Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-17
From Washington
Especial Correspondence Of tho Alexs dAzErrsJ
WASHINGTON. d. c.. SPIT. II, 1855.

| Especial correspondence OF tho Ale1a. uA~h-A ID
WASHINGTON. d. c., Sept. II, 1888.
Mr.. Oates told the GAzETTE's correspond
ent to day that while he would prefer to
call his adjournment resolution up in The
House, being always willing TO abide by the
decision of a ma ority Of his party ne mas
agreed to submit that resolution TO the de-
cision Of the csucus to be held to-morro"
| night. He said in case the caucus shouio
determine to post pone action on The resolu.
tion he felt pretty sure it would recommend
a succession Of three days aGiournments I'M
til the republican Senators shall report a
tariff bill or acknowledge to the country
that they do not intend to report one at this
session. The :alk about an early adjourn.
ment is becoming more and more prevalent,
and it is known that both Speaker Carlisle
aud the President are in favor of it, the lat
ter, lest the democrats may say or do some
thing that may bs Injurious TO their party.
10 the Senate to-day Dir Sherman intro.
duced resolution Of iuquiry into the rea-
tons between E0gl land and Canada and this
country, and said he would make some re-.
marks upon it to- morrow. MIR. Mitchell In.
troduced bill for one cent postage, and
gave notice that he would speak thereon
next Thursday. Mr. Chandler moved that
the record be corrected so as to have the ad
jective Infamous" omitted by the stenog-
raphers, inserted before tae words protect
i've tariff in the report of Mr.. Vests recent
speech MIR. Vest said he had not directed
any omission, and that 80 far as he was con-
cerned he was glad Mr.. Chandler had called
attention to that omission so that it might
be corrected as he wanted every word he
had said on that subject, pronouns and adj
al ,1tintoS Fan
tinuing, be said the existing tariff was in
famous, and that the republicans themselves
had agreed that it needed revision.
General Malone, who hes been here for
several days, left for his home Saturday. Re-
gardipg his own congressional district ne
said Arnold would be nominated by the re.
publican congressional convention, as the
White people there would not vote for Langs
ton, but that Langston would run and there
by make the election of the democratic
nominee possible He also said he supposed
ex-Pos.maeter Windsor of Alexandria wonld
in the Sh district. 1t is reported that the
General has already received little money
from the national republican committee but
that they are not as dead in love with him
as they used to be, and that while Mr.. Quay
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do 30 any longer than is required by polite
ness.
During the call of States for bills and res
olulions in the House to-day Mr.. Kelley
created considerable squsbbIe by introduc-
ing, and asking for the Immediate consider
alton of resolution extending the scope of
the investigation OF certain charges against
Representative Stahlnecker now in progress,
so as to include the charge that certain
congressman have used their Influence to
have Smithmeyer, the architect Of the new
Congressional library, removed.
Mr. Speaker Carlisle having gone home to
10 X after his fences and see that no more
rhoebes break into his fields IS they did two
years ago, Mr.. Cox, of New York, was elect.
ed Speaker pro tenn to-day, unanimously.
His election was received with great ap.
plause, the loudest coming from the repub
licsn side Of the House.
Elk Senator Mcdonald, who has Just re-
turned from visit to democratic headquar-
tiers in New York. says everything there
locks favorable, and that he was assured
that New York, Indiana and New jersey
are safe He doesu't say anything about
Connecticut, but does say that The hopes of
carrying any of the new North western
States are rather chimelical. but that appear
ances are 30 favorable in Illinois that the
democrats OF that State will be assisted by
the national committee.
OF the twelve members of Congress from
Virginia, four democrats, one knight of Ia
Dor. and seven republicans, not single one
was in bis sea: in The Capitol to day, all Of
them being at home engaged in active, if
not pernicious larti5ansm.
That the storm OF yesterday was very vio-
lent here is patent to all going to or coming
from the Capitol who cast glance at the
glass dome of the main building in the bo'
tauical garden.