Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Dee. ).

elll anu III tuCIl SC'ilS dN tiAS ol'SHi''- vi
the Senate to-day. Senator Daniel. be-
inc asked by the GAzErTE's correspond
emf what ne thought otthe necessity for
an extra session OF the new Congress,
replied Us follows: Il ;m in favor OF an
extra session Of Congress and have
heard no reason assigned against ii that
struck me rs possessing any force. The
questions TO be dealt with have been
long and almost eXhaus;iveiy debated.
Public opinion has been long thwarted
and suppressed. The time IS ripe for
action and the representatives just elect
ed are fresh and ready for ii also. The
reduction of the tariff will be delayed Il
full wear if there is not an extra session.
and il would come upon the eve of the
election OF S94 with MI Of the inconve-
nicnces attendant upon any change,
however good in itself. is to the in
coming President. the session would not
conplicatc his cares. The change of
administration will bring the congress
men here anyway and their occupation
in legislation would not increase the
pressure for office. know ofno reason
against an extra session, save such as
may arise from considerations subordl-
nate TO the great consideration which
should be paramount ; that IS, the in
terest of the people to have democratic
policies embodied in the laws as soon rs
possible. all federal election laws re-
pealed, the tariff revised and the tax
taken Off State banks, Is promised. 1t
is well 10 do these things, ana think
the sooner the better" Senator Hun
ton. in reply TO a similar question, ask
cd by another newspaper correspond
ent. said that while torpersonal reasons
an extra session would be disagrccah!e
to him. he was of the decided opinion
that for the good of democratic princi-
pies and democratic policies one should
be held. and that, too, as early rs prac-
ticable.
Inquiry at the Departm mt Of State
confirms the cablegram from London 10
the effect that the governments Of Eng
land. Germany and the United States
have agreed to common action to re-
store order in samoa. Three ships
have been sent by the three nations TO
preserve peace i'll Samoa, and the
agreement is that each government
shall keep one or more ships there ali
the time for that purpose. The I. ;,
ship Alliance is now on her way there,
having left San Francisco for Samoa
some time ago.
The prevailing impression among the
members of both houses OF Con-
gress seems TO be that the Brussels
monetary conference will 90 nothing
with the silver question, bat that if it
shall do otherwise what ii may do will
have no practical effect.
Among the resolutions introduced in
the House to-day Was one by Mr.. Dock
cry instructing the committee on ap-
preparations to inquire into and report
1T the earliest practicable moment the
exact condition of the Treasury De
partmcnt, and how much available
money is in It's vaults. Great doubt is
expressed about the reliability of the
monthly reports issued by the Depart
mcnt referred 10.
Only five OF the VIRGINIA members OF
The House were in their seats to-day
Messrs. Jones. Lawson, Edmunds,
O'Ferrall and Buchanan. Of them Mr..
0'Fcrrall is favorable TO an extra ses-
SION Mr. EdmundS, If TO one, not until
next fall; Mr.. Lawson is opposed to one,
and Mr.. Buchanan says that while his
people elected representative to revise
HE tariff. they did not tell him when
that revision should be made.
4 dispatch received here this morn
in" from the Hot Springs, i'll Arkansas,
saws Senator Gibson is no better.
Congressman Meredith is considera-
blv better this morning and is now
Thought TO be entirely out Of danger.
He viii not be able, however, to appear
Il; the Capitol for some time yet.
The Presidents message will be sent
10 Congress tomorrow. 1t is reported
that among other things ii will recon-
mend an increase in the internal rev
enue tax.
Monsignor Sa,olli, the apostolic dele
gate now in this country, said to-day /;
Il have received authority TO examine
and decide without appeal the contro-
versics arising between Bishops and
Priests. etc, in the United States.
The L. :. Supreme Court to-day af-
lirmed the judgment of TIC Circuit
Court in the we'll known Chicago Lake
front cases. The lower court decided
in favor of the local authorities, and
held that the Illinois Central did not
have Il right to use the submerged lands
along the lake front for wharves, piers,
&c. Justice Field delivered the opin-
ion of the court. Justice Shiras and,
possibly. others diSsented.
a bill providing for the issue OF So
000,000 bonds, redeemable in coin ut
the option of the United States after
ten years, was introduced in the House
to-day.
Mr.. Payne, of New York, has pre-
scented in the House the petition of
John |. Davenport, chief supervisor of
elections for the southern district of
New York, for hearing before the bar
of the House of Representatives. He
bretends that he has been denied q
hearing by committee of the House.
1t was referred to the select committee
TO investigate the administration of L..
:. election laws in the city of New
lork-the committee before which he
refused TO appear. Mr. Field, chair
man OF the committee, says Mr.. Daven-
port deems himself of more importance
than any body else does; that rs he re-
fused to come before the committee
when they summoned him, they got all
the information they wanted without
him, and that the report is now ready
and will soon be presented.
1t is rumored at the Capitol to-day that
Prcsidcnt-eect Cleveland Is opposed to an
r,tr., session of Congress. NJ least 10 an early,