Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept. %.
AS Mr.. Fitch is absent on account
of his mothers death, Mr.. Tucker will
resume charge Of his bill to repeal the
federal election law, and will call up
that bill on Tuesday next. The Presi-
dent, it is said, was opposed to the con-
sideration of this bill, but finding that
it would not affect the passage of the
silver repeal bill and that all the true
blue democrats were in favor of it, he
is now as keen for its immediate con-
sideration as any body else.
The work of reconstructing the old
Ford theatre building was commenced
Yesterday under the direction Of the
Superintendent of Public Buildings and
Grounds. Congress has appropriated
SC. 900 for repairing the building, and it
will be put in exactly the same shape
as it was before the accident.
Representative De Almond, of Mis-
souri, has prepared q bill which i'm
poses tax on all incomes in excess Of
$4,000 per annum, the amount to be
fixed each year by the Secretary OF the
Treasury, the total amount of revenue
to be secured to be equal to the amount
appropriated for the payment of pen
sions for that year. Taking the rate OF
tax assessed upon incomes ranging
from $4,000 to $4,000 as basis, that
on incomes OF from $4,000 to 100000
shall be two, as large, on incomes of
from 500, 900 to 100000, three times
as large, on incomes of from 5000, 900 to
$500 0)0, four times as large, on incomes
of from 100000 to 4 million five times
as large and on all incomes in excess
of a million, six times as large.
In the House to-day Mr.. Bretz, DEM
ocrat from Indiana, produced sensa-
ton by calling attention to the fact that
he had tried to have an incompetent
and corrupt republican fourth-class
postmaster in his district removed, and
though he had given the 18th assistant
postmaster general indisputable proof
of the mans incompetency and the TACT
that he had offered him, Bretz, Sl5 if
he would allow him to retain his Office.
Mr.. Maxwell refused to remove him,tor
the remarkable and irrelevant reason
that more changes had been made in
the postofIices of that district than in
any other in the country. Mr.. Bretz
introduced resolution for the investl-
CATION of the case and asked for its i'm
mediate consideration, but democratic
objection was made and it was referred
10 the postoiiice committee.
Congressman Meredith this morning
succeeded in having the postmaster at
Locust Creek, Louisa county, in his
district, removed, and having Mrs. Dug
gins appointed in his place.
Comptroller Eckels expresses the
opinion that the financial condition OF
the country shows great Improvement,
that money is being put into banks by
the people instead CT being withdrawn,
suspended banks gradually resuming
business, and confidence, at one time
@ eaily impaired, now being restored.
In the West this is especially the case.
Sixty-six fourth-class postmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom 81 will
ill the places Of removed republicans.
The only change in Virginia was the
following: GAINESVILLE, King William
county, A. S. Neale appointed Post
master, vice w. P. billiard removed.
Secretary Carlisle was shown the
London Economist article stating that
the United States had beed attempt
ing to negotiate fifty million gold loan
in France. He said it had no basis
whatever to stand on.
The silverites are more confident
than ever to-day, and say they are GER
tain that no bill for the unconditional
repeal of the silver purchasing act will
ever reach vote in the Senate.