Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-15
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Special Correspondence Of the Alecd. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Msrsh is. 1882.
Ia the Senate to day Dir. MeP5cis,a mad,
speech 10 favtr ct az appropriation ct thirty
thousand dollars fer The erection e g mcmo,i',
column 90 The battle Gali Ct MoDt00u:b, n. j.
Ia the course Cf Liz relns.k5 he sid that
though the bill OILY c:lod Ter tki;ty thousand
dollars, judging from thu exp .ri.ac, Of the
YORKTOWN mo1uncot. tho total ex9e3sa Elght
be sky or saVen'y thousand dollars bsiase the
column was competed. la this conucc:ioa it
may rot bs Gu. OF pcca TO rcma'k that 60 little
portion OF tho cx +. c,at Of tie Yorktown Men
umeus was attributable to the uoeXptc ed eZ-
peuse iCcorrc ~ tho comuiss!os in supplying
the presidential ADD othor parties with HiDes.
liquors ard proYisic1s upon tho occ :sion of the
osotepnla!.
Sergeant NJ $500 si5s his s1isl WAS co.dlced
properly ard according &c the prescribed RUE.
and that be hos % fsuis 10 fad with tho vel
dic.. He expso.s Executive clemclc7 10 q
short time if his ssnlerco be pa: inc cx. Gu
lion.
Senator Ednua6s asked for iadcG lie Iasvo
Of sbssnc, this morniog. HIS daughter is 10
delio,te health. aud lhs Seoator. i. IL ss!d.
will take her to q ntrs Southern cine.
The sut -,oumittee If tho House Wsys snd
Means Committee agreed this morning 10 re-
port to the Whols committee the Carlisle otci-
nal revenus bill. the particulars Of which ware
mentioned 10 this correspondence, wv, or three
days ego. BY this bill the tex on tobacco is
reduced to 10 cents q pound. Ii is thought
however that the bill will DO amended in this
respsot so ss to Gz tho reduction OF S cents-
With this r;ductIcn and tex of 50 cents
Thousand Oh cIesre,tes sud 81 thousand Oh
cigars, the revenue for tobacc, will ameut to
over thirty seven millions.
Postmaster Mckenzie, Captsia Bostie and
Oapt. Sam. Chapman called upon UoI. Brady,
collector of the Petersburg dlstr;c, aud head
captain of General Malone. when he WAS here
the other day, 10 see if something ctu not be
done to have Captain Chapman r s. red to bis
position as postal rou:e a2en-. but they we're
informed tia. tho district 10 Virgicis had
too large ehare O! tie STATE 8 federal pa!ror
age and that the c.p:hin' remlvi vas permit
nett. L. isrumored here thst sill The republi-
osn federal ofi,eho!dsrs who refused to vote
for other Williams or Bsgly CT the last coz
eressional eleotian viii be remoyed ia time but
that as some Of them ere Efficient Officers their
removal will bs gradual.
Thu imp ressiou IL rapidly sotilicg dowa into
The firm ballet that no N ,ssRr! OF tariff relief
will bs adopted at tie present session of Coh
Rress. and that tito nonopos:s viii attempt TO
q1iet the comp 'aiuts Of 60 oppressed p,opla by
reduction of ihs ioierpsl revenue tax.
1hs areamsns 10 he As!inEton CESS WAS COZ
GUIDED M1nd.y. TIL, decision probably will
90. bs rendered for thr c or foor wssks osrtsu-
~ not for two weeks.
General Malone was 10 the Seca.a tc-iay,
but looked ss if he had better bsvs been 10 hi;
room. He was not besltby loo kj5g msn " en
he first cam to the Senate. las. Msroh, and hes
broken considerably sirco then
Messfs. Julian Heoderaoa. &. } Ncvi.t. s.
N. GarWood aod ali The h|exsudlisDs who wars
employed 10 the Census Blrsau. beva b:sn dit-
charged because III, work is completed.