Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
orrespondence of the Ala1andria Gazette ]

quorum, so that OuSlneSS eau oe tldpS-
acted. This was made necessary by
the attitude of Mr.. Adrich. who de-
manded quorum before even the rou-
the morning business was transacted,
and kept the Senate officials at Work
for more than an hour getting quo
rum, a result only reached through the
grace OF some republicans. While MIR.
Faulkner, representing the democratic
steering committee, was telegraph
ing for democrats yesterday and
the sergeant-at-arms was doing
something Of the same sort,
olaer messages Of different character
we're being sent from Washington by
the republican whip These were
notices TO the republicans that there
was no business here demanding their
attention, and intimating that if by any
possibility the official notice OF the OIL
Ger of the Senate was not received,
it would be what the leaders here de-
sired. 1t is said that Mr.. Aldrich, con-
fident there would be no quorum to-
dav, left on the train last night for New
York. There are now 40 Senators abb
sent, of whom % are republicans.
The democrats have a two-fold OBJ
iect in view in trying to get and keep
a quorum. One is to pass the bill cor
recting the alcohol error in the tariff
bill. and the other to enable Mr.. Lind
say and others TO get off the speeches
they have prepared, intended for cam
paign distribution. Neither Of these
things can be done with less than a
quorum, save by unanimous consent,
and that cannot be obtained.
The acting secretary of the Navy last
evening telegraphed orders TO the COM
mander OF the Hare Island navy yard,
instructing him to take the l. 5. mar,
shall out to the Bennington in q naval
tug boat and permit him to serve the
warrants OF the U.S.Court on the Saliva
dorian refugees 1t is expected at the
State Department that the arrest of
Gen. Ezeta and his associates will be
made to-day.
The committee that Investigated the
Carnegie armor plate fraud made their
report to the House to-day. The re-
port saws the unblushing character of
the frauds, and the disregard of truth
and honesty which some ofthe witnesses
have shown before the committee, rem
der them unworthy of credence. ;" The
frauds are characterized by the commit
tee as crimes for which no fine or money
compensation can adequately atone,
and the report says the lives OF the
seamcn and the safety of the nation
demands that such acts shall be severe
~ punishable in all persons connected
with them.
Representative Jones of Virginia is
still trying to have DR.. Foster OF Mat
thews county, Virginia, appointed con-
sui at Leith, Scotland. Mr.. Jones was
surprised recently to know that Sena-
tor Hutton was soliciting the signatures
of Virginia representatives to petition
for the appointment of MIR. Craw
ley of this city to the position. He
at once went to Senator Hunton
and reminded him of the fact that he
had endorsed the application of DR..
Foster. The Senator who had forgot
ten that he had done so, at once in
formed Mr.. Crawley of the state of the
case and withdrew his name from his
petition.
One hundred and twenty-five more
of the clerks in the census bureau will
be discharged at the end of the current
month.
1t has Just become known that the
Virginia authorities were informed OF
the fact that many of the Co1eyites had
left Alexandria country and that the
remainder were being sent away as ra-
pidIy as the requisite cars could be OBJ
taiued when they put the State to the
expense of ordering three companies Of
oldiers, two all the way from Richmond,
t. drive them on the Aqueduct bridge;
AID worse still, that those authorities
promised the parties who were sending
the poor, deceived wretches of, that
no force would be used to expedite
their departure. Letters and kilograms
can be seen that substantiate this state
ment.
The early adjournment of the Senate
aud House showed that nothing was
expected from the President to-day in
regard to the tariff bill Speaker Crisp
and other prominent democrats in the
House say they have heard nothing
from the President to indicate
what he will do with that bill.
Secretary Carlisle said last night the
bill would go into effect next Monday
night. implying that it would become
law by time. There was no meet
ing of the Cabinet to-day, which
shows that the President does not
require the advice of any of its
members in respect Of the bill.
Postmaster General Bissell told friend
this morning that he had been with the
President for two hours, but that in all
that time the tariff bill had not been
mentioned. Mr.. Speaker Crisp, who
saw the President to-day, says Mr..
G eyeland would probably allow the
bill to become law without his sigma
ture. He said the President had not
told him what he should do, but
from his general conversation
regarding the bill the Speaker
made the foregoing deduction. The
President, it is said, has not hesitated
to express to some of his callers
his objections to the bill. Some
of the democratic leaders who saw
the President this morning have urged
him strongly to sign the bill. They
have represented that any other course
would discredit the measure and the
party, and that it would be a serious
handicap to them when on the stump
during the October campaign.
Foreign News.
PARIS, Aug. 23.-The Pope has