Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-12
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[special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. II. 1855.
Representative Holmes, of Iowa, repubii'
can, has ust returned from Campaigning
tour in the oh Virginia district. He Gays
that both sides talk confidently OF q victory
there next mouth, and that from what he
saw and heard be is induced to believe that
Blackwell. tue republican candidate Tor
Congress, will be elected. He says the peo-
ple there cannot understand why tobacco
should be cheap now, while it WAC dear 10
der republican administrations, and that
while mousy was plentiful under the latter
black berries are used as currency now. Mr.
Holmes gays ha was listened 10 as respect
fully az il be had been addressing republ-
can audiences in his own State. MIR. Holmes
was defeated for denomination by one vote,
Il is reported here that Representative
Brown. of the Danvile, Virginia, district,
recently said in his district that he was 30
certain that ackwell. who defeated him
for reuomination, would be elected that be
would wsger 81 600 on it, but that When
confronted with gentleman also with that
amount who was anxious 10 take the BET,
his certainty suddenly became uncertain,
and be thought his money more safe 10 MS
own pocket than 10 that OF his most mil
mate friend as stake holder
Mr.. Ingalls,, president pro tenn. OF the
Senate, being asked this morning II the re
port that he had said that what might be
some of the a'rongest elements of success
have been seduiou'ly put cut OF sight by the
national republican committee. was true, re
piled that he had, hut he would not specify
the elements" 70 which he referred.
Nj h. mi nj
House do not aerae with the bloody shirt
policy of Gov Foraker, Geu. Sherman and
come of the other leaders of their party.
Mr. Baype, of Pepnsy lvania, said Yesterday
that bloody shirt speeches weakened his
rarity in the North. aud Dir. Ding'ey, OF
Maine. expressed himself as Of the sarle
opinion.
The probable time for the adjournment OF
the session is the chief topic OF conversstion
in and about the Capitol to day. All The
members of both houses want to aGJ ouTn,
but none of ,hem knows when that want Will
be supplied. Mr.. Wilson OF the House Ways
and Means Committee told the 0AZETTEs
correspondent to day that he and every
body else were anxious for an adjournment,
but that so far nothing definite had been
done toward effectng that object.
It Is reported here that the salt trust is
now 30 perfect and so well arranged that
the supply each city la the country shall
receive, and its price have already been de-
termined, and that nothing will change
either.
The House to day after some time spent
in determining the order of business took
up the bill granting n charter for Mica
raguan canal, on which Mr.. Fuller, of Iowa
read speech. The friends of tbs Sihley
bill the bill for the benefit of the heirs oi
General Sibley. of fredericksburg, Va,
were on hand to epdeavor to have that bill
taken up, but there are members on both
sides who have determined, by demanding
an impossible quorum, that no more legls
lation ofany kind shall be enacted during
the remainder of the session.
As soon as the session Of the Senate be-
gan to day Mr.. Chase, of Rhode Island, re
sumed his speech, commenced yesterday. in
favor of the Senate substitute for the Mills
BILL He read bis speech, which is gen.
orally accepted as the most uniuteTesting
ever delivered in that body.
The report that sudden change had been
made in the policy of the Treasury Depart.
ment, and that hereafter no more bonds
would be purchased, published in morning
paper here, Is not correct. No sudden charge
has been made, and the purchase OF four
and half per cents. will go as usual. No
more fours, however, will be purchased for
the present.
Ex-Congressman Goode, of Virginia, was
at the Capitol to-day. He said he had only
made two speeches In his State so fsr, but
that at the places in which those speeches
had been delivered the democratic entbu
siam was as usual, and that from what he
heard and read about political affairs in
Virginia he was induced to think the State
was safe for Cleveland, and that the demo-
Gratis would elect eight of the tsn represen.
tatlves to which the State is entitled. He
says the question with the voters there is
one of measures not of men, and that the
people will listen for hours to a discussion
of the tariff
case involving the constitutiOnslity OF . drum
mers tax in Texas was argued IN the U y. SUI
preme Court to-day.
All the federal Office holders here who suosorib-
ed literally TO the republican election fund are
given receipt which guarantees them against re
moyal in case of Earrison's election.