Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 20.

Secretary Smith has appointed Wash
ington ]. Houston of Georgia, John 4.
German of Pennsylvania, and Peter f..
Brady of Arizona, to be commissioners
to negotiate with the Yuma Indians IN
California for the cession of certain
lands. Robert r. Hill of Comanche,
Texas, has been appointed executive
officer of the geological survey, and
John D. Bloodgood of New York,
special examiner in the pension office
When the Senate met this morning
there was practically no change in the
situation. Senators who had been &C.
tive in the caucus committee work CT
yesterday were on hand early but
when asked how matters stood to-da',
replied that they saw no change. One
member observed that there might be
compromise and it was also true that
there might not the question depend
ing entirely upon the administration,
for there could be no compromise With
out concessions. A pointer leading to
the belief that something is likely soon
to happen was seen in Mr.. Voorhees,
action this morning when he introduced
a cloture amendment to the rules, MS
proposition being modification of that
previously offered by Mr.. Hill. During
the executive session Mr.. Gray and Mr..
Cockrell, representing the two wings of
the party, and both members of the
caucus committee, left the Senate cham
Der and were closeted for a long time
in Mr.. Cockrell's room, the supposition
berg that they were discussing the bill
submitted 10 Mr. Carlisle, the details
which had caused postponement o
the conference to another day. The
idea prevails that the caucus committee
will see Secretary Carlisle again to-day,
and it is possible that they may see Mr..
Cleveland himself rhe terms of the
proposed compromise are known only
to the Senators engaged in formulating
it, but it is generally understood that
they provide for postponemcnt of the
day on which the purchase of silver
shall cease, and the coinage OF the silver
seigniorage The reported proposition
to buy bonds and the interest those
bonds shall bear are doubtful parts Of
the compromise and the time ut which
it shall go into effect is as yet indefinite.
as the President, it is said, is unwilling
that it should be any longer than sulli
cient to enable the silver miners TO con-
form to it without loss. There is no
doubt of the fact that break in the
deadlock is row confidently expected,
and as two democratic Senators.
on opposite sides ofthe question, told
the GAZETTE's correspondent to-day
within a short time, or not at all. 1t Is
reported that fifty-eight Senators have
signifed their support of the measure if
its terms be on the line Of those refer
red to.
The House banking and currency
committee determined to-day to take
up the bill repeating the tax on State
banks on the 14th proXimo and con-
slider it until disposed of.
Congressman Jones Of the Frcdericks-
burg, Virginia, district who has just
returned from campaigning tour in
his district, says that while he can't say
there is any noticeable ENTHUSIASM for
Mr.. O'Ferrall, the democratic legisla
tive candidates there are ell popular
and will, he thinks, get the full demo-
cratic vote al the coming election. He
saws he doesn't think the democrats
will lose q single member of the legisla-
ture in any of the districts bordering
upon either side of the Rappahannock.
1t is understood that the bill to allow
the Norfolk and Western Railroad to
enter this city by bridge at George
town, instead of by the Long Bridge:
has not as many friends in the House
District of Columbia committee as ii
had in that committee of the last Con
gress. and that such is the case with il
in the Senate committee also. The
Long Bridge is the right way for the
road to come into Washington. Then
Alexandria would not be cut off.
A circular issued oy the Virginia
State democratic committee has been
distributed among the Virginia voters
here. informing themthat bycalling upon
Mr. f. n. Harper, secretary Oft the Nir-
ginia democratic association of this city,
they will be supplied with transporta.
ZION to their voting places on election
day. Mr.. Harper has informed the
authors that while his association will
do all they can toward the cause, they
have no money with which to pay for
sending voters home. and don't know
where to get any.
Congressman Jerry Simpson says he
will not be able TO speak in Alexandria
tomorrow night, as he intended, as he
has to start tonight for Kansas where
he is booked for ten speeches. He says
his information from Virginia is to The
effect that if the populists had an or
ganization in every county of that State
they would elect their ticket there next
month.
Enquiry made of the Weather Blu
reau this morning as to whether antici-
pations which had been expressed OF
another gulf storm reaching Charles
ton, S. c., were likely to be realized,
elcits the gratifying information from
Prof. CARROT, who is in charge, that
their advces from Charleston indicate
nothing serious in the storm.
After a long debate, the Senate, in
executive session to-day, confirmed the
norninatian OF Mr. Van Allen as L. ;.
Ambassador to Rome, by vote of 80
to %.
1t is rumored this evening that there
is scheme on foot 10 formulate sill
yer bill which shall secure democratic
and republican votes sufficient TO pass
it over the Presidents veto. This
grows out of the belief that the Presi-
dent will not submit to any compro-
mise, except to short postponement