Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gaze

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Jan. p, 1898.
There was an amusing scene In the
chamber of the House this morning
prior to the meeting. A full-blooded
Indian chief, Wolf ofthe State of Wash.
ington, was seeing the sights of the
Capitol. and, of course, his steps tended
toward the large building located on
Capitol Hill. Here he was taken in
charge BY Frank German, IN employee
: of the House. who has humorous side
to his nature. The gaudily-bedecked
chief. with feathers waving over him,
and who used Il miniature feather dus-
ter as fan, was escorted to the chair
and took the Speakers seat. He occu-
pied it with dignity, although he was
Somewhat at sea rs to the use Of the
oayel. He mistook il for pipe, and
the end piece went naturally to his
mouth. He was corrected and made
several attempts TO call the House to
order. Mr.. Jerry Simpson suggested
that this was the first savage who had
occupied the Speakers chair since the
retirement of Speaker Reed. He was
then escorted to Bourke Cockran's seat,
and. amid the laughter and applause OF
all present. figured for ten minutes rs a
typical Tammany brave.
Representative Springer, chairman of
the ways and means committee of the
House, says he has read Secretary Eos.
ter's latest statement of the condition OF
the Treasury. is satisfied with it, and
thinks that with proper economy the
incoming administration Will find
enough money in the Treasury upon
which to commence housekeeping. The
statement referred to shows that during
the first six months Of the present fiscal
wear the receipts were 1924, 419, DO and
the expenditures $3.50, 571,0 06. The es-
timated revenues for the fiscal year end
ing June 50, 1898. are 1856, 671 800 and
the expenditures $464, GIL $50. The es-
;imated cash balance available June so,
1898. is placed at Sl20, 49,, 3I1, which IN
cludes $100,000,000 for the gold reserve
fund.
Up to che o'clock to-day 10 report on
the Washington, Alexandria and Mt.
Vernon railroad bill had been received
at the House District of Columbia COM
mittee room from the office Of the Dis
trict Commissioners
The report that ex-Secretary Bayard
will resume his old place under the in
coming administration is generally cred
tied at the Capitol.
Messrs. Teller and Stewart in the
Senate, and Messrs. Bland and Pierce
in the House, the leading silverites in
Congress, do not talk as confidently as
they did some time ago about the de-
feat of the bill to repeal the Sherman
silver act. They still say they have
good ground for believing the bill will
be defeated, but that the influence of
abe President-elect in favor of its pas
sage is already becoming apparent, and
chat the republicans don't seem 10 be as
much disposed as they were some time
ago to follow Mr.. Harrison's advice, to
do nothing.
The impression on the Senate side of
the Capitol to-day is that unless i'm.
portant amendments to the Norfolk and
Western Railroad bill, amendments that
will greatly impair its value, be agreed
to. that bill will not become law at
this session of Congress. MIR. Huide-
koper. receiver of the Richmond and
Danville Railroad, told the GAZETTE's
correspondent to-day that his road was
not opposing the bill, but that it would