Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence q he AlsIA1t'is t'szet:e-I
WASHINGTON. July 80, lS94.


on the main items over which the dead
lock between the TWO houses resulted.
The whole situation was considered IN
a very frank manner and there appear
Cd 10 De no resentment over the debate
in the Senate last week. Neither side
was wiiling 10 give in on the three
items Of coal. iron ore and sugar. and
absolutely nothing looking 10 the CON-
ing together OF the two houses was &C
conplished. The conferrees took no
tice during the discussion OF the rumor
that had been started thar the House
might recall liz conierreeS and accept
the senate bill. but action OF this sort,
50 utterly without precedent, was not
credited for moment. When the
tariff conferrees met to-day at / O'Clock
Senator Harris called them TO order
ana in y brief speech referred 10 the
condition OF Mr. Voorhees,, chairman OF
the Senate finance committee, who. ne
said. was a very sick man. and was
worse to-day than he had been at any
time since he became i'll. There Was
that in the tone OF Mr.. Harris's brief
reference that led the committee TO
think that Mr.. Voorhees, was much
worse than even Mr.. Harris cared 10
saw. Alr. Vest was also absent, al
though he was in MS committee room.
Mr. Vest is suffering from erysipelas,
and hi- face. in addition TO being badly
swollen. was decorated with iodine
paint for the purpose of relieving the
pain. He said that unless his presence
was needed he would 10. attend the
meeting. After referring 10 Mr.. Noor-
hees's condition, Mr.. Harris, as tempo
rary chairman Of the conference, speak
ing for the majority, said they had been
unable TO agree, and that there was
necessarily nothing for the conference
to DO but adjourn, which was done,
subject TO the call of the chairman.
a sub. committee OF the Senate mill
tary committee to-day heard Col. An
derson and Mr.. F. A Reed, OF the Mt.
Vernon Railroad in favor of the bill
granting that road the right of way
through Arlington, and seemed dis
posed TO make q favorable report
thereon.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffices OF Virginia were made
to-day Boyd Tavern, Albemarle coun-
". Miss Cornelia Barker appointed
post master, vice NJ. f. Shepherd, re-
moved: Damascus, Washington county.
], u. Wright. vice ". D. Rambo, re-
moved.
The committee on rules Of the House
this morning decided to give to-day :
session OF the House, after the morning
hour, to the committee on public lands,
subject to interruption by reports OF
conference committees. Chairman Nc
Rae will call up House bill to protect
| public forest reservations.
In response to call from the demo
cratic Senators Vice President Steven
son returned from Illinois this morning
and occupied his seat as presiding Off
Ger of the Senate, 80 that there can be
no more such close calls as there were
last week.
As many of the signers to Mr.. Sprng-
er's petition for call for caucus OF
the democratic members OF the House
on the tariff bill withdrew their sigma
lures, it will not be presented, at least
yet awhile.
Senator VOORHEES,, one OF the Senate
rial conferrees on the tariff bill, is i'll,
and could not attend the meeting OF
those conferrees todoy.
The House bill to prevent interior
ence in the collection of State, county
and municipal taxes assessed against
corporations and corporate property,
was reported to the Senate to-day from
the committee on judiciary, with ia
vorable recommendation.
Mr.. Coco Tateno, the japanese Min
ister made formal visit OF farewell
to the President this morning, prior to
leaving Washington for Japan.
The Senste committee on the judici-
airy to-day agreed to report the Bailey
national bankruptcy bill favorably.
The bill was very materially amended,
however.
Congressman Meredith was again at
the government printing Office to-day.
He says that though many of the en-
ployees there hailing from his district
have been removed, fortyssstill remain,
and that Mr.. Benedict says he vii! APP
point none until after Congress shall
adjourn.
The Senate to-day passed the bill
extending the life saving. service to ten
months in the year The bill had pre-
viously passed the House. a House
bill admitting the keepers and crews in
the life saving service into the marine
hospitals was also passed.
The conference committee on the
Agricultural bill to-day agreed to the
House amendment striking out the one
million appropriation for eradicating
the Russian thistle in the extreme
Northwestern States.
A bill relating to the international
Exposition OF the cotton states to be
held in Atlanta, Ca, in 1895, was intro
duced in the Senate to-day by MIR. Cor
don. 1t provides for the admission of
foreign exhibits to the Quilted States
free of duty and for the preparation of
models for competitors at United States
mints.
Senator Daniel will open the coming
Congressional campaign in Virginia at
Charlotte C. H. on the 9th of August.
Congress sman Marshall of Virginia
will deliver speech at Hinton, w. Va,
on Wednesday next, in favor OF Mr.. Al
derson, the democratic candidate for
Congress in that district.
The President sent to Congress to-
day the latast dispatches he has rec g we'd
from Dir. Willis, u S. minister to Ha-
waii, in which Mr.. Willis states that he
has formally recognized the piratical
government of that country.