Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
<; ec;a! Correspondence of the Alexandria Gaaette


washington, i. G.. Sspt. 9. 1880.
The rspubiicsos e; tha Capital today are
oyeyi,yed at the large msjority Mr.. Speaker
K cd received yes.erdsy, The more 20 rom
,re. isct that yesterday they were AFRAID be
,yfnja be defeated Some OF them are SO
eia,ed that they say they will refuse 10 ao-
ianra uYt,l Toe Force bill shall be passed by
IN, S.aate Tde democrats Say as there
YVES no hope Of c.rrying the district no etirS
Sas made t. do so, ana thst consequently
the democratic vyte did cot come cut, ana
the faster vote Has fought 10 q man. Iney
also say that NJ. Read Will come BACK 60
alated with his GurpTisiug success and at tue
Enforcement Of his couree shat he Will Ds
even more autootatic and tyre1nous IMAM
ever beiora
Census Commi:sioue. Porter testified be-
fore the House civil service cam mittee To-
iav that he ti,d nos think employees OF the
| census bureau should % subject to the OWL
service Law.
Ex-S,ete Ssnat5r Marcier OF Loudoun
)unty. ViryiDia. republican. Is here to-day.
| IA sevs tnns fton shat he hears IN bis
county he is d sp ased 20 think the republican
congre. sionai convention of his district. to
be held az Manassas. will probably make no
oomina,ion, though strong etfjrt Will Do
made 10 the Contrary. 0 her repubilceOs
hers t. LAP, frnm The same district, tsik the
same way. They soy yearly all the Leading
republicans OF the district are opposed TO
nomination, smoDg than msjority OF She
district committee and thst should there DC
no norma ion, they hope, with the so'id
negro vote aud the dissatisfied dem ocrate, &c
be as5le 10 defeat General Lee with an ind :
penGent candidate.
As the republicaas in the House had de
,erminei 10 ta-1ey 30 Gust Mr.. Venab!e o
;btIPetagshuf2, v rsinia, district, from tbs
seat to whico ha Tas fairly aud Legally
alccted ard O sya it TO Langston, his negro
e2p;ea. aat, the democrats in that body re-
sorted TO ina onIy i:ioAps 10 their power tc
deisy the ps rPe raian Of that ou.rage-tha
# hgsakipx e Q"oinm. Enough OF them fo
shet purpose thesefure sbsented themselves
and the session vas spent iG the vain ef1or
to ob.aia tie impossible. Ole republican
Mr.. Chead;e of Indiana. assi5 sd the demo
Gratis.
The Senate Gas occupod all day with the tariff
bill Numerous e1lr were made by inc Demo
Gratis, and Mr. Plumb, republican, to amend IN
bill in tho inte est Of the sugar, cotton ana 10
b.cco groves Of tho South aud OF the POO
peoulc of the whyls ccantry. but none succeede Cd
and the bill as completed will only continu
Tho republican pc icy Of making tho Ilch rlche
snd the poor poor:r.
Assistans Commissioner lincoln OF the Pension
Bur.au WAS examined by the Raum investlgatin
3 committee to-day. His testimony was unfavoi
, able to Commissioner Baum and to Lemon, IN
laster's favorte ciaim agent
In tho coma @ to-d.y Mr.. German presented
petitjon from Wilson Pest G A. R., OF Mary land
for tho removal of General Grants romans t
Arli rptcn Mr. Evarts presented one from tn
Produce Exchange of New York for measures
, promote increased trade with foreign countries
The House appropriations mmittee, to whor
. the 4. ficency bill IS amended by the Senate wa
-eferrcd, heard arguments to day III favor OF tn
sepate amendment providing for the raymen
of tho awards of tho Court OF Claims in the Frenc
spolistion cases 1t is geno.aliy undeis1oi tina
the ,mmittoe will concar in the amendment re
ferred to-
it is said here tha' tho agency given by the 'u
dietary Department y sterday to Mr. Edgar allen az
formerly OF Virginia, but now of ih,s city Will b
wor at lest tn Thousand dollars 10 him. DC
sides the valuable advertisement.
The House commerce committee to-day pracsi
caIly agreed 10 report IN favor of railroad brldg
access the Hudson river at New York.