Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-20
point is there go far as is now developed any

with Llncoiu III OF Anu 0Tauu III IL, Ut COH'
fess defeat from the start The "tsil will go
with lne hide" so far ss the Vice Presidency
lie concerned Vice President Morton ia
probably tbe strongest New Yorker that
could go on the ticket. He is safe man
and accountable 10 all. Hamlin had to give
way iu 64 as a concession to the idea OF
having southern man on the ticket.
While Colfax by declining absolutely In ad-
vance to take the second place 10 1872 paw.
ed the way for Henry Wilson. Cofax tried
when too late to take 1t all back but in vslD.
In giving the foregoing views Judge Sener
saws be bias never called on the President or
sny member of the cabinet but one and new
or asked 90 original appointment for him
seIf or any one else and 10 neither moved by
| love nor hate, but views the situation from
| purely philosophical standpoint. De thinks
| the President has made mistake about his
Southern policy bat IL ia mistake which
comes down to him 90 an heirloom from oth-
ar republican Presidents. He believes II the
President will utiIz3 the coming recess OF
Congress to visit the South and gres- Weat
and come in touch with the people that the
PRESIDED t's views will undergo change
about the Southern and possibly other
questions. and in time the views of the people
will undergo d change toward the President.
The revolution of 1890 was great one. but
little greater, however, than that OF 1872,
which elected Grant, and this In tnrn was
| followed ny the tidal wave of 1874, which
gave the democrats The House by nearly
| two thirds vote. Judge Sener bases his ca
cua,lons al7o largely on the fact that 1t will
be SD uphill business In the Flfty-seco0d
Congress to make the northern and sout6-
ern winga OF the democratic party flap to-
ce,her For the fist tine in thirty years
| the experiment will be made IF the north
ern democrats running The House OF Repre-
sentatives. The northern aUing aUiN haze
numerical majority in the democratic party
| and apiU doubtless run the machine. Judge
Sener was member CT the national repub-
| iican executive committee 10 the canvasees OF
| 1876 and 1880, and was member OF the na-
tinnel republican conventions OF 1917 and
| 1876. besides being an e1-member of Con-
gress from Virginia and eX-Chief Justice OF
tae Territory (pow State) of Wyoming.
Congressman elect erry Simpson, OF Kan.
sas, representing the Farmers Alliance, was
one of the speakers before the House coin
age committee to-day. He eaid the farmers
of the country demanded, snd would Insist
on more money. He advocated free coiusge
as ore means to his end, and olso the SUI
| treasury scheme epd the issuance of paper
money as ether methods whereby more
money could be put into circulation. Tie
people demsn led q great deal more money;
and it was tho duty OF the government to
furnish If. NJ. Simpson said he did not
care If free coinage did cause silver &c come
to the United States; he wished it would
COM, snd 1t could not come too soon, for 1t
Wou give The people M IRE money.
Nj. Douglass of Alexandria county, Vir-
| ri xyo, ar ha o. T,it0i tn.1 Az 6oiDc what
he could 10 prevent the passage of the hill
| to prohibit fishing In the waters Of the Dis
tr.c, of Coumbis. Mr. Atkinson, c5airnau
O! the Houae District of Columbia commit
| tee, save tie reason the committee did not
act 90 that bill !s that liz opponents wart
heaeipg, wh,cb IL Is mposeiDie for them 20
| have a. this late dag 10 the session. The
frenda Of The bill ara trying to have it trens-
| ferret from the District committee to the
Fisheries Committee. which has already
agree 10 simi.sr bill. Senator Barbour
.ays the hill ougat 10 pass es q means of pre-
serving the shad and herring In the Potomac
riucr
The friends Of tbs G. & O. canal ware be-
| fore the Senate District of Columbia com nit
lee this rccrn;ng aud nsde it plain to that
committee that the amendment to toe n Dr.
folk ard Western Railroad bill adopted By
the 6ensts respecting the Washington aGd
| Cumberland Railroad, would ruin the canal.
TIE impression On the sus jact now Is that
whereas tie original bill would have gone
| through vita Ut opposition the attempted
emeGdUent lag given it black eye, end
| that Its pSsssge essn with that amendment
| stricken Gu. 's extremely doubtful. This need
| not grieys Alexandria, as the proposed rosd
oy charter which never should have been
granted ny thu Virginia Legislature. would
give that city the go by
Senator Barbour who has been iuaisposed
by cold for several days, was well enough
| to be st The Capitol to-day. He says the re
port that Mr. Cleveland @i;l not be can
| 81 late for denomination doesn'6 seem to be
generally believed, but tLat me- believes l..
| aud that lie heard it before he saw 1t print
cd In this correspondence last Friday.
In the absence If Senator Sherman to-day Soma
! tor Edmunds touk charge OF the bill to make this
| government responsible for QUO hundred million
dollars for canal within the territorial urisdic-
tion of another government
Congress- Browne o! Vi ginis iefs here this
afternoon for Accomsck G. IL, TO a-guo case on
next Monday involving thu right of taking oys-
tiers in underlined limits of Chesapeake Bay, and
the exact mouth of Pocomoke River.
The House coinage committee decided to-day
by vote of to to report the Senate free COIN
age bill adversely, with recommendation that it
do not pass hs four in In minority were Messrs.
Carter Bart;ne, Bland and Williams. 1t was
found that compromise could be arranged in
commit 70.
All tho executive departments will be closed to
| morrow on account OF the funeral of Gen. sher
man, and also on Monday in order to allow tho
employees opportunity to celebrate the ami
versary of the birth OF George Washington.
The House 'mmittee postoih as to-day au-
thorized favorable report on the bill to establish
postal savings banks
General Lee has been officially informed that
| hand book of information to those interested in
the development of commerce with Latin Ameri-
ca will be seat to uch persons he may designate.
The following is the only chsngc in the fourth
class postcffices of Virginia that made to day:
spotsy lvapis C. H., Spotsylvania county, W. May
appointed postmaster, vice Mrs. G. II. Ashby. re-
ST. ned.
The republicans of the House having boldly an
nnurcad their intention of ahuttnr oil 6chate