Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-14

There ia no quorum OF the House present
now and will not be until the election shall
have been held, nor is there any reason why
tbare should be. as it has been generally
o areed that no more legislation shall be at.
temnted during the remainder of the SEES
s;on The conference committee on the
sundry civil bill agreed upon their report
70 day. This leaves but one appropriation
bill. the deficiency, unpassed, and that has
been passed by the House and will, it Ia un-
derstood, be reported in the Senate the hrst
OF next week. AS the House has nothing 10
do. when it adjourns to day it will be until
Monday.
The House to day after passing the senate
resolution appropriating S2OO,OoO Tor the
snnpression and exclusion of yellow lever
went on the private calendar and considered
hills to which there was no oblectlop. IN
The Senate lively debate sprang up on MT.
Platt's resolution concerning the copper
trust, during which Mr.. Vest said ne oid not
believe the republican members OF the oen'
ate finance committee intended TO report d
tariff bill. MIR. Sherman said the Mills OIL
was drawn up 90 as to iDlure northern, DuC
benefit southern industries
At the request of partiee at Falls Cnufch,
General Lee will ask certain members OF Inc
House to discuss the tariff question before
nublic audience at that place to morrow
week. The General says Representative
Stone of Missouri will speak at Culpeper u
H. next Monday, and that Senator Daniel
and himself are booked for Fairfax Z. ID
on the came day.
Repre- sentative Yost will leave this even
ing fir Montreal, Nelson county. where ne
vii! open his canvass to morrow. AS there
ia neither &c neral nor local business to KEEP
him here be will probably not return during
the remainder of the session, unless 1t sinai
| last until after the election.
General Mahone Is here, in his old rooms
at Cham erlain's, and has ha0 consultation
with Chairman Quay of the national repuc
lioan committee 1t is understood that the
delegation Of his followers who called OF
Mr. QUAY ners Gay or two ago to induce
him to take part in the Virginia squab6ls
and make the kickefS Withdraw their oppo
silion to the Generals supreme rule had al
unsatisfactory visit and were given to IN
derstand that the Virginia republicans mus
settle their ouarrels in their own way with
ont the interference Of the national repubii
Scan committee.
Though members Of 10th houses ere an2
ious to adjourn, the date Of adjournment II
as indefinite now as ever, Mr.. Oates sayi
he will call up his resolution to adjourn OF
the 2O.b pretty soon unless the Ways ant
Means Committee shall report upon it, a
the Senate has had sixty days TO prepare
their tariff bill. The Ways and Means com
mittee, however, say they will not conside
his resolution until the Senate shall not oni.
report its bill hut take action upon it.
1t is reported that Associate Justice Mil
Ter of the U. S. Supreme Court is i'll ant
will die, and thus give the President
chance to appoint another democrat on tn
Supreme Bench.
A complaint against Surgeon Genera
Hamilton of the marine hospital service fol
his management of the yellow fever epidem
c has been RI ceved from New Orleans will
q request that in that management he b
auperceded by one familiar with the disease