Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Ae1sn1ria asette.]
WASHINGTON, July %, 1894.

ties, Va, praying for the passage OF tue
bill authorizing the Washington, Alex
andria and Mt. Vernon Railroad Com
panv to extend its line into the District
of Columbia. All the national banks
of this city have signed q petition to
the same effect.
The House labor committee this
morning heard further arguments from
REPRESENTATIVE Springer, of Illinois, in
support of his bill for voluntary arbitra-
ton of differences arising between capt.
tai and labor. The bill was referred TO
a subcommittee. The chairman of the
committee was instructed to ask the
Speaker for a day for the consideration
of several bills now on the calendar.
One of these is to prevent the transpor-
tation of convict-made goods between
the States and the other provides Tor
an investigation upon the effect OF ma
chinerv on labor and industry.
The Senate committee on territories
this morning ordered a favorable report
on the admission into the Union oil the
territories OF Arizona and New Mexico.
The bill is drawn Oh the same general
lines as that followed in the admission
OF Utah.
1t was reported about the Senate this
morning that Mr.. Smith Weed. of New
York, had sailed for Europe TO con-
summate the sale OF the Nicaragua
canal on the part OF American holders
to an English syndicate.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel in
troduced, as an amendment to the sun
dry civil bill, proposition TO appro-
pirate $40, 200 10 repair the Aqueduct
Bridge and so widen it Us TO permit the
laying OF a railroad track thereon,
every passenger on which shall pay TO
the District of Columbia 8 toll OF one
cent.
The House to day by unanimous
vote passed the bill allowing the Wash
ington. Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railroad the right of way through Ar
lington.
Congressman Meredith received a
note from the War Department to-day
informing him that in obedience to his
request the commanding officer at Fort
Myer would detail three officers 10 act
as Judges at the competitive military
drills to be held at the Grange Camp
exposition grounds, south end OF the
Long Bridge, on the 18th and goth OF
September, their expenses to be paid
by the Grange Camp Association.
Among the current rumors al the
Capitol to-day is one TO the effect that
the Cleveland letter to Mr.. Wilson was
originally written to the editor OF a
democratic newspaper in New York,
and that copy OF it was dressed up
three or four weeks later and sent to
Mr. Wilson; also that the "slime and
filth to which Mr.. German alluded III
his late speech, related TO an affair
about which Mr. Cleveland had written
true letter for publication in 1884, but
which letter Mr.. German, as manager
of the campaign, tore UP and threw in
the fire.
The sugar investigating committee
had two witnesses before it this morn
ing. One was Mr.. Seymour of the firm
of Seymour, Young & Co., the New
brokers. This witness, in common
with all other brokers, declined to an
swer any questions. Mr.. Allison, a
newspaper man on the Paint and oil
Reporter, testified that he had seen
what purported to be the original Or
der for the purchase of sugar stock,
said to have been signed by Senator
Camden. When Mr.. Seymour refused
to answer questions in regard to the
alleged speculation of Senators, Mr..
Gray, chairman of the committee,
asked: "Did I ever speculate in sugar
through your Office 2" II don't know
who you are; don't even known your
name" was the reply. When Mr..
Gray enlightened the witness as to his
identity, Mr.. Seymour answered in the
negative, but stopped there and refused
to go any further.
The total coinage of standard silver
dollars at the New Orleans mint has
reached $4,000 and is progressing at
the rate of about $4,000 day. Coin
age of silver will also probably be re-
sumed to small extent at San Fran
cisco, Cal. The silver coined at New
Orleans will be used in the South in
the movement of the cotton crop, which
is beginning to be marketed. Usual
~ silver for this purpose is sent from
It. Louis, but most of it this year will
be sent from New Orleans.
Representative Bartlett of New York,
of the subcommittee of the House com
mittee to which the bill for memorial
bridge across the Potomac at Arlington
was referred, says the subcommittee
will make favorable report. Whether
the whole committee will adopt it, is
something else.
1t is said this morning that Mr.. CAT
fery's speech yesterday, in which ne
the President, was the result
OF visit to the executive mansion, and
further, on the occasion of that visit,
Mr.. Catfery was offered fiat" duty of
Is or so per cent. on sugar. In his pri
vate talk with Senators Mr.. Gallery is
quoted as saying that a rate of 20
per cent. was suggested to him only.
The air is full OF sensational stories
to-day. Among them is one that Mr..
Villas came to the Capitol from the
White House this morning after having
q long Conference with the President
last night, and that he brought with
him reply from Mr.. Cleveland to the
action of the Senate. According to this
story the President was willing to Weld
if "hat' duty of Is per cent. was
placed on sugar, and the metal schedule
was scaled down. Mr.. Villas denied
this story, and Mr.. German said if
there was anything in it he knew moth
ing of it. Leaders on the democratic
who have been most ardent