Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6, 1893.
A dispatch was received at the State
Department this morning from Minis.
ter Thompson, announcing the arrival
of Admiral Mello on the Aquidaban at
the quarantine station of lille Grande.
This is the quarantine station off Rio,
recently established, and the Admirals
appearance there would seem to ind:-
cate that he has reconsidered his DE-
termination to give battle to the Amer
lea and Nictheroy on the high seas, if,
indeed, that was really his purpose in
leaving the harbor several days age.
No news has been received at the Bra
lillian legation upon the subject.
Representative Wise of Virginia, ac-
companied by eX-Postmaster Culling-
worth, of Richmond, called at tie
White House this morning. The Pres
ident received them,very cordially, and
told the latter that he had been trying
for long time TO get some one to beat
him for postmaster at Richmond, but,
that as he couldn't find any body, ne
would have to appoint him, and would
do so before long.
1t is said at the Navy Department to-
day that the third one of the three new
gunboats will also be built at New
ports News.
Senator Daniel and Representative
Meredith have gone to Richmond.
Senator Voorhees, opened his pension
campaign in the Senate this morning
by introducing 2 bills: One declaring o
pension vested right, regulating sus-
pension ofpensions, and granting ap-
peals to the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia; the other, defining
sundry crimes against the United States
in the administration of the pension
laws.
The tariff bill will not, it is said to-
day, be reported to the House. befor
next week. The discovery of the iacl
thatit will create deficiency Of sixl,
millions has increased the interest in it,
and, it is said, will make an individual
income tax necessary. Nearly, il
not all, the Virginia members of the
House are in favor of such Il tax. Sen
ator Hunton does not desire TO express
his opinion on the subject. Mr.. Wilson,
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee, says if the bill when reported b.
not passed, the democratic majority in
Congress may as we'll have not been
elected. 1t is said at the Capitol that
both the Senators from Virginia and
, West Virginia will vote for the bill not
outstanding its coal schedule, but that
the Alabama Senators will oppose it
because it provides for free iron and
coal.
A company of Z. S. cavalry and the
uniformed guard who accompanied Gov
Altgeld of Illinois here, escorted him
to the Capitol 10 day, where, at two
o'clock, in the presence of both houses
of Congress, the statue of Gen. Shields
was unveiled in the Statuary Hall with
imposing ceremonies. The statue is
heroic in size and stands on pedestal
of gray granite, in all y feet high. In
raised Roman letters on the gray gran
lite of the pedestal appear the words
warrior, juriSt, statesman The fig
ure of General Shields is in the uniform
If General of the time of the Mexican
war. Miss Katharine j. Shields of Car.
rollton, Mo, the only living daughter
of the General, occupied seat on TIE
platform.
Col. Charles Page, formerly of Alex
andria, assistant Surgeon General OF
the army, has been placed on the re-
tired list on account of age. He was
the senior Colonel in the medical corps.
in the Senate to-day Mr.. Henderson
introduced a bill providing that all
medicines, perfumery, cosmetics cor
dials and other liquors manufactured
wholly or in part of domestic spirits,
intended for expectation as provided by
law; also imported leaf tobacco and
cigars, in order to be manufactured and
sold or removed without being charged
with duty, may be manufactured under
suitable regulations in bonded ware
houses.
At Bennings to-day first race, five
furlongs. Little Mat won; Fiction
second Hartford third. Time, LOB.
A demand for fractional silver for the
Christmas trade has been made on the Treas
ury and the coinage of 100000 in new 80
4 and % cent pieces has been ordered. The
coins will be sent to the several subtreasurics
for distribution.
1t is stated at the Treasury Department that
the importation of foreign sugars, principally
from Brazil and Cuba, has greatly increased
in the past six weeks This increase is at
tributed to the proposed tariff legislation.
In the House this evening Mr.. Hit, repub-
lican introduced q resolution declaring that
the Intervention of this government to dis
| turb the present condition of affairs in Ha-
waii and substitute monarchy therefore is
contrary to the policy and traditions of the
republic and the spirit of the constitution.