Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-11
ERnH WASGLMaTIH.
Special Correspondence CT tic Ale1c:dr:a Gasett'I
D-a IL t2n1


WASHING TOE. !. -, DEC IL. 1881.
Gentlemen f:cm Capepcr Coaft HoGse.
here 10 day. say thss thsis noUDty ID not
give n ,Fiy S:r Brceke, &c rfp7itsc, eGF,
on tie c3uursry, gave C. nal 'Ei.y {: l'fty iva
or 6fig fer Ms.odltb.
chs iscto that C1nsreas mao Wise Ct ViF
glnia waa R.nGGil u.Go IL rs lein@n: cie-
test balWeen Randall SEC Csrl-!e ": speak
er. and tia. in q democratic p:to2isan IL
RIcam opi abou. that tme proicc. lon t.ans.
parencies bsaricg Mr.. Wiaes pane i e:e ea;-
rice, have beez recalled oy V.r- hsfe
by Mr.. Wise'd recent pronounced su2pora Il
Mr., Mills, Yho ia looked upon rs lie .rse
treds leader OF the House.
AZ Congressman O'Fssrall waa Crisp
man In tho late Speske.sAip cootest, The i'm
preston Ia general that the craftsmanship di
the elections committee OF the House Will
be given to him. II that be- go, he vii! seye
the appointment cf CLERK to that commit
tee, with salary OF Sc 900 gear, for elttit 6
in the committee room for si1 months IN The
fret rear and for three in the eeccnc. y.
COURSE Mr. O'Ferrail viii give this plum 70
one of bis constituents. Toe committee Will
have little or nothing to do, es tEsfe are
only seven contested cases for IL to consider,
| three of which are from Pennsylvania.
Ii Is understood that strong eHori will
be made during the present session of Con-
eress to prevent stagnation In the navy. by
the passage Ct bill to retire the officers who
osuse that s.egnation AID to promote yourg
er and more promising meD.
Mr. jerry Simpson ssys the democrats enc
Alliance men In his State will unite next
year and either elect democratic or Alli-
snco Presidential electoral ticket, or one Gam.
posed OF mem bets OF both thess psriiss. TGo
SUCCESSES CT the Alliance ticket, he sage, Will
be almost as valuable 10 tie democrats es
that of democratic enc, as 1t will reduce
the republican electoral vote to that extent.
He SAYS the Alliance members of the House
would have gone into the democratic Caucus
except for the feer that had they done 30
the republican moDbers Of the order would
have become alarmed end left tie orgsn.Za-
ton.
Notwithstanding TIA newstapsr talk to
the CONTRARY, 1t GEMS TO le the impression
among the democratic membsre Of the
House moat likely to be informed of such
matters, that Mr.. Mills will be offered the
onairmanetip Of the Ways ard Means ccm-
mttee, and that that committee will be as
decided in favor Of revenue tariff as the
most ardent tariff relormer could Cesire.
Il Ia eald today that the Congressional
Chris. mas recess will commence about the
c!oee of next week, and that only the COM
mittess on acoounte, mileage snd rn!e5 Will
be announced before that time; that CT the
Others e5 sccn as the House shall reaseen-
BILE. In the composition of the committee,
Ii Is understood that Mr.. Crisp will allow ss
full republican representation as the eighty.
FIVE republican members can supply.
Virgiuians here Gag that ex-Congressmen
John T. Harris, Of their State, Is making O
still but vigilsnt hunt for the place OF inter
state commerce commissioner, end that he
has some Influential backing.
Neither house OF Congress YES in session
to-day, the Senate having adjourned yes
terday until Monday, and the House on
Wednesday until to morrow. But one lone
Senator was in the former to-day, but, as is
usual In the House, g good many members.
newspaper correspondents and Others were
present. Their equanimlty YES suddenly
shocked about O'Clock by the loud explo-
sion of one of tbs steam heating pipes in the
southeast corner OF the hail. Under the In
preston that dynamiter without sense
enough to know that the House wes not in
session had thrown bomb, and that more
yere coming, or that the explosion had
loosened the roof, which would fall, there
was, at drst, on Immediate rush for the
main door, but the true cause Of the explo-
sion being soon discovered and announced
| liz loud tone the rush wss stopped at once,
and alarm was dissipsted by laughter.
The Postmaster.G tneral to-day received q let
tor from Crawford, Miss. signodby W. M. Brooks,
President snd n. P. Lawrence Secretary, say
ing: "The colortd people want to emigrate TO
Africa. We want to know whether We could got
| any aid from this Government or not. We arc
holding meetings every month. We would be glad
| to hear from you soon. Ten thousand of US want
to emigrate." The letter has been referred to the
Superintendent of immigration.
| A Virginia CONGRESSMAN told the GAZETTEs
correspondent to-day that he was overwhelmed
with applicants for Office from his own district.
he said he had thirty in one day, ard that on an
other day one of them came to his room before he
was out of bed and ned therein while he wash.
cd and dressed hims Elf and that when he went to
| breakfast two others met him st the door snd
went in with him and sat by him while he alto