Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gascttel
ts.,nr,rzac nnnI ID O. Ian 9 1890

Especial Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Ga.ettel
WASHING ron, D. O.. Jan. 2, 1880.
The tate of tie Force bill is to-day mat
ter of H. mach donDt as il was on the day Ii
was FIST Introduced in the Senate, and,
what rs Goth true aud strange. that doubt is
not cotfined to one eide of the chamber, but
is rs prevalent among republican Senators
se il is among their more interested demo
cratic colleagues. Some of the latter. while
still colf-espg their grave anxiety on the
suajsci, soy they believe that By some mesns,
of which. they sie as yet uncertain, the bill
will be defeated; but others express 30 such
hope,and say tbs outlook is dark and threat
ening. O,hers egsin say they are complete
y in the dark. and have no grounds upon
which to base d. fnite opinion. All the
democratic, however, are confident that there
will be 40 shrinking On their SIDE, and that
every che CT then will do all that 1t is pcs
sibie for biz, TO do In order to defeat bill
which must directly iniure the South and
indirectly, EVERY other portion ofthe country.
The democrats are not without help from
their republc sn colleagues, for Senators
Stewart, Wolcott and Teller have already
made speeches against the bill, and Senators
Stanford, P!umc, WaehburD, Mitchell, Pad
deck and othe,s are publicly known TO be
opposed to it, while many more sre either
not interested in it at all or Woul0 welcome
any means by which direct vote on it
coui6 be- prevented. But the danger is that II
vole be reached all of them with the excep-
lion CT three OF four will bs unable TO with
stand the pres ure OF the President and will
vote Tor il. l. vas hoped that both Petit
grew and Cameron would vote against the
bill, bat their intimate friends say such hope
is groundleeH IL vote be taken. ln ed
dition to republican Senatorial help, the
democratic Senators receive, many OF the
most influential ucen of sffair6 in the coun-
try, northern men and republicans, have
| been here OF late and urged upon the repuo-
| lican SenstcIs the unpopuisrity of the bill
With The better class of republicans in the
] North, and the great irjsry its passage will
| iuhict upon the business interests of the
whole ctuntry; but it must be confessed
that what they nave said has had little IL
| fuence, for the President has two years OF
| his term yet remaining, and there are many
fayors he cap grant his friends In that time,
| but he will consider no man bis friend who
may vote against the bill upon the
passage Of which he has set his heart. 1t is
ruDored to-day that Secretary Blaine, aware
of the Ii jury the persistent attempt 10 pees
the D is having upon the party, rendering
it almost impossible for it to elect any
oody, President 10 1892, has set bis
iae Italian hand TO work to have
1t stds tracked, and tbls rumor hes revived
many dropping hope. 1t has been prac
tically determined by tins advocates Of the
bill not TO call up the gag rule nextTuesday
bat to attempt right sessions and resort tc
all other modes of bringing the bill 70 vote
aud whsu al such means fall then if assured
of msjoeity, to call up that rule and sdop
Il. and lt ls said Vice President Morton vii
use Mr.. Reeds plan and count qnorum
of Senators not votiug. Both sides are pre-
pairing tc-Gay for he battle, and il is prob
able that by Monday, when the Senate vii
resssemb!e, the ful force of each side will b'
prssen', or the ole or Two absent bs paired.
This IL the actual condition Of the matte
to-day, aud theGAZETTE's readers can draw
their own coEcluslcGs.
La the H3u8a today Mr. Bu.terTorth- in
trolaced resolution requesting the Pres
dent 70 invite tho States aud Territories Il
bold services On The II OF October, 1892
commemorative Of ihe discovery OF America
aud that they have prepared al Illustration
# their respective resources Ior exhibition
st the Chicago fair.
The following changes in the 4th class postof
| fees Of Virginia were made to-day: Beaver Den
Wills, Hanover county, Mary L. Hall appointed
postmaster vice " II. siddons, resigned Goot
| View, Bedford c7urty, T. 3. thomas.on, vice j
0. Thonssson, resigned Greenfield Nelson conn
| ty, T. Il. Mays, vice ". G Garth, resigned Otter
! View, Bedford unty, L B. Mitchell, vice l. N
| Holland, resigned.
| The President today approved tho bill provld
ing for pablo building at Norfolk, Virginia
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