Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Mar. s., 1894.

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WASHINGTON, Mar. s, 1894.
The new tariff bill, as prepared by
the subcommittee of the Senate finance
committee, was reported to the full
committee this morning at 8 called
meeting, and subsequently given to the
press. When it will be reported to the
Senate is unknown, but another special
meeting of the full committee has been
called for Saturday next. The bill as
reported is vastly different from what
it was when referred to the committee,
being decidedly more of a venue
measure, reducing the duty on some OF
of the most protected articles, and in
posing duties en- articles that were on
the free list. A duty of n cent q
pound is laid on raw, and OF three
Fights of o cent on refined sugar; the
duty on barley and malt is raised five
per cent: the whisky tax is raised to q
dollar and ten cents and the bonded
period extended to five years. The
TX on cigars is s. a thousand, and On
cigarettes in paper 81 a thousand, and
on cigarettes in tobacco 90 cents .
thousand. The income tax remain.
Raw wool and lumber remain on the
free list. There is a duty of 30 cents
a ton on soft coal and iron ore, and the
duty on manufactured goods is reduced.
The bill is 10 gointc operation Oh the
30th of June, but, Judging from the talk
at the Capitol to-day, it will not be a
law at that time. 1t is reported that
all the democratic Senators will vote
for it. Senators Hill and Daniel, when
asked to-day if it was satisfactory
to them, replied to the effect that they
had not vet read it through, and, of
course, could not tell whether it was or
not. BY the terms of the bill the
treaty with Hawaii will be termi-
mated
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffices of Virginia were made
to day: Cooper, Middlesex county, w.
w. Pitt, appointed postmaster, vice L..
:. Bristow, resigned; Glade Spring,
Washington county, j. D. Williams,
vice John Faris, removed Parr, Bote.
tourt county, S. G. Taylor, vice G. W.
Parr, resigned. At Forestville, Prince
Georges county, Md, Mrs. E. E. Nye
was appointed postmaster, vice Edward
Reilly, removed.
The Senate military committee heard
arguments this morning on a bill grant
ing the Washington, Alexandria and
Mt. Vernon electric railroad the right
of way through the Arlington reserva-
ton. The committee referred the bill
for Il report to a subcommittee con-
sistiug of Senators Palmer, Hawley and
Henderson.
General Fitz Lee was here to-day, it
was reported, in the interest of a gen
tleman who is an applicant for the Nor
folk customs house, but the truth of
the report could not be ascettained.
He probably came 10 attend the mar
riage of his cousin.
Captain Jack Hudgin, recently ap-
pointed Us. Marshal for the eastern
district of Virginia, was here yesterday.
1t is reported that some of the bonds
men he offered were not entirely salts
factory to Judge Hughes and that his
business related to that matter. His
chief deputy will be Mr.. Coghill OF Car
oline county, who was a postal in.
spector during Mr.. Cleveland's first
administration.
People from the Sth Virginia district,
here to-day, say the friends of Mr.. JEFF
fries, of Fauquier county, and Colonel
Gibson, of Culpeper, are advocating the
respective claims of those gentlemen
for the democratic congressional nomi-
nation in their district.
Congressman Turner, of Virginia,
went to the Postofice Department to-
day and had the old postotfce at Jor-
don's Springs, Frederick county, re-
established, with Cleary Jordon as post
master. Congressman Meredith also
went there to see when the Alexandria
postofice case would be taken up. Mr..
Bissell told him he had been indisposed
for some time and was not feeling well
now, but wonld inform him by letter
when he would be ready to consider
that case.
Some naughty free trader has played
an awful trick upon the protectionists,
by sending out Chairman Wilson's tariff
speech to republican voters, under a
cover p~urporting that it had been de-
livered by ex-Speaker Reid.
Shea's Hall, on the 3rd floor of a
building on the south side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, a few doors east of eth
street, occupied by the Knights of Jeru-
salem, was on fire this morning, and
was badly damaged.
Congressman Jones Of Virginia, who was
one of virginia's counsel in the recent oyster
case between his State and Maryland before
the q. S. Supreme Court, says that Judging by
some of the questions asked by the court, the
decision will be in favor of Virginia.
The bill to afford shad and herring a spawn
ing ground in the Potomac river, by prohibit
ing seine, net and trap fishing in the waters of
the District of Columbia, passed the House
this morning, and all it needs now to become
a law is the Presidents signature, as it had
previously passed the Senate.
Senator White of Louisiana will take his
sea. in the T.. S. Supreme Court next We'd
nesday. But then the court will not be full,
as Justice Jackson is sick with hemorrhages
in Florida. The fact that Mr.. White has con-
tinued TO act as Senator after his confirma-
ton as Justice is not without precedent. as
Chief Justice Marshall retained the State
portfolio long after his appointment to the
supreme Bench.