Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-16
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! Agriculture this LnoTaiag. TIE following
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! pointed 20 consider the ailI-Ae==T- Eatca
| Debre!l. Wirsnz. Cullen. Wilson and Ocnii.
! tee. The =G3-c3Io Ca:i.ee 1!s! Loeet to-Lnor
row morning.
The =piri: of retaliation upon foreign
! govern gents :or 5Zcigi!ng American por.
| :. .ite II, Congress. Another resolution IN.
| zpired bv !: =a= Introduced in tne Hou-a
! to-day and i: i z!fa1-, cs-tAia taa. some
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a delegation REPRESENTING Shipping inter,
I est4 from Ey-,on. Eeu York and rhi.z
! Gelpaiz we're D=fore tne Shipping Commit
/ tee 0: tae Hone 70 dag ~ recommend Il re-
; tGctior 0: the tonnage tax, the reduction Of
/ the inspection :e= and the abolition Of the
hospital a22es2ment 4 subcommittee Of
| the Senate Committee on Commerce this
morning agreed 70 report fa7orably n
the foil committee the DingIey shipping
bill. with an amendment ernbodying the
provisions reported n; the last Congress. 70.
Carrying the United States mails. An
amendment will also be reported, but vii!
not be supported by Il majority OF the sub
committee, providing for the admission Of
ships and materials entering into their con.
struction free Of duty. This sub committee
alao has the pio,age bill before it.
Mr. Libby during this session will Try to
have the G.. & O. K. i. extended from ics
present eastern terminus, about mile from
Fortress Monroe, 10 the rear OF Tin berley'
s,ore, opposite the Hygeia Hotel.
Il il Understood to-day that Mr. w. a
Naury, one Of the Assistant Attorney Cen
eraIz, will be appointed L. S. Attorney for
| the District Of Columbia. vice Col. Corkhill
whose term has expired. Mr. Maury is a
| Virginian, and was relative Of the Presi-
dent'g late wife.
A son Of Senator Harris, Of Tennessee
was removed to day from his place in the
| office Of the Secretary Of the Senate. Cen
eral Cadmus Wilcox, assistant doorkeeper
of the Senate, was also removed thi= morn
ing. 1t il reported that all the other clerks
in the Secretary's Office except two ex-sol-
diers will be removed between the ooh inst,
and the lst Of February. Among the new
appointees are J. Z. Straycr, Mahoneite
from the Valley Of Virginia TO messenger =
place, and John Keller Senator Rid
dleberger's law partner, TO be clerk Of that
Senator's committee One Of ex-President
| Madison's old servants. laborer on the
Senate side, has heen remo'e1 and his place
given to readjuster negro named Slater, at
the instance of General Malone.
There il not much chance from present
indications Of the abolition Of the internal
revenue system at this session Of Congress.
The Ways and Means Committee of the
House are opposed to any such action. The
system by which the income tax is collected
may be changed, but there is no reason now
| to believe that the tax will be abolished.
8Ir. Mills, member Of the House from
Texas, when asked this morning if his reso-
luton of yesterday respecting the right of
the President and Senate to change the tar
if had any reference to the Mexican treaty
now under consideration in the Senate, said
he wanted the country toknow whether the
House thinks that the President and the,
Senate shall say what articles shall be put