Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07
From Washington.
T Up, cal Correspondence OF the Ale1a. dAzETTE.]
WASHING TON, D. c., June Z, 1888.

Ant cjal Correspondence OF Vne hleAt. IAZEiIE.j
WASHINGTON. D. c., June7, 1888.
The House to-day, after the morning hour,
in which nothing of Importance was done,
re- umed the consideration Of the tariff bill,
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, speaking in favor OF
the high duty on fish. When Mr.. Randall
entered the House his face was wreathed In
smiles and he was loudly applauded by the
republicans, who say he has forced the ma
tional democratic convention TO endorse
him by reaffirming the democratic platform
of 1884, which be prepared. In the Senate,
after short morning hour, Mr.. Morgan OIL
fered q resolution having some reference TO
the fisheries treaty. Objection being made
to it's immediate consideration, the president
pro tenn, decided that under the rules it
would have to lie over. From this decision
MIR. Morgan appealed, and, speaking on that
appeal, delivered long speech in opposi-
ton to the majority report on the treaty re-
ferred to, though it was the understanding
last week that the further discussion of the
treaty should be postponed until Monday
next. when Mr.. Gray would be entitled to
the floor in opposition to the report.
Representative OFerrsl, of Virginia, be-
ing asked to-day what he thought OF the
action of the St. Louis convention, replied
that under existing circumstances it was
probably az we'll as could have been ex.
pected. Mr.. Thurman, he said, could not
help but strengthen the ticket. and that
though the convention had reaffirmed the
platform of 1884 still as it declared that that
platform should be interpreted by the Presl
dents low tariff message it should satisfy
the tariff reformers.
A bill il now before Congress which gives
the widows of federal soldiers pensions from
the date of their husband death. IL 10 un-
derstood the President will certainly veto
this bill when it shall be presented to him
for his signature.
| Mr. Randall was interviewed this morn
ing on the subj ect of the platform of the 81.
Louis convention. He says the eight thou
sand and unprecedented, republican MAORI
tv in Oregon scared She convention and in
duced it to reatfirm the platform which he
prepared for the convention of 1884 that he
| thinks the democrats of the House will now
desist from their attempt to pass any radical
/ low tariff bill, and cannot succeed if they do.
( Respecting the conventions declaration that
the platform Of 1884 is to be Interpreted by
+: ths Presidents low tariff message, he says
such declaration is absurd, as the platform
| referred to and the message are diametri-
cally opposed to each other, and that it
would be just as reasonable to declare that
Cathol: cism should be interpreted by Cal.
vinism.
1t is reported here that the syndicate who have
supplied The money for the purchase and CONSOLE
dalton of the Post Republican and Critic, of this
city, is composed chiefly of Whtelsw Reid, Des
con White and w Walter Phelps; that Mr.. Hal
deman of the Louisville Courier Journal is also in
terested; and that Mr.. Stson Hutchins of the
Post, will have a controlling interest The Repab.
Hcan will be swallowed up, and there will be u
morning and an evening Post. The paper will be
nomnaly Independent, but in reality will be
anti Cleveland.