Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-30
From Washington.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexis. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 80. 1889.

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Especial Correspondence of the Alexis. GAZETTE J
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. so. 1889.
During the last session of the Ash Con-
press President Arthur cent in 612 nomi0a-
tons, Of which ell but 90 were confirmed. ~
being held over and rejected During the
three day S in March, the last three OF his
term. he sent in Is nominations, of which II
were confirmed So far during tee last ses-
sion OF this, the 50Jh, Congress, MIR. Cleve
land has cent in about $50 nominations. Of
which nearly all have been held over. This
shows the difference as we'll between re-
publican and democratic President as bt-
tween the treatment the former and the lat
ter receive from republican Senate.
The Senate met ct eleven o'clock anu al
most Immediately resumed the consideration
of that section OF the diplomatic bill reialiug
to Samoa Dir. DJlph, OF Oregon, making u
long speech ia favor of the as yet underlined
American rights involved ia the question.
Elk. Representative Cabeii, OF the Danyil!e
Virginia, district, WAS here yesterday and
had conference with Mr.. Randall on the
subject Of the bill now before the latter
committee for the removal Of the lax on to-
bacco, in which he learned that the commit
tee would take no action on The bill refer
red TO until it was ascertaiped what the
Ways and Means Committed intend doing
with the Senate tariff bill
Gen. Lee, Of the Alexandria district, has
now four local bills in tbs success OF which
he is much interested, ana whose passage
he is striving 10 etf-ct-the bill for Mt. Yer
non Avenue, for an ice boat on the l'otomac,
for bridge from Washington TO Arlington,
and for the relief of the Theological Semi
nary.
The House to day 10 The disgust Of about
fifty of its members VINO wanted other bus-
ness considered, took up the bill to organize
the Territory Of Oklahoma, on which it is
agreed that vote shall be taken this even
ing.
Among the 5trangers in the city to-day
is Judge John 7. Harris Of Virginia. The
Judge, it is reported, says the anxiety liz his
State now relates TO the risk of republican
rule and therefore negro supremacy there,
and that 10 the face OF that risk oil other
questions are swallowed up and lapse in o
utter insignifcance
Senator Allison has returned from his
speci ,liy invited ' sit to the Pfesidant-eec
and had conferences With several Of his re-
publican colleagues in his committee room
ut the Capitol to-day. To them be has
doubtless reported the result OF his VISIT
but to the pubic ne is as yet dumb. It is
generally believed, however, that he has
agreed to accept the position of Secretary OF
the Treasury.
The House yesterday agreed TO provide
in the sundry civil bill for an appropriation
of S25 900 for q handsome rcn bridge across
Mill Creek from The government reservation
at Fortress Monroe to Elizabeth City coun-
ty. This was done through the influence Of
tx Representative Libby, of the Norfolk
district, who has been working Tor 1T for
some time.
Representative Yost. of Virginia, being asked
to-day what he thought of the late revival of The
subject of the settlement of the public debt of his
STAT said he knew thst = movement was on foot,
not by the foreign creditors nor their agents, but
by disiutcrested Virgnians, to effect settlement
of the debt Mr.. Yost sad if the subject could he
removed from politics and submitted to the pco-
pie, he believed they would agree to allow the
creditors more satisfactory terms than those con-
taincd in the BiGd!cbcreor bill, provided the
interests OF the State Institutions were protected,
AMI the rate of taxation not increased. he
said The revenue Of tho State would be so much
increased By the increased value OF her property,
that he did not believe she w0ud he at all strain
GA to pay the interest on q larger sum than that
of tho Riddlebergcr b IL. Mr.. Yost said the rise
in the yalno of real estate in all the mineral re-
eions of Virginia had been great and mentioned
as III instance that he had it stated that the
estimated value of property in Roanoke was ten
million, though five years ago 1t was only two
million. He sid there was real boom In his
district and that from what he heard he would
not be SURPRISED to see Buchanan. in Botetourt
county soon following i'll the way of Roanoke.
Mr.. Yost said he believed tho people OF his State
were sick and tired of the trouble and annoyance
and discrodit Attending the existing condition OF
their States debt, and besides, were outraged By
laws relating to that debt, by which rich men and
liquor dealers arc allowed to pay their taxes IN
deprecated currency. while poor men arc forced
to pay theirs in good money.
a Insn of sif4iIs but, though always heretofore
voting the democratic ticket, not professional
politician, from Virginia. here to-day. being told
subsequently, what Mr. Yost had said, replied that
he was rot at ali surprised to hear ii, nor would
he be if the Virgins republicans in their next
State campaign would declare for q settlement OF
the debt OF the moderate terms last offered by the
creditors. He 81 d al the negroes would support
the republican platform, no matter whether 1t ia
vored the payment The epudation of the Gu
lire dcbt, and ti8t party ties are SO loose on
Virginia democrats now, and so many OF them
are in favor of the permanent settlement of the
iebt that he believed enough of them wonld vote
The republican ticket. ii tho republicans should
make the declaration referred to. TO secure its |
election. And should the republican platform
ontain declaration for the settlement OF the
iebt on rus acceptable to the creditors, what an
wkward position. said he, would the democrats |
70 placed in and how could they oppose 1t?
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Mr.. Joseph Black, the United States con-
al at Pesth, has been recalled. He will be
ucceeded by Mr.. Louis Gerater, the pres