Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
lCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, July "a.

E. S. Hutchinson.
There is is yet considerable doubt as
to adjournment to-day, but the leaders
on both sides say there can be no doubt
that a motion to adjourn either sine
die or to any other time must be de-.
cided at once and without debate and
therefore adjournment can follow soon
after the passage of the tariff bill. 1t
has also been suggested that the form
of the resolution may be changed to
provide for an ADJOURNMENT until the
first Monday in December, which
would be in order and at once be decided
without debate. The friends of the
Pacific railroad resolution insist that
there shall be no adjournment until a
vote is taken on that measure. Sena-
tor Morgan says that when the House
resolution to adjourn shall be
sent to the Senate this after
noon he will object. Such an
objection under the rules will cause it
to lie over until Monday, but whether
Vice President Hobart and the repub,
lican Senators will observe this rule is
doubtful. Should they do so, there
will be no quorum on Monday, and
then Senator Morgan will move that
the sergeantat arms be directed to ar
rest absentees.
The republican members of the ways
and means committee met this evening
and decided to report resolution for d
sine die adjournment at 8 o'clock to.
night. The currency commission bill
will probably be passed by the House
as soon as the message is received when
the House reconvenes at 8 y. N. though
there has as yet been no absolute de.
cision on this point. Not more than an
hour will be allowed for debate.
Senator Daniel said to-day that the
information he had from his State Is to
the effect that Mr.. Saunders of Frank
lin county will be the permanent, and
Judge Rhea of Washington county,
the temporary chairman of the demo
cratic convention of his State.
Ex-Congressman Curtis, OF New
York, who was an officer in the federal
| army, was at the Capitol to day. He
! was at Manassas at the recent com
memoration ofthe first battle there, aud
met several friends, one of whom, Mr.
Putnam, of his own command, bought
some land near there soon after the
war and is now prosperous farmer
| General Curtis says he has kindly feel
ing for Virginisns and if he had the
requisite money, would buy farm in
their State.
Senator Hanna laughs at the talk o.
the democrats about carrying Ohio
pext fall and says he has already SO
| cured the election Of his nen to the
legislature in 80 of the 80 counties o.
the State.
Congressman Swanson, of Virginia
| a member Of the House ways and means
committee, says of the new tariff bill
| that the only revenue to be derived
from it will be that exacted by the taxes
on wool and sugar, which the poor q,
we'll as the rich have to use; that little
or nothing will be raised by the
taxes laid on other articles, for the
reason that they are prohibitory, anc
that it entirely exempts from taxation
the bonds and stocks of the rich.
Congressman Walker and Yost O.
Virginia, republicans, called upon the
President this morning to know wher
he intended to appoint the marshal aud
attorney for the western district
of their State. They were in
formed that he i certainly would
not do SO until after his vacation-some
time in September. General Walker
says he is firmly convinced that the
vast majority of the republicans of hi:
Statelwant, convention, and that what
! they want be is in favor oftheir having
no matter whether or not such a con
vention will be agreeable to other
people.
Col. James D. Brady was nominated
for collector of internal revenue for the
lower district of Virginia to-day. The
Colonel, like Mr.. Agnew, is member
of the executive committee of the re.
publican party of his State, and
they have secured the two most lucra.
tive Offices in the State. There are
three other members of that committee
Walker, Lamb and Waddill. The
frat is already provided for, be-
ing q member OF Congress; Col.
Lamb, to whom the others are
opposed, and who is not an ap-
plicsnt for Office, and Judge Waddill,
who is not yet provided for, hopes to
secure judgeship. None of the nu-
merous applicants for consulates from
Virginia has as yet been appointed, and
it is intimated that none will be.
The Attorney General has decided
that no officer at present on the army
rolls can wear the uniform of volunteer
rank, but that persons who were hon.
orably mustered out of the volunteer
service, and who have no army connec-
ton now, may wear it on occasions Of
ceremony.
The question of the day and hour when the
new tariff law will 20 into operation if signed
by the President before 12 o'clock tonight,
has been raised at the Treasury Department
Information has been received that a vessel
laden with sugar is sighted off the capes and
probably will enter the harbor at Philadel-
phia during the afternoon. Another vessel
with . cargo of wool is in Boston harbor, and
other vessels similarly laden are expected to
arrive during the dsy. Hitherto the GUS
toms offices on the Atlantic coast have been
practically closed at noon on Saturdays, near.
ly sll of the employees being permitted to
leave. Secretary Gage, however, has decided
to keep the Offices open to-day until o'clock.
The Mckinley tariff act went into effect by
its own terms on October g. five days after it
received the Presidents signature. The
Wilson bill became law at ID o'clock mid
night August 81, 1894, by reason of the
lapse ofthe ten days allowed the President
by the Constitution tor the consideration of
bills passed by Congress. The matter has