Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents of the Ne1andrie Gazette.
WASHINGTON n O. Oct. 81,

There was no delay on the part OF
thv Senate in getting the repeal bi!l
promptly before the House OF Repre-
sentatives It is very short and takes
up but one page of the large sheets
upon which ali bills are engrossed. Al
FIVE minutes before - o'clock 1t was
signed by the secretary of the Senate
and soon after the Il louise met 1t was
carried over to that body and laid on
the Speakers desk. The President was
very much interested man in the pro-
ceedings OF the Senate yesterday. ID
was advised of every step taken, and
was in constant communication WITH
the Senate. As fast rs there was q
change in the speakers he was mott
fed: and as the vote began TO be taken,
the President was at the other end o.
the wire connecting the White House
with the various departments. lie was
notified of the success OF the measure
before the vote was recapitulated, and
simultaneous with the announcement
of the result from the Vice Presidents
desk the wires licked Of the informa-
tion TO Mr. Cleveland that the battle
was over and the day Won.
Representative Bryan, of Nebraska,
says the VOORHEES, bill TO repeal the
silver purchasing clause of the Sher-
man act will not come up in the House
to-day for action, as it is within the
power of a single member to preventit.
The rules for the House provide that
after the journal is read and approved
each day, the Speaker shall lay before
the House such bills and resolutions
and other messages from the Senate as
may have been received on previous
days. When this provision was brought
to tbc-attention of Speaker Crisp this
morning he stated that. except by
unanimous consent. it would be impos-
sibic TO bring the bill before the House
for action to-day. The announcement
OF this fact to the repealers in the
House was something Of a disappoint-
ment
Mr.. Bland met Mr.. Wilson. the chair
man of the committee on ways
and means, who Will have charge
Of the bill, and notified him that
he (Mr. Bland) would object &c
immediate consideration OF the
Voorhees, bill if request for unanimous
consent were made. In view OF this
Mr.. Wilson, after the House was called
10 order. and after consultation with
Speaker Crisp. stated that no effort
would be made to secure action upon
the bill to-day.
Anticipating some action by the
House upon the bill to-day, the public
filed the galleries to an extent il
marked contrast with the recent va
cancy there, and an unusually large
number of Representatives were on the
floor when the Speakers gavel fell
There was more than quorum of re-
pealers present, ready to support any
motion Mr.. Wilson might make anc
they will be here tomorrow.
The two most notable temperance:
were those of ex-Speaker Reed anC
r. preventative Bourke Cochran.
Mr. Bland said this afternoon thai
when the bill shall be laid before TIC
House tomorrow he will move tc
amend i; by inserting section revirine
the law of 1897. which was repealed by
the law of 1873. II want to make GOOD
he declaration that has come to Us ii
The VOORHEES, bill by provididg for tht
free coinage OF the standard silver dol
lar" said he.
when do you think the bill will BIZ
disposed Off he was asked.
'Oh, probably the end of the week. y
evil that be sufficient time for the
friends of the proposed amendment in
which to discuss it ?"
Il don't know that they will want tc
discuss it but if they do, there should
be no arbitrary limitation.
Speaker Crisp expects the House to
dispose of the silver bill at tomorrow
session. and that Congress will adjourn
: Thursday or Friday. Il see nothing
to prevent our getting away by thai
time" he said. Congress will adj
journ, in my opinion: not take q recess
The latter would necessitate return
TO Washington the week before the
beginning of the regular session in or
: der to adjourn and don't believe Con
grcssmen want to do that"
Mr. Tracey, chairman of the execu
tive committee of repealers in tho
House, sud: "After the reading o
the journal tomorrow, the Speaker
will iay the bill before the House. and
, Mr.. Wilson will move to concur in the
Senate amendment; and on that ask
the previous question. That will give
half an hour for debate. The silver
men will also have an opportunity t.
move to commit, which is not debate
able and To amend by inserting new
section, if they desire. Is not half an
hour rather short time for debate?'
he was asked. 81 don't see any neces
sitv for more. The silver men, how
f ever, were offered more time to-day
but they declined to consent that the
bill should be taken up now"
The nomination of Judge Bonds sue
cecsor will not be made for three weeks
, and if Congress shall adjourn, not until
it shall have reassembled. IF the place
shall 90 to Virginia, the impression
here is that it will fall either to Assist.
ant Attorney General Conrad or &c
Judge Keith.
Neither the Chinese bill, nor the nom.
ination of Mr.. Hornblower for Justice
of the U. S. Supreme Court, nor those
of the negroes Astwood and Taylor
the former for Consul to Calais and the
latter for Minister to Bolivia, will bt
considered at this session.
The price of silver in London to-day
as reported to the Treasury Depart
. ment. is s0.6S57 per ounce, with the
tendency downward. The bullion value
1 IL ls,-1 tIor