Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-23
PRoM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Ga=stte
WasHINapoE. ID. O.. Aup. % 1880.

Ispecial Correspondence of the Alexandria Ga=ette
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Aug. %. 1880.
The domination of Col. W. E. Sims of Viz
cinla for consul at Colon was confirmed late
Yesterday evening, and the Colonel went to
the State Department this morning and was
sworn Into Office. He will not start, how
ever, FOR his pest of duty for some time. Mr..
Bsrks!ais is republican candidate for Con-
sress in Ool. Sims's, the Danvilie, district,
but his prospects of election can not be very
bright, az he hiss applied to the Colonel for
the place of consul's clerk.
A Republican politician from the Alexan-
dcia, Va, district here to-day. says that all
fiys Of the members Of the republican CON-
mi!tee of that district are Office holders, and
that they hesitate about calling district
convention to nominate candidate for Coz
gress for the very good reason that as there
| is no body else to pay the necessary e4-
psnses of convention, they would have
to do 90, and they don't feel warranted In
| imposing that expense upon Themselves, es'
peoially as there is no possibility OF the
election of any candidate that might Do
nominated.
Congressman Cooper, who.brought the
charges of corruption against Mr.. haum,
commissioners of pensions, says if the special
committee now investigating those charges
would compel Raum to answer the ques-
tons he asks him. he would demonstrate 10
tbs satisfaction OF every disintere5ted man
the entire truth of every one of them.
The generally entertained ard openly ex-
pret sei opinion OF the committee referred to,
is that 1t YVES appointed to acquit MIR. Raun,
and that it ia doing its best to accomplish
that object.
None OF the republican AID few OF tins
| Virginia democratic members of the House
were 10 their seats in that body to-day. Mr.
Browne has gone home to look after his
fences, Mr.. B0wden also, and Mr.. Waddiil
to consult With his party's managers ABOUT
the strongest 10 81 they can nominate for the
seat he holds Mr.. Brown, IL Ia said, Will
have soma opposition for denomination, MT.
BoWden, HIT 9 for denomination, but mucn
for re-elec,iop, and Mr.. Waddill will not be
| a candidate.
The session of the Senate to-day was dc
voted entirely to eulogies upon the late
senator Beck ofKsutucky. Nearly all the
democratic Senator's including the two VIZ
ainiaus, were present, but not half the seats
on the republican eide of the chamber were
occupied, and though the order of the day
was generally known, the galleries were
only partially filed
Personal friends of Mr.. Hume called al
his counting rooms here this morning TO see
if tae current rumor that he intends to he
an independent candidate for Congress In
tina Alexandria district be true or not. but
we're Informed that he had gone to Freder'
Iicksburg, where, 1t is said, he would consult
with friends from King George and Stafford
counties, in which, t is reported here, he has
large following.
TIE q mcc attic Senators held caucus
last night, not for The purpose OF receiving
any communication from the republican
caucus, az none euoh has ss yet been sent,
but, as one is expected, to talk the matter
over an come to some conclusion respecting
the answer chat shall bs made to 1t when IL
shall be received. 1t was conceded by Oil
preseat thst the Force bill was dead, and 1t
was determined that while they would agree
| to no specific time during the next session
for taking up the Force bill, and
certainly to no time for voting upon 1t they
would, If assured that that bill would not be
called UP at this session, discuss the tariff
bill s,rapidly as possible, 80 90 to effsotan ear
" sdiou umeDt Saoud the Force bill go over
az every nody now says 1t will, 1t will be gone
forever, for toedemocrats have 1t within their
elsy power to consume all the next session
| Ia this consideration of the regular appr0.
| pliation bi Is.
Some of tn, southern republicans In the House
say low that the Force bill, which theysVoted,
has been killed that if the Senate shall insist up
on removing tie duty on fcreign sugar, and In
| c easing the tax southern t; b4cco, they Will
not feel bound 10 vote for tho tariff bill when IL
comos back to the House