Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-02

Judge Cole said the court also was
anxious to get decision as to whether
The Senate committee had the power
set forth in the indictments, and he IN
timated that as the government had no
appeal in criminal case, he Nigh
give the government the benefit OF the
doubt and decide against the defend
ants for the purpose ofsecuring decls-
ion from the Supreme Court. Two de-
murrers, exactly similar, with the en-
certion of the names. were filed on be-
half of Messrs. Mccartney and Chap
man. They state that the indictments
are bad iii substance.
Colonel Anderson, attorney for tie
WASHINGTON and Falls Church electric
railroad company, who was at the Cap
ito to day, says the District Commits
sioners have agreed TO report in favor
of the proposition OF that company TO
repair the piers OF the Bridge at George
town. if they be allowed 10 run their
cars over tnat bridge, and that he
thinks the District committees OF both
branches of Congress will adopt that
report and that it will be approved by
Congress.
The President, Attorney General Oh
ney aud Secretary of War Lamont had
an extended conference this morning
at the Executive Mansion ON the west
ern strike situation. AS a result OF the
conference numerous kilograms were
sent to United States civil and military
authorities in the West and Southwest.
Many kilograms were received at the
Department of Justice this morning,
but Attorney General Olney said he
was not prepared to make any of them
public or 10 indicate what action the
government had taken in the matter.
The House has agreed that when it
adjourns to-day it will be not to meet
again until next Thursday.
Senator Davis, of Minnesota, this
morning received the following tele-
gram
DULUTH, Mimi, July l, 1894.
Hon. c. X. Darts, L. S. Senate, Wash
inytoa:
We, the railway employees Of Duluth,
earnestly request you to support Senator
Kyle's mail train resolution, now be-
| fore Congress. Please answer.
D. ID. McInnis,
President, 200, A. r. U.
To this Mr.. Davis replied in the fol-
lowing telegram, which needs no ex-
PLANTATION:
To d. d. McInniS, Duluth, MINI:
l have received your telegram. |
will not support Senator Kyley's resolu-
ton. 1t is against your own real we'll
fare. 1t is also blow at the security
peace and rights of millions Of people
| who never harmed you or your assOci
ates. Ny duty to the Constitution and
the law forbids me to sustain resolu-
ton to legalize lawlessness. The same
duty rests upon yourself and your as
sociates. The power TO regulate COM
merce among the several States is vest
ell by the Constitution in Congress.
Your associates have usurped that
power by force at Hammond and other
places and have destroyed commerce
between the States in those particular
instances. You are rapidly approach
ing the overt act of levying war against
the United States, and you will fine
the deiinitionaof that act in the consti
tuition. I trust that wiser thoughts vii
regain control. You might as well ask
me to vote TO dissolve this government
C. X. DAVIS.
According to the talk at the Capito
today the fate of the tariff bill is as un
certain as eyer. That it will pass the
Senate is conceded by all, but many
say that the House will insist upor
making it more in the line OF free trade
than the Senate will consent to, ant
that the President will sustain the
House in such course. Others, however
say tie cuckoos are numerous enough il
both houses to sustain the President il
any thing he may do, and that the re-
port of the conference committee t
which the bill will be referred will bt
adopted, no matter what that report
may be.
Among the arrivals here is that o
Col. Mcdonald, of Virginia, U. S. minis
ter to Persia, who is on furlough, anC
stopped here for day or two on hi:
way home +. p Lassiter, U. S. dis
trict attorney for the eastern district 0
Virginia, is also here, a term of that
court commencing at Alexandria to-
day.
In the Senate to-day bill WAS intro.
duced to compel all the street railroad
companies in this city to put Tenders on
their cars.
The vote in the Senate on Mr. Hills
motion to make the repeal of the sugar
bounty take effect on the passage of the
| bill came as q surprise TO some of the
democrats. 1t had hardly been car
ried when leading members Of the ma
jority began to argue the case with Sen
ators George, Coke and Pugb, who
voted with Mr.. Hi! and Mr.. Irby ana
the republicans in favor of Mr.. Hills
motion. Mr. Blanchard, democrat, de
clined TO discuss the situation at all.
Mr.. Gallery, his colleague, said that the
matter would be fixed up in conference;
but republicans said this could not be
done, as it was not an amendment to any
House provision. When asked what
effect the action of the Senate would
have on the attitude Of the Louisiana
Senators, Mr. Gallery declined to talk.
The abrogation of the bounty, he adj
mitted unless it was re-considered, would
lie serious blow TO the planters. This
vote is said to be the first of a series of
attacks on the whole schedule. Mr.
Pettigrew will renew his motion to
strike out the diflerential one-eighth Of
a cent given the trust; and there APP
pears to be good grounds for believing
that the result will be exceedingly
doubtful. At most the vote will be