Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-19

Of the House. and the republicans are de-
lighted accordingly. There are two more
general appropriation bills to be disposed OF
by the House, the posioffice and the def
cheney bills, and when they shall have been
passed Mr. Randall, if the Ways and Means
Committee shall not anticipate him, pro-
poses to call up revenue bills and force the
fighting on his bill! as substitute for the
bills reported by that committee. AZ has
been stated in thie correspondence from the
first, nothing will be done by the present
Congress towards 8 reduction Of either the
tariff or the internal revenue tax, for no mat
ter what the democrats might do towards
efIecting either Of those objects, the repuoil-
cans would object. The next Congress will
be republican in both branches, and II any
reduction In the internal revenue tax shall
bs made. the republicans want that Con-
gress to make it and to get the credit there
for.
Ia the Senate to day Mr.. Hoar introduced
a resolution authorizing the elections COM
mttee of that body not only to investigate
charges of alleged suppression OF the negro
vote at the election Of members OF the House
in the Southern States, but also at State
elections in the South The House has
heretofore been able TO look after the cleo
ton Of its OWE members, aod the States to
attend to that Of their own officers, but
Mr.. Hoar thuks the Senate should have
charge of all such matters. Mr. German
objected upon the ground that the resolu-
lion did not provide for the investigation Of
the charges Of bribery and Intimidation OF
white voters at the North ct the late Pres-
Dental election, ana so the resolution had
10 lie over, The Senate then resumed the
consideration OF Mr. Vests motion to recon
slider the vote by which the conference re
mort on the direct land tax bill was adopted.
Among the strangers on the floor Of the
House to day was the ex-Virginian and ex
Mahoneite, Mr. John Wise, of New York.
Mr.. Wise is here to lobby against the pas
sage ofth bill for the Soldiers Home and
lexington Railroad Of this city.
The Southern republicans here are by no
means pleased with Mr.. Harrison's proposed
cabinet as announced in the morning news
papers They say that there are as true
and as able republicans in the South, among
the men who a quarter Of century age
were Confederates, as can be found any
where in the North, and that Mr.. Harrison,
by yielding to the demands of the q. a. Il
and giving Southern republicans no repre-
sentaiion in his Cabinet will not strengthen
his administration In the section in which ii
will need he most strength. General No
tie, of Missouri, the only man named who
even halls from Southern State, is an Iowa
man. and commanded Iowa troops il the
| federal army during the war.
! Represents i've Leo OF the Alexandria district
who has been rdisposcd for somG time, is so much
rse that his ply sicians have given orders tina
| even his msil shall not be sent to him. He /
said TO be suffering either from pneumonia or ty
pboid pneumonia, aud, his friends SAY, IS an II
nan.
Tho first hours of the House today were con
sumed in tho consideration of bills and resolutions
reported from the printing committee.
COL Mosby who is still in tho city says he i:
in constant receipt of letters from Virginia asking
his endorsement and assis.a &C in the matter o
obtaining office under the incoming administra
ton but that the people who write these letters
may a well save their postage stamps as he has
left Virginia for good, and docs not intend to b'
ever again connected with Virginia Affairs OF any
sort, especially of political character.
The following, from Danvlle newspaper, was
shown the GAZETTES correspondent this morning
by gentleman from the Danvillc district:
Col George c. Cabell has recently been II
Washington. He says that whilo there ! had {
talk with several members Of the appropi iatioI
committee Ms to the CcwlcB bill repeating the to
bhCCO lax 10 It's Iual III y L dlu uOubblul
not as hopeful as | would like TO be- The bil
ought to pass, bu. SIN afraid il will stay in th'
committee room too long. Tho Colonel said The
statement published in the ALEXANDRIA GA
zErrg sttlibutng to him remarks about the
Cowos bin was untrue. lie never saw tho cor
respondent of the GAZETTE, and OF course c6uit
have told him nothing
Tho statement" referred to was the following
which appeared in this correspondence OF the 3otl
ultimo:
"Er Repre- cutativo Cabcl of the Danvillc
Virginia district. was here yesterday aud had :
con ference with Mr.. Randall on the subject OF the
bill now before the atters committee for the r,
moval Of the taX on tobacco, in which he learned
that The committee would take no action on tho
bill referred 10 until it was asccraned what the
Ways and Mcaus Committee intend Go.rg vi
the Senate tar.il bill
1t Will be observed that the correspondent nev
or said he had seen Nlr. Cabel or that the latte
had told him any thing. What he did say wa:
that Mr.. Cabeil was here, had had a conference
with Mr.. Randall on the Cowles bill! and haC
learned thst Mr. Randall committee would take
no scton on that bill until they knew what The
Ways and Means Committee would do. That MIR
Caboll was here and that he did have talk VIII
some of tho members of Mr.. Randalls committee
and, on reliable authority, with Mr.. Randall him
self Mir. Cabell does not deny, and II he did moi
learn that Mr.. Randalls committee would DC
nothing with the Cowles bill until they kne"
what the Ways and Means Committee would do
he failed to learn what cvoiy body else did whC
talked with any Of the members of Mr.. Randall:
committee st the time, and what the correspond
ent gave him tho credit o; doing. Mr.. Cabel
either could not have seen the statement to
which he referred in which case he should have
said nothing about it, else the people OF his DIS
trct were perfectly right in keeping him at home
and should continue to do so, for certainly nc
subject of a similar statement" who hid seen 10
would have denedit in the manner MIR. CahclI
has done, unless he had lost his senses
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