Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-09
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[srecisl Correspondence OF the Ale1a. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 8, 1888.

F3recisl Correspondence OF the Ale1a. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 8, 1883.
Among the strangers OF the floor OF the
House to day was well known repuDican
from the p Congressional district OF Flr-
oinja When asked about the condition OF
his party in his district, he replied that the
devil was to pay among the republicans
there now on the Congressions! question,
bnt that it might be settled before election
day He said there was no trouble among
them regarding the Presidential ticket, nut
tina, the opposition to Malone was unques-
tionably great, and that as Bowden, the re-
publican candidate, was known to be a Ma
hone man, his vote would certainly De al
fected by that opposition. Besides, SAID me-
Williams, the coored republican candidate
ia yery popular among his race, not only IN
HAMPTON and Elizabeth City county, put Ia
all that part of the district, and that ii ne
remained ia the field he would receive
considerable vote.
Risiog to personal explanation in the
Senate 10 day, Mr. Vance said that he had
been led into an error in his speech yester-
day by relying upon the statements OF the
rennblican members OF the Senate finance
committee, but if they would forgive him
he would never be guilty Of like ohense
again.
Col. Robert Mayo, republican, ex repre-
sentative from the 1st Virginia district, was
at the Capitol to-day. He says be believes
that MIR. Browne. the present republican
representative from that district. will be re-
elected, a. he hears of 90 changes among the
voters of either party since the last election.
He saws the Malone and anti Malone tee!-
ing that operates in other parts OF the state
ia not fao:or in his district, as the republicans
there never deemed Malone Of Importance
enough 10 divide them. he also said that
though the district was safely republican he
thought the report of its coseness might Ia
duce Malone to put money III 1t which
should rightly be used in closer districts
i. is said here by republicans who have
recently been at republican headquarters IN
New York that the national republican
committee have set their faces against the
kickers in Virginia, and that such OF the iat-
/ ter as come there, while treated politely,
soon discover that they are not In iaVJr. IL
| Ia also said that Chairman Qnay OF the ma
tiopal republican committee has already
supplied the General with $50 O0O simply
for registration purposes In his State.
General Shermsn's article in the N0rth
| American Rerietp Of this month has revived
Louisiana before the war. One is to be
effect that at a clab supper In New Orleans
q short time before the actual commence
ment of hostilitiea, he made speech, IN
which he said that though he was going
North his hearers might be assured that he
would never fight against them
Among the documents which Senator
] Chandler. over bis frank, but against the
laws of Congress, is sending out, Is one bead
ed England seeks to make the United
States q dependency of her own" contain
inp spurious extracts from London news
papers.
Mr.. E. B. Taylor, republican, of Ohio,
created a sensation in the House to-day by
announcing his deliberate intention of OBJ
iecting to auy other iegielsiion during the
remainder OF the session except suoh as re-
lated to general appropriation and pension
bills
Mr.. Thurman, tho democratic candidate
for The Vice Presidency, made an argument
10 the q Supreme Court to day in the
casa to determine the validity Of the Bill
telephone patent. The old gentleman is
rather weak in his legs, but his voice seems
as strong a. ever, aud his speech showed no
loss of mental v:g0r
The House to-day adopted the conference
re port on the deficiency bill. As the report
was adopted by the Senate yesterday, the
bill referred to is the last Of the regular ap
preparation bils, and all these bills being
now disposed CT, Congress if it should so
choose could journ to morrow.
A conference of the republican Senators
was held this morning on the subject of al
iournment, and though no definite conclu-
sion was reached it was pretty generally
understood that it would be impossible to
pass the tariff bill st this session in conse.
ouence of the slim attendance, and that con-
sequently an adjournment of the session
will be favored after such Senators as have
prepared speeches on the tariff bill shall
have been afforded an opportunity of delv.
ering them.