Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Of the Alexnlldris aazat.e.l


plained. looks to the issuance by the
government of $500, 600 of legal
tender money, to be apportlonied among
the several States and Territories, &C
cording to the population and nec esS
ties of the case, at the rate OF S2o,oOV:-
600 a month. This would give employ
u,ent 10 the idle. He would pay each
la6orer $50 a day and $3.50 a day
=. mere q team is furnished. He would
limit the time of labor to eight hours
day. and this, he added, would settle
the eight hour question, inasmuch as
farmers ard other employers of labor
would rot be able to secure services for
j. longer period than that required by
he government. Passing to his non Ill
lerest bearing bord scheme, he explain
ed hat bis purpose is to permit towns
and municipalities to issue bonds Win
out interest to an amount not exceed,
ing one-half the assessed valuation OF
the property; these bonds to be deposit
ed with the secretary of the treasury as
security for the currency issued by the
government, less per cent. to nay the
expense of printing, etc; the lie OF the
bonds to be limited TO % Years, the
principal TO be paid by per cent. tax
each year for period of % years until
the bonds are redeemed. He lllustrat-
ed his plan by showing that a certain
municipality which needs money Tor
public purposes possesses S2O0,oOo
worth Of assessable property. They
ava nermitted to issue bonds to the
amount of 100000, and these bonds,
being deposited with the United States
treasurer, the latter issues to the
municipality 800, 900 in currency. This
money is to be spent in building school,
houses, market houses, street railway
lines and in other ways. Being asked
what was back of the money, he replied
that there was the assessahle property
worth 100000, in addition to the new
improvements created by the currency
issued by the government-in other
words. security Of 5 for J..
By this plan the unemployed people
are set at work, while the money re-
ceived from the government is paid in
easy installments without interest and
cancelled as fast as turned into the
treasury. There were now four million
lille people, one million of these work
ell on public improvements when they
could and the remainder on farms and
in factories, etc. Now there was no
work for them. Under his. plan they
would have work and money stringen-
cv would be impossible.
The Court of Appeals of the District
of Columbia 10 day rendered decision
refusing to grant mandamus to the
Miles Planting and Manufacturing Com
pany, of Louisiana, to compel the secre.
tary of the Treasury and Commissioner
of Internal Revenue to make an eX-
animation of the sugar manufacturing
plant preliminary to the payment Of the
sugar bounty for the last fiscal year.
The court holds that the sugar bounty
was abrogated by the last tariff law
and is unconstitutional.
The Senate Interstate commerce
committee this morning ordered
favorable report on the House bill
known as the commercial travellers
bill. This measure provides that it
shall be lawful to issue interchangeable
five thousand mile tickets with special
| privilege as to the amount of free bag
gage that may be carried under mileage
tickets of 900 miles or more.
Ofthe Virginia members ofthe House
present at the caucus yesterday even
ing three, Messrs. Edmunds, Epps and
Jones, are opposed to the Carlisle bank
ing bill.
Whether Congress shall appropriate
an additional sum fer the collect on OF
the income tax, or not, the Secretary OF
the Treasury has determined to so on
with the collection Of that tax, all the
same.
Secretary Herbert has given the nee
essary orders for fitting up the cruiser
Minneapolis as flagship, and the work
will be done at the Norfolk navy yard
where the ship is to go about the end
of this week.
The debut of the young and beauti-
full daughter of Mr.. Henry Wise Gar
nett at reception at her lather's resi-
dencs here yesterday evening was Il
verp happy affair and was the occasion
of a general turnout of the VirginiaDs
here. Among those present were Gen.
Payne, Mai. Hunter, Col. Carter, Miss
Mildred Lee, Colonel L.Q. Washing
ton, Captain Robert Lee and wife, Mr..
Byrd Lewis and wife, Major Holmes
Conrad, Chairman Wilson, Mr.. Richard
Thompson, DR.. Carmichael and many
Others.
People here from Norfolk to-day say
the prevalent imDression there is that
Rev. Sam Small's charges against the
State school board will be disproved
and will amount to nothing.
In the Senate to-day MIR. Hunton in
troduced an amendment to the Post
office bill, fixing the salary of the post
master at this city at $4,000 year.
Congressman Meredith and wife have
taken rooms for the winter at the Ma
tional Hotel. The Congressman was
at the Department of Justice this morn
ing at the request of some Of the citi-
zens of Orange county, Virginia, in the
interest of q cQlored woman from that
county who has been stealing here.
Mr.. Meredith, at the head Of large
squad from Alexandria, who wanted
government employment, also called
upon Senator Daniel at the Senate and
sought his influence 10 their behalf.
While no formal meeting of the con
mittee on rules has been held regard
ing the Carlisle banking bill, the demo
cratic members of the committee have
tacitly agreed that vote shall be taken
on Friday of this week and that rule
will be reported tomorrow regulating
the debate during the interim
AsSistant II S Attnrney G.eneral