Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
( Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Aug. l, 1894.

the authority of Senator Jones and 9th,
ers that nothing had been done and
that the outlook for an agreement APP
peared to be rather remote. 1t can be
said that the Senate conferrees are
standing firmly on the ground they
have always occupied and they believe
the House will ultimately concede the
Senate amendments on the three items
of coal, iron ore, and sugar. Absolute
" none of these has been settled. The
story that coal is TO be fixed at forty
cents ton with reciprocity with Cana
,n is denied, for the reason that this
would admit Canadian coal free
into New England, while Ameri-
can coal, which now has that
market, could not compete with
it in getting the Canadian market.
Much of the time was spent in dis
cussion of the sugar paragraph, the
House still insisting that the different
isl be struck out. The talk on the part
of some of the members of the House
that the outlook is better and that the
end is in sight, is claimed by Senators
TO mean that the House is Seeing the
error of its way and is about to capitu-
late. 1t is said that Speaker Crisp saw
the President last night and that MIR.
Cleveland insisted that the House con-
ferrees should secure free coal and iron,
if it was possible, but that in any event
some bill should be agreed upon that
could be finally passed. The attitude
of Mr.. Wilson in committee, which
is said to be little less
Stubborn" is said to be due to the fact
that this intimation of the Presidents
wishes has been conveyed to him.
Some of the conferrees express the
hope that at the afternoon session some
material improvement in the situation
will be manifest and that some action
NAV be taken that will indicate re-
port in the near future. Senator Harris
said this morning that he had more
hopes of an agreement to-day than he
had Yesterday and that he would know
more at FIVE o'clock. At the conclu-
sion of the conference the House con-
ferrees had consultation with Speaker
Crisp, aud Immediately after one of
their number went TO the White House.
The whole situation may be summed
up in these words If the House will
recede from its position on coal. iron ore
and sugar, report can be made within
a very few hours; the House does not
recede, there is little hope Of any re-
port or the final passage offs tariff bill
by this Congress, 1t is stated with
great positiveness this afternoon
that when the tariff conferrees
adjourn to-day, they will have
reached substantial agreement.
Il is said on the Senate side of the Cap
itol that it will be the Senate bill. This
is denied at the House, where the belief
is still strongly entertained that the
conclusions reached by the conferrees
will be on the lines of the House bill.
Senator Harris, OF Tennessee, stated to
republican Senator this afternoon
that the report that the conferrees
would probably come to an understand
ing before an adjournment to-day
was true; but he did not say
what the understanding would lac.
Out of the mass of conflicting stories in
circulation about the Capitol comes a
well-authenticated story that the Pres
ident believes the House bill, with some
notifications, will be finally agreed
upon in conference. A gentleman
who saw Mr.. Cleveland this morn
ing describes the President as
feeling unusually happy over the out
look and as being confident that the
House will reach g substantial victory.
There is no question that the friends Of
the House bill are IN excellent spirits
to-day, and they insist stoutly that the
Senate will in great part, at least, con-
sent to their terms.
The Senate has adopted the amend
ment to the sundry civil bill providing
for the rebuilding of the burnt light
house at Lower Cedar Point.
1t is reported to-day that Dr.. W. P.
Carr formerly OF Leesburg will be APP
pointed coroner of this city, and that
DIR. w. c. Woodward will be appointed
health officer.
Dispatches received here from Oma-
ha, Neb., state that Major f. W. Hal
ford, former private secretary to Presi-
dent Harrison, now an army paymaster
had been dangerously injured by being
thrown out of his carriage, but later
advices say the injuries received were
not so serious as was at first reported.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Walsh in
troduced bill and petition for increas-
ing the pension of General Longstreet,
now seventy-three years, from SD to
$50 month, for wound received
when storming Chapultapec, September
3rd, 1S47, which wound entirely dis
ables him for earning living by manual
labor.
Mr.. Bell, populist, of Colorado, pre-
sented to the House to-day petition
signed by some 60 citizens of Coal
Creek, Col, asking the impeachment OF
Attorney General Olney for the actions
taken by him in suppressing the A. r.
U. strike.
Mr.. Chandler, republican, to-day Of
fered resolution in the Senate, which
went over until tomorrow, instructing
the select committee appointed to in
vestigate charges of bribery against
Senators, to inquire into the facts con-
nected with the organization and histo-
ry of the Dominion Coal Co., limited,
of Nova Scotia, for the purpose Of as
certaining whether such company was
formed, or is being conducted, by rea-
son of any assurance that the tariff
duty on coal shall be repealed by Con.
gress; and, if so, to ascertain who gave
such assurances; and whether or not
any officer Of the government, or any
member of Congress, is, or was, inter
ested In such company; and what ac-
ton, if any, has been taken by any
nerson in fulfilment Of such assurances