Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-06
RROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
gy1zuIz,a roH y q Ian 1890

SpeC.Gt correspondence W ti'o A'o~@"' ," N~''UJ
WASHING Ton. D. O.. Jan. 6, 1890.
The sudden vote on taking rp the fnan-
ciai bin in the Senate yesterday evening
wps evidently unexpected even to Senator
German, the democratic manager. Senator
Barbour, Wss paired, S that his absence vas
inmateriai; but be would have been present
had he not been informed by Mr. German
that NJ. George was good for two day's
speech, aud that consequently nothing would
come no that v5p!d require his presence.
He had beep urgently requested to go to the
NAVY Department and try TO save young
F.iid, OF the Petersburg, Virginia, district,
WHO. 3ith come others, had recently been
dismissed from tbs military academy at Az
napoiis, fer carry ing text books into exam
iuation rooms sud wa5 complying With that
REQUEST when The vote was taken. Secrets-
nv Tracy was nexorebla.
Senator Faulkner Of West Virginia is now
preparing int resolution to create CON-
mission 10 consider al the applications fox
the entrauce of railroads into this city, Of
which there are more than q dozen, with IL
ssructions that it must have lis report ready
by the meeting OF the next Congress.
Tbe House military affairs committee to
dsy ordered favorable report to be made
Oh the resolu ion calling for correspondence
and papars with reference to the Killing o.
Sitting Bull.
TIE republicans st the Capitol to day are
really torn up and utterly demorsliz,d
Senator Hoar say the Force bill is dead and
the republican psriy is disrupted. Senator
Eyayts expressed q similar opinion. Ibe
friends of the bill say it Tas side tracked by
conspiracy, and there we're more in II tha9
were shown Ly The vote. Tbey say lhatthe
debate CT he faaucial bill will consume teb
davs and that after that there will De 10
time to consider he Force bill IS the re-
mainder OF the session will necessarily be oc-
cupied bg the regular appropriation bills
They say the couspirators ars opposed to
the Force bill and sprapg their mine 10
order TO prevent the holding of the repnbl-
can caucus as; night, or TO make any action
tbat caucus mg ht take on the bill OF no fleet.
Attic caucus referred ID the course OF the
Vice President 10 vacRiirg the chair when
he did I'D turing it over to Senator
Harris vas severely criticized, and tne DE-
te,ujus;ioG was reached that the Tepuhll-
CAPS, on the foaucial bill, should stand as
unit on toe bill witt. out the Sherman amend
lent, that il. toe Ii for the Immediate puT-
chase Of all the silver noR on the marked
and for & continuous purchase o! ali the D9
tive silver, bal TOR the issue Of no bonds
The Tres coinsge meg, they ssy, will agree
TO this, Ga such = b!i! is practical, VII i one
for free ooinsee would be vetoed.
Tho C.biGeg meeting to-day conei de'ec
the I5dan qGesiion especially with re-
ference to Gsn. II ,,es' proposition TO rei eva
Iudian aeen s CT chsree cf the agencies Dear
tbe scene OF she srou les, sod replace them
With oiiico.5 OF The sfny. Secretary Noble
is k1owo to be earnestly opposed TO such
plan, qua Ia accom- iiEnmsn1 is therefore d
70 sitter 0: doubt.
The democfsss at tee Capitol while d.
Lighted al ,bs si0e tracking OF the Force biz!
= e no; az pertectiy assured OF the effectual
tefea, II that bill IS the republicans are.
TceY seg their own men are not prepared
Tor e prolonged 6ebste on the financial bill
aud ;nst whsa that oil shall be disposed OF
ne reyubic.o kIckers may choose to get 10
the RACES again, aud that they do
cot ysG icck upon themselves as
euIyely GU of the woods. They
seem 20 thik however that the silver men
wi be deferred from any such action that sug
gestsd by ne feaF that their bill would be Killed
IN lhs Eouse.sh1u'd they make the a.tsnpt.
The foto1ing is the only change that WAS made
in the 4th Glass pestctIc.s of Virginia TO day:
Onanccck, Acc mack county ". d. Parker ap'
polnttd postms:ter, vice L. a. Joynes deco.
Congressman Edmunds of Virginia is detained
at home ty sickness Congressman Bowden of the
same State is also sill :bsont By resson OF sick
ness
In the Senate today MIR. Barbour introduced
Joint resolution 20 survey aud estimate OF a
bridge 70 cross the Eastern Branch'of tie Potomac
uear Gestoro.
The friends of tho Washington snd Arlington
Bailroai are hopeful that their bill will be culed
up aad passed by the Sena at an early dSy.
John p. Wo1Te, of Lynchburg, Virginia, was
to-day appointed a storekotpef and gauger il the
internal lerenue service.
Senator Teller ia his speech on the financial
bill in the Senate to day was by no mealy
mouthed in his sd verse criticisms upon both SEN
ator Sherman and President Harris OF.
WICHITA EEBs
Coz. McAionsY sage that ii the Force bin
is nasssa il win lie uO 10 tol N snt and Mor-