Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Ao1andris Gazette.
u.cur,-croN Anril %.

WASHINGTON, April 20.
At the opening of the Supreme Cour1
this morning Chief Justice Fuller maze 1.ao,
the following announcement ne
consideration of the two petitions ior
rehearinp of the income tax cases Is re-
ssrvad until Monday, May 9th, when
a full bench is expected, ana IN tna az
event two counsel on a SIDE WIN pe
heard at that time" This statement
does oe not mean that rehearing OF the
cases case has been granted, only that on
that date the court will hear counsel
mon the question whether or not re-
hearing shall be granted. The an
management of the chief justice was
m ,de after an hours consultation In
the conference room, to which the JUS
tices were invited yesterday. 1t is as
sumed that at this conference comb
Dental assurances were given OF JUS
tice Jackson's intention to be present
on the day named. That it is not GER
tainly established he will be present is
evident from the chief Justices man
ner of making the announcement
when a full bench is expected"
General Fitz Lee passed through here
Yesterday on his way to New York, 1t
is supposed, to act for the last time as
one of the governments directors OF
the Pacific Railroad. When he returns
| it is thought he will 6le his official bond
and enter at once upon the discharge
of his duties as internal revenue collec-
tor for the upper Virginia district.
| The oood money men have establish
ed headquarters in New York and will
attempt the formation of clubs in every
city and county of the country, as the
low tariff men did. They will supply
information on the subject OF the cur
rency to all who apply for it, free of cost.
An old time democrat from Rocking
ham county, Virginia, here today, says
Senator Daniel stands in more danger
of losing his seat from General Fitz.
Lee than from Governor O'Ferrall,
whose own county, he says, in such a
contest. will 90 against him.
The cause involving the title to the
reclaimed flats of the Potomac off this
city came up in the District Court here
to-day. There are several cases in this
suit. The first argued was that of the
Marshall heirs, who claim all the isl,
ands in the Potomac, by virtue of the
patent given to Lord Baltimore. The
second, known as the Kidwell Bottoms
case, will be the next.
The Washington branch of the so
ciety of the alumni of the University o.
Virginia will contribute to the testi
monial to be presented to Professor
Minor, of that institution, next June
when he will have filled one of the law
chairs there for fifty years.
A Northern man of affairs here to-
day, who has Just been all through the
Northwest, says all political feeling
there has been swallowed up by the
silver craze. He says the democratic
Presidential candidate will be free
silver man, but that the republicans
will oppose him with gold man, and
expect TO get enough money from The
creditor class to debauch both the press
and the voters and to elect him, but
that the silverites will sweep the platter
There is current rumor here to the
effect that the President is not pleased
with Secretary Morton's interview on
the currency question, and wants its
understood that he is not for gold and
gold alone, but also favors silver, pro-
vided an international agreement can
be made by which its parity may be
maintained.
During the past two months, Febru-
airy and March, $2S, 657.79 have been
paid into the Treasury on account OF
the income tax, as follows: From per-
sons, $19,SO219; from corporations,
SS,S55.60. For March the income tax
amounted to S16, S39 GO. Other figures
from the monthly statement prepared
by Internal Revenue Commissioner
Miller show that receipts from inter
nal source for the nine months ended
March 81 were SlO9,995, 015.60, an in
crease over 1894 of 1880, 1925 as
follows: Spirits 1902, 1863, an in
of 81, $50, 739; tobacco $50, 106, 1926, an
increase of 1851, 635 fermented liquors
$22, 3O1, 6S5, q decrease of 5000, 215,
oleomargarine 81, 1S5 ,222, decrease OF
1892, 1913, aud miscellaneous $40, 273,
an increase of $3.50, $50. The receipts
for the month of March were s., $50, 1856
less than for March, 1894.
CivilService Commissioner Roosevelt
declines either to affirm or deny state
ments published in New York that he
had accepted the Office of police COM
missioner of that city rendered him
by Mayor Strong.
In the case of Daniel Blankenship. alias
Michael Mann, convicted in Kansas of pub
fishing false affidavit, and sentenced to one
years imprisonment snd fine Of ten dollars,
| the President to-day committed the sentence
] to fine of ten dollars and costs.