Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of The AleTandria Gasel1e
washington D. O., Aug. %, 1851.

WARRINGTON, ~. ", aug. ~, 1ooo'
Senator Hoar told an acquaintance this
morning that the Force bill, or national
election bill, 90 he calls it, never had been ID
a more favorable condition than 1t 10 to-day
Senator Allison told friend of his the same
bill might be laid over till next session. AN.
other republican Senator told enc OF
his friends that the result OF the
| caucus last night WAS determine
ton to let the Quay resolution rest unacteu
nnon. and to allow the tariff debate
to- proceed until the 18Th of September. and
aa two weeks will be allowed for 1t to re-
main in conference, 10 adjourn the session
about the 1st of October. Then to request
tina President to reconvene Congress i'm
| medately 10 extra session, and that upon
the assembling of that session to proceed at
once with the election bill; and that COIL
mittee was appointed TO formulate its oe-
termination, and submit it to the democratic
managers as soon as possible. Wnetner
what the IL 8; Senator referred to saye be true
or not. there is no doubt OF the fact that
| republican csucus committee was IN session
q long time today The general impression
on both sides OF the Capitol is that the Force
Gill is dead; but il 80, why MIR. Hoar should
| say it never was IN more faVorsoie
condition than now is hard to tel'.
! The idea Of calling an extra session In NC
vember, when the regular session meets ID
| December, IL absurd for many reasons. and
to be called for the express purpose OF taB :
ing up the Force bill, s especially 80, as no
democratic Senator would return here for
apy such purpose, nor would several reput-
icsn Senators. and 30 the Senate would be
without quorum. Nor would the demo-
Gratis be willing to agree to any arrange
mani by which the Force bill should, by
their votes, have any time specitsd
for it's consideration.
The following changes in the 4th class
postof1ices of Virginia we're made TO-DAY
Golden Spring. Buchanan county, Matte u.
Gfahem, appointed postmaster, vice w. n.
Smvtb. resigued HARDWOOD, Stafford coun-
ty. VIM. F. Graves, vice NJ. E. Rollins, re-
signoi Marionvilie, Northampton county,
John E Fowler. vice N. P. Bell resigned.
AZ TOMORROW has been assigned In the
Senate as the day for eulogies on the late
Senator Beck, the Senate will not meet on
that day until noou.
A communication sent by the Secretary
of the Interior to the Senate committee on
Territori, today is to the effect that the poor
deluded negroes who were induced to go to
Oklahoma iu order tc make that Territory
repub lean are the chief sufferers by the
famine now alleged TO be prevailing there.
The Investigation Of the charges against
Mr.. Rsum, con- missi1ner OF pensions, was
resumed today, Mr. Cooper reeppearlng
aud condu sing the examination. Raum
again refused 10 sus%er soma OF tbs qnes-
tions, and those he did answer, he,ensweTed
| 10 euoh Away as 10 CONTRACTED himsaif, and
convince all disinterestsd witnesses that he
was not telling the truth.
Cener. man Wilson, of West Flreinie,
who atteuGe: the recent demccra 10 COZ
grcssional couyention at Leesourg, In the
| Alexandria district, says be was never at
| convention the reeut of which seemed 10
| afford more general satisfaction.
Congressman Waddil OF tbs Richmond
Virginia district, Gays there is nothing in
the nomination OF Mr.. Wise By the democrats
of that district to change his, Waddlll's pre-
| yiousy expressed determination not to be
candidate for Congress next fall. he says
that in few days he may make public his
views on the political situation IN the Rieh-
mond district
| The sssetant U. s. attorney for the
| District of Columbia. says the grand jury OF
| he District had so much business that 1t did
not have time to consider the charges
brought by the civil service commission
against Newton and Ver5er, members OF
| the Old Dominion republican league OF
this city, for collecting political sssess-
ments from federal cffiJer holders 10 1888.
This shows that Mr.. Hoge, the District Attorney,
though one of tho parties charged boldly &C
knowlcges the tru h tbofof, thinks there is moth
ing in it, or that his hands tied by those from
whom he holds his cico until the republican po-
| li,ical assessments for the next campaign shall
| have been CO l,ctcd.