Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-27

he saws they did and could not afford to vote
for seating him, and after while, he thinks,
northern republicans will learn that south.
ern republicans know more about negroes
than they do. He says the change In the
tax on tobacco from eight to Blk
cents pound 1as the result or
the southern republicans, and that If. as they
should have done, they bad made the pas
sage of the Force bill the condition of their
support of the tariff bill, they could have &C
compliehed that desirable object. He also
saws that most Of the southern republicans
in Congress are satisfied with the tariff bill.
but that he is not, and that If he had their
support he would oppose the passage OF the
bill in Its present shape.
The republicans In the House have dete,-
mined to take the vote on the tariff bill at
haf-past FIVE o'clock this evening. Mr.. NC
Millin protested against such unseemy and
arbitrary haste, and asked for more time to
consider such en- important measure, but his
rs quest was denied with emphasis The bill
Will be passed aud will 60 to the SENATE at
once, and be passed by that body on Monday
or Tuesday, aud the first session of the DIST
Congress come to an end probably on the
later day, thu sane day on which Congress
liourned in 1850 af.er the passage OF the
G ay competence bill. /. has exceIied all
ils predecessors in the outrages it has per-
petrsted, and were 1t not that the sufferlnss
of the late war are 90 fresh in the memory
of the people, it would have produced sreV-
olution. When the republicans in the
House, after turning out two white members
in order TO give their seats to negroes, cried
out, give Us another negro the Gays OF lne
Jacob,ns were revived.
int nd @ nj
entirely reliable resident of Orange county,
Virginia, well-kuown in Alexandria al a
rail cad contractor, here day, Gays that
from W1st he SEES aud hsars he il induced 10
believe that that county will go for Lee al
,hs coming election. Mr.. Shackelford. the
me m Der OF the u & stature from that county,
and ar. w. w. scott, of the same county,
both now mere, talk the same way.
The Rsum investigation farce was re-
sumed to day. Ii Is generally believed that
not witbstanding the evidence Is conclusive
| against him, End also against the postmee-
ter of the House, also undergoing investiga-
ton, 10th will be acquitted by their pals,
the Jsccbns now In control Of the House.
L;ngston having become possessed oil
| about fifteen thousand dollars as salary end
mileege for two years and contested election
expene.s has now as much the appearances
Of a bcss as his old boss, Gen. Malone, used
60 present. He wears drab colorsd felt hat
az the General used to do, aud drives to and from
the Capitol in two-lofse drag as was the habit
| of tho Gener.l. But this is not all. he says nc
will be member of the 52i as well as of tho DIST
| Congress II is understood hat Lsnsston, Hau.
gen, Lyons ard Brady all claim the credit ef sost
| ing the former.
Col. w. E. Sims, of ranvlle Virginia, has not
vet started for Colon to which place he has been
appointed consul. but will do SO next week. &c
| was counsel for the members of the old Dominion
Republicans League Of this city, charged with vio'
| latng the civil service laws. he says MI Armes
assistant u. 3. Attorney for the District OF Colum
bia, HIS informed him in efsct that the charges
referred to will never be presented to the grand
,uiy, though they were brought by the civil ser
vice commission.
{ This fl owing is the only change in the fourth
class post, :es of Virgins that III ado to-day
Free Union, Abemarle comfy, Rosa L. Martin
appointed postmaster, vice " L. Ysger, resigned