Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-10
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. February 10, 1885,
The conference Of Virginia democrats that
was held here some weeks ago recommended
to the executive committee OF the party in
their State that they call State conven-
ton at Lynchburg on the 18th OF April Ii
is thought here that ii will be advisable for
the committee to adopt the recommends
ton.
In the Senate to-day the internal revenue
section o! the Senate tariff bill was under
consideration. The tax on all sorts OF manu-
featured tobacco was reduced to cents Il
pound Mr. Vest moved to amend the bill
so rs to allow growers of tobacco to sell as
much us one hundred pounds Of the leaf to
whomsoever they may choose. us they sell
their wheat and other products, but it was
voted down. In the House the tariff bill
wasalso up, and Il long time was spent upon
the section relating to cotton ties Various
attempts were made to reduce the duty
or NJ least to allow il 10 remain rs it is, but
all failed. some Of the Pennsylvania demo
Gratis voting with the republicans against
| the reduction, and some. ike Mr.. Randall,
Sinking. With regard TO the tariff some
say oday that the prospect of the passage
of a bill at this session has improved during
the last day or two On the other hand it
is said that Mr.. Kelley remarked TO Il friend
last night that there was no"chance for the
| bill to pass at this session. and that he
| didn't care Il Id. Others again say that
| the republicans are getting tired Of the tar
ifi and will next week slack up in their
efforts To pass Il tariff bill, and return to
their first idea which is to reduce re, emu
by the repeal Of The internal revenue tax
upon all articles except whiskey. Then
| there are some who say the difficulty viii!
be settled by making general reduction Of
say ten per cent in ali the duties now col
lected.
| The republican caucus committee of the
Senate met this morning and determined
that the shipping bill is the most i'm
| partant measure TO Gc acted upon after tho
tariff bill, and that it shall be taken up i'm.
mediately after the bill now under considcra-
ton shall be disposed Of The shipping bill
does not provide for free ships nor for the re-
moval or the reduction OF the duties on
material used in ship building, but mcarciy
relieves few of the many restrictions inn
posed upon American shipping BY American
laws, such torinstance as harbor fees.
The Senate Naval Committee at their
|
amendment TO the naval appropriation bill
which provides fer Il commission 10 recon
struct the navy by retiring such officers rs
they shall think proper
The truth Of the report that Senator Fer
rvs financial ruin was brought about by III
vestments III a mining scheme engineered
by Mr. Hubbell is vouched for by the West
ern newspaper correspondent who started it,
Mr.. William White, who was Yesterday
nominated for the L. S. Judgeship Of the
Southern District of Ohio is 4 brothcr.iu-
law Of Mr.. Speaker Kcifer
| The House Committee on Territories
agreed this morning this morning TO give
the Sioux Indians $4,000 cows and 1000
bulls in exchange for valuable lands in the
Black Hills
The House this morning passed the Sen
ate bill for the erection OF monument TO
Baron De Kalb, and thus completed Con
gressional work commenced century ago.
The House Committee on patents this
morning heard arguments in favor Of the
extension OF the patent on the process of
does. . '''' pc
The democrats of the House will hold =
caucus this evening to determine upon the
course they shall pursue during the re-
mainder of the session on Snch Bills are. or
may he before the House.
The appeals and demands of the hungry
Mahonetes upon their leader for Office have
increased Of late, and the General. il i, I'M
derstood, tells his friends that he is run 10
| death; that he hasn't even time to eat and
sleep; that his most private moments
are interrupted, and that while the appli
cants ask for all sorts Of places from that of
scrub-woman up to the Vice Presidency. he
has none to give them. If is understood Mr..
Jorgensen will be given land registrars
place in the West or Il customs agency ON
Canadian border in order that he NAV be
removed from the State and offer no oppo.
siton to Mr.. Brady, who wants to represent
his district in the 49th Congress. Mr.. James
Wood, formerly of Culpeper, hut now city
sergeant of Danville, will it is said, be an
| pointed collector of internal revenue Of the
Danvillc district,vic Fernald removed.
Mr.. ID. r. Selke, recently of the Baltimore
Day, left here to-day for Petersburg. Va.
to take editorial charge of the Mder- IDpcul
Of that city.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Plumb, of Kan.
sas, presented amcmorial from the Leoisla-
ture of his State for legislation to prevent
the spread of pluro-pneumonia, not only a.
means TO prevent loss TO cattle owners but
to preserve the supremacy of America as a
food producing country.
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