Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gasette.]
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, 1894.

made 10 select Tue SlGS vi tuS oiu otioieS
and car house of the Pennsylvania ave-
nue. railroad, at the foot of Capitol Hill,
for the new public printing office, but
that as the Senate committee adheres
to the lot adjoining the present office,
his committee will be disposed to
stick to their selection, that of the
Senate stables, one square north OF the
east front of the Capitol; at least that Is
his intention.
In the House yesterday evening Mr..
Meredith introduced bill providing
that all owners of silver produced in
this country may take it to the minis
aud have it coined into standard dol
lars. In the House to-day Mr.. Meredith
interrupted Mr.. benson of Alabama,
who was making protective tariff
speech, to tell him that if the tariff bill
should be defeated, it would be due to
members of his own party, and referred
him to the 55th Psalm. Mr.. Meredith
was at the Postoffice Department this
morning and had some mail routes in
his district changed, among that be-
tween the R. & D. r. r. and Jackets
Mills, in Stafford county, from Catletts
to Midlad. Mr.. Meredith was inform
ed there that the nomination Of
Captain Ashby for postmaster at Gull
pepper would be made in day of two.
The House ways and means commit
tee today agreed to fix the tax on
cigarettes at 81 thousand, instead Of
Sl.60. 1t is now fifty cents.
Col. Anderson, attorney for the
Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Yer
non Railroad, says the president of that
road will be here towards the end OF
the week, and will fill up the blanks in
the bill for the admission of that road
into this city, and that he, Anderson, is
confident the bill will go through.
A number of tobacco people from
Danvile called upon Congressman
Swanson at the Capitol to-day and
urged him to do all he could to prevent
any increase in the tobacco tax.
All the Virginia members of the
House except Mr.. Jones voted for
revenue tariff on coal in the House yes
terday evening.
At banquet of the Veteran Mason
ic Association of this city "at the Ma
tional Hotel last night Mr.. Meredith
responded to the toast in honor of the
craftsmen across the Potomac, and did
so in such happy manner that he re-
ceived loud anu prolonged applause.
The income tax bill will be reported
to the House to-day, but the motion to
that effect did not receive the support
of all the Democratic members Of the
Ways and Means committee. When
Chairman Wilson sought to show the
presence ola quorum, after the commit
tee met, Messrs. Cochran, of New York,
Stevens of Mass, and Bynum, of Ind,
refused to vote. subsequently the six
Republicans present voted with the
other eight Democrats and thus pro-
vided qucrdm. The motion to report
The bill was sustained by all the Demo-
Gratis excepting Mr.. Cochran and Mr..
Stevens-Mr. Bynum on this occasion
voting with his party colleagues. Mr..
Cochran notified the committee that
he would make minority report, and
this will also be signed by Mr.. Stevens.
Mr.. Wise of Virginia, introduced to
Mr.. Wilson, the chairman of the ways
and means committee, this morning
delegation of Virginia and North Caro-
lima tobacco manufacturers who desire
a change in the existing internal rev.
enue laws regarding the sale of leaf to-
bacco to consumers. The delegation
contended that the revenues of the gov
eminent were diminished by permitting
retail dealers this privilege without the
payment of a license. They were will
inc that the change should not affect
the farmer, but desired that it should
apply to all other persons. Later in
the day the delegation will be heard by
a sub committee of the ways and means
committee regarding the matter. The
delegation includes Messrs. Alexander
Cameron, James n. Boyd, Thomas At
kinson, j. t. Parkinson, A. R. Var
brough, r. c. Morton, and r. II. Boy
ken, of Richmond, Va, and J. w.
Haines aud Z. J. Parrish, of North
Carolina.
Committees of the Maryland and Vir-
gnia legislatures will meet here to-
morrow to consider report to be made
t. their respective bodies in respect Of
the rights of Mary land and Virginia
ovstermen in Pocomoke Sound and the
Potomac River.
Mr.. Callahan, one of the parties here
applying for charter for a new ferry
line between this city and Alexandria,
says proposition from the present line
to unite has been declined.
Second Comptroller Mansur has
decided in the case of a United States
attorney, for special compensation for
services in appropriation cases, that
the claim cannot be allowed.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Daniel in
PRODUCED the old bill to refund to Vir-
ginia the money she advanced the gen.
eral government in the war of 1912; also
a bill to pay Mrs. c. N. Graves, of
Prince George county, Va, $1,000, the
s;;m allowed her by the governments
appraisers for losses sustained by the
war between the States. He also in
troduced resolution calling upon the
Secretary of the Navy for information
respecting the punishment of naval Off
C .rs except in accordance with regular
naval regulations.
Arthur Nations, druggist here, was
fined 800 to-day for selling liquor with
out license.