Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-11
FROM WASElE9ToE.
fepscial Correspondents Of Tie alexandria Ga.:!.
WASHINGTON. 7. O.. Feb. Ii. 1882

WASHLNaFOa. l. ". Feb. II, 1852
Itwes stated Ia this correspoi d.uca few
weeks since that the Secretary OF the Lite
rior had requested the resgna!ioGs o.
number of female clerSs in bis department
on account Of their fly conduct. The re.
uuest at the time was laughed 81 bg tbepar.
| ties Concerned, who Gecsrtd thai they
| would bring their influence to oasr to secure
| their retention snd 1t appears that hat in.
Guence waB stronger than the moral ideas Of
! the Secretary, for the femeies referred to $40
get In Office, the reques5 for their rssi2na
/ lions having been recalled. much TO he de-.
gust OF the ladies who are compelled 20 NIX
with them even officially.
Secretary Blaine, Ia taking @ih @ fre1d
Yesterday shout his recent letter. said be
| did rot write IL On account CT bad health,
| for his health is as good now as IL hes been
In the last ten yeers, but eimply end loley
n osdar 20 prevent dlscord and secure hal.
mcny In tbs party. II is au open secret
here hat .ha Presidens Ia by no means sal.
isfed with the letter, aDd i: Ia We'll kuoEl
that t has not In the least restrained the 81.
forts of the Secretary's irispds 20 keep up
and Increase bis boom for the nomination.
The silver men here SAP q free silver bill
will psss bo,h houses of Congress, the
House by large. ard In the Senate by q
sufficient majority, as twelve republican
Senators viii, vote for 1t. They also cay
chat both German and Hill will vote for Il.
a vote on 1t they say will be pus3e1 IL
the Senate IS test for Senator Hill go Gs 10
hurt him 10 the North If he shall gots for it.
and hurt him etll more in the South ard
West II he shall vote against 1t.
Senator Brice, chsirmsn OF tie national
democrsto committee. says he doesn'f 'hEk
1t will be wlss to nom'nse either Hui CT
Cleveland In vlew ofthe f't ton fight In New
York, end et1sr aoltiasn demoet. ts here,
among them Mr.. Collins Of Bot n, are OF
tue ssme opiHicp. bot HIPS fiegds say be
has won every fsb, he has fought ard he
will do SO again, I'd; bis present opponents
ere the same men who have always opposed
him, and th es be kacws that il defeated
now he will be aor g forever, re will nt I cnlY
strive for che nUni1st on, hut gei II, and,
WIS t's more, will be les cd by sweeping
me jority, for the one sufficient reason ttas
the great national democratic party lows
man who sic dsnoorst"
Among thoss GA the foor OF the House 10.
day Was the negro ex.Oongrsssman Lang.
s.on of Virginia. He says it is the PreeI-
dent'e desire that nooe CT t1e delegates to
tie national republican conven Ion from tho
Sou b shall he federal ofhoe holders. he
seys Virginia will send Garrison deleea.
tioa to inc convention and that General
MshsDe does not oppose Harrison. He also
says that Mr.. Harrison appointed Brady
collector OF internsl revenue at p tsrsburg
at hi5, Lsngston's, ips auoe, bat thst bat
is no reason why General Malone should
oppose ths President and he is anrehe does
not
Congressman Meredith Of the Alexandra
district. tried TO have till passed In too
House today TO pat Msjor Halieok on he
rolls OF the House, but bis object Was de-
fest ID by the joint eff1rte OF Doth repubt-
cans and democrats. Major Hslleck ia lba
ex.iederal officer who defended his prisor et
General w. a. Payne. of Warreniop, W.,
at the risk of hiB own life, from mob q
this city, who mis- ok the General for Payne
one OF the Lincoln eesassins.
Ibe Statement made in "a local LII :yninp
papeE in special dispstoh from Atlatl
concerning the wishes OF the President as 10
the character oftle delegates he would PIE.
fer to go t, the Minneapolis convention are
empha'ical'y denied ct the Wh t, House tc,
dss.
:, MIR. Smith OF ogion, Utah, in addressing the
senate committee on Terri OH % this morning in
:svOr of The bill for homs rule in Utah, said The
Governor Of that Territory hsd vetoed IN ice
portsnt ill to the whole people thereof because
the legislature had refused 10 confirm two OF his
improper appointments; also thst OF the ny for
convic'i?ns for polyRamy in that Territory dur-
ing the last four ysars, three Of the conyicta w3re
lot Mormons but genrl g.
Tho repuhleara in the House yest rdsy slc-
eeeded IN delaying the psssage of ConqrssDsl
Buchsnan's bill, prohibiting thu arrest Of peoia
on trumped. up charges Of violstng the internal
revenue law,snd carrying hem hundreds Of miles,
simp = for the sake Of witness fees ard IL Gage.
when We two parted, I felt tAet lad