Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-26
rEox WASHINGTON.
s..scsl Correspondence Of tie Als1anar'a Ga7eil'l
WAsErseroE. q. o., Jsn. &c. 1850.

r...cc, Correspondence Of the Alexandria Ga=eti'l
WAsE1NeroE, 2. 81. Jsn. 26. 1856
= nsstinp of the directors of Inc Virginia
NJ ~ au6 Railroad Compsny WGs held here
fc.dav for thu purpose Of confirming the
,nfctass OF some lois the Rcnuond sud
D.avi.ie RsiJobd has recently made IL This
CITY ia the ugine cf the former company.
The t;enc cfesic Senators are more hope
tui this mcrairg than they have been Ior
soma Gsvs Of tee defeat OF the Force bill.
AID for th- fast tins some OF thea openly
assert 5ilst 5hey sre positive the Dill cannot
PEGS. ADong those 90 speaking Is Mr. Ear
rs, one Of the ono5t kno@icg ones. MI. Bar
bour, who also knows all that is going on,
viii not 80 positive, lntimatfs privately 10
his friends that thu outlook is decidedly iav-
oreble. The pisa Of the Hoarites is to 81
low the debate or the gag rule to go on un-
Ill soma more of their absenteeS arrive, and
| then to hold caucIa and determine Deb
n;tely how mary votes they can rely upou,
| FIRST for the gag rule suG then fer the Force
| bill, and if thee Cad they have enough to
adop. the first, demand vote upon 1t et
once, the Vice President bsisg ready to cub.
NIT their demand TO tbs Senate. The Pres
idcnt ia the maantime will continue his
pressure upon ina kickers. Ee sends for
| them ard tells thern that unless they pass
the bill tbere s no copo OF the election Ct
euy republican President In 1872. bus with
sach q bill he s assured that the republl-
cans can carry lDdena and the southern
States Of Virginia, Tennessee and North
Carolina. II. asu tells them that bis HANDS
must ba strengthened, as at present 20 body
| charged With election crimes, OF even with
noorsh;uing, can be convicted IL thu South.
a -, half ~ p a W H..
!icen Senators are ct heart Ia favor OF the
bill. but eli except about seven or eight will,
j. is expected. re ii haenced by him AID his
oromi.es to support ana vote tor the oils
| should il reach vote.
According 10 moderate estimate made
BIZ democratic slatisticiaE. the coat OF
national election unGer the Force bill wou'd
suount to seventeen million dollars, which
enormous sum 8ouId, OF course, be sufficient
to bug lie election OF the candidate Of what
ever pa-iyimjgh. he ia power when sne eiet-
ton IS GeiG
People living along the line OF the western
portion Of The Manassas Branch of the Wiz
pinja Midland Railroad, who arrived here
this morning, say the soow fall of last Safuf-
!ey RICH. YVES the deepest OF the season, ana
that at Linden alioo when the train pas7eG
there tliis morcing the snow WIS two feef
daen.
Northern republican congressmeo say that
ell The northern Ssates having democratic
| legislatures COW ia session arg Gil OF then
| boss legislatures ere not IN session. hu5
bavo democrasic governors, will follow the
example CT New YORK and Illinois end OF
poee env appropriation fer the Ch,csgo fair
II the Force dill be passed. suc2 action, =
lie uaders,ood. ;a !avorsd by every porthe:d
democratic menlber Of Congress, and, it Il
sad, wss inspired by than.
The Rsu,n investigation vas conlicued
to-day. Il was sta;cd snat L9c;c.i, the pen
eion aseut whose caima were advanced by
Raum, haG endorsed Rsum's notes IL one
bank TO ths amount Of twelve and in az
other % that of thirteen thousand dollars,
but tho republican Gambers of the commit
tee wou!6 not sdrois such testimony.
TIE House committee On claims has re-
porta9 ta7o,s5lg bill ior the reiI,f OF
Thorn rs Aa;iael 9oo;e property. in Alexsn-
dtia county, Virginia, was occupied bg fec
ere soldiers Garing tha var between the
| States.
The Hauss conualttee on commerce. has
reported taVocaoly shs bill allowing railroad
companies 10 make special rates ard give
reduced rates 30 commercial travellers.
The U. s. Supreme Court room was
crowded to-isy with psopie aoxions TO know
what wsuId bs dane with toe Bsbring Saa
CASE, bat the Chief in tics soon dispersed
them by announcing that that else would
not come n.
Flank Jones testified before tee 1int con-
mittee on imnleratious to-day, that he bad
sold the brewer o. in which he is interested il
Port mouth, New Hampshire, aud Boston,
Macs, to 81 English syndicate for upwards
Of six million dollars.
Senator Hearst resttd well last night. ard
Is com forta1ie this ynorniDg.
The President to day siene! the bill fcT
public bnilding ct Staunlon, Firgi0ia.