Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-05
FROM WASHINGTON.

[Spscial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazettel
WASHING FOE, ID. O.. Jan. s. 1880.
4 freud of Secretary Blaine at the Capt.
toll to-day said Mr.. Blaine had small hope of
the election of any republican candidate for
tn next Presidency, aud that he is now en-
gagged in perfeciing plan for grand inter
national railroad to connect The Uaited
States with all the countries in Central aud
South America. and thet such was the Cor
fieDoe tbs people of the latter countries
had Ia him, that they would supply the
money to build the road.
Mr.. Ho2r bas returned from Massschu-
sets, and to- tay told friend that the eau
Gus of the republican Senators to be held to-
Eight wculd determine the course to bspur
tued with reference to the Force bill, and
that while tEose who favored the bill were
hopeful, they wsre. be confessed, little
Uncomfortable" There are various di.
verse rnmors oonosrniog the bill at the Cap
iiol to-day one being to the effect that Ger
laio democrats say liz passage Is inevitable,
and that prolonged fight against IL will
therefore be inpolitic and injurious. An
other is that the bill cannot be passed, as,
while there are enough republicans
TO pass 1t II it shall come to g
number OF them who will resist any extra
ordinary means by which a vote eau be
reached, as they say that ss no such mans
were reeorted TO during the war and recon-
structon times when the party was united,
there can certainly be no need tor their use
nov, VIXEN urgency is not az necessary aud
when the party is divided. Should the bill
pass he Senate there will be q desperate
fight against il Ia The House, and the probs-
bility Is that little or no further legislation
will be transacted, and therefore az extra
ssion be requisite.
Much as Mr.. Speaker Reed may desire to
suppress the investigation of the chLrge
that several senator's and representatives
were interested in the silver bill and pref.
ed largely by the passage of that bill, it Is
said to-day that the.e are enough repub!i-
cans in the House willing to assist the dem
ocrats 10 their demand for such an investi-
cation to compel compliance Herewith,
and that therefore an investigation may be
expected.
The U. S. Supreme Court room and ite
approaches wers crowded to-day to witness
10 swearing 10 of the new associate Justice,
ldge BroGp, of Michigan. His seat on the
bench is the one On the extreme left of the
Chief Justice, and next to that of Justice
Lamar. Tue Chief Justice subsequently, 10
announcir decision n case Of appeal
from Justice Browns former District Court,
departed little from custom and sad
We concur In the views expressed by Judge
B own In 6isposing Of this case In the Cir.
cult Court, and the judgment is Sfh med"
democratic SonstOr toll the GAZETTE cor
resp ndent to-day that the men most impor,u ate
,or the passage of the FOlce bill were those
VINO represented tie New England manufacturing
-d,,efr hxf htca
of III ,ir southern rya $. He also said that shou
the BIZ! pass ii would unless there be revolution,
continue the republican party in power meet
nitely, as the supervisors. thoagh thoy could
control elections, could not be removed except by
impeacl ment.
General Malone i. still here looking after, il is
tnid. his investments a this city. lie mas moth
lpg ike ne many cslers a. ho u'ei 10 have wien
Senator, bnt they are infinitely moro aGreesble.
1t is understood that Jae secret session Oh the
Senafe 10 day Was ior the purpose CT considering
ONE uaimportant correspondence Telstiag to tho
Nicarsguan canal. !