Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Ale1andris Gszctte,J
WASHINGTON. Aug. Z, 1894.

Senator German is quoted in an in
terview Ms expressing himself very en-
phatically on the situation as follows;
THE House conferrees refuse to do any
thing. They will not agree, nor VIII
they consent to report disagreement.
They will have just about As hours
longer in which TO make up their
minds to do something. II at the end
of that time they have not consented
to an agreement or disagreement the
Senate will cut the Godian knot
We will strike the sugar sched-
ule out of the bill and sub
stitute free sugar. louisiana Senators
have made a combination with the
populists TO demand the bounty for this
wear, amounting to $1,000, O0O." We
will not give it, said Senator German,
we will not give it, Before we
will be driven to that we VIII
have free sugar That would deprive
the Treasury of $2O,000,000 of revenue
annually and be hardship financially.
But that cannot lie avoided unless men
come to reasonable action. The Presi-
dent wants sugar taxed; so do we, but
we cannot give up everything else for
tax on sugar. The conferrees met this
morning, but adjourned after very
short session to await the action OF the
House caucus this afternoon. That
caucus will be full one, the Speaker
and all the other leading members
being among those who will be
present, and its proceedings are ex-
pected to be lively, if not exciting, as
some of the cuokoos look upon 1t as
a fire in the rear 10 compel the House
to give way and accept the Senate bill.
The conferrees, so one OF them said
this morning, have agreed upon every
thing except coal and iron. The sugar
rates were settled, and there lad been
considerable reductions on manutac-
lures of cotton and WOODEN, but the
fight was still on for free coal
and iron, aud was being urged
by the President. In an inter
view last night Mr.. Voorhees, said he
thought the Senate having had its way
on sugar, should give way to the House
on coal and iron, and Senator Hill is
reported this morning as saying that ii
there be any bill at all, it will on that
line. At half past four o'clock this
evening the caucus adjourned after a
long and exciting session. All the res
olutions that had been introduced were
withdrawn and the whole matter left
to the conferrees.
1t is said the conservative element in
the House have succeeded in Sc
curing o modification of the resolu-
ton which Mr.. Bynum will offer in the
clucus this afternoon. AS modified the
resolution calls for an agreement on
the tariff amendments at the earliest
practical moment and provides that in
case the conferrees are still far from a
conclusion on Friday, another caucus
shall be held to consider what action
the House shall take in the matter.
During the absence OF the Speaker
Yesterday evening, Mr.. Swanson, the
Young but able Representative from the
Dauville district, presided over the
House.
General Malone was again at the
Capitol to-day, urging the adoption of
the Senate's amendment to the sundry
civil bill providing for the purchase OF
the lot here in which he is Interested
for the site OF new government print
ing office. His prospect of success, so
far at least, is by no means bright.
One of the Virginia congressman is
authority for the statement that none
of his colleagues from his own State
.:ox1oJ ,I,o coll Gov q on,,nI,c
The Senate to-day, on motion OF Mr.
Hunton, granted Mr.. Daniel indefinite
leave of absence on account Of the
death of his son.
The friends Of the Mt. Vernon Rail
road bill were in the Senate lobbies and
galleries this evening, hoping that the
bill for that road you'd be called up and
passed. 1t is rumored that should 1t be
passed Ian electric road between this city
and Alexandria will be in operation in
less than two months, and that via the
Long Bridge.
The internal revenue bureau evident
ly anticipates the passage of the tariff
bill with the Senate amendment max
ing the whiskey tax $1.10 modified in
conference to 81, as it is preparing to
have the internal revenue stamps
which are now marked 80 cents re-
stamped s1,to correspond to the change
contemplated.
Representative Bank head, of Ala
bama, received a telegram this after
noon from II. G. Tompkins, chairman
of the democratic State central commit
tee OF Alabama, stating that Oates's
majority would be $4,000 and that the
legislature is democratic by % or 80 on
joint ballot.