Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence 0, she Ae1sndIin GAzere-J
WlsEIEoTOS. Dec. S.

held this morning. Messrz. Dubols,
Pettigrew, Mantle and Cannon, the
four OF the FIVE boiling republican ser
stors now in the CITY, did not attend,
bu. held q conference OF their own 10
the committee room OF Mr.. DUBOIS.
The Only republican 20 whom notice
was not sent was Senator stewart, OF
Nevada, who all through the last ses-
sion was considered az an out-and-out
nopulist. Senator Dubois this morning
resiyued the secretarysbip OF the eau
cus aud his membership Oh the steering
committee. This may be I'D indica-
ton OF the proposed policy OF the
silver men 70 refrain from afiliat-
iug with their oldtime colleagues,
Senator Wilson, Of Washington, was
elected secretary in place OF Mr.. Du.
bois. There was rivalry between
Senators Shoup, OF Idaho, and Hans
borough, OF North Dakota, for the va
cancy on tne steering com mittee caused
BY the resignation OF IL. Du ois. Tie
question YVES settled By putting 10Th
men on the COMMITTEES. TIE chief
topic for discussion was the Dingley
bill, with the result that the matter
was referred Hithou! action 10 the
steering com mittee, who will consider
the advisgbility OF taking it up and the
possibility Of passing il. Senator Sner-
nan refrained from discussing it. The
concensuz OF opinion gathered from
the shor. speeches made was, that II
would not be wise 10 take up the bill,
owing 70 the entanglements that were
sure TO arise, and the more potent fact
that il would De impossible 10 get the
votes wherewith 10 pass il. Republi-
cans who attended the caucus say
they are firm in the conviction that
the Dingley bill is now with
out the hope OF passage. Senator
Wolcot, OF Colorado, introduced
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted, authorizing the chairman Of
the caucus 70 appoint special commit
tee Of Eve Senators whose duty it shall
be 70 devise such legislation for action
BIZ this session OF Congress az will Sc
cure an international monetary con-
ference with the leading commercial
nstions of the world. Senator Wolcott
made a short speech favoring the
adoption Of the resolution, arguing that
this sesaion should enact the legislation
necessary to authorize the incoming
President TO invite the other nations TO
join in such conference and appoint the
American delegates thereto. There
wss no opposition, and the resolution
was agreed 10 without dissenting vote.
The debate on the Dingley bill Was
participated in by upwards Of dozen
Senators. Messrs. Hale and Frye, OF
Maine, thought it e1pedient TO take up
the measure and push it, while Messrs.
Aldrich, Of Rhode Island, and Morrill,,
Of Vermont, were opposed. Mr.. Gear,
Of Iowa, called the attention Of the
steering committee 10 the fact that the
Pacific railroads funding bill had been
referred TO il at the last session, and
urged that committee to make report
fayoring action at tbis session. He
threw out the intimation that he in
tended, if possible, to force the measure
70 the front, sbould the com mittee's
report be unfavorable to prompt actor.
Mrs. Caroline 3. Winalow, who had
national reputation az leader among
women, died at her home in this city
last night, at the age Of "A.
An effort was made in the Senate TO-
day by Mr.. Call 10 get in resolution
on the subject of Cuba, but as that stage
of morning business had not been
reached, he was forced to wait for an
other day Notice was given by Mr..
Cullom that he would next Thursday
submit sorae remarks on that subject.
Governor Oates, OF Alabama, is here
to-day. He says there is proposition
now before the legislature OF his State
10 order constitutional convention to
so change the election law as to exclude
from outrage the illiterate voters and
those who have no interest in the well
fare Of his State, and that he hopes it
will pass, az the democratic party il so
divided there now that at the next
election there may be two democratic
tickets, in which case the republicans
will win.
Representative Sherman OF New
York, who has the Memorial Bridge at
Arlington in charge, told the GAzErrE's
correspondent this morning that while
he would do all he could TO have it
passed, he had no hopes Of success, as
Mr.. Fletcher of Minnesota, member
Of the committee that reported it, had
announced his intention OF opposing it,
even if the Speaker shall allow it to be
called up. Subsequently Mr.. Fletcher
told the correspondent that he certain
ly should oppose the passage of the
bill, not only because the favora-
bic report on it was obtained dur
ing his absence, but because ap-
preparations made two years ago
for more necessary purposes, some
in his own district, are still held mp for
want of money, and that he will not
consent to any more improvements un-
til those already provided for shall be
at least under way. II the Virginians
in Congress, he said, would help to
increase the revenue by raising the
tariff, he would not object to the ex-
penditure OF money, and 30 anxious
was he to fill the Golfers of the Treas.
ury that he had even voted for the in
come tax. When the bill was before
the committee, he said, he proposed that
Virginia and the District of Columbia
should pay one-half Of the expense and
the government the other hall, but that
proposition WAS not adopted. The
bill, he said, provided for only $780,
UO, but everybody knew that it
would cost at least $4,000
While some OF the democratic Soma
foro hQUa not nraafa1