Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 80.

Correspondence oil inc NlcGaudTLt riHstN.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 80.
The impression prevails that the jG-
dietary committee of the Senate will
take no action on the nomination of
Hornblower, nominated to be Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court, and that
it will therefore go over until the regu-
lar session in December, providing, of
course, the Senate adjourns. There
was a meeting OF the committee this
morning, and the nomination was dis
cussed for some time, but no action was
taken. 1t is said the committee is in
receipt of letters from New York in op-
position to the confirmation of Mr.
Hornblower. The assertion is made in
these letters that the nominee has never
had any judicial experience, that as
practicing lawyer he is deficient in
knowledge Of constitutional law, never
having had any practice before the court
TO which the President seeks to elevate
him as one ofthe judges and that he is
mugwump and consequently objection
able to both parties. At all events,
whatever the reasons may be, the COM
mittee is moving with remarkable slow
ness.
In his speech in the Senate to-day
General Hunton declared himself as II
bimetallist and as in favor of the use Of
silver to the fullest extent-in other
words, as in favor of theifree coinage of
silver.
1t is said here that unless the owners
of the distillery recently seized in Rap
pahannock county, Virginia. hurry in
the settlement of their trouble with
the government, it may go hard with
them.
A gentleman here to-day who was at
Manassas last Saturday says Congress
man Meredith spoke until it was too
late for the country people assembled
to stay and hear the pOpulist speakers,
several of whom were on hand.
The Chief Engineer makes the follow
ing estimates for Virginia improve
ments: James river, from Richmond to
the sea, to complete, -, 336, 070; for
wear. 100000. Rappanannock river, to
complete, $l+i,O00; for year, $25, 0G0
York river, to complete, $4,000; Cor
wear. $1,000 Harbor Of Norfolk aud
its approaches, TO complete, 1907 .744
for year, 100000. Approach to Nor
folk harbor and the United States
navy yard between Lambert Point
and Fort Norfolk, to complete, sos, 600.
Nansemond river, TO complete, $122,-
200; for year, $4,000. ATpomattox
river, TO complete, $4,000; lor year,
$4,000. Inland water route from Nor
folk to Albemarle sound, to complete
ir year, $40 67.
The confident expectation at the Cap
itoI to-day is that the silver repeal bill
will be passed by the Senate this even
ing and by the House tomorrow, and
that Congress will adjourn on Wednes-
day or Thursday. Senator voorhees,
said this morning. "When | gave notice
last week that would ask for vote
this afternoon, and fixed the hour of 2
o'clock, | meant that | should ask the
Senate to take the vote at that time.
There may still be few short speeches
to be made, but none of them will in
terfere with the taking of the vote.
OF course. the hour may be postponed
a little, but l confidently expect the
vote to be over by four o'clock. If it
il not. then l can only say that the
Senate will remain in session until it is.
It may happen that our sitting may be
prolonged into the evening, but |
scarcely look for such a contingency.
Before the Senate adjourns to-day,
however, whatever that hour may be,
the repeal Of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman act will have been accom-
plished." Speaking ofthe amendments
that may be offered to the bill, Mr..
voorhees, said the strongest had been
put out of the way Saturday, and he
did not look for any amendment that
could now be offered that would com
mand any great amount of strength.
Represenative Chas. Tracey of New
York. the House whip of the repeal
ers, is confident he can have quorum