Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.


WASHINGTON. Dec.-21.
The statement is made this morning
by q very prominent Senator standing
close to Speaker Reed that the republi-
can plan has been agreed upon. The
House will refuse to agree to the SEN
ate amendment to the holiday recess
resolution and both bodies will neces-
sarily be kept 10 session. The Pre- s.
dent in his message says he needs
money. The republicans will give II
to him. The committee on ways
and means, announced today, will be-
oin at once the work of constructing a
revenue bill that will furnish the funds
to meet the expenses of the government.
English imports will be hit hard and
money, through this method, the
republicans say, will be plenty. The
bill will, it is said, be considered
by the ways and means committee
during the holidays, and it will
make little difference whether or not
the House has quorum. The bill
will be passed in the House as speedily
as possible and sent to the Senate. Re-
publicans profess to believe that the
President will sign it, and there are
democratic Senators who declare they
will vote for such a bill before they
will vote for bonds.
Judging from the talk at the Capitol
lo.day the condition of the country is
.nything else than favorable. The
financial pauic in New York is report
ed as spreading, the attitude of Col
gress 10 respect of providing money for
the government is very uncertain,
aud the support the Presidents war
measures receive is generally supposed
to be more of mouth than of heart.
1t is said at the Treasury Department
that unless Congress shall soon come
to its relief, it will be compelled to de-
fault.
The standing committees of the
House were announced to-day. That
on rules is as follows: The Speaker
and Messrs. Henderson, Dalzell, Crisp
and McMillin. Dingley of Maine is
chairman of ways and means, Cannon
of appropriations, and HIT of foreign
affairs. The Virginia members have
the following places: Walker is on
rivers and harbors and elections, Swan
son on postofhces and post roads, Jones
on elections, private land claims, public
lands and expenditures in the State
Department., Tyler on military and
militia, Turner on territories and ex
penditures in the Navy Department,
Elicit on interstate and foreign COM
merce, Otey on railroads. and canals
and Mississippi levees, Tucker on cleo.
ton of President and Vice President,
Merdith on District of Columbia and
re'orm in civil service, and McKenney
on railways and canals and manufac
lures.
Congressman Jones of Virginia says
he is less disposed to vote for more
bonds now than he ever was. Con-
gresham Meredith says that though
the OK Confsderates don't hankle after
war, they would rally to the support OF
the country. Congressman Elicit says
he doesn't think the business people OF
Richmond are in favor of war. Con.
gresham McKenney says he doesn't
know how the people of his district feel
on the war question, but that he is not
in favor of war. Congressman Turner
not only doesn't know how his people
feel on the question, but doesn't know
how he feels on it himself. Congress-
man Swanson has been interviewed at
length on the subject, but doesn't say
what stand he will take.
The House adjourned to-day after
the announcement of the standing COM
mittees until Monday. On that day it
is understood bill restoring the duty
on wool and increasing the duty on
several other importantarticles twenty
FIVE per cent. will beintroduced by Mr.
Dingley, with the statement that in
view of the sudden urgent need of the
government for money, the best way TO
raise it is by an increase in the tariff.
That bill will be followed by one for
the issue and sale of more bonds to got
more gold. The Senate also adjourned
till Tuesday.
Mr.. German hes introduced bill in
the Senate to allow the Home Tele-
phone Company of Richmond to extend
its wires from Alexandria to this city.
The Vice President to-day announced his
signature to the Venezuelan commission bill
1t now goes 10 the President for his approval