Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Jan. 90

ana retr6nCnmeuI IO-udy TcSuucu ltS
hearings. Will II. Lyons, of Bellevue,
KY, secretary to Senator Deboe, testi-
fed that he had been gauger for 20
months. He resigned the Office. He
said he had taken the examination pro-
vided by the civil service commission
and had failed, because, he said, the
examination YVES thoroughly impracti-
cal and of no proper application to the
service of gauger.
Referring to the resolution authoriz'
ing the Secretary CT War to exercise
Discretionary power in permitting any
denomination or sect 10 erect buildings
II religious woIs ship on military rese1-
vations, The acting secretary OF war has
Communicated to the House military
committee his endorsement with GEL
tain recommendations. He says IL is
believed that additional restrictions
should be attached to the bill so that
no more than one such building should
be authorized for every 300 population
and that when applications for such
privileges are numerous the Secretary
of War may require two or more de-
nominations to use the same building.
Great interest was manifested about
the House of Representatives to day as
to the disposition to be made OF the
Teller resolution which passed the SEN
ate last night. Soon after Speaker
Reed reached the Capitol he was called
on by members of the rules committee
with view to determining what course
should be adopted. Chairman Dingley
favored reference to the ways and
means committee and gave assurances
that prompt action would be taken,
doubtless by an adverse report to the
House. This view was shared by MIR.
Dalzell and MIR. Henderson of the rules
committee. A strong feeling developed,
however, for immediate action without
the usual reference to committee.
representative Johnson, of Indiana,
urged this line of action. Hs said that
the House should act to day, thus giving
an immediate answer to the country 10
offset the action of the Senate last night.
Delay even for few days would per-
NIT the silver majority in the Senate to
secure prestige before the country
which they would not have the House
should act i'm mediately. Mr.. Reed asked
that the views of other members of the
House on that proposition be secured,
and MIR. johnson interviewed number
who favored prompt action. In the
meantime the resolution came over
from the Senate and was laid aside
temporarily until q definite line Of &C.
ton could be agreed upon. The cur
| rent of sentiment was for reference to
the ways and means committee,
the understanding being that this
committee might not wait until
the usual weekly meeting next Wed
nesday but would have special meet
ing early in the week in order to make
an adverse report. There was some
talk that the resolution offered gave the
opportunity to engraft upon it an
amendment clearly defining the views
of the majority in the House and some
advocated that this course should be
pursued. This did not meet with favor,
however, rs it threatened possible di
vision in the majority, while it was said
that the solid republican vote, not in.
Guiding the avowed silver republicans,
would bs given to an adverse report.
After further conference Mr.. Dalzsll
introduced the following resolution :
Resolved, That Immediately upon the
report to the House by the committee
On weys and means of the Senate con-
current resolution No. % TELLER reso.
lution) it shall be in order to proceed to
the consideration of said report" This
was referred to the rules committee
and will serve as The basis OF q special
rule, fixing the time and limits of the
debate, if this course is considered de-
sirable. As Mr.. Dalzell is
member of the rules committee, his
resolution was regarded as showing
the purpose to have the question
disposed of Immediately after the
ways and means committee reported.
The democrats fear the resolution will
not be submitted to vote, but will
strive to have it, and the impression is
that if it be, many republicans will be
recorded in its favor in consequence of
their fear of defeat at next falls cleo.
ton if they do otherwise.
The remarkable growth of the ex.
ports of Mexican cattle to the United
States forms the subject of report to
the State Department from United
States Consul Kindrick, at Ciudad
Juarez. He says the trade CONS on in.
creasing steadily until the cattlemen in
many cases have exhausted their herds,
and all have realized handsomely. The
island of Cuba draws about 5000 head
per month andsthe Consul says that the
price of cattle for home consumption in
Mexico will soon rise to point where
they cannot be proftably handled.
There are not many cattle left in Mexico,
aud the quality exported to the U alteu
States is of low grade, that have no ef-
feet on prices in the Southwest.
The following fourth class Virginia
postmasters were appointed to-day:
Cismont, P. W. Knighton /; Crabbottom,
G. S. WAINWRIGHT.
United States Consul General Gudg-
er, at Panama, has cabled the State
Department that all efforts to find the
body of the late United States Consul
Ashby, who was drowned in the harbor
at Colon, have failed, and from the
length of time that mas elapsed since
the fatal accident it is believed there is
now no hope of se,uring the remains.
The republican Senators who voted
in opposition to their party on the
Teller bond resolution will probably
seek an opportunity next week to ex-
plain their position at length, d in
doing 80 they will seek to have the
further consideration of the Hawaiian
treaty postponed. Very few of them