Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-27
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Especial Correspondence of the Ale1s. GAzErTrl

rsnecial Correspondence Of the Alexs. GAzErTEl
WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. 81. 1888.
Senator VOORHEES, lett here yesterday al
ternoon for Stauntop, Va, where ne ao-
dressed the democrats OF Augusta county
today. Senator Butler, of South Carolina,
was TO have accompanied him, but thinking
the regular White Sulphur Springs train lett
on Sunday nights as we'll as other nignts,
snnposed that was the train on which No
was going and expected to ioin him at tne
depot. When he got there, however, ne
found not only that there was no SUNDAY
night train for Staunton by the 9. & y. n.
R Int no connection by the Midland line
at Gordonsyile for S.aunton Monday morn
ING. nor any time by the B. & 0. that could
take him to Staunton in time to speak there
to-day The Senator says ne took some time
and trouble to prepare d speech, and 10 real
~ disappointed in having lost the opportu-
nitv to deliver it, He says he hopes North
arm republican speakers will go South our
inc the present campaign and address the
neople there on the political questions OF the
day. They would, he says. be sure TO Do met
ON every stump, and their arguments reiue,
ed. but they would be treated clvilly ana
Hospitality, and that the worstthey couid e1-
pect would be TO have their selhsh ana sn-
surd theories laughed at. Inc senator says
his information from the Northwest 10 10
the fleet that the farmers OF That sectlon OF
the country are in favor OF low tarlfi, ana
that the only trouble in the North Is thst
the Uniformed people there have oeen In
duced by the republican politicians 10 oeneVe
from the Presidents vetoes OF frauduient
pension bills that ne is opposed to the inter
ests of the old soldiers, but that belief IN ms
lad ku nj
distribution of copies OF the vetoes referred
to, not one of which can be objected to by
any right thinking soldier. The Senator
SAYS he understands tho republican national
committee are not in receipt OF as
large contributions as they expected from the
protected manufacturers 10 consequence OF
the DELAY the republicans are making in re.
norting ther tariff bill, the manufacturers
referred to saying they will wait until they
sea what sort Of q bill il will be before they
nav their promised subscriptions, as the bill
nav he one that will inj ure rather than pro
1 ect their business.
The House Committee On Foreign Rea-
lions met this morning aDd considered
sthe bill granting the President the
power he asks for in his retaiatory
message to Congress, but without
reaching any conclusion adjourned un'
til Tomorrow, when there will be larger
attendance, ard when it is supposed the oil
will be reported practically without amend.
mens. and be passed by the House this
week. Some say it will also pass the SEN
ate but many think otherwise.
! Among the strangers at the Capitol TO-
dsy was gentlemen from the Texas district
represented by Mr. Mills. 1t has been reported
IN northern republican Journals that MT
Mills's tariff ideas were so Objectionable 10
his own district that he would have strong
opposition for denomination. The gentlemsn
referred to says there is no foundation for
such report, and that MIR. Mills will be re-
nominated without opposition.
There are four regular appropriation bulls
vet unpassed-.he army, the ordinations
the sundry civil aud the deficiency. IL is
expected to day that the three former will
be passed before the close of the current
week, and that the passage Of the latter will
not be delayed much longer, but not until
the section providing for the payment OF the
French spoliation claims has been stricken
out, and that the republicans are having sc
much trouble with their tariff bill that
should they report one, they will make nc
attempt to pass it, go that au adjournment
NAV vet take place earlier than has been ex
pected. With regard to the deficiency bill
| it ia rumored that the President will veto ii
if the French spoliation claims be not strick'
en- out.
10 the Senate to day Mr.. Stewart made q
| long speech on the resolution in reference
to government timber lands. At the con-
clusion of his speech Mr.. George is
booked for speech 90 the Pfesi-
dents retaliatory message. 10 the House
owing to the kilograms sent out Fri
day night demanding the immediate at
tendance of the absent members, there was
a quorum. No little time was consumed
iu reading the answers that have been re-
ceived to the kilograms referred TO. Mr.
Cannon denied Mr.. Bynum's statement
made last week, respecting Mr.. Morton's
vote 90 certain bill. Mr.. Bynum replied
that members had been known to cast their
votes one way and have them printed an
other. For this be wes Kissed by the re-
pubiicans.
Mr.. Frank Hume has returned from his
trip to Novs Scotia. He says the fishermen
there object to the duty of two dollars q
barrel that is now imposed by this country
on their mack erel, but that as they can't
help it, they say as little about it as posi-
BILE. In respect of the Presidents retallato-
| ~ message, ne says Tue peopio VI Sau@o"
are much less Interested in it than those
of this county, and that they look upon it
as a political measure forced upon him by
the republicans. He says that many of the
people he talked with there seem 10 think
that sooner or later Canada will be annexed
to this country.
Senator Kenna says that Cleveland will
certainly carry all the States he carried in
1854, and probably more. He has just re-
turned from an electoneering tour in West
| Virginia He says that State is safe and
that the miners there are all thoroughly
posted on the subject of the tariff, that most
of them have copy of the Mills bill in their
| pockets, aud that they are for low tariff al
| most to man.
Col Tarpey. the California member of the nat
ional democratic committee, who is hero says that
Hsrrison's record on the Chinese question will
give that State to the democrats. To the contra