Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandris Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON, Nav 5. 1891.

Correspondence Of the A1exandria Gazette. J
WASHINGTON, May S, 1924.
Mr.. Jones of the Senate finance com
mittee said this morning he thought
that committee would be able to repo't
its amendments to the tariff bill to the
full committee Monday, and from that
time on steady work would ensue. Ar.
Harris is quoted as saying that as soon
as the amendments have been made
public he will ask for longer hours, ana
that after the debate has thus proceed
ed for a week he will urge night SEES
sions. Mr.. Lodge says Tine demo
Gratis talk of passing this bill IN three
weeks. That kind of talk is sheer non
sense. 1t is all very well for them to
apree in caucus that this man shall
have what he wants and that man shall
he taken care of, but when they come
to consider the absolute fact as to
whether an article ;tiicclaosh shall have an in
crease of five or ten per cent. they come
across specific question and not gen
eral statement: discussion and differ
euces are bound to follow. If the re-
publicans were to retire from the cham
Der and permit the democrats to have
their own way, do not believe they
could pass the bill in three weeks. :
Apparently both parties in the Senate
are tired of the tariff bill and want a
rest. as neither opposed the proposition
10 let it lie over until Tuesday. The
propositions to increase the tax on
goods made Of wool and TO put wool on
The free list, to exempt high-salaried
public officers from the income tax, and
to increase the tax on sugar, all OF
which the President is said TO favor,
NAV pass the Senate, but well-informed
members ofthe House say they will not
90 through that body, the members of
which aye elected by the people.
Senator-elect Martin of Virginia re-
turned TO his State yesterday after a
visit of a day or two to this city. He
saws there is little grumbling among
the democrats of Virginia now, but that
the party will be united by the time of
the next election, aud would be now il
j. foe were before them, but that the
republicans there are disorganized, and
the populisls have no organization to
speak Of.
4 favorable report was made in the
Senate to-day on the bill for bridge
across the Delaware river between Phil
adelpha and Camden.
Congressman Jerry Simpsons condi-
zion is not improved, nor is he growing
worse, but his friends do not conceal
their fear that his present illness may
be prolonged indefinitely.
Secretary Herbert. accompanied by
his daughter, Mrs. Micou, Miss Herbert
and his niece Miss Buell., of Alabama
and his naval aide, Lieut.. Reamy, left
here on a tour of inspection of the Mare
Island Navy Yard, SCOTS ship building
works. Of San Francisco, and the naval
station near Seattle.
TheHouse committee On postotfices TO-
day continued its hearing on bills look
ing to the control OF telegraph lines by
the government. Gardiner g. Hub
bard of Washington spoke in support
of the proposition.
General Malone was at the Capitol
to-day dressed as he usually is-light
felt hat, black cloth frock coat button
ed ct the waist, trousers pleated at the
waistband and small at bottom, low
CHARTERED shoes, and shirt with rufiled
bosom and cuffs. He is still pointed
out tc strangers as an object of interest.
Representative fuckers committee,
that on the election of President and
Vice President, agreed to-day to report
favorably the bill providing for changing
le days Tor the commencement Of the
sessions OF Congress.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Harris in
troduced bill compelling the railroads
to erect gates at all their crossings in
this city. Mr.. Hunton succeeded in
getting through his bill to remit penal
t es on the cruiser Eesuvius. Mr., Mar
shall, OF Virginia, has presented to the
House petition from certain citizens of
Abingdon, in his State, that national
building and loan associations be ex-
empted from the operation of the in
come tax.
The President to-day sent to the Sen
ate the following nominations, among
others: Seneca Hazelton, of Vermont, to
be Envoy Extraordinary Minister Plen-
ipotentiary to Venezuela. U. S. Con-
sul5-George keenan,, of Wisconsin, at
Bremen; Colin c. Manning, of South
Carolina, at Fayal, Azores Edward j..
Prickett, of Illinois, at Kehl. Postmas-
ters-D. l.. Toney, of Manchester, Va,
and James NJ. Neal, of Danville, Va.