Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorespondence Of me Aerandris Gszstte

WsENeToS. July y, 1891
The fate of the tariff bill ISL IS much
doubt TO-DAY as ever. though almost
every Senator and Representative says
H. honss and thinks some hill will ne
,r,sseli and that speedily. There Is :.
ruu.or. however. that 3 motion 10 past.
pone the further consideration OF th+ oii!
iii next December will be made. ana
thst as. should il be adopted. me ooun,
" on sugar would Dc retained unlli
that time, il may get the votes OF the
TWO Loui.iana Senators: but Il ! no.
credited. and the indications today. .
Yesterday. are that the outcome VII! be
me Senate bill or no bill at ell. Inc
friends OF tine President ssy that ms &C.
ouiescence il the Senate oil was sim
Div to get any bill in conference CONT
lee. where it Gould be modified accord
ing - his wishes. 4 caucus OF the
democratic Senators has been called Tor
this afternoon.
Congressman Clifton R. Breckenridge
OF Arkansas, who was nominated on
Thursday last as minister 70 Russia,
will not resign his seat in the House
until the tariff DILL shall have been dis
posed OF. 4fr. Breckinridge came to
Congress q decade ago on this issue,
and ne desires 10 remain in the House
until it is settled.
The President OF the Senate laid be
fore that body to-day the following
communication
BALLsToS, Alexandria Co., Va,
July ..
To the President Of The Senate:
There are now camped on Malarial
flats, adjoining the government reser-
yea,iop 81 the Virginia end OF the
Adueduct Bridge, l000or 800 foolish,
misguided people, with no means OF OBJ
tanning g livelihood, nearly starved,
and without proper shelter, tit subjects
for malarial disease. II some provision
is not coon made for removing and
sending these men 10 their
homes. or where they can Oh
tain proper food and shelter.
they viii nearly all be striker with ma
larial diseases. and there will be pes
thence almost under the dome OF the
Capitol. I respectfully submit this
communication to you as president OF
the Senate, that you may lay the mat
ter before your honorable body. in order
that it may receive the prompt attention
the importance Of the case demands.
Respectfully yours, L. DooLITTLE
II was referred to the committee on
education and labor, which, now that
Dir. Blair is no longer Senator, rarely
or never meets.
The President sent communication
10 the Senate to-day from the leglti-
mate government OF Hawaii ,asiIing the
United States not to recognize the so.
called republic Of that country.
Chairman Frick of the Carnegie Com
pany to-day appeared before the com
mittee Of the House investigating The
alleged arnor plate T auds. Inreply &c
question he said that ne considered the
penalty exacted by the Secretary OF The
Navy exorbitant, and he nal appealed
10 the President a. allowed under the
contract. He also considered the pen
atty fixed by the President exorbitant
He thought the penalty unjust and Va
reasonable. because the company nae
furnished the best armor possible, anc
this was all they had contracted TO DO
He had investigated the matter care
fully and was satisfied that no armol
had been furnished which would no
come UP to the minimum requirements
The company protested against the fine
imposed by the Navy Department, and
an officer Of the company had called
upon the President in regard to it. Al
ter the Presidents decision, the compa
nv had nothing further TO say.
Representative Meredith Of Virginia
called at the government printing Office
to-day to try TO get Messrs. Hayden ant
Domain OF Alexandria, and Wren 0
Fairfax county, who accompanied him
places there. But was again informed
as he had been many times before. that
Virginia applications would not bt
considered for some time.
There is practically vacancy in thf
c. :. Consul Generalship at Samoa
James H. Muiiigan, of Kentucky, who
was appointed to the position Marcf
10. having failed TO take charge of The
office at Apia, although the thirty day;
allowed him for receiving instruction,
and departing for his post elapsed sew
eral months ago. 1t is said that the adj
ministration does not care whether Mr.
Mu2ligap ever goes out to Samoa or not
that his pay stopped after the first
thirty days succeeding his appointment
and that the government is saving
s. 900 year as long as the position re-
mains untitled.
Congressman Meredith has received
telegram from Warrenton stating that
Fauquier county has elected solid
Meredith delegation to the Congression-
al convention in that district.
The friends Of the Mt Vernon Rail
road bill were promised yesterday that
that bill would be considered in the
House to-day, and so it would have
been but for the fact that the regular
order was demanded. which was the
bill to reinstate discharged railway
clerks-which was passed and after that
the day was given to bills reported by
the judiciary committee.
The big discharge Of $50 clerks from the
Record AID Pension Office of the War De-
partmsnt which has been so frequently pre-
dicted in the past tTo months, will finally
take tomorrow. the unfortunate employees
having received their notices this morning
James J. Corbett, the American pugi-