Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-03
From Washington
Tspecisj Correspondents Of the Ale1a. GAZETTE
WASHING ron. D. c., Oct. 8, 1883.


WASHING ron. D. c., Oct. 8, 1883.
The republican members Of the Senate
finance committee. after their long labor,
brought forth their famous tariff bill to-day.
II removes all the tax on tobacco, e1cepe
that On the manufacturers OF clgars,an that
on whisky, used in the arts, but not That on
fruit brandy. 1t reduces the tax on sugar
and rice. Southern products, but retains that
on all Northern manufacturers. BY IL the
tag on soap is 20 per cent, on cheap CHINA
80 per cent, on slate and slate pencils 81
per cent, on window glass Il cents per
pound on. blankets is cents pound ana
35 per cent. ad valorum, Oh ready maze
clothing 40 cents per pound and 10 per cent.
ad yalorum, ON coal rs cents ton, on clay
pipes 35 per cent. ad valorum but on pre-
cious stones only 10 per cent, while oia-
monds. furs and ottar froses are On the free
list. Mr.. Sherman made quite long speech
in its favor, after which 1t was laid on the
table for future action, Mr.. Sherman stating
that he would be absent for ten days:
The republicans at the Capitol to day are
all laughing at the Presidents approval OF
a bin to pension J. r. Darling, though be
vetoed an identical bill that was passed by
the 49th Congress. The explanation is that
the pension Office clerk to whom the bill OF
the 49th Congress was referred being absent,
the bill of this Congress- was referred to an
other one, who, unlike the absentee, ana
probably being a republican, found no de-
fects in it.
There were only % republican and 40
democratic members of the House present
to day, and among them not single Vir'
oiuian. nor was either of the Virginia Sena
tors present. Mr.. Frank Hume, of Alexan-
dra county, was at the Capitol TO try to get
a Virginian to introduce bill providing for
survey of Mt. Vernon Avenue, but could
not do 30 for the reason stated.
AS soon as General Benet's order respect
ing the preferment of democrats in armc-
res vas published MIR. Geo. William Curtis,
the boss mugwump, sent circular to all the
government employees threatening them
with the law if they shall contribute TO The
democratic campaign fund.
To-day, and not Monday last, as has been
stated by some of the newspapers, makes
this the longest of any previous session OF
Congress. The next longest session was
that Of 1S49, which commenced December
:rd and adjourned September so. 1850, after
session OF 500 days. This one met Decem-
Der 5 b, 1857, and this is its 3C3Ed day.
4 private letter was received at the Cap
| iol to-day from J. c. Briggs, presidential
elector in the Sth Indiana district, in which
he says the democratic majority in his State
can not he less than twelve thousand.
The conference report on the deficiency
bill has been disagreed to and new confer
ence committee appointed.
The New York Tribune has attempted tc
| make greet ado about certain democratic
campaign documents sent out improperly
under the frank OF representative Cox q
New York. 1t is understood here that the
whole South has been flooded With republi
can campaign documents, SAINT out under
the frank of Senator Chandler.
Aa eighth Virginia district republican
here to-day say sit is fact that Mr.. Agnew
the republican candidate for Congress in
that district, has declined to accept the in
vitation, or. in other words refused to obey
the order of General Malone to come to his
house in Petersburg and receive Instructions
about his campaign.
1t is reported tere that Gen. Mahone has
| obtained from the national republican COM
mttee SIS 600 for campaign purposes in
Virginia, all of which he will probably
spend in the Petersburg district if it be nee
essary to do so in order to defeat Langston,
the colored republican who has dared to
run against his white candidate, Arnold
though the republican vote of the district is
composed almost entirely of negroes. Lang
ston will speak in Petersburg to night, and
arrangements have been made by which the
telegraphic account Of it sent off shall not
be ia the Malone In crest. Arrangements
have also been made by which Lsngston
81 al not be counted out by Malone in case
of his election.
FIX Senator Lewis. of Virginia, in card
in the Richmond Dispatch ofto day in refer.
ence TO a paragraph that recently appeared
in this correspondence concerning bim. says
be had no interview with the correspondent,
and that there is no truth in what was
stated. In the first place the correspondent
never said he had an Interview with Mir. Lewis,
and in the second what was stated was at the in
stance OF Mr Lcwiss son-inla Mr.. John Amber
Smith, at whose house Mr.. Lewis stayed when he
wss here. Now which is right, Mr.. Lewis and his
son-in law know the GAzETTE's correspondent
does not.
Now that the republican tariff bill has been re-
ported, many republican Senators, including Mr.
Edmonds, are in favor Of speedy adjournment
of the session. but it is said that of the DEM
ocratic Senator'S who vainly imagine they have
barrels of wisdom, want to spread it out on the
pages of the Congressional Record. If that be so,
the session will probably run into the next one,
with recess for the election.
The bill for the relief of Mrs. Laura E. Maddox,
of Alexandria, warsent to the President on Mon
day last. he has ten days in which to determine
whether he shall approve or veto it.
POLITICAL NOTES.