Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON. Dec, 81.


The inter state commerce commission
this morning sent to the Senate q copy
of ARTICLES of Organization of the Joint
Traffic Association" signed by all the
railre ad , which articles of agreement
were tho subject of the commissions
recent communication to the Senate
Mr.. Morrison, chairman OF the com
mission, says they have forwarded
COPY to the Attorney General and have
Informed him that this arrangement IS
ia conflict with the act to regulate COM
merce and cannot be carried into effect
without violating the provisions of that
act, and requested him to direct the
district attorney for the southern dis
trict of New York or other proper
jurisdiction to institute all necessary
proceedings by injunction OF otherwise
to prevent the carrying into effect OF
said agreement.
The opposition to the bond bill,
which developed with unexpected "a
pidity among the republicans in the
House yesterday-an opposition which
it was claimed threatened to defeat the
passage of the bill-resulted in lis
amendment by the ways and means
committee this morning so as to pre-
vent the retirement of the legal tender
notes. The implied retirement of these
notes in the bill as originally agreed
upon, furnished the inspiration for
much of the hostility to the measure
among certain ofthe republicans who
belong to what is termed "the sound
money wing of the party" The action
of the committee to-day nullihes this
hostility, and, in the language of Mir.
Hopkins, of Illinois, through whose ef-
forts the bill was amended, sin.
sures its passage through the House."
The bill as amended, after giving ar-
thority to the Secretary of the Treasury
to sell coin bonds bearing interest at 8
per cent, redeemable after five years,
reads as follows: "And the Secretary OF
the Treasury shall use the proceeds
thereof for the redemption OF United
States legal tender notes and for no
other purpose; provided, that nothing
in this act shall be construed to repeal
or modify the act approved May l.,
1878, entitled IAN act to forbid further
retirement of United States legal tender
notes." The bill provides that the
bonds shall be payable in Is years after
their issue.
The prevailing belief at the Capitol,
on the subject, is that the tariff bill and
the bond bill will be debated at length
in the Senate and that in the meantime
the President will negotiate the sale of
CSC, OOO, 900 gold bonds to New York
syndicate. When the tariff bill comes
ND in the Senate silver democrat will
move to amend it by q free silver pro,
vision, and when the bond bill comes
I'D 8 similar amendment will be pro.
posed by a silver republican.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Dlniel In
t1oduced bills to pay Samuel Fight
hugh, administrator of Henry Filz-
hugh, of Virginia 1875, the amount
awarded him by the Court of Claims
appropriating $l50,00 for the purchase
of lot opposite the Norfolk navy yard,
appropriating SIS, 900 for postoffice a.
Fortress Monroe, and for paying Will
liam Wheeler Hubbell $50, 900 for pat.
ents for artillery service.
The House committee on foreign af.
fairs to-day ordered favorable reports
to be made ON resolutions of inquiry in
the Waller case; regarding the condi
ton Of affairs in Cuba, and the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Mccall, of Massachusetts
with some notifications, requesting in
formation regarding the utterances o.
Ambassador Bayard.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Mere
dith introduced o bill to light and i'm
prove the thoroughfare between the
| northwest section of this city and the
Geological, the Rock Creek and the
Soldiers Home Parks. To day Mr.
! Meredith introduced bill to pay John
A. Fairfax $40, 1868 for stores and cup
plies taken from him by q. S. troops
during the war.
The war scare caused by the Presi,
dent is being ayailed of by the
schemers as an easy means to plumber
the Treasury and get from it the little
money now locked up in its vaults
! The Senate to day passed bill to pay
for new chip, the Katahdin, though
she had been rejected because she did
not come up to the requirements OF her
contract, and immense contracts are be.
ing awarded for all sorts of Ammunition.
Ex-Congressman Libbey. of the New.
ports News district, Virginia, SAYS the
I've million dollars to be expended in
the construction of the two new battle
ship at Viewpoints News will do more
general good than twice that sum
would do at any of the Moi hern ship
yards. Mr.. Libbey has been here for
some days urging the acceptance of the
Viewpoints News bid.
In the Senate to day Mr.. Butler of
fered an amendment TO the Constitu-
ton, whichsse to overcome the re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court rel
alive to income taxes and make such
taxes constitutional.
Senator Daniel has abandoned all
idea of making his home in Alexandra
during the session of Congress, and will
abide here as usual.
The democrats of the Senate have
arranged their membership of the Sen
ate committees and will present it to
the republicans next Monday. Mr..
Daniel is on the judiciary committee.
The Mount Vernon Railroad people
here say work on their road is being
pushed as rapidly as possible, aud that
with ordinary weather the road will be
in operation throughout its entire
length by the first of March.
Familis,s at the Stats Department say that
department is practically in the dark in re.
spect Of the foreign relations of the country.
and that all knowledge of such sffairs is con.