Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette]
WASHINGTON, Jan. ., 1893.


Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazet1e'I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 1898.
1t is said here that Mr.. Pierce, who
was one of the Presidents strongest
supporters both for nomination and
election.is. .icted with a disease OF the
throat and was appointed Z. S. Minis
fer to Portus... IN order to be benefited
bv the salubrity of the climate of that
country. But his is by no means the
only case in which President Harrison
has sent men abroad for the benefit OF
their health.
Ex-Reprcsentative Payne of Iowa,
whose leg was crippled during the war,
slipped on the SHOW and fell here to-
day, breaking the same leg.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. PETER,
the populist Senator from Kansas, pre-
sented petition from the international
machinists of Richmond, Virginia,
against the importation ofsugar making
machinery at less rate ofduty than that
on other machinery.
Commissioner Raum, of the Pension
Bureau. has written another letter, III
which he attempts to clear himself OF
the proved charges of fraud and cor
ruption against him, by urging the trlte
old story of how the hearts OF traudu-
lent pensioners beat warm for the
country's cause, and by the reckless
assertion that the objection to iraudu-
lent pensions comes only from "rebel"
and Comprehend sources.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hill intro
duced resolution directing the Secre-
tarv of State to inform the Senate if
any of the anti-immigration bills now
before Congress contains provisions
contrary to the terms of the treaties
with the foreign countries from which
immigrants come. 1t was objected to
on the republican side, and under the
rules had to so over.
All the railroad magnates in the coun-
try, or their representatives, will be
here tomorrow. when the House COM
mittee on interstate commerce will lis
ten to arguments in favor Of Senator
Cullom's bill to allow railroad pooling
and change the penalty of the infrac-
ton of the interstate commerce law from
Imprisonment to fine.
The talk on the subject at the Capt.
tol to-day is to the effect that Mr.. Cleve-
land wants the new tariff bill to be pre-
pared by the Secretary of the Treasury
the leading tariff reformers in both
branches of Congress, and such tariff
experts as Messrs. Wells and Atkinson,
and given to the House ways and means
committee of the new Congress when
that body shall assemble late next fall,
aud that he thinks both branches OF
Congress will adopt such bill in short
order and without amendment. An old
and wise democratic Senator says such
a thing would be impossible, unless hui
man nature be changed in the mean
time.
Notwithstanding the Indictment wealth
er. rescntativeMeredith ofthe Alex
audria district was in his seat in The
House to-day When asked why he
risked the danger of another relapse
he said he had no rest at his room al
his hotel as the Office seekers came
there after him in squads of ten, and
that he thought it just as well to come
TO the Capitol and face the music there.
The republican members of the
Senate express themselves as gratiiied
ut the nomination of Mr.. Lodge for I.
:. Senator from Massachusetts by the
caucus of the republican members Of
the Massachusetts legislature. Mr.
Lodge is the putative father Of the
famous Force bill, and is now charged
with being the head Of a ring that has
obtained control of the historical papers
in the Department Of State and is using
them for Its own pecuniary advantage
Massachusetts republicans here say his
nomination was effected by snap" pro
cesses that would make Tammany
swoon with envy.
The republicans of the Senate met il
caucus this morning and determined tt
make u fight for the control of the next
Senate
1t is currently reported at the Capito
to-day thu. Mr. Cleveland has express
ed himself d not opposed TO the reen'
ac;mcnt OF the Bland bill, providing fol
the coinage of from two to four million
silver dollars a month at the discretion
of the Secretary of the Treasury, if the
present Sherman bill, providing for the
purchase of four and half million
ounces of silver month, lie repealed, as
the secretary would, Of course, prefer
the smaller number.
Both Senator Kenna aud Mr.. Blaine
are reported to-day as no worse than
they were yesterday.