Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
|, correspondence of the AezandEis Gszette.]

Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.J
WASHINGTON. July 10. 1894.
The Senate of the United States was
llaced in a peculiar position to-day by
accepting rs fact the untruthful dis
patches sent ont hy the Chicago ascot
ated Press. An extra ofa Wash ngton
paper published circumstantial dis
patches stating that President Debs had
officially declared the strike of the
american Railway Union off this morn
ING at $50 O'Clock. This alleged news
being shouted all over the city by the
newsboys was accepted as true by the
eloquent blind chaplain of the Senate,
Mr.. Milburn, who in opening the pro
ceedings of that august body officially
thanked Heaven for 1.-The promise OF
peace and happiness which this event
held forth"
To-day was the time appointed for
the Senate District committee to hear
more arguments in favor of the Mt.
Vernon Railroad bill, and Messrs. KEN
per, Knox, Brent, Agnew and Reed,
of Alexandria, Anderson, of this city,
aud Abbot, president of the road,
were in the committee room for that
purpose, but the committee postponed
the hearing until next Friday.
The bill to provide for continuing the
system of sewers for this city was re-
ported favorably in the Senate to-day.
By this system all the sewage Of
Washington will be let into the Poto-
mac at the magazine short distance
above Alexandria, and be waited over
to that CITY by every easterly wind.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hunton re-
ported favorably the bill for the pay
ment of the S per cent. greenback Ger
tificates of the District of Columbia.
The democratic members of the con-
ference committee to whom was refer
red the proposed revenue bill have
nearly finished the consideration of
that bill, and took q recess to-day in
order that they might consult their par
ty associates in their respective houses
on the four snags they have struck
sugar, coal, iron and whisky. The
House members want ble favors shown
these articles by the bill removed or re-
duced, and very naturally don't like to
give up 81 once, but that they will do
so in day or two is generally conceded.
The news that the strike had been
declared oil by Mr.. Debs created no
surprise at the Capitol to-day as it had
been anticipated there and discounted
ever since the L. S. forces appeared on
the scene. Congressman of all parties
except the populists approve the Presi,
dents cause in ordering out national
troops to suppress the riots and prevent
the further destruction of life and
property.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Quay intro
duced, as an amendment TO the sundry
civil bill. resolution for the purchase
OF the Windsor Malone lot for the site
of q new public printing office.
AS the next Senate may be close. IN
order to avoid any ground for quibblins
over the admission of Senator-eleot
Martin of Virginia, Senator Daniel sug-
sested to him that he should have his
acknowledgement in strict accordance
with the revised form. The suggestion
was adopted and a new set, gotten up
in beautiful style, were received and
IT scented to-day
The bill for the Washington and
Great Falls Electric r. R. Co. was re-
ported favorablv in the Senate to-day.
Mr.. Springer will introduce bill in
the House to-day for the creation of a
commission to be composed Of the SUI
periuteudent Of the labor bureau and
of member of each of the political
parties, whose salaries shall be -, 600 a
year and travelling expenses.
The State Department was to-day informed
thar the Spanish Cortes has adjourned with
out acting upon the proposed increase Of Gu
ban and Porto Rican import duties. which
would have placed duty of 81 per cent ad
"a orem upon all shipments from this country
which are now admitted free, the same nc
srction being placed upon similar imports
from Spain. 1t was claimed that this was III
effect taliaton upon the United States for
its projected abr0gaton Of the Cuban Com
mercial Reciprocity Treaty, whereby the SUI
gar products of that island are admitted free
into the United States.