Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
fOoreapondence of the Alexandris Ga1ette.]

1Oorrespondence of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, July 20.
The following fourth class Virginia
postmasters were appointed to-day
Ballston, C. v. Wilson; Douglas, o. NJ.
Yeary; Mendoza, M. c. Hamilton.
1t is semi.oficially announced to-day
that the President will withhold his
currency message until after the con
ference report on the tariff bill has neen
adopted by the Senate. The republican
leaders do not desire to have any new
question thrown into the Senate while
Inc debate is on, lest it may Lead to
complications and delay. It's in defer
ence to their opinions and wishes that
the President has postponed sending
the message to Congress. He Is, OF
course, as anxious ,ls any of them can
be to have the bill become law at the
earliest possible moment, but as soon
as it is out of the way, the cur
rency message will Do sent to Congress.
The Senate com mittee on immigra-
ton attempted to secure a meeting to-
day TO consider the nomination of Mr..
T. v. Powderly to be commissioner OF
immigration but failed to obtain
quorum. The meeting developed the
fact that confirmation will be opposed
by some Senators on the ground that
Powderly's appointment is dlstasteiul
70 the labor element. Another at
tempt will be made to take up the
nomination to morrow.
MIR. Hugh B. Miller of Norfolk, ,.
prominent young republican orr .or,
now here, agrees with many oth.er Vir-
sinia republicans recently mere that
there will be no republicer State ticket
in Virginia at the fol election. Mr..
Miller has been invited to Ohio to take
part in the political campaign in that
State. Mr.. Bowden, the referee in
cases Of differences in respect of the
distribution of federal patronage in his
State, is still here. He says nothing
more will be done by the republica, 8
in Virginia until the 18th proximo,
when their State committee will meet
and determine their future action.
Senator's Teller, Allen and others
will make speeches in opposition TO
the tariff bill, so that though every
body hopes Congress may adjourn BY
the end of the current week, some
doubt is expressed about the fruition
of that hope. That the enormiti4s
of the bill should be exposed few dem
ocrats deny, but they know that an at
empt to remove them would be un-
availing.
An Alexandria importing merchant
here to-day says the imposition of q
tax OF half dollar ton upon plaster
will hurt the farmers of Virginia, but
not as much as he feared when
be Senate agreed to put the tax at 81.
He says he has vessel load of plaster
on the way, and hopes the bill will not
become law until after she arrives.
In addition to the tariff on plaster, a
heavy duty has also been imposed up
IN the bags in which, when ground, the
plaster will be shipped, so that the in
creased cost to the farmers, in whose
vel rare the republicans profess to be so
much interested, will be considerable.
Those who heard the speeches on the
tariff bill delivered in the House yes
terday evening say that of Mr.. Swan
son was the best, and the young Vir-
.inian was generally complimented
upon not only the subject, but the man
uer in which he exposed and denoun6e
the iniquities of that infamous bill.
Mr.. Ellyson, chairman of the Virginia
democratic committee and candidate
for the gubernatorial nomination in his
State, when here recently, intimated to
his friends that he would remain in the
field until the meeting of the conven-
ton. He has many friends among the
Virginians here and they think it
would be wise for him, in view of the
re suit OF the primaries, to withdraw
when his name shall be presented to
the convention, and also to resign his
position as chairman of the State com
mittee, Should he do so, they say, he
would relieve himself of much trouble
and strengthen his chance for the gov.
ernorship four years hence.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, has re-
ceived an invitation to deliver the ad-
dress at the centennial of the founda-
ton of Steubenville, Ohio, on the 25th
proximo, but has been compelled to de.
cline it in consequence of previous en-
gagemsnts.
It is now currently reported that
Secretary Sherman is not the author of
the published instructions to Ambassa.
dor Hay in respect of the seal fisheries.
but that the real author is Special En-
voy Foster, and that Secretary Sher-
man knew nothing about them except
what he aaw in the naveDanara