Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-13

isa counties. In which there is reported to be
GREAT opposition to Gen. Lee, that that OPP
position ia confined almost exclusively to re-
rublicans, who would be equally as much
opposed to any other regularly nominated
democrat, and that the General will receive
the full democratic vote, and If there Do 30
republican candidate, by no means email
part of that OF the republicans also. MI.
Rams Intelligence in this respect agrees
with that of people from the counties refer
red to heretofore alluded to In this CORES
pondeuce.
In the House today Mr. Mckinley intro
dnced q resolution to amend the rules 30 SO
to cut off debate on the tariff bill and send
that bill to conference COMMITTEES, and
when reported therefrom to be voted upon
without delay.
So keen set is Mr.. Speaker Reed on hav-
lag quorum of republicans 30 as to seat
Lsngsion, the negro contestant for Mr..
Venable's seat. that be has his clerk and
deputy sereeant-at-arms at the railroad de-
pots. to stop auy more republican members
from going away. Several have already
been caught just as they were taking the
trains, and been induced to return and help
the Speaker out. There is no doubt of the
fact that, as previously stated in this cor
respondeDce, several republican members
are oppo s I'D to sutjectiDg themselves to any
inconvenience or leaving their fences unre-
paired for no other purpose than to seat
Langstop. and from the way some OF them
talk, Mr.. Reed will have to walt long time
before be can ges aquorum of republicans
for any such purpose.
To-day was the time set by the Senate ior
eulogies upon the late Representative
loll
but few memb.rs present, about thirteen on
either side, and very small number of spec.
tstors 10 the galleries. Mr.. Quay led OF
and was followed by Messrs. Barbour,
Daniel, Plumb and others. Mr. Barbour
said the people of Virginia held the memory
of Mr. Randall in high esteem, and that
his opinions on certain economic questions
had never come between them and his
nobility.
Representative Grosvenor, republican, O
Ohio, who has failed to be renominsted
was before the House committee investiga''
Ing the civil service commission to-day. de
denounced that commission and said Com
missioner Roosevelt had shsmefuly ant
criminally misrepresented him.
Representative Frank, labor republican OF Ut
Louis, to-day offered resolution amending th'
rules by the addition OF the following clause
Upon tho appearance OF quorum, the question
pending before the House when the call of tn
House was ordered shall DO tho only ques ion Ii
order, and shall be finally disposed of by a. ye
and nay vote. Members responding to the call o
tho House entered upon the journal as presen
shall bo col sidered as present, and if not votin
on the question pending shall &c noted by I'M
clerk and so recorded in the journal.
The following is the only change that wa
made In the Virrinis 4th class postofices to-day
Otter Hil Bedford comfy, s. A. McGhee up
DO .ntcd postmaster, vice ]. 81. Walker, signed
caucus of republican members OF the Hous
will be held this evening The call is indefinite
but the oil ject is understood to be to decide upoi
a course of sction.