Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Aloxs. GAZETTE
WARRINGTON. D. O.. Dec. 80, 1889.

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Especial Correspondence of the Alcxs. aAaETTn]
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Dec. 80. 1889.
The House Ways and Means Committee
was again in session to day. 1t WAS listen
ing to arguments In favor oft retention of
o: increasing the existing tax on chemicals.
1t also heard q delegation of the Art Club OF
New York 10 favor of the admission of for
eign works of art free of duty. The south
err democrats on the committee think that
Gen. Imboden's argument last week, 10
which he made such a good show of the de-
velopment of manufacturing industries in
the South, proved more than the General
intended, and demonstrated that with free
trade, instead of a few of the northern plants
being moved South, nearly all of them would
be moved there in order to compete success
fully, as they could do, with their foreign
rivals.
The subsidy men will make q dead set at
Congress soon after the recess. They have
already perfected their bill and have &C.
cured the support of q large number of re-
publican congressman. Their object Us to
pay ship owners large sums of the peoples
money to run ships to foreign ports, though
the existing tariff not only prohibits the i'm
portation of foreign articles, but the expor'
tation of American goods, By compelling the
latter to be paid for with scarce gold.
1t was given out at the White House yes
terday that the President was too tired af-
ter his hog killing trip to go to church, bnt
that he would be represented" there by
his wife and bis father-in-law. When this
was told to church people, they wanted to
know'who would represent him hereafter 10
the great congregation?
DLo .of,,ool IF m 8 AtfNrna az Hnnh nf the
District OF Columbia to prosecute Messrs.
Elan, Goodwin and Berser, federal Office
holders here, for attempting to collect pc
lisical assessments from other Virginia fed
eral Office holders, for what, he says, is lack
of evidence, has induced the New York Civ
II service Club to employ counsel to make
that evidence so plain that those who run
may read.
An old resident of "Coney," Alexandria
county, here o,day, says that in Washing
ton district OF that county Christmas is OBJ
served Just as it used to be in old times.
Tue only work done for o whole week Is the
cutting and hauling of enough wood to
keep the fires burning that during all that
time everybody keeps open house, and that
eating and drinking aud visiting and dan.
cling are the order of the day and night.
He understands, however, he says, that
lower down In the county, near the borders
of Arlington and Jefferson districts, the
thieving of the negroes Ia carried to such an
extent that some of the people there are
breaking up and going to town to live.
People from Georgia here to-day say that
Judge Emory Speer, who was appointed
Judge OF the u. e. District Court of that
State for turning repu ,lican, is as much OF
q politician now as he was when he consult
ed the late Alec Stephens about essaying
the role of Malone, and was told that IL
"wouldn't do In Georgia" that he wants to
be the dispenser of the federal pap in his
State and ia go greedy about 1t that the at
tention of the President has been directed
to him.
A gentleman from Petersburg here to day
saws he has seen q statement in q Virginia
newspaper to the effect that the nomination
OF Mr.. Brady for collector Of internal rev
enue for the Richmond district had been
confirmed. Such is not the case. Mr..
Brady's nomination has not been considered
by the committee to whom it was referred,
and ofsscourss has not even been reported to
the Senate.
General Malone went home to spend the
holidays. While here he tried hard to have
some OF his friends in Virginia appointed to
federal offices there. Whether he obtained
any promises is not known. It Is reported
that Mr.. Banks who up to q recent date was
not his ~favorite for the place, but Congress
met Bowden's, will be appointed collector
of the port at Norfolk.
1t ia reported to-day that Mr.. Kasson
will be appointed u 8. Minister to Russis,
and that William Smith. the oolored llbrari
an of the House, who now has several white
men under him, will be appointed recorder
of deeds for the District of Columbia, the
place now filled by Trotter. also colored,
and worth at least $12 600 a year.
The opposition TO Mr.. Harrison among
bis own psrty, especially among southern
republicans, "a Increasing daily and is be.
coming more and more pronounced. One OF
the latter told a democratic friend TO day be
did not think Mr.. Harrison could possibly be
repomipated, and that if be were, there ia.
in his opinion, only one man he could beat,
and that one is Mr.. Cleveland. He said he
believed if Harrison and Cleveland were the
candidates OF the old parties in '92. any
third man, no matter whom, so that he be
not a prohibitionist and a mugwump, would
beat them both and be elected by a large
majority.
NEWS OF THE DAY.