Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-26
FRnm WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gaelic
WASHINGTON. d. c., Sept. &c, 1850.

rsyecia Correspondence Of the Alexandria GG2ette'
WASHINGTON. D. O., Sept. &c, 1850.
Coneressman waddil', of the Richmond
distric ia talk with tue CAVITIES cor
respondent this morning, said be vas utter
10 opposed o the tex ou tobacco imposed
By the tariff bill. and thst if enough mem.
bers on bis, che republican eide, OF The House
would assist, ha would fight 1t. He feared,
however, they would not, Trough moi q
southern republican could have been eiecIec
EXCEPT unon the republican promise that
the tax referred to would bs removed, enc
without their support the House c0uiu
oct have had republican slion
In respect of his own district, he said
be had heard il rumored that, after oil, ne
you'd be a candidate for reelection, oul
that under no circumstances and upon nc
conditions could he be induced to accept
denomination. He said he supposed Mr.
Wickbans declinstion was induced by the
ldes that as he rad not always STOOD oy tne
republican nomination, he could not concen'
trate the republican vote, but that this was
ouly his, Waddill's, supposition. de thougof,
however, he said, shat candidate would OF
settled upon soon after the adjournment o.
Cong egg, aud that there would be no dill
culty In elscliag whoever may be nominated
Mr.. John Awbler Smith says he is not q
candida'e for the republican congresslons
nomiuetion in the Richmond, Virginia, dis
trict He slso Gays be would not De sui
prised If there should be solid democratic
delegation from that State In the next Coz
gress ga the dem ocrsts there have detetm-
med 10 count in euch delegation. he also
says that the republicans in Richmond who
have followed Ex-Governor Cameron out o.
the republican party never did the party
any good, add that 1t is far batter without
than with them.
The talk here to-day among Virginia re-
publiraus from the Alexandria district Ia to
the effect that the Effort to etfsct republ!-
can nomination for Congress in that district
has not yet been abandoned. and that be-
fore election day a candidate will be an
nouuced for whom sill true republicans can
apd should vote, in order to show the ma
tioual re7ublican party that all the repuoli'
cans ia Virginia district in which the dem
ocratio msj ,ritg is only lib, are neither
asleep nor deaO.
Among the nominations made to-day were
the foiiowiog: E Burd Gruhb of New Jer-
Jay Minister 20 Spain, and EdWla n, Conger
of 1--we Minister to Brszil.
Inc renEOliESu E1SuIUclc VI tuO
com uaittee on the tsTiG bill have completed
thair report aud will report it this evening
The bill! will go oto effect October 9Th and
the bonded period is extended to February
1.t. The sugar schedule will not be operai-
i've until April lat. Binding twioe continues
to be taxed. Tin plate is taxed two and one
tenth Cents pound. The whole bill is
formed upon plan to protect mine OWL
ers end manufacturers, with incidental
revenue. iu other words to increase the
prof of the few at the expense Of the
many. o. many of the necess aries of life
the tax ia sbsoutely prohlblto!y. All the
democrats will vcte sgainst the report, but
all the republicans will vote for II, and 1t
will receive ths approval OF President Hat
rison. I5ta1es Virginia tobacco six cents 3
pouod, hut gives bounty TO every north
ern manufactured and mins owner.
The amouut Of interest on government
bonds prepaid yesterday is $3.50 22O; max
ing he totsi prepeyment to date 50 $40 OH.
The Hcu W. ys and means committee at their
meeting to-day agreed TO re ,ort resolution for
the iolrnment of Congress on Tuesday nfXt,
and the general impression is that the session Will
clio O next week.
rrinco william county, Virginia, republican
here to. day, who ooes not wish his name mention
ed saws he supposes Dir. Hume will get the vote
Of the bulk OF the republican party in that coun y.
that is, the neg o-s but that he understands some
of the white 1epnb icaus will vote for General
Lee He also says that from what he hears, he is
induced to believe that with few exceptions Gen.
Lee will get the full democrs vote Of the county.