Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. d. c., Oct. q.

southwest QlSlLicI Oh tHal .'s'''e' ''S'A
ming at Abingdon on Monday. Repre-
sentative Jones, of the same state,
viii leave here tomorrow and Will
take with him an attractive speak
er from among his democratic
p ,Ileaoues. who will address TIE
crowd ct the Westmorelaud county fair
next Tuesday. Congressman Marshall
of Virginia. has returned from his nome
and was in his seat in the House o.
day.
thousand conies of Senator Daoiers
silver speech and distributed them in
MS owa Safe. out the delnauds upon
rim for more VIII compel him TO order
another suog'y.
nv place. Woodley,n to-day, l,ars-
ac.ipg odical business Thee. Even
be Chief ESecu.ive OF the natiou
fods he canuot escape The aopua' ~
fiction Of ''ho1se cleari1g." Tue CO..
pes are boiog puU dowo N bis o-hce
rooms at the White House and SO he
prefers TO stav out in The country.
The Post Office Department has re-
ceived information that the postmaster
at Brunswick, Ga, has been stricken
with yellow fever.
At WaIthall's Store, Brunswick couo-
~. Va. L. 3. Cocnetly was appointed
postmaster to-day, vice E. 3. WaItba'l-
dead.
Mr.. McMillip, member of the House
WAYS and means committee, told the
GAzErTE's correspondent today that
uule.s the present ezra session OF Con
oress sail adjourn within TWO weeks,
il would run Oh and merge into the
regular session. He said the new iarli!
bill would be ready before the com
Dencement of the regular session also
that whether that bin would provide
for an Income TAX bad not yet been
definitely determined.
Judge Il. V. I.uGhcs Of Virginia is
here to-day. on his way from Abingdon
to Norfolk. The Judge when asked II
there were many populis.s in and about
A6ipgdon, said he dion know, Gui toaf
frorn what was told him there nc sup
| posed the anti Cleveland democrat
we're very numerous in that PAN OF he
State lie also said that an independent
democratic candidate for Governor, on
silver platform, he believed would
have carried the safe.
TIE democratic conference commit
tee to-day Legan its fourth days session
in an attempt to reach compromise
proposition upon which the coutending
factions in that party could agree.
During tie day a number OF Senators
were heard. aud it appeared as ii each
Senator had an independent suGgestion
of compromise. To 1rjmg all OF these
together into one complete measure
upon which all could stai.d is a task
the conference committee 'inds exceed
ingly difficult OF accomplishment. It is
not thou.ht thai flute results will lie
reached before some day next week.
I One of the members of this committee
said this morning that two or three time:
/ the committee thought it Lad solved
The problem, but just as they were be-
aiming 10 congratulate themselves
! upon the success Of their labors, a snag
was struck that seat them back to the
( starting point. The chief element Of
DISPUTE now is the date on which the re-
peal Of the purchasing clause of thS
sherman act Shall take effect. 1t was
said tlat the administration had agreed
to postponement to July l, 1891, but
one of the committee negatived this
with the statement that it was the ina
! biitv of the committee or anybody else
u get the administration to agree to
ANYTHING that caused all the trouble.
| The suggestions relative to the issue Of
bonds and the modification of the law
of 1875 is met by conflicting opinions,
and another and more recent stumbling
block interrupts the progress of the
committee in the matter of the
proposed coinage Of the seignor-
age. 1t is an open secret that tue
Treasury is sadly 10 need Of funds and
Mr.. Carlisle is anxious for authority TO
coin the scigniorage in order that he
may thus find himself possessed OF
about fifty millions of treasury money.
1t is said that republicans are now put
ting forth the claim that there IS no au-
thority TO coin this seigniorage, and
that it must remain in the vaults along
with the bullion as a security for the
outstanding silver certificates. There
is some fear expressed that the repub-
licans will themselves endeavor to earn
credit for settlement of the financial
question, and this is given as reason
why democrats should get together and
agree upon something that can be pass
ed as democratic bill. Another indi-
cation of growing uneasiness on this
score is the statement made yesterday
by an uncompromising silver democrat
that the people wanted ibis matter set
tied some way, and that it would have
to be very, very bad compromise If
he would not vote for it. The Senate
will, according to the programme map
ped out for the day, remain in session
until 5 a'clock, when q recess will be
taken until Monday. Mr.. Hill has not
suspended his efforts to secure sutfi-
Gent number of signatures to his petit
ton to the Vice President and is waiting
further developments. There is gen.
eral belief that the compromise meas
ure may come before the Senate early
in the week, possibly not later than
Tuesday.
In the Senate yesterday evening Mr..
Hunton introduced bills to authorize
the Commissioners Of the District of
Columbia to grant permit to build on
lot 10. square 355, in this city; TO pro-
vide for a survey for bridge across
the eastern branch of the Potomac riv-
er: to release and turn over to Mrs.
lIary a Auructa pertain DrOppr-V III