Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-24
FROM WASHINGTON

Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. c., July "a, 1SS2.-An
informal conference of the democratic men,
bers Of the Senate was held this morning,
and though no definite conclusion was ar
rived at, when it was over the general i'm
preston of those VINO attended was that
there should be Il discussion of all the
amendments that had been proposed to the
tax bill, if for no other purpose, TO show the
country that while they really were in favor
of reducing the burdens ofthe people, the re-
publicans merely desired to benefit the
rich and the monopolists. 1t was also I'M
dersood that the democrats would favor
Mr. Beck,s practical proposition to make
general reduction Of 10 per cent. in all the
customs duties. When the bill came up in
the Senate to-day, Mr.. Allison asked its
patron, Mr. Morrill,, to allow him to have a
little private bill passed, the beneficiary Of
which would otherwise probably die before
action was taken upon it. Mr.. Ingalls, said
''he will surely die before final action is
taken upon the tax BILL This and other
indications on the republican side, and the
opposition Of the democratic side, seem to
presage either no action upon or n defeat of
the bill ut this session. Mr. Morgan, in
| reply 10 Mr.. Morrill's assertion that the
amendments offered by the democrats were
not proposed with any idea that they would
be adopted, said such statement was
entirely Sratuitous and that every proposed
amendment had been offered in good faith
! al tIith rip Il -,
| adopted. The bill is now under considera-
ton, the amendment under debate being
that of General Malone to reduce the
tobacco tax TO cts. The amendment will
be defeated. That Of Mr.. Johnston TO re-
dllce the tax 10 IL cents was adopted last
week. The lax on playing cards and on
pertumery was removed last week, though
the republicans refuse to reduce that on salt,
which everybody. poor as well rs rich, has
TO Use.
1t is rnorcd this morning that the con-
terence committee on the river and harbor
hlII have agreed upon the appropriations for
!he i1ennspln and the Ch .esa peaKc and Della
ware canals. hut can not agree upon that
for the reclamation Of the Potomac flats.
1t is pretty generally believed at the Trea-
sury Department this morning that Assis-
tant Secretary French Unjust GO
The Senate to-day passed the bill refund
ing To the heirs Of John w. Forney S37 500,
the amount ofthc defalcation of his iinun-
cial clerk, Wagner. when he was Secretary
of the Senate, and which amount Mr.. For
ncy paid the Government
Mr.. Aleck Stephens has returned from
Georgia and was in his rolling chair OIL the
uoor of the House to-day. He received the
congratulations of many friends upon his
nomination for Governor of his State
Mr.. Miller the member of the House
Senator Butler paid his respects to the other
day, and who was so disconnected thereby
that he had to leave the city has not yet re-
turned, and it is reported has been private
~ ccnsurcd by Boss Cameron who is one
of Senator Buffers boon companions.
1t secms that all the darkics from Virginia
i'll office here are to be ''bOunccd" unless
they can prove that they are not republi-
cans but Mahoncites and have rendered
good and efficient service i'm the cause of the
General. Two of them from Alexandria,
employed in the Government printing Of
flee. Geo. Thomas and James Montgomery,
We're notified last week that they would
have to 60 unless they could prove their
loyalty 10 the General. They were allowed
till Saturday, however, to furnish that proof
and by that time they produced vouchers
from white Nlahoneites in Alexandria that
were satisfactory, though they came from
the anti-Windsor wing OF the party in that
city.
Mr. Speaker keiier made glarng exh-
bition of his partisanism if not Of something
more blameable to-day In the first place
he decided that the report Of the minority
OF the judiciary Committee in favor of the
forfeiture of the public lands granted the
Northern Pacific Railway Company by rea-
son of the non-iullilment Of their contract,
was not report and could not be consider
ed, and i'll the second that the consideration
of the amendment TO the bill admitting free
Of duty materials used in the construction of
ships engaged in foreign trade providing TINT
the benefits of the bill shall apply also to
materials used in the construction of ships
engaged in the coast trade, was not in order.
The attendance in the House is very thin
to-day. many of the members having gone
to look after their denominations but as vet
nobody seems to have anv definite idea re
speeding the day Of adjournment
Letters received here from Mr.. Massey
to-day say that his prospects are, to use his
: own words, encouraging and bril- htenincn
Senator Malone has long had one Of his sons rs
the clerk OF the committee OH agriculture of which
he Is chairman. 1t is understood that he has re-
Gently had his other appointed to place in
the agricultural department. There are many of
his disappointed strikers who would have been
made happy by either one of these places
man who said he came here from Virginia to
get al office was arrested under suspicious circum-
slances and taken before the police court last Sat
urday. He said he was gentleman" and that
Gen Malone knew his family. Characters of this
sort bave been turning up here ever since the rise
of Mahoneism and it is needless to say they do the
State from which they come no credit.