Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-25

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his with one more iastalment, and
Senator Teller is ready at any time to
conclude his remarks. Mr.. Stewart
has one that he particularly desired to
deliver. and he commenced it to-day.
Senator Hill said this morning ne
thought it likely vote would be mad
on one or more of the amendments to-
morrow. bat he did not think the main
proposition would receive the attention
of the Senate before Monday. MIR.
Mcpherson was inclined to think: the
vote on tho VOORHEES, bill would come
this week: aud this view of the sltua-
lion is also shared by MIR. VOORHEES,,
who is inclined to think that the amend
mepts will be before the Senate by FIJI
day. n.
partment to-day that Secretary Car
isle. feeling confident that the silver
fiaht is ended, will now address him
self to accumulated department bust
ness. There are 800 Presidential Off
ces under the Treasury Department IN
which no changes have been made.
They include such important places, as
collectors of customs, collectors of in
ternal revenue, surveyors of customs,
and U. S. mint officers. Actual va
cancies exist already to the number OF
40 and other officials, while they have
not actually resigned, have signihed
their willingness to do so when re-
ouested, which will swell the vacancies
actual and prospective to 90 or ~.
Each appointee will have from to lou
employees under him.
Congressman Swanson of Virginia,
who has just returned from his district,
saws he thinks the loss in the demo-
cratic vote in his State next month
will be made up by an equal loss in the
vote of the republicans, so that the
democratic majority will be about as
usual.
A southern Senator to-day, while
conceding that the silver repeal bill
would be passed, said the silver Gues.
ton would be the absorbing one in all
elections from now until the next ma
tional one in 90, and that in his opin-
ion in all States in which the popuiists
number more than the democrats, the
latter should support their tickets.
John ii. Crown was appointed post
master at Berryville, Va, to-day.
At Beaver Dam Mills, Hanover
county, Va, r. A. Wooddy was APP
pointed postmaster, vice Mary l.. Hall,
resigned, and at Mountain Valley, Hen
nv county, same State, r. p. Woodall,
vice Mary f. Lawrence, removed.
The House committee on banking
and currency to-. day heard Representa-
tive Brawley, of South Carolina, III
support of his bill to suspend the opera
ton of laws imposing tax of ten per
cent. upon notes issued by banks dur
ing the late period of stringency--Au,
gust to October.
Among the visitors at the Capitol 70.
day was Mr.. Parsons, of the Natural
Bridge, Va, who, when Mr.. Blaine was
alive, was the leader Of the Blaine re-
publicans in that State. He says the
republican party in Virginia had q
good chance of carrying that State this
fall, in consequence of conceded and
apparent democratic apathy, but that
it was an opportunity to which the
bows did not rise.
Among the Yirginians whose names
are mentioned in relation to the vacan.
cy in the U. S. circuit judgeship, caused
by the death of Judge Bond of Balti
more, are those of Judge Keith Of War.
renton and U. S. Assistant Attor.
ney General Homes Conrad of Win
chester.
Representative Meredith called at
the Department of Justice this morning
and urged upon Attorney General o.
ney the appointment of Col: Berkeley
Of Prince William county, Virginia, as
U. S. marshal for the eastern district OF
Virginia. At Mr.. Olney's request Mr.
Meredith gave him full account of the
proceedings of the famous Virginia con-
gressional junto by which the Virginia
federal offices were parceled out, and
with which he, Meredith, had nothing
to do.
Representatives Jones and Marshall
who went to Westmoreland county,
Va, last Monday, and the latter oil
whom spoke at the county agricultural
fair there the next day, have returned.
They bring similar intelligence about
politics in the Northern Neck as that
which reaches here from all the other
parts of their State-apathy on the part
of the democrats and lack of organiza-
ton on that of the populists.
When the final vote on the silver re-
peal bill will be taken is az yet not
known. There are number of amend
ments to be voted upon first and Sen
ator Butler said to day that he in
tends to introduce one to repeal the Tux
on State banks, and Senator Morgan,
that he will offer one to repeal the en-
tire Sherman bill. And then, too. sew
eral Senators have unfinished speeches
to complete before vote on the naked
bill can be reached. But when it shall
be, there is no doubt expressed now
that the bill will be passed. Then, IL
is thought, the session will adjourn and
not recess, as by the former mode the
members of Congress will be entitled
by law to mileage for another term.
BY order of the President, Rear Ad-
miral Stanton, in command of the .. S.
naval forces at Rio de Janeiro, was to-
day deposed for having saluted the flag
of the revolutionists there, and his com
mand been turned over to Captain Pick
ing, the next officer in rank.
Representative Coombs of New York to-day
introduced in the House resolution direct
ing the committee on ways ard means to pre-
pare q tariff bill on novel principle, the feat
ure of which is schedule for the protection
of labor. Domestic manufacturers may have