canvass on
the part of his friends to secure his romina-
ton, is booted at by his friends at the Capt..
tol as device OF tho democrats, who. they
say, Of ell the republicans spoken of for the
Presidential nomination, fear only MIR
Blaine. They say Mr.. Baine will bs nomi
mated, but that it will be entirely without
his knowledge and consent.
Representative Hopkins, Of the Lynch
burg district. has just returned from short
', is to his home. Ile says the democrats
there are solid for Cleveland aud the Mills
bill. but that the republicans are divided.
The Senate committee TO whom the in.
yestigation of the late election in jack
son, Mississippi. was referred, have com
Melted their zone rous labors." The repub
iicsn members have done their best to
make political capital out of it for the fall
campaign, but they could have done the
Job Just as we'll with the material afforded
by the newspapers, and saved the country
the expense of bringing witnesses here.
Republicans from North Carolina here to.
day say that Senator Sherman will probably
get solid delegation from their State to
the Chicago convention.
Collector McGraw, of West Virginia, was
among the strangers at the Capitol To day.
He saws the democrats of his Slate are sup
porters of the Presidents tariff message and
that their Presidential ticket is Cleveland
and Black.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Browne. of
Virgins, presented petition OF SophroDia
r Stevens, of Gloucester county, Va, for the
reference of her ceim to the Court of Claims.
Mr. Lee presented petition of the admins
traitors of Robert Shackelford, Ct Culpeper
county, Va, for reference of his claim to the
Court of Claims. Mr. O'Ferrall presented a
petition of citizens of Dinwiddie Co, Va,
for a tariff on raw silk; also a petition of
citizens of Virginia for the repeal of the Ii
cense tax on druggists.
Col. Brecknriuge told the GAZETTE'S cor
respondent this morning that he expected
to make his speech on the Mills bill about
the 14th iust This shows that the general
debate on that bill, which it was supposed
would end next Tuesday, will be continued
ind. finitety Monday next it will be in or
der to pass bills under suspension Of the
rules and it s said Mr.. Blanchard on that
day will try to have the river and harbor
bill passed, but it is not supposed he will
succeed.
Among the visitors at the Capitol to-day were
Me.srs. Moseley and Ballou of Danville, Virginia.
They say it is reported in their district that Col
Cabell will not be candidate for the democratic
Congressional nomination in that district, that
MAJOR Sutherlin will probably be nominated, aud
that no matter what democrat may be nominated,
if the tax on tobacco be removed, he will be
elected.
General Lee says he had his usual morning
levee for office seekers to-day, but that as he had
important public business at the Capitol he could
not head procession to the departments as is his
almost daily custom. The General says he has as
yet received no definite response to the invitation
he delivered the President to attend the Peters
burg musical festival next week.