Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 8.

There are rumors of every kind
Sound the Senate as to the prospects
of repeal, but no tangible facts. 1t IS
asserted that the silver men in the
course of day or two will compel the
friends ofrepeal to maintain quorum,
of their own in order to keep the repeal
bill before the Senate. To do this 1t Is
said the repealers will have to ensure
the daily attendance Of nearly twenty
moreSenators than thosewhose presence
they have lately been accustomed to
command, and the silver men of course
express a hopeful anticipation that this
will be too large a task for their oppon-
ents to accomplish. This Vie"
strengthens the rumor Of probable COM
promise in some shape or other
next week. Prominent Senators are
quoted on both sides of the question.
Mr.. Frye of Maine is said to be open
in his declaration that unconditional re-
peal is impossible and that compro-
mise is inevitable. Mr.. Voorhees,, on
the other hand, says that he will press
his repeal measure till vote is taken
and that he hopes to reach that end be-
fore another week has closed. MIR.
Mauderson of Nebraska is urging upon
his republican associates compromise
proposition somewhat similar to that
which Mr.. Frulkner of West Virginia
has been pushing on the democratic
side. An outcome OF some KIND seems
highly probable within the next ten
DAYS. The tension is becoming too
great to be longer maintained without
something breaking. The latest tea-
ture of the compromise talk in the
Senate to-day concerns the State bank
tax repeal. Evidently this proposition
has been brought forward to overcome
the objections of the southern demo
Gratis to an issue of bonds to swell the
gold reserve. The friends Of the prop
osition say that by the re-establishment
of State bank circulation the national
bank system would be crippled, and
therefore the proposed bond issue
would not inure to the benefit Of the
national banks. They urge that by in
Guiding it in the VOORHEES, repeal bill
the democracy would carry out anoth-
er OF its platform declarations.
A bill introduced by Rep. John Davis
of Kansas ''to establish commission
to compel the use of safety appliances
on all railroads engaged in interstate
commerce add to protect railroad en-
ployees from overwork and underpay'
provides that it shall be the duty of the
commission to inquire into the employ
mcnt and treatment of all railroad EN-
plovees, to the end that incompetent
men shall not be employed in response
pie positions, and that men shall not be
rendered incompetent by reason OF
overwork CT loss OF sleep. The com
mission shall also ascertain the rate OF
compensation Of employees and require
that they shall not be distressed or
driven to overwork through made
quate payment for reasonable work.
Eight hours shall be deemed the rea-
sonable basis of a days work, and
where the work must continue night
and day without ceasing, three shifts OF
men shall be employed instead Of two
in the arrangement of labor. The bill
takes the ground that labor is supe-
rior to capital and deserves the higher
consideration, and that railroad capt..
alization is largely fraudulent, and
mainly designed for purposes of eXtor-
ton and oppression.
The suit brought by Miss Madeline
Pollard against Congressman W. c. P.
Breckenridge has been placed on the
trial calendar for the October term of
the Supreme Court here. 1t is num-
bered $50 and it is thought that it will
not be reached at this term of the Court.
DR.. Bradley of Prince William coun-
~, Virginia, who has been appointed
Z. S. consular agent on the Isthmus OF
Panama, is here, receiving his instruc-
lions from the Treasury Department.
lie will sail for Colon on the 10th inst.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Gallinger OF
New Hampshire introduced a joint res
o'ution making the S25O,000, already
opropriated for the purchase of site
for new government printing office,
available, provided that site be on
square 624, and contiguous to the lot
on which the old Office stands.
The District Of Columbia Commits
soners, to whom was referred the bill
t, allow the Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railroad Company to build a
bridge across the Potomac at Arlington,
have not yet made their report to the
Senate committee on the District OF Co
lumbia, but Colonel Anderson, the rail
reads attorney, says he knows that
when they shall, it will be favorable.
Representative Meredith succeeded
this morning in having the republican
postmasters at Chantilly and Vienna.
in Fairfax county, removed on charges,
and before the expiration of their terms.
and in having two democrats appointed
in their places, Mr.. Wrenn at the form
er and Mr.. Moore at the latter. But
this action was accompanied with Ie-
quest from Mr.. Maxwell, the fourth
assistant postmaster general, that MIR.
Meredith would not press for any more
changes for some time. Mr.. Meredith
also called at the Agricultural Depart
mcnt in the interest of several of his
constituents who are applying for
places there, but did not get even a
promise for any of them.
Marcus A Smith, the delegate from
Arizona, has prepared report to lay
before the committee of Territories to-
day in favor of the admission of Arizo-
ma into the Union. He says, among
other things: Arizona contains 73,000,-
600, acres large part of which is capa-
BILE of producing every variety of fruit,
vegetables and cereal known to the
temperate zones mines of gold, silver,
conner iron and coal ineXhaustible in