Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-01

of no pay no 90. The statement of the
fact that to-day was a legal holiday IN
the District of Columbia and that no
debt could be legally collected until to,
morrow, had no effect on the ola
woman, but physical force and some
strong moral persuasion, induced her
to 90 to police station. The receiving
party stood in the Blue Room, an oval
Shaped apartment, tastefully and ele-
gantly decorated. This room was Mrs.
Harrison's pride, as the Red Room, re-
Gently decorated, is Mrs. Cleveland's.
A few minutes after eleven, while the
members Of the diplomatic corps were
arranging themselves for saying Hap
py New Year." the Marine Band,
stationed in the public lobby, struck up
the usual Hail to the Chief" The
people who crowded the big wide hall
way which separates the public from
the private part of the mansion, knew
what that meant and all eyes turned
to the old-fashioned. quaint-looking
staircase at the end of the corridor.
In minute there was a tlutter of
woman's skirt seen in the turn Of the
staircase and whispered "Here they
come" announced the appearance OF
the receiving party. Col. John NJ.
Wilson and Capt. Pitcher, of the
Army, headed the line. Immediately
behind them came the President with
Mrs. Cleveland on his arm. The Vice
President and Mrs. Stevenson follow
ed, and then came the Cabinet officers
and their wives, with Secretary and
Mrs. Gresham leading. In the Blue
Room there was a bevy Of matrons and
Young girls to whom the honor of
standing "behud the line" had been
accorded. The President, Mrs. Cleve-
land. Mrs. Stevenson and the ladies OF
the Cabinet formed themselves into
line from door to door of the Blue
Room and the reception began. Those
who composed the receiving line were
the President, Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs.
Stevenson, Mrs. Gresham, Mrs. Car
Isle, Mrs. Llmont, Mrs. Olney, Mrs.
Bissell, Miss Herbert. Mrs. Smith, Miss
Morton, while behind the line were the
wives of Chief Justice Fuller, Gen.
Schofield, Col. John NJ. Wilson, Assist
ant Secretary McAdoo, Commodore
Ramsay, Commodore Chadwick, Col.
Hcygood, Senators German, Gray,
Frye, Brice, Gordon, Henderson and
sherman, Speaker Crisp, Representa-
tives w. l.. Wilson, Sayers, Burrows
and Cultivate After the preferred
classes had been received, the pain
people" were admitted and it was OBJ
served that the number of the latter
was no. as large as on former occasion.
There is no certainty that the demo-
cratic members of the ways and means
committee will settle the question of an
income tax Mt their meeting tonight.
When Congress adjourned for the holi-
day recess, the eleven democratic mem
bers of the committee scattered in varl-
ous directions. There have been no
conferences between them during the
interval, and when they assemble to-
night ii will be without definite knowl-
edge as TO the conclusions which they
may reach. The statement made sew
eral DAYS ago that the committee was
evenly divided upon the proposition to
tax incomes, and that Mr.. Turner OF
Georgia held the deciding vote, is still
true. The question is therefore an
open one, not to be decided until q final
vote is taken. 1t may be that this final
vote will be delayed until tomorrow
night and that tomorrow nights meet
ING will be devoted solely to q discus
sion of the subject. a leading member
of the committee stated this morning,
however. that a conclusion would be
reached before Wednesday of this week
and that on that day Chairman Wilson
would officially announce to the House
the main features Of the new internal
schedules. The propositions that will
come before the committee relative to
an income tax will be several. They
will include the taxing of individual
incomes, the amount of the exemptions
and the rate. Another proposition will
be tax on the dividends arising from
investments in bonds and stocks an
other will be the taxing of inheritances,
and the fourth and last, tax on rent
ais arising from real estate. If an in
dividUal income tax be rejected, the
revenues to be derived from incomes
will then be limited wholly to
dividends, inheritances and real estate.
Some of the democrats in the House
and Senate who oppose an income tax,
have suggested the ACCESSIBILITY of rails
ing the revenues which would accrue
from incomes by a restoration of the
tax on sugar not exceeding one cent
per pound. The suggestion is one that
the committee is not likely to regard
favorably. Not only are grave politi-
cal considerations involved, but econo-
mic ones as well, in an attempt to re-
store a tax that has once been abolished.
From the data at hand the committee
learn that the consumption of sugar in
this country since the duty was re-
moved, has increased from 10 to 10
pounds per capita. This increase comes
almost entirely from the use of sugar in
the fruit industry which received &
great stimulus from the introduction in
this country of free raw sugar. Not
only has the home market enlarged but
the shipments of American fruits have
greatly increased. a restoration of the
sugar duty, it is believed, would seri-
ously embarrass this growing industry.
Congressman Oates of Alabama, says
he thinks the tariff on soft coal will be
reduced from rs to 10 or 50cents a ton.
NIessrs. w. T. Atkins, Alexander
Coke and Meade Haskins of Virginia
are among the numerous applicants for
the assistant u. s attorney generalship
now held by Mr.. Edgar Allen of Nir-
ginia; but it is thought here that Mr..
Allen will continue to hold it at least
until after the next October term of the