Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
,pecial Correspondence OF the Alexis. dAznrrs
WAsaINar0N. d. O.. July Is. 1880.

" ASRJNGTON, ~. Vi, July 20, 4oSo'
Several DAYS ago it was predicted in this
that the Harrison sdmlnis-
tration VI oa!d be made to feel the pressure
Of the "hore rule" party in the territory OF
Oklahoma and probably be driven into the
of resident republican there
in the place of L1rty, OF Virgins, who 60
unexpectedly resigned FROM the marsaalanip
week or 30 ago. To-day the GAZETTE S
correspondent escertained In way only
known to the representative of that journal,
that Oklahoma had already won end that
the Attorney General was only waiting Tor
an agreement amongst the administration
advisers at Guthrie ~ to the best man. On
hearing ftom the Governor anu Unlteu
States Attorney for the territory
the appoin. men5 will at once De mace
II appears there is e. campaign In progres
there for Tho election OF territorial legsle-
ture. and the administration and republican
party are severely pressed, the CHANCES
lust now favoring SUCCESS of the democrats.
'rnis the administration officials there
know and the; nave insisted that cluzsn
and no;,a carpethagger shall this time be
appointed marshal of that territory. And
the administration alarmed at the prospect
of defeat has yielded to this demand. The
Get tbs rnarshsis6ir.
Col. }. Il. Pupnam is to-day in receipt of q
letter from his ZOE, J A Popham, cotomey-
cial representative OF ths government et
Panama, Saying that an American, believed
to be Virgniar, had just been shot on The
Isthmus II an eiiray. The health OF Amerl
cans, he states. to be excellent, Young Pop
ham himself having gained some twenty
pounds.
The companions Of B. Shepard White, The
dudlsh forgsr srd swindler row 10 jail here,
are raising tbs $50 necessary to induce the
bond security company to supply the osii
requisite for bis release. They had raised
Sis this morning, and expected to be able
TO raise the remaining S35 before Dight. 30
the highly pertumed young rascal Will soon
be free. and off 20 the seaside or to fashion,
able mountain resort.
Ia the Senate to-day Mr.. Mitchell, from
the postcfiics committee, reported resolu-
ton recommending the purchase OF any Con
federate papers 10 private hands that may
throw any light on the claims of southern
poetmastsrs and mail carrying contractors
for sergiles rendered prior to The civil war
The following is tho only charge that Wae
made in the An class postmasters CT Virgin
la tc-daV: Csllands, Pittsylvania county,
Fannie j. Cousins appointed postmaster,
vice W. l. Mitchell, removed.
Am5rg The petitions introduced 10 the
Senate L. az WAC ons by Mr.. Vest from the
E. o S:ensrd Milling Company, Geo, Baine
and other people OF ST. Louis, irrespective of
marty, against tho pesssgeof the proposed
Force biz, as destructive of the business In
teresSs of the country.
a pritate Dispatch received here this
4 nh tlpn- fprt no
election IF the delegates from Fapquier tc
the democratic congressional convention OF
the kiexaa0sia district, were held On Satur-
day lac; that Werrenton elected delegs-
ton inetsuo. ed to vote for Lee, that Mai
shall elected Lee delegation, but unin.
s.ructei, that The Plains elected Farmers'
Alliance delegation, some OF whom are Lee
men. aud ttat the other districts elected Lee
delegati. DIS In this connection 1t may be said
tha, Cap. Janney of Laesburg, who is here
to-inq, SAYS that from what he hears he Ia
induced &c think that Gen. Lee will receive
the vote Of I.cudouu county In the oonven.
ton, and that Msjar Thomas Moore, of Fair
fax G. uatv, sa7s be has believed from the
first thai Gen. Lee would be renominRted.
q CAUCUS of the republican members OF
the Senate has been called for tonight for
the PURPOSE of acting OF the report of the
republican mambers of the Senate elections
committee and Mr. Speaker Reed, Repre-
sentstiva Lodge and Mr. J ohp l. Davenport.
on the Force bill. Should 1t prove that the
kickers beva been forced back into the
trees, 8 gag rule will be recommended for
pushing the bill through and 1t Will be sp'
piled 10 ths terlf bill and to such other
bills 60 thu republican majority OF
the Ssos:e nay desire to have passed
without delay but that should 1t be
developed ct the caucus that the
kcke,s will continue to kick, the
bill will bs abandoned, aud determine
ton be reached TO proceed with
legitimate business az rapidly 90 possible
20 az TO close the sassl0n before September.
As bearing upon the su' tit may DO stated
that Mr I0galis, in some remarks he made 10
the Senate & -lap on !he order ofbueine. said
that as the tariff bill. she appropriation bills
and the election b had to be passed. IL
would be necessary that other less import
ant bills, if passed at all. be considered In
the morning hour. bfr Ingalls,, it will be
has been Included among the
Senators most opposed to the Force bill.
1t has become necessary in view of the
failure Of Congress to act fnaliy upon all OF
the regular appropriation bills, to provide
for further extension OF the appropriations
Old he hass Of those made last year.
The Senate postoftice committee agreed
to-day to report favorably the postal tele'
graph bill.
Repress ntati 60 Venshle has returned from
two weeks visit to The Grcenbrier White Sulphur
Springs He gays lhe prevailing opinion among
many rep cscntatiVe mon from most OF the south
cru Sta,es now there is that even should the
Force bill become law, it will fail to accomplish
its partisan purpose in the South; that it viii
mako tho white vote OF the South again practi-
cally solid and secure solid southern delegation
in Congress NJ. Yerablc says Senator Barbour's
visit to the White has improved his condition ma
terially aud that The Senator expects to BIO back
to-day or tomorrow.
Thero is bound to be fight among the Blaine
and snii Blaine republicans in the House as wei
as in the euae over the tariff bill. The republic
G IN members of the House ways and means com
mittse are utterly opp sed to Mr. Biaines reci-
procity i, cas- and say no good can possibly como