Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Ga-ette
WASHINGTON, D. o., Sept. 16, 1880.

WASHINGTON D. o., Sept. 16. 1880.
Notwithstanding the long current rumor
that Mr.. Frank Hume would be an inde-
pendent Can iidste for Congress In the Alex
andris district, MIR. Hume's card 10 yesLer-
davis GAZETTE was a surprise to botn PAL
ties here TO the ,m lcrate who supposed ne
was batter informed concerning the real
opinion OF tho msj5rlty of the voters IN that
district and 10 he repnblicans, VINO couldn't
understand why 1t was that az Ills Chief sul-
port was expected to come from the rspno-
,cans. he eh0uid have announced himself as
sn indie pendent democratic candidate. The
talk here is to the effect mat he has placed
100 much confidence In the reports brought
TO him by Interested parties who nave little
or 30 local nor any other sort OF iuhuenoe,
aud indeed, whose known support, 30 lar
from helping will hurt him with voters VINO
have any interest in, or regard for, the well
fare of the district or the state. It is also
said that as be Ia opposing the regularly
dominated democratic candidate, no real
democrat, and only q few protested ones, Will
support bin, and that as be calls himself an
independent democrat, the republicans Will
not be benefited by eecting him, and are
lief. fancy free to choose between TWO demo-
Gratis, one with the experience OF two terms
of congressional service, and one with none.
After the Enloe resolution shall be die
rosed of 10 the House to-day, another effort
will be made to take up the Langston
Venabe contested election case. There ID
no quorum of the republicans present, out
the republicans cay enough democrats WILL
| remain in he House to make quorum 30
| az to enable them to turn out MIR. Venab!e,
| and, strange rs 1t may seem, some demo-
Gratis feartnat this Ia true.
representative Hooker of Mississippi,
one-armed ex-Confederate, addressed the
democrats of Fairfax county at the court
house of that county yesterday In favor OF
| Gen. Lee, and Senator VOORHEES, and Repre-
sentative Brown of Indiana and Gen. Lee
himself, spoke in favor of the same object at
| Cu!pepor. They say that from what they
saw and heard the General will not only re-
ceiye the democratic, but a large part of the
! republican vote of the district Ii there be 20
republican candidate 10 the fed. a prom
inent republican from that district here tt
day saws he has heard from many the de-
egstes elected to the republican COMPRESSION
| al convention of the district, to be held at
! Manassas day after tomorrow, and that all
| of them are opposed to making any nomins-
tor. and that he ia almost certain no nomi
| nation will be made.
Il ia understood that the vote on the bill
TO forfeit the unearned railroad land grants
will be taken in the Senate this evening, and
that then the ant-.ottery bill will be taken
up.
From the lat or Fredericksburg district In
Virginia, Ii is learned that Mr.. Stubs, the
independent republican candidate for Con-
gress In that district, is doing some talking,
and says he will be candidate tili sun
down on the day OF election, but that it ls
possible he will be induced to withdraw be-
fore sunrise on the day referred to. 1t ID also
said that Mr.. Browne, the regular repuoii-
can candidate 10 speech made In his de-
trict yesterday, said he had voted to make
Quorum on the Force bill, but did not vote
on the bill itself because he did not favor 1t ;
and that he declined to say how ne wouid
vote on the resolution to admit LaDgston.
There is nothing In the recently revived
rumor to the effect that the President ls oon-
templating call for an extra session OF
Congress. Before the agreement for closing
the tariff debate Ia the Senate was made,
some republican Senators called on the
President and adv;s ID him to issue such
call. but he told them nothing could be
gained by 1t. And nothing has occurred
since to induce him to change his mind.
The House Committee on commerce has
directed q favorable report on the Dill
authorizing the construction OF q oriuge
over the Mississippi river Of New Orleans
Commander r. P. Leary he's been de-
tached from duty at the Navy Yard, Wash
inetop. on the 30th iUst.. and ordered as
equipment ctticer at the Navy Yard, Nor
folk, Va, 29td inst.
Congressman Bowden when asked this morning
who the dissatisfied republicans in his district
would nominate us their candidate against him,
replied to the ell, ct that no did not know and he
did not think they did, ss they had difficulty IN
findiug nan who would accept their nomlna'
ton.
The Speaker has not yet signed the river and
harbor bill and. as previously stated is Withhold
ding his signature as a means by which to induce
the democrats iutert sted in it, TO remain in thor
seats aud make quorum for Langston's admls-
sion. ,.,,-.,,,
The House conferrees on tho tariff bill will be
announced this evening, and 1T 10 eX ptcseo that
the conference report that bill be ready by
Monday, and he adopted by the House at least by
Wednesday. III tLat be 30, the auJournment oi Ino
session is not far eff.
The prevalent bel of hero on tho subject, is that
the prosecution of tho members of the Old Do
min. republican league of this CITY, for violating
tho civil service law, is suspended at the instance
of the Department of Justice. But gentleman at
the Capitol to day SAYS the assistant u s. attorney
for this district told him short time ago that the
charges, which, by tho by, were Brought by the
civil service commission, would be presented to
the grand jury this fall.
Court of Appeals at Staunton Yesterday.
Dunsmore VS.. Lyle and wife, from Angus
Ia. argued and submitted.
Roller vs. Effiuger. From Rockingham.