Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Ale1andlda Ga.s.Ie'
WAsalNero ID. o.. Aug. ~. 1881.


As hIr. Hosr had not prepared his epeech
10 favor of the Force bill, the considefa ton
of the O aay resolution postponing the con-
ALTERATION of that bill till next session was
allowed tc- lay to go over I'LL tomorrow.
Ia the meantime the President and all the
other South-haters are using every available
means In their power to have the resolution
defeated. Representative Kennedy of ONO,
who. BY the by, is the man who. when Lieu
tenant Governor of his State aud presiding
over the Senate thereof, declared that tue
fifteen republican members present consul
tuted q quorum, has prepared paper, 10
which fortv-sight members OF the House
have signed their names, to the effect that
unless the Senate shall pass the Force Dill
thew will vote against the tariff bill when IL
Comes back to the House. The southern
republican members of the House who voted
for the bill say that if the Pennsylvania iron
makers can get along without their alo,eney'
the southern members referred to, can get
along with cheaper iron. Notwithstanding
all this pressure, however, Mr.. Q1ay re-
mains firm, and Wilt is generally supposed,
have enough republican support, complheu
with the solid democratic vote of the Senate
to carry his resolution safely through. lt is
reported to day that republican Senators are
40 afraid of The effects of the split among
themselves on this question that they Will
hold another caucus tonight and try to hoo
some means by which they csn flap to-
gether.
President Harrison did all he could to
have the river and harbor bill defeated, but,
lt il said by thosu who know him, Is afraid
to vato, 1t "a the Pacific Slope ami New
York are as much interested In it as the
southern Ststes.
Senator Hale, who had charge of the
amendment to the deficiency bill providing
for the payment of the awards Of the Court
of Claims 10 the French spolation cases,
which amendment wac adopted and which
bill was passed by the Senate yesterday, says
he has strong hopes that the amendment
will be agrsed to by the House.
Among the strangers in the city to-day 10
ex-Congressman and present collector of In
ternal revenue for the Richmond, Va, dis
trict. Mr.. Brady. He says he is here purely
and simply on the business of his office, his
only aspiration now being to make that Of
a 70 the beat conducted one OF its kind in the
COUNTRY T. happens, though, that Mr..
Brady had talk with the President this
morning, aDd that it was supposed by Lang
ston's friends, of whom Mr.. Brady is one,
that the contested election case of Langston
"a. Vunabie would come up IN the House
| { day.
The House committee on rules this morn
ing resolved to report resolution making
u cia order for the compound lard bill,
toe meat inspection bill, and other general
measures reported By the Committee on ag-
5icni,u:e. The remainder of this week aud
Monday snd Tuesday Of next week are to
Do allotted for this purpose.
l. was said in the room OF the elections
COMMITTEES of the House this morning that
the House committee on rules TO day would
decide whather the compound lard bill or
he L.ogs.on Vana5le contested election
case should he taken up first and that 1t
was su opposed the first would be, and thas
three DAYS would BIZ given to the Agricuitu-
rs committe and that after that, con. ested
election cases would come before the "use
The democrats in the Senate made strong eff
fort TO have tae tax taken off tin pa to-day, but
failed as the ON Y republican who assisted them
wac Mr. Plumb. Mr.. VEST went 80 far as to say
that the increased WAS put on tin plate to Sc
cure the votes OF the Senators fro the two Dako-
tss as tin mines alleged to exist In those
States
committee representing the Montgomery
county, Md, Agricultural Society waited on the
President to-day and invited him to attend thor
annual fair at + o .kvitle, September ia 5h.
Intelligence from Virginia here to-day Is to the
effect that if Mr.. Lester, the present Congressman
from the Danvile district, be not renominated by
acclamation, no will be on the first ballot. Con-
sret nan C'Ferrall who has b3en renominated,
says he hears be will have no position, bus that
he wou d rather not have it that way, as he likes
to have full vote.
ills understood that Senator Daniel Of Virgin
ia has become independent in fortune by the rise
in the price of real estate in Lynchbu'g during
the last few yesrs and that no can now be c!a5sed
among the rich nm in Congress
Among the petitions presented in tho Senate to-
day were several from Pennsylvania for the adop-
ton of the informal revenue section Of the tariff
bill now be ore tnat body.
The following charg es in the fourth class post
Offices of Virg is we're made to-day Huntsville,
Appomattox county, Geo 20 A. Gills appointed
postmaster, vice g. b. Hurt, removed; Massapo-
max, Spotsylvania county, u. w. Palmer, vice
Nicholson, jr., resigned.
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