Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

u JILL W "a Na0
roads of free transportation to MEM
beers Of Congress, federal judges, the
| heads of the executive departments of
| the government, and chiefs of bureaus;
| K representative Miers of Indiana intro
duced a joint resolution to require each
member of Congress to certify to the
| clerk of the House the amount of clerk
hire expended by him together with
the name of the clerk employed before
| receiving remuneration therefor, and
Representative Maxwell of Nebraska
introduced a resolution for a constitu
tional amendment providing that no
| bill passed by a Congress shall deal
with more than M subject and giving
the President the power to veto sepa-
rate items in appropriation bills.
Mr.. john Wise, who is still here, is
by no means pleased with being turned
down; especially by an Ohio man.
The republican members of the Con
ference Committee on the tariff bill
were in session yesterday, Sunday,
and made some progress, but it is un-
derstood to day that they will not be
| able to report it as early as they had
hoped to do. They are sick and tired
| of the hot weather here and recognize
the fact thst not only the people of Il Q
| country, but even their OWE party are
lisgusted with their delay 10 passing a
| bill that everybody knows will not pro-
duce revenue enough to meet the ex-
penses of the country. Minor matters
were easily adjusted, but on all impor'
| tsnt features there has been 40 agree
ment and the outlook to-day was that
several reports would have to be made
before an adjustment could be reached.
The House conferees are standing
solidly by their bill and the Senate
| oonferees are no less tenacious. The
| Senate conierees have laid before the
| House members the condition in the
| Senate, where there is not an actual
majority of the republicans and where
other than republican votes are neces.
sary 10 pass the bill. They asserted
that in 1894 the democrats were
in better shape in the Senate
than che republicans now, are as
they had an actual majority,
yet the House was finally compelled to
| accept the Senate bill in order to pass
it. The members of the House are
standing by their bill nevertheless, and
have told the Senators that they can
| not accept the Senate amendments on
| many important items GU side of sugar,
| wool, coal and lead. The House con-
ferees insist that the rate On whi'e
| pine must be accepted and they have
b ZEN supported in this by Senator Bur-
rows, of Michigan. The House rate
was 50 and the Senate reduced
it to 81. The Senate conferrees
say if the House rate is re-
stored it will provoke q discussion in
the Senate and that no one o tell
| when the bill would get out Of the Sen.
at again. Straw mating which the
| Senate put on the free list is an item of
contention. The House conferrees
have refused to accept ave the rate
which was originally reported in the
| Senate bill and stand for the House
rate. Burlaps, cotton ties and
other items which were placed
on the free list by the Senate
met with great hostility from the House
! conferees and 80 far nothing in the way
| of q compromise offered by the Senate
members has been accepted. The
House conierrees are also insisting upon
higher compensatory duties on manu-.
features of cotton on account Of the
duty of 20 per cent on raw cotton. The
| Senate confelrees havstold the House
members that it will lead to endless
discussion, that they have no power to
| force a vote and that there is not a ma
jority in the Senate to keep the Senate
| ia session in case of a flibuster against
the conference report.
Consul General Lee is expected here
from Cuba next week, and his success
sor is waiting here to confer with him
before sailing.
A Virginia member of the House said
to-day that in his opinion it would be
wiser for Mr.. Ellyson and his friends, in
view of the evident feeling Of the demo
Gratis of his State in favor OF Mr.. Tyler,
gates to the convention and agree to &C.
cept the nomination for lieutenant gov
rnor. By doing SO, he said, he would
put himself in good shape for the Gov
ernorship next time.
The following fourth class postmas.
ters were appointed to-day in Virginia:
Accomac, H. G. White, sr.; Armel, w.
F. Range; Bumpass, R. M. Bagby; Har-
r%isville, w. 81. Borden; Louisa, NJ. W.
VALE; Mira Fork, w. A. Hylton; Pine
Top, w. T. Martin; Powcan, n. M. An
derson; Watkins, G.. 81. Stems
Colonel Ike Hill of Ohio, the democratic
whippsr.iu of the House, who has just re-
turned from 9 short visit to his home, says
the democrats of his State are confident of SO.
curing q majority of the legislature this fall
and of electing a democratic successor to Mr..
Mark Hanna He also says that Mr.. Nc.
Lean will be that successor, and MIR. Thur
mans opposition to that gentleman amounts
to little or nothing.
As anticipated in this correspondence, tha
euats to-day decided That neither the bill
for the Richmond College. for the Richmond
Locomotive Works, nor for the payment of
he war claims of certain so.cslled loyal"
vjrginians, Ior for any other private claims,
will be passed st this session Of Congress.
Ex-C0ngrsssmen Waddill and Bowden of
the Virgins republican executive committee,
were st the Capitol to-day, comforting with
General Walker, one of the two republican
Congressman from their State. They say the
other members of the committee with the e1-
ception of the chsirmsn. Colonel Lamb, will
be- here to morrow, and, il so, will have an in
formal talk about party affairs in their State,
including the ACCESSIBILITY of calling a meet
ing Of the State committee to decide upon the
question of holding 8 State convention to put
q straight republican ticket in the field for