Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-17
FROM WASHINGTON.


Inc members OF the nOuSe lIou uiSIllCls
engaged in the cultivation of tobacco had
conference this morning, and having little
or no hope of any relief through the Ways
and Means Committee, practically agreed
to call up ut the first opportunity the bill
reducing the tax on fruit brandy to ten
cents u gallon, and try to pass it, with an
amcndrnent removing the tax on tobacco.
As regards the tariff, all hope of reducing it
at the present session has been almost en-
tirelv abandoned.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
The House, after extending the Alabama
Court of Claims until Dec. 1st 1885, took
up bill extending the judicial system Of
Arkansas To the five civilized tribes OF In
dams, on which long discussion is i'll pro-
gre-s.
The River and Harbor bill, as reported,
appropriutes $3.50 900 10 Galveston halbor
A delegation from Texas is here asking for
s., 750. 600 for the same work.
Mr. Riddleberger has announced his ln-
tenlion of appearing before the House Dis
trict Of Columbia Committee next Tuesday
and of urging the adoption of the bill for
free bridge across the Potomac that will de-
stroy the Alexandria Canal. 1t would be
well, and indeed Mr. Barbour recommends,
that people interested in the welfare Of
Alexandria aud of the Alexandria canal
appear before The committee at the same
time and give the members thereof their
rea> ous for opposing The bill.
Regarding the Massey Wise case, it is said
Today that the House Elections Committt e
will certainly report in favor OF seating Mr..
Massey, and that the fact that Mr.. Wise
filed the office Of Assistant L. S. District
Attorney after the election, in the opinion
of the committee, is sufficient reason for
depriving him OF the seat he has held
illegally for nearly Il year aud a-quarter.
Mr.. Adams, democratic member of the
committee, as heretofore stated, will, it is
reported, vote for Mr. Wise, but other mem
bers Of tGe committee and Mr.. Massey are
confident that ali the remaining democrats
on the committee will vote for the contestant.
OF course all the republicans on the COM
mittee will vote for Wise, but they are in
The minority. Mr.. Converse, who is mem.
Der Of the committee, informed the Ga
zETTE's correspondent this morning that he
thought Massey would come out all right.
Mr.. Converse says in Eirg iuia matters he
always does as Virginia wants, because he
thinks that having given the country its
richest territory, she deserves all she ever
asks for, a. she would never ask for what
would not be right.
Judge Harris, one of the delegates at large
f. ON Virginia to the national democratic
convention says that from what he sees and
hears the "uld ticket" will be renominated.
The Judge is much pleased with the action
of the recent Virginia democratic State con-
vention aud says that every thing passed
off there il the most satisfactory manner
4 we'll known and wclliuformed Southern
republican says that Blaine will be the nom-
nee of the national republican convention,
and that if Blaine will add Two more to his
firm, he will have majority of one hundred
on the ID ballot. The firm, be says, is now
sponrenicty and combustion, and that the
two additional members alluded to are cash
and system. That iigm, he says, would sweep
the convention
1t is understood that the address recently
prepared 10y Ilr. DJrshemer in favor of
free trade and against the democrats who
opposed the Morrison hill, and which was
to have been issued 10 the country if O
sufficient number Of the right sort of sigma
lures could have been obtained for it, has
been withdcnwn. as the only democratic
Congressman who were willing to sign it
We're the author and Mr.. Adams-the same
Mr.. Adams who is 81 independent that, he
Intends to vote for Wise over Messy.
The Wallace Mckinley contested election
case from OHIO will come up in the House
on Monday next. The majority report is in
favor Of Wallace. democrat. II is reported
to day that Mr.. Hurd and other democrats
in the House will support the side Of Nc
kinley, republican, for the reason that on
the stump ne declared himself better pro-
teclionist than Mckinley, and that they pre-
fer protectionist republican to prolec-
zionist democrat. This report, however, is
not generally credited.
The Treasurer of the United States has
forwarded the SUM of $4,000, 900 in legal
tender notes 10 the Assistant Treasurer a,
New York for use in case of necessity.
The Comptroller of the Currency has re-
ceived additional assurances from the Bank
Examiner at New York of better condi-
ton of the money market, and g prediction
its normal condition.
\ leading member of the Virginia Legis-
lature, here to day, says that arrangements
are already being made for obtaining the
signatures OF two-thirds of the members of
that body to a call for an extra session to
provide for the Presidential elector to which
the State is entitled; thatall the democratic
and republican members will sign it, and
though the signature of only one Dlahoneite
is required to complete tho necessary num-
Der, these of several can be obtained.
Collector Brady. General Mahones hesd man,
is here to-day. He has made demand upon
each Malone delegate TO the national republican
convention for $S5 to pay tho expenses OF the
trip there. The delegation, negroes and whites
w,Il 90 III palace car and have beadq en-
gagged for them at the Palmer House. Some of
them kick AT this demand. say they do not intend
TO go saany cattle consigned to any one man,
and that they can 90 TO Chicago cheaply as
General M*honc can send them, and board there
nj as low rates rs he obtain. Whst's more
strange a. it may seem. some of them are willing
to allow the straightouts half the delegation
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