Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria .zettc.]
WASHINGTON, July %, 1884.

The people who expected something
to pop in the Senate to-day, to use
the expressive language Of a Senator,
were amply gratiied before the pro-
ceedings had fairly begun. Mr.. Harris
had called the body TO order at noon
and the chaplain was in the midst of
his opening prayer, when the cooling,
suggestive "pop" of the cork from an
Appolinaris bottle, followed by hearty
laughter. came from the democratic
cloak room. There was a craning OF
necks from the galleries, and even some
of the grave and reverend ones on the
floor raised their bowed heads and look
ed towards the direction of the offend
ing sounds. With great presence OF
mind. Senator Hill made two quick
jumps and passed through the cloak
room door, raising his hand and calling
for silence. With even greater pres
ence of mind Senator Blanchard quick
ly unlocked the doors and let them
swing to. This prompt action
shut off the laughter and saved the
dignity of the Senate. With this
pleasant little diversion, which caused
an exodus of Senators to the cloak
room to investigate the cause of the
laughter and the benefits to be derived
from the popping, the Senate proceed
ed to business. Judging from the APP
pearance of the galleries one was i'm
pressed with the idea that public inter-
est was on the wane with reference to
the battle royal on the disagreement OF
the two houses on the tariff bill. The
tickle popular mind detected that the
action of the democratic caucus yester-
day in deciding that the bill should be
sent back to further conference re-
duced 10 q small percentage the
chances for more sensational speeches,
such as those delivered by Mr.. Cor
man and Mr.. Hill. Consequently spec
tators were not 80 numerous az they
had been on the first three days of the
week, although seats in the galleries
were by no means at discount. In
the midst of the mass of routine bus
mess which proceed the interesting fea-
ture of the day, there was one divert
ing incident. Senator Mcpherson rose
to present bill, and after he had done
so, said that, owing TO illness and the
bad air of the chamber, from which he
was then suffering, he was obliged to, did
ask for an indefinite leave of absence.
The request was granted. Mr.. Nc.
Pberson looked i'll and apparently has
never fully recovered from the recent
severe sickness which caused him to go
South.
The conferrces on the agricultural
appropriation bill have reached an
agreement, those on the part of the
Senate agreeing to recede on the only
important item of difference, the Sen
ate amendment appropriating $1,000
600 for the determination Of the Rus
sian thistle. Should the Senate Insist
on its amendment. the bill will go back
to conference. The House conferrees
say they will never agree to appropriate
$1,000, 900 for the exterminalion 81 this
pest, and if the Senate votes torit, there
will be deadlock.
The prevailing impression at the Cap
itol to day on the subject Of the tariff
bill, is that the conference committee
20 which it will be sent back will re-
port bill, practically the Senate bill,
in a short time, that it will be imme-
diately adopted by both houses, and
that the present session of Congress
will adjourn by the end Of next week.
Congressman Meredith this morn
ing escorted Messrs. Love and Rich
ardson Of Fairfax county to the gov
eminent printing office to try to OBJ
tain positions there for people of their
county, but Mr.. Benedict was too much
engaged to see them
Representative McCreary of Ken
lucky said to-day that from what he
heard from his State he was led to be-
lieve that Colonel Breckinri1ge would
be renominated, and that if he be, he
will certainly be reelected.
One of the Virginia Congressman re-
Gently went to the Government Print
ing Office to introduce member of the
Legislature of his State to the Public
Printer, but the latter was not making
new acquaintance, and informed the
Congressman to that effect, who was so
provoked thereat that his expressions
on the subject induced some of those
in the room at the time to suppose that
things like grape skins would soon be
lying on the floor.
The bill granting the Mount Vernon
Railroad the right of way through Ar
lington and the one allowing it to enter
and use certain streets Of this city hav-
ing passed the House, will now have to
run the gauntlet OF the Senate One of
them has already been favorably re-
ported there, and the friends of the
road to-day say they have no doubt
that both will become laws at this ses.
sion.
From New York it is learned to-day
that of the fifteen millions of preferred
stock issued by the New York syndi-
cate, of which Secretary Lamont and
Mr.. Whitney are members, who have
leased the Nova Scotia coal mines, thir-
teen millions are gone-placed where
they would do the most good. With
free coal every holder of such stock
would soon become rich.
Representative Wise has returned from
Richmond. He says he doesn't think the OPP
position to his denomination will amount to
much, and has no doubt that he will be the
choice of the nominating convention.
CHINA AND JAPAN.-It is reported