Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-15
In tba blouse to. day after some time spent

In the House to. day after some time spent
in a vain effort to obtain quorum Tor the
purp ose of Iecons dering the vote by which
MIR. Wise's resolution for approprtatlng the
remainder of the Marietta exposition funo
to the coming Richmond exposition was
amended, the House resumed the conslGe5a-
tion of the Notifications bill. 1t was sup
posed that the deficiency bill would come
first, but nobody made g move to that effect:
On the latter bill nine hours were devoted
to the French Spolation section, of whlcn
all but two hours and ffty-six minutes have
been consumed.
After a short morning hour to-day in
which the consideration of the report OF the
committee on the Suppression of the negro
vote at Jackson, Mississippi, was set tor TO-
morrow, Mr.. Morgan resumed his speech
! on the Canadian fisheries treaty, and from
/ the books and documents on his desk was
| evidently loaded for bear. His speech is
| one of the best of the session, and the way
he rasps and worries the republicans is
wonderful but joyous sight to see.
Little or no attention is paid to the Da'
tional convention of the American" party
that assembled here yesterday. None OF
the delegates were often if ever heard oil
before, and none OF them degree above
mediccrity. Most Of those who are at all
known in this city are looked upon as either
cranks or bummers.
Representative Leo says that notwith-
| standing the hot weather the number OF his
constituents who want offices seems to In
crease rather than diminish, and that though
he tells them there is no possible chance for
their obtaining the objects of their desires
nothing will satisfy them except his gong
with them 10 the departments and making
an oral endorsement of their applications.
This, he says. ne does..whenever be can, and
that most OF his mornings are spent in that
way. He saws he never succeeds in getting
any of them Offices, the inVafiable reply ne
receives to his most earnest application being
that there are no vacancies and that none
are expected; nobody will be removed, so
there are no places for anybody else. He
saws man who holds an important Office,
which under republican administrations, had
the disposal of several minor offices, told
him that he had not appointed single man
of his own selection since he had been sp-
pointed to the place.
4 AS reliable scout reports all he sees,
/ whether it be- favorable or otherwise, 30 the
reliable newspaper correspondent at the ma
tionaI capital tells all he hears, so that the
, parties most interested, being forewarned,
may make their arrangements accordingly
Intelligence at toe Capitol this morning
from New York and Connecticut is by no
J means favorable to the democratic party
The Hewitt detection in the former State
, will. il is said, take many democratic votes
along with it, AMI Tammany it is reported,
is whettipg its knives for back slash
Ing: and letter from o prominent Con
nectcut democrat says that at present
, the outlook is not favorable there. There
are varons reports here, too, about
lukewarmness Or even worse feeling in
Virginia, and member of the Virginia
Democratic Association of this city, told the
GAZETTE's correspondent this morning that
, he understood great deal of the feeling
referred TO arose from thu fact Of the pro
motion or reappointment Of republicans to
positions iu the mail service in that State
He also said that while the very few demo
Gratis in the departments here are low
spirited, The many republicans therein are
exubersnt in their enthusiasm.
The democratic Senators held caucus this
morning for the purpose of determining upon
their order of business and of selecting such bus
mess as it was deemed most necessary to press at
this session. They also determined that they
would make no more speeches on the fisheries
treaty after Mr. Morgan, as he has said about sll
that can be said in favor Of that treaty.
DIR. Hamilton, OF the Marine Hospital Service,
has returned from Jacksonville and saws he thinks
his arrangements such as will suffice to keep
the yellow fever within the borders of Florida.
Congressman Fitch of New York, republican,
has publicly withdrawn from his party, and
avowed his intention of joining the democracy,
upon the ground that the Mills bill will increase
wages and production in this country, and will
tighten somewhat the heavy losd of poverty and
hardship on 30 many people of his city, and for
the that he is opposed to the removal of the
| tax on whisky.