Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, July q, 1894.

entail duty on rehneQ sugar, Is WILL
held for revision aud does not appear
in this mornings official Record. This
keeps out ofcontroversy for the present
the disputed question whether such
motion is in order at this time. Sever
al passages in the official report are
being read with marked interest this
morning. Among them, this from Sen
ator Gray's remarks, indicating that no
tariff bill can pass the Senate unless such
concessions are made as will secure 43
democratic votes. 'sMr. President, in
the process of arriving at measure
that would command 43 votes in the
Senate, it goes without saying (there
are none so fond aud foolish as not to
know that concession was necessa-
rv on one side and the other. OF
course, views had to be compromised.
Whoever heard of an agreement he
tween two, much less than torty-three
independent minds, in which there did
not have to be concession on one SIDE
and the other? Yet we hear conces-
sion spoken Of as if there were some
thing uuusual, abnormal, and I'M
worthy in the suggestions; whereas 1t IS
usual and necessary and most worthy
where the end TO be accomplished is q
high and patriotic one, as in this in
stance it was. Forty.three votes were
necessary, and the conditions were
anomalous. They were such that any
political gambler could take US by the
lbraat and say, by my not voting tor
this bill put the bill in jeopardy, or
defeat it," That we hat to con-
tru,t, AID we did confront it, and we
oyercame it," Another notable pas
sage. much commented upon this morn
ine. is that 10 which Mr. Vest brings i'll
the name of Secretary Carlisle, saying
Il know personally that the Secretary
of the Treasury knew the difficulties
which we were encountcring, aud that
he urged us 10 secure the passage OF
some bill in place of the Mckinley act,
and that he agreed with me that
the greatest disaster possible that
could come TO this country would be the
failure of the democratic party to enact
a tariff bill in this Congress. When,
therefore, this letter, placing upon the
Senate of the United States the odium
of having framed this bill and departed
from the cardinal principles of the dem
cratic parry, was made public, l use
but mild expression when | say il
struck me with infinite amazement.'
Secretary Carlisle went away yester
dav to Deer Park, Maryland, conse
nuentlv no statement can be obtained
from him as to Mr.. Vests understand
ing of his attitude. 1t is stated, how
ever. that Senator German will read t.
the Senate on Monday an authorized
interview which was furnished tt
the press by Secretary Carlisle IL
support of Mr.. Vests assertions
Senator Cockrell said to-day the demo
Gratis in the Senate would stick ; thai
they had gone with the Presiden
against their convictions on the silver
bill, and that was as much as could b(
expected of them. And so all or mos
of them talk. On the House side the
talk ofthe leaders is also for sticking, bu
behind it there is the shadow of giving
way. The prevailing opinion on The
subject is, the Senate bill, or no bill a
all
The naval ordinance officials, who are
conducting experiments at the Indian
Head proving grounds with the view
of obtaining a satisfactory smokeless
explosive for big guns, were astonished
yesterday by the remarkable results OBJ
tanned with sample submitted by ar
American company. With SO pound:
of Leonard nitro-glycerine smokeless
powder behind $50 pound projectilC
in an S-inch rifle, 40 calibre in length
the enormous muzzle velocity of 2.G5(
feet per second was secured with Q
chamber pressure of only AS tons
What remarkable velocity this is can
he appreciated only by comparing, il
with the best brown hexagonal powder
the regular service explosive, which IN
der similar conditions gives but 2, 10C
feet velocity with Is tons pressure.
Commander George F. F. Wilde has
been selected to succeed Captain Rob.
lev D. Evans as naval secretary Of the
light house board, and will enter upon
his new duties on August 16, when Cap
tain Evans leaves to assume command
of the cruiser New York.
The U. S. Consul at Zurich, reports
to the State Department that there is q
great opportunity just now for the ex,
port of American beef to Switzerland
This condition is brought about by the
failure of the hay crop which compelled
every farmer to dispose of whatever
.,,,,, ,,c n ~; mol H. u,o @ noccaSoa6 Of A :
the crop prospects are now good, the
farmers not only refuse to sell stock
but are willing to purchase animals at
high figures.
Congressman Meredith called at the
Treasury Department to-day in the in
terest of Mr.. Howard Rector of Lees
burg, who is an applicant for office
there, but the Secretary was not in.
Mr. Meredith says if the private bills
that have been favorably reported shall
be given a showing at this session, he
will do his best to pass those for the re.
lief of eX-Congressman Mckenzie OF
Alexandria and of George C. TANNER
of Leesburg, late consul at Leige.
An official report of the explosion at
Fort Pulaski, Ga, was received at the
War Department to-day from Captain
O. NJ. Carter, the army engineer officer
in charge of the operations at Savan-
nah. Captain Carter says the ord
nance sergeant at the fort lighted a
match in the storeroom, resulting in
the explosion of fixed ammunition and
in setting fire TO the storeroom. He
also says he hopes to save the maya
zine and adds that the sergeant will
probably die. Engineer officers and