Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of ,be Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. 2S.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. IS.
The final vote on the question OF re-
peal will probably be taken on Mon
iay afternoon at > o'clock. Senator
Voorhees, has made 4 careful canvass
Of the situation, and this morning came
to the conclusion that there would he
no chance of disposing OF the subjecs to-
day. There are about twenty-five
amendments of which notices have
been given. and it is within the range
Of possibilities that all these and even
more may be offered as the day pro-
crosses. Ef;his IS done there will be q
succession ofroll calls, and the speech
es will be necessarily brief. 1t is the
intention ofthe managers Of The bill to
push matters as speedily as possible, and
get as many Of the amendments out OF
the way today as possible, and, ac-
ccrding TO the present programme, the
vote on the main proposition will be
taken Monday at the hour named
Tie names OF three more Firginians
have been added to the list OF those
previously mentioned as spoken Of in
relation to the successorsbip of the late
Judge Bond, of the L. S. Circuit Court.
They are those of Richard Wake Of
Norfolk, r. G. II. Keane of Lynch
burg and Charles Meredith Of Rich
mond. The salary of the Office is $4,000
year for life, with the appointment Of
the clerks of the circuit courts in the
five States of the circuit.
Chairman Ellyson, of the Virginia
democratic State committee, was here
last night on the business Of the cam
paign he is now conducting, and the
fund for which is very small.
General Malone, who is still here,
trying TO sell the lot, in which he and
the Windsor heirs are owners, to the
government as the site for the proposed
new public printing office, says most OF
the republicans in Virginia will vote
the populist ticket.
On Mr.. PETERS amendment TO the
silver repeal bill providing for free sill
yer coinage, in the Senate yesterday
evening, Mr. Daniel voted aye, and Mr.
Hinton was paired so that his vote
could be counted the same way
Private intelligence from Richmond
here to-day is TO the effect that the
friends of Congressman George D. Wise
ofthat city are seriously alarmed al
the condition of his health.
A private letter received here to-day
from Richmond says that at the request
of the Attorney. General of Virginia the
calling of the Commonwealth docket
in the Supreme Court of Appeals OF
Virginia, has been postponed until the
18th proXimo.
The Virginia democratic association
of this city has been supplied from
Fairfax county with money enough to
furnish all the democrats here entitled
to vote in that county with free trans
portation to their polling precincts.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoiiices Of Virginia were made
to-dfy Overland, Mecklenberg county,
r. o. Tillottson appointed postmaster,
vice NJ. L. Hurley, resigned Raphine,
Rock bridge county, G.. i. Wade, vice
II. T. Lunsford, removed.
There were sixteen dismissals from the
| clerical and messenger forces of the patent
Office yesterday, and it is understood that the
designations Of three assistant examiners have
been called for.
In his speech in the Senate to-day Mr..
Wolcott said Even the newest Senator here
must have understood perfectly that closure
as applicable to this measure was an impossi-
| bility that it could find no upholder holding
place in this chamber. These arguments
have been for the gallery of a gullible public.
For my own part | should be delighted to
sec it enacted. We have from the first in
vitcd a vote upon its adoption. The majority
will see it late~ 1t will not be so arbitrary
by this part of the chamber in the winter
months, when the repeal of the election law
and tariff eviSion come up FOR passage. When
that time shall come, the silver State Senators
will 10 longer be the goats" While we may
not be able to emulate the subserviency re-
Gently displayed by this side towards the adj
ministration. we shall hope to exhibit our earn
est desire for progress in legislation by taking
to heart the lesson which has been Taught US
'and by lending our presence at all hours for
quorum and vote.