Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
From Washington
[ special Correspondence of the Alexs. G.
WASHINGTON. D. C. SAINT o

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 8, 1SSS
The annual meeting OF the Railroad Poa,
masters Association will be held az 80 az,
Metropolitan Hotel 10 this city to.morrs ,"s
Representatives of nearly all the rairos'i
in the country are present. The meetiu'
will consider all improvements or sugpes,aj
improvements relating to the CONSTRUCTION
OF railroads.
to-day told the GAZETTE's corresponds,'
that while he was in country store thara
last week he heard three farmers say ina
were going to vote against Cleveland h.
cause he was in favor of the Mills bill
fourth one stepped up and said that was tho
very reason he was going to vote the dem.
ooratic ticket, and asked what was the mai.
ter with the Mills bill. Why responG
I'd one of the three referred TO, 1.-THE Mills hin
gives the miIlers the right to fix the p,ra
of grain, and I'm ID if rm going 10 vo,.
for man who supports any such bill. AeG
this, too, in country of free schools ar
cheap neweWsps pers
The Presidents letter OF acceptance. n,b
Iished in this mornings papers is Tot tnIk,3
about at the Capitol rs mucn as might baya
been expected. To the members Of 20,
gross who do talk about it, it seems IN no
rather disappointing to men of both pstlis.
in that it is rather milder than was Iook-,
for, and contains no expression that can ha
used as rallyiug cry during the campaiuo
As a general thing the democrats approyr
while the republicans condemn IT, Nr
Mills says there ia not a word in il fhst No
does not heartily endorse. But Mr. Burn.
Just as good, If not better democrat. so,.
it is d complete back down on the f,ra
question, and clearly and distinctly fec,I
nizes the ant-democratic principle ofurosc
ton. Mir Cannon, republican, on the Can.
trary, Gays it contiaes the fight 10 the old
lines-fres trade vs.. protection-just WHERE
be aud his party want it to be.
The heavy purchase Of Z. s. bonds l,.t
| week caused marked decline in no
Treasury surplus, which fell eft from sli0.
600 600 last Monday to SOB .950,000 as stated
in the Treasurer's statement to-day. Tbs
Presidents letter of acceptance puts the
surplus at 10000 600.
The September report of the Departmep,
of Agriculture makes the average condition
Of cotton S3.S, decline ofthree and bal.
1 points since last report The general aver
| age Id slightly higher than in 1887.
| The House to day adopted the report Of
the conference committee on the fortiics
tions bill. A similar report on the army
bill will, it is expected, be adopted today or
to- morrow. Mr.. Allison of the Senate ap
! preparations committee says similar report
on the sundry civil hill will be adopted hl.
week, and that the deficiency BILL the a.of
the regular appropriation bills will pa,
by Tuesday next. Should all this be 81. and
there ia no reason why 1t should not be. the
way will be clear for Mr.. Oates resolution
for the adjournment of the session on the
Goth inst.
In the Senate TO day Mr. Vests res0lU'iou
for investigating the action of Mr.. Mckee,
the republican assistant librarian the SEN
ate, 10 publishing partisan campaign doe.
umeut over his official signature, came up
| for consideration and was debated at length
| Mr.. Vest said the attempt of Mr.. Plumb 10
offset it by on abstract of the tariff, the pro-
duction OF Mr. Talbot, the democratic clelk
Of the House Ways and Means COMMITTEES,
must be complete failure, as there was
nothing partisan in the latter, and thar, 10
| fact it leaned little more toward repubi.
can high, tnan to democratic low tariff Mr.
| Hoar said that no matter whose views %
the subject of civil service reform bsd
| changed, he was still in favor OF il, but that
Mckee had just as much right to pubishbis
book over his otiicia! signature NJ Senator
Vest would have to print democratic beck
Up to o'clock today not single membeFd
Congress from Virginia had made his appearance
! on the fl ,or of the House, all of them bcrgat
home engaged in active, if not, offensive psrsA
| ism.
In the House TODAY, after the pas age Of the
Notifications BILL which appronristes four nj
| lion dollars, there was a call of States for bills
and resolutions, among which WAS one By Genem
| Joe Wheeler to abolish trusts.
Great anxiety is manifested by both parties
hero concerning tho election in progress in Mant
to-day. The democrats say if the wcs her there
is the same as it is here it is good FIR them and
that il the republican majority be reduced II will
make the republicans more rampant in their oI-
POSITION to reduction OF the tariff The rcrubi'
cans say il their minority is increased 1t viii
show that the North will be solid next November
Representative Cochran. of New York. Hho
praised tho President so highly in his speech 20
the House last Saturday, says no sensible msn
would conduct his business on the civil seiyre
law plan. and that the civil service Of tteat Br.-
tain, which is carried on in accordance with ma
plan, is the most corrupt in the world