Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-06
FROM WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, ~. u, NlafCn ., 1SSo.-
The Internal Revenue Bureau prepared its
regulations this morning for the rebate on
the tobacco tax partially provided for in the
combined tariff and internal revenue bill
that was recently passed by Congress. There
are about two hundred thousand claimants
TO secure the rebate each ofthem will make
an inventory of his stock and sware to it,
and another sworn inventory will be taken
by disinterested party to be appointed by
the claimant and the collector of the dis
trict jointly. These inventories will be for
wartled TO the commissioner by whom the
amount of rebate will be determined The
stamps now in the hands of dealers will not
he cancelled but their value will be altered
TO suit the law and be stamped across their
face and they will be used as heretofore.
After all the regulations had been fornulat-
ed it was discovered that no appropriation
TO pay the rebate had been made, and so the
regulations which were prepared with ref
erence TO paying it on and after the lst> of
July are of little or no account as it cannot
he paid until the next Congress shall ap-
propriatc money for that purpose.
The President will make a trip to Florida
during the current spring, but the date of it
has not yet been fixed.
The Attorney General has had referred to
him the question as to the time the assess
ments Of the private and National Banks
shall he made for the last collection Of the
tax upon their capital and deposits.
Treasurer Giliillan, who has resigned to
accept q position in New York, was induced
TO do so by two reasons he will receive a
salary Of $l0,000 whereas he only receives
$4,000 now, and his new place will be per-
manent, whereas he is discerning enough to
see that the next administration will be
democratic and that as he has been an ultra
republican he will have to go"
In the star route case to-day Boon, one of
the ring, was on the stand and testified that
the evidence Of Rerdell was not correct in
many particulars. Some of the clerks in the
Postollice here were also examined with the
purpose to still further discredit Rerdell's
testimony
. The last session OF Congress only proiited
the railroad rings i'll negative way. None
of their schemes for increased profits we're
successful but their influence was sufficient
10 defeat measures that were introduced TO
reduce their profits.
1t is reported that General Malone is to
go TO Mexico this spring to look after
property III tUat country.
Now that Congress has adjourned and
Judge Woods and Mr. Edmunds can make
no opposition, Mr.. Emory Speer has been
appointed US. Attorney for the northern
district Of Georgia. His commission was
made out and forwarded to him to-day. Mr..
Speer was silly enough to suppose that the
Malone idea would take in Georgia, and at
tempted to lead, and profit by it. He was
cgreeiously disappointed, but the President
has paid him for his manifestation of scala
waglsm, though he had to do so at the ex-
pensc Of good and true republican. All
the pay the scalawags get is At the expense
OF men who have borne the he at and burden
of the day.
The clerks in the Office Of the Secretary of
tue Senate to-day engrosSed a handsome
testimonial on parchment TO the ex.Presi
dent of the Senate, David Davis, which they
presented to him. accompanied hv n solid
silver pitcher and goblels beautifully en-
gravcd, the cost of which was ahout two
hundred dollars.
Virginia democrats here seem to be of the
unanimous opinion that vest erdav' decision
of the coupons killer case by the Supreme
Court is the very hest thing that could have
happened for their party, as it has ctlectu-
ally removed the debt question from poll
Tics, anu as many members of their party
were led into the Malone movement by that
question, now that it has been settled and
that too the way they wanted thew will
In all probability come back to the old fold.
They arc also pleased that the Supreme
Court has taken such decided and ultra
state-rghts ground, and trust il will con-
tinlc to keep up that lick.
The effort to induce the state Democratic
Committee of Virginia to change the date of
the democratic convention from July % to
June has failed. No change will be made
in the date.
Representative Hcrndon OF Alabama who
mas been III here during the whole of this
session, so i'll that ct times his life was des-
paired ot, was started for his home this morn
ing under such arrangements as will secure
him comfortable journey.
Since the decision in the Virginia coupon case
was rendered consols have declined about thir-
teen, and ten iortics about FIVE per cent. II is
understood that but few bonds are held in Vir.
gina most OF them being in England and the
North. N '"e