Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-25
EROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, July %.


Newnoyt's News, is here to-day. Tie says
the republicans will exert themselves
to the utmost to carry Virginia neAt
fall. and that in his OPINION Ineir
chances of success are good. Nheh
asked his reasons for thinking so, ne
said n conservative estimate OF the
strength of the third party was ten
thousand. and that on the basis of the
vote of 1888 half that number would
rive the State to Mr.. Harrison without
0eradventurc. lie also remarked that
SO far as he was aware of there was no
enthusiasm among the democrats, anG
that as the cx-oificeholders were all
strong Cleveland men the general I'M
preston is that they will be reappont-
ed if Mr.. Cleveland be reelected, and
that therefore they are expected by the
rest of the party TO do most OF the cleo
ton work.
a quorum of the House Is still in the
CITY. but it is doubtful if ii can be re-
tanned here longer than to-day, as last
last night sickened many of the mem
bers. 1t is said also that a quorum OF
the Senate will not be here after We'd
nesday. To-day it seems utterly i'm
possible that an appropriation for the
Chicago fair can be made at this ses-
sion. or that the anti-option bill can
pass. The resolution recommending
the removal of Commissioner Raum
will also. il is understood, fail for lack
of a democratic quorum.
As anticipated in this correspondence
The nomination of NIr. Shiras to be As
sociate Justice of the L. S. Supreme
Court will be confirmed. The Senate
judiciary committee to whom it was re-
ierred met this morning and determined
to report it without recommendation.
Senator Cameron at the instance of his
colleague, Mr.. Quay, withdrew his OPP
position because it could not he effective
and because it would injure the party
in Pennsylvania The democrats never
had any idea Of opposing it upon other
than valid grounds, and there were
none such.
The prevailing impression at the Cap
itol to-day is that Congress will adjourn
this week and that the whole sundry
civil bill, the bill containing the appro-
priation for the Chicago fair, will fail
the necessary funds provided by that
bill being continued by resolution until
the next session.
Gen. Schofeld received telegram
from Gen. Carlin at Wardner, Idaho
this morning saying that the state O
affairs in the mining district is so salts
factory that most OF the Z. S. troop:
ordered there can be withdrawn Will
safety.
A gentleman here to-day interested
in the Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railroad says the bridge by which tha
road will cross Hunting creek will b'
at the south end of Washington stree
produced; that it will be thirty fee
wide: that on it will be railway, :
carriage way and foot way; that thu
railway will be laid with the rcgulaI
steam railway r rail, and that it vii
connect with the Virginia Midland Rail
road by track running from the soutl
end of that road on Union street arounC
the river and creek shore. lie alsc
saws that the contractors for building
the road will forfeit 800 day for ever,
days delay in its completion after TIT
10th of September.
Representative Moses, the Georgi;
member OF The national democratic
committee, says his State will give
Cleveland forty thousand majority
Representative Watson, the head o
the third party in Georgia, says tina
State will give a large majority fol
Weaver. In Congress Mr.. Moses i:
considered the more conservative of the
two.
Col. Owens of Halifax county, Vir
ginia, has been appointed toa clerkshiI
in the census bureau through the i'll,
fluence of Congressman Edmurds OF
his district
The weather here to-day is intensely
hot, so hot that the brick layers on
many buildings in progress of erection
were compelled to quit work and seek
shelter from the broiling sun.
c. l.. Henry was appointed postmas-
ter at Gilly, Wise county, Va, to-day
vice NJ. Glib, removed.
Representative Meyer, of Louisiana,
from the naval affairs committee, re-
ported to the House to-day a bill whose
object is to provide retired list for en-
listed men and petty officers of the
navy.
Representative O'Neill of Missouri,
to-day introduced in the House a bill
which provides that contractors for
public works shall enter an obligation
to pay promptly all persons supplying
the labor and materials in the prosecu-
ton of the work.