Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON. Dec. IL.
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revenue. says that Representative
SCOTS bill increasing the tax on dis
filled spirits 10 $l.25 Il gallon would in
crease the revenue OF the government
to the extent OF 50, 000, 900 Il year. lie
bases this prediction on an estimate
that 100000 gallons of distilled spll-
lis Will be withdrawn for consumption
during the fiscal year beginning July
LIST next. At the present rate OF TAXA
ton this would net The government
$40. oOO.0 900 and ut the proposed rate
Sl25 0Oo, 900. Mr.. Mason does not say
how much it would profit the whisky
trust.
\ cablegram was received at the navy
DEPARTMENT this morning announcing
me arrival Of Admiral Gherardi's
squadron ut Valparaiso, Chill. The
squadron is composed of the Baltimore,
san Francisco. Yorktown, Charleston
and Boston. The squadron is on It's
way around the Horn, heading for New
York. where it will participate in the
great naval display next year
REPRESENTATIVE Meredith, who has
been improving, had 10 so to bed again
Yesterday in consequence OF the reap
,earancc of crysipelas, this time under
his chin. Ills physician, however, an
ticIates no serious trouble.
u lille the Joint congressional com
mittee has selected the Johnston lot Tor
the new government printing Office,
both houses OF Congress have TO ratliy
flat selection. Neither one has done
80 vet and General Malone is here to
prevent them if he can, and to induce
them To take for the purpose the iot III
which he is Interested.
Many democrats in the House are IN
favor of an income tax, but they .fe0"
a bill of chat sort will hurt the party
in New Yoril and in other rich north
ern communities.
Contrary TO expectation, the an
nouncement of the death of Senator
Gibson was not made in the House to-
dav. so there was a session OF that body.
The announcement will he made on
Monday in both houses of Congress,
and both will adjourn Us 4 mark OF re-
spect for the memory OF the deceased.
Major a. 5. Buiord and wife and
Messrs. J. c. Hill. r. C. Morton, j. ID.
Blair and ]. H. II. Figgatt of Virginia,
who have been here Tor n day or two
on business with Virginia 5 representa-
ton at the Chicago fair. went 10 Mount
1 Vernon Yesterday 10 inspect the build
inrs and furniture there, so rs TO have
the Virginia buildinga nj the fair, and It's
furniture. conform to them rs nearly as
possible.
At the request of the Secretary of
State. Secretary Elllins has ordered ad-
ditional troops to the Texas border with
view to preventing the growth or en-
couragement OF the movement on I. >.
territory.
The President to-day approved the
act terminating the reduction in the
numbers of the engineer corps OF the
navy and the act for the relief Of X. 4.
Woodson.
Mary North, whose bill for an in
creased pension was signed by the Pres,
ident Yesterday, is hundred years old
and is the widow of Il soldier i'll the war
of 1872.
senator Pugh, in Il short talk with
the GAZETrE's correspondent to-day,
! SAID. iO!l W lidt Iic llC.tiu wy -hNC''' -
ham claim would be passed over the
Presidents veto that some sort of a
G;ll would he passed TO prevent specu-
j..tiun in futures, and that no extra ses-
,ion or Congress would be called.
'i'ae Ike OF The designations of 4th
cl ,ss postnastcrs was never before
k iown. Il 5 understood that the re-
u blicaa incumbcnts. laboring under
&c probable delusion that they will be
turned on; by Mr.. Cleveland, are--fora
Notwithstanding and recon-
mcnGiug the appointment ofdcmocrats,
who think they will be retained
Mr.. Blanc's condition is no better to-
day. He. rs stated in the GAZETTE Il
year ago. is suffering from Brieht's de-
seasc, in its advanced stage, and while
he may live for some months longer, he
is liable to 60 oil in q fit or coma at any
moment. He is now confined to'hiS
bed.
Secretary Foster, of the Treasury,
sent to the House to-day deficiency
estimate Of $4,000 for the quarantine
service for the fiscal year 1893.
1t has now been demon 5trated that
the report OF the Secretary of the
Treasury was deliberately falsilied to
show surplus instead of deficit in
that department.
Senator Villas has been given the
seat formerly occupied by the late Sen
ator Gibson, aud Senator Hunton takes
the formers seat.
Treasurer Nebecker in his annual re-
port makes the following significant
remarks in regard to the present system
of paper currency accounts: The pre-
sent methods Of keeping account of the
issue and redemption OF paper money
are imperfect and unsatisfactory. They
do not afford the cetainty of correct
ness desirable in a business of the mag
nitude to which this has grown. There
being no record Of the redcmptlons be-
yond simple entry Of date, denomi-
ton and amount, the safeguards
against errors are insufficient. The
sole reliance for accuracy is in the ex-
animation which the notes receive in
passing through the department. 4
| mistake of description in the original
Shedule, if not discovered before the
destruction OF the notes, would proba-
bly, be perPetrated. Worse than this,
duplicate numbefs. or numbers never
regularly issued, wouid be passed
without suspicion. in either case.
! the fact of an error having occurred
might moi be brought to light foryears.
and then only By the condition of the
account. ii, for example, in the course
] of Tho iioI,ijotiOr Of "a mart; cul.r ;..,,o