Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-05
FROM WASHINGTON
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszettc.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.

to adjourn until n64G NlOnQ8y OF iueS-
day. At that time the announcement
of the committees by Speaker Reed is
expected, despite story circulated to-
day that up to yesterday he had not
put single name to paper. Speaker
Reed in his characteristic way remark
ed: "Ifanybody tells you that he knows
what | am going to do about the com
mittees, or any of them. you Can Safely
tell him be is a liar. And if suit for
defamation of character should ensue
therefrom, will testify in behalf of the
defense"
The republicans will hold a caucus
Immediately after the Senate adjourns
this afternoon. Mr.. Sherman has made
I'D his committee to fill the Senate CON-
mittee vacancies and will submit it to
the caucus. II is believed to be saiisfac-
tory to both factions. The radicals"
do not hesitate to say that if it Is not
they will overthrow it and substitute
men of their own choice for such ss
may be Objectionable to them.
The republican caucus adjourned in
is minutes. Mr.. Sherman, chairman,
named the following to fill the va
cancies in committees: Messrs. Nit
chell, Oregon; Teller, Colorado; Cul-
lum, Illinois; Platt, Connecticut; Quay,
Pennsylvania; Chandler, New Ramp-
shire; Pettigrew, South Dakota; Gear,
Iowa, and Pritchard, North Carolina.
This committee was accepted by the
caucus unanimously. The financial
factions are equally divided. Messrs.
Mitchell, Teller, Pettigrew and Pritch-
ard being silver men and Cullum,
Platt, Quay and Gear, ants. Mr..
Chandler being procounced bi metal
list and not radical on either side.
pre- we'd the ipo!itical equilibrium Of
the committee. Mr.. Mitchell is chair
man.
Among the bills introduced in the
Senate to day We're following: BY Mr..
Mills, granting pensions to all widows
of Mexican soldiers at the rate of $12
month when such widows are destitute
of the means of support. BY MIR. Call.
to punish railroad corporations attempt
ing to control elections by the use of
money or other means. MIR. Call also
introduced bill compelling ali rail
road companies to pay employees in
iured in the line of duty the pay they
were receiving at the time of their dis
ability and during the continuance of
the disability; the bill also provides
that in case of death the railroad COM
pany shall pay to the widow of such
employee the amount of wages received
by her husband per month during her
natural life, and to the children until
they reach the age of sixteen
years. By Mr.. Mills, bill pro-
viding for the coinage of the
silver bullion now in the Treasury
into haifdollars, quarter-dollars and
dimes. Whenever the revenues are in
efficient to meet expenditures the Sec
rotary is required to issue non.interest
bearing legal tender treasury notes to
cover the deficiency. When the notes
shall be restored to the treasury iu pay
ment of government dues they are TO
be destroyed. Whenever the gold re-
serve shall be in excess of 800, 000,
900 and legal tender notes are
presented for redemption in coin,
the Secretary of the Treasury
shall redeem them in either gold or
standard silver coins at his discretion.
| When the reserve is less than $l00-,
! 600, 900, the Secretary is directed and
required to redeem the same in stan
dard silver coins of the government
All loans which authorize the sale Of
| interest bearings bonds of the govern
ment for any purpose are repealed by
the last section of this act.
The matter of the contract for the two
battle ships turns upon the comparison
of the department plains with those OF
the Cramps. If the former shall be
selected by the board, the Newport
News Company, being the lowest bid
der for the two ships of the depart
ment's plan, will get the contract.
The doorkeeper of the House, Mr.
Glenn, is ont of the city, in New York,
and is doubtless glad of it. as he is too
far away to hear the cry OF
the hungry Office seekers. His private
secretary informed Virginia republl-
can to-day that no changes in the ofli-
ces would take place at present. He
further stated that Speaker Reed
had asked in the interest of the
orderly and efficient conduct OF
House affairs that a period of al
least ten days shall elapse before a
Cleaning out" be made. He also
stated that large number of the New
York congressman had voluntarily re
linquished their claim to any patronage
in order that Mr.. Glenn might be the
better able to satisfy the demands on
him from other sections. This he said.
would help little but the demand was
far too great to be met and much disap-
pointment would inevitably result.
There is an impression to the effect
that the President leans toward jingo-
ism. Nothing could be more incorrect.
There was nothing more Objectionable
to the President and to lis former Sec
rotary of State, Mr.. Gresham, than any
thing pertaining to jingoism, and the
GAzETTE's correspondent is warranted
in saying that the President is of the
same opinion still, and that Secretary
Oluey comedies with him entirely.
Mr.. Louis Willis, son of the we'll
known Col. Murat Willis, of Kappa
hammock county, Virginia, is an appli-
can't for the clerkship in the House of
Representatives, held for the past two
years by Mr.. George L. Browning, Of
his county. Mr.. Browning isi,now indie
pendent of that position, having shown
himself to be adroit and able enough to
of courtesy which is observed by the two
allowed the minority under the rule
secure his selection in a democratic eau
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