Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-27
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Special Correspondence Of the Alesa. Gazette.
WASHINGTON. d. G., Msy q. 1880
When tho Carlisle whisky bill was before the
Senate dsy or two ego it contained provi--
ion continuing tho ten ctnts export stamp on
esca barrel Of whisky gciug out cf tho country.
Many senators desirous 10 vote fer the hi CD
| account Of lis general features declared they
would oppose it because of this unconstitutional
provision. Tic friends of the bill promised an
amendment repeating this unconstitutional tax
on experts, which is also imposed on exported
tobacco. Tie opinion of tho Court Of Appeals
OF Virginia as rcLdcred 10 recent case is thus
| endorsed, aud Colonel w. p. Burgell is greatly
encouraged thereby 10 tho efforts he has been
| making for some time before tho courts to Get
| back tho large sun OF over three hundred
thousand dollars paid by tho tobacco manufac.
| tureIs 10 Virginia and olE,r States under this
| unconstitutional tex The decision OF tho Court
of Appeals of Fireinia referred to hal been
appealed from, ADD is now Defcro tho Uuitod
States Supreme Court.
Tho House Committee on tho District Of
Columbia met this morning at tho request Of
Mrs. Roberts 10 hero her argue 10 favor treviv
ing tho penny lunoh. but did nothing, ls that
lady failed to sppeLr. The committee will meet
again D.; Xt Monday t, consider bills for the re,
clamatiOn CT tho Washington fats. 10 addition
to these heretofore sludcd to in this clrrt-
spondecc,. new one is DOW before tho com
uittoe. 1t makes no appropriation, but gives
all tho lard reclaimed to tho stock company
proposing TO do tho Lec,ssary work, and pro
Vldes that tho navy yard shall be changed faom
its present slo t. tho Arsenal. aud that tho
| Government may tug sucl additional la1di for
navy yard PURPOSES az it my wlnt from this
company at teir valuation. Notwithstanding
Mr.. llsycs arXioy to have the Potcmac fats
reclaimed ty this summer, 20 bill even has yet
beon, passed for that purpose. and it ISM pcssi
| bio that aby will DO at this session. That Con.
eresa doesn't tti,k 50 would s,cn to be implied
| from tho Houses action yesterday in mtkiag
an appropriation for rebuilding the OIL Arsenal
what.
1t Seems 10 go pretty well decided now that
CGagrcss csnnot &C aura on Monday NIX, but
tho sentiment CT a vast Dl Nlty ct the Ecm-
bcrs OF bath houses is in favor OF adiournirg as
| soon as tho necessary appropriation bills are
dlsr ossd OF. .od many CT htrl seem to think
| that the day OF atj0usnIoct viii not DO uut eft
| much later than the ed ct next Tctk Massrs.
Hill and Paddock, reput licars, of the Senate,
said yesterday that all tho members on their
side wanted to 20 hcnle as SION as possible ettcr
tho appropriation ills werc passed, arI q dem,
| ccratic Senator Informed your c,rresponIent
this morning that DOW that Nj. Blya7d'J two
bills had gotten through, his sido YES ready aud
| arXious 70 az ,urn SIS s)on e9 they could &c.
| through With tho appropriation bills. The An
prorrlstiors Committee OF tho Senate haYo not
yet taken up the edou!nmcat reso!u i1r, and
Will net do SO uulil the san5ry civil bill now be-
fole the House has reached them. When that
bill IL sent them they, ss there will bo only one
moro, tho general deG,iorc7 bill. will coosidar
the resolution at onoc aId fix tho day ct i'd
lcurnDeot as early as practicable.
| Tho House Committee on PGc,ec R.iiroads
agreed this moroiGg 10 rip:rt 10 favor OF ox-
tteIding tho 'imo i1r tho completion Of the
| Northern PscifI Railroad Fix yaa,s. Tney
arc now considering tie Texas p;ci6c BILL
| The conference committee on the bill fer the
public Ition aud distribution # supplement to
| tho revised statutes. to Commeroc whore MIR.
| BoutweIrs compilation left off, agreed to day
to pay judge W. A. Richardson, rcp1b leap,
| s. 600 for that work.
Daring the debate en- the surdry civil til 10
the llou'c to day MIR. Hutton spoke in lavor
OF an applopll ltion lor publishing tho archives
! OF the lat' war as compiled lrJm FEDERAL and
| Confederate official pspsr5.
The COMMITTEES work Of both houses is pretty
we'll cotc'udcd for this session. That of the
Committee on Pension CT the Senate. OF which
MIR. Withors is chairman, is almost completed,
and it is rrobatl, that committee will have
but ooc moro meeting. Mr.. Johnston viii try
to get up and have passed by tho Senate to.
morrow the bill which hts been reported upon
tsVorably 10 both nous IS. fer tho c,ucslatioo of
export tobtc,o bonds at the pert of sbnmout.
! The Senate s now being d.iy almost flooded
with Ieiitioos for womao's suffrage. Tho River
| aud llarbor bill may possibly b, reported to tho
Senate this nftcroooD, but it not, then certainly
to moir1w. MIR. Randall had not resumed his
scat as Speek,r up TO o'clock 10 day.