Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence Of tbe Alexsndria Gszotte.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.

Commissioner Miller has re ceived pre-,
limina,y reports from many OF the TO
internal revenue collectors as to the
number of people they estimate In
their district will be subject to the III
come tax. These estimates so Tar are
nece sarily crude and inaccurate but
from rough compilation Commission
er Miller estimates there VIII 10
$50 900 separate returns OF corpora
lions and individuals.
After the Heard Breckenridge quarrel
Yesterday Mr.. Funk walked over TO
Mr.. Meredith's seat. The two nave
not spoken since their scrimmage ia I
V ar. but Mr.. Funk ignoring THAT
fact said 10 Mr. Meredith, Were not
in il with these fellows" indicating,
with wave of his hand, Messrs. Heard
and Breckenridge. Mr.. Meredith sat
s;ifly in his seat for a moment, then
an amused smile broke over his face as
he laughingly replied, mo, Funk,
we're pigmies beside Them" and thus
closed another "warlike" incident.
Representative Springer, chairman Of
the House Banking and Currency
Committee, had aconference with the
Rules Committee to-day, after which
he stated that the committee had
agreed to give Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday 6 next week for the con-
sideration Of. the administration cur
rercy bill, recently reported by his com
mi tie.
Mr.. Richard Johnston, Common.
waalth's Attorney for Alexandria coun-
ty. was here to-day. He says he can't
understand why there should DE such q
fuss about gambling at Jackson City.
He saws people from Washington who
want to gamble 90 to other counties In
Virginia than his, and to Maryland.
and engage rooms for that purpose,
and nothing is said about it, but when
they come to his county, the whole OF
Virginia and great part of the whole
country rings with it, and this, too,
now, when he doesn't think that any
gambling of any sort is carried on at
Jackson City.
Politics nor policy had anything to
do with the resignation of Solicitor
General Maxwell. The true cause was
that he was persona non grata to AT
torney General Olney, who wrote him
very insulting letter, to which Mr.
Maxwell repli. d in digDified manner,
and immediately rendered his resigna-
tlon to the President. AS the latter has
high opinion Of Mr.. Conrad's ability
aud likes him personally, he filled the
vacancy with him without suggestion
TO that effect from any body.
The prevalent opinion, at the Capitol
to day, on the subec., is that an issue
of one hundred million 81 gold bonds
will be- issued on Monday next, and
that unless Congress shall do some,
thing to prevent it, similar issue will
have to be made in less than six months
A petition for the appointment of
brother of Mr.. Hoge Tyler of Virginia,
to place in the Agricultural Depart
ment, has been signed by all the mem
bers of the Virginia congressional dele
CATION, Senators and Representatives
Among the strangers in the city o
day is Major Bob Mason of Albemarlt
county, Virginia. who now holds gov
erament position in Montana. Elk Gov
Flower OF New York was among tht
visitors at the Capitol to-day.
In talking to-day about ex-senator
Edmunds acting now as counsel for thu
Trusts, Senator Vest said that he anc
Mr.. Edmunds had prepared the anti
trust bill.
Q rotary Carlisle has asked for the rcsig
nation of Col Amos Webster, a $4,000 spe
rial employe in the Office of the Comptrolel
If the currency. Col. Webster was Oh Genera
Grants staff during the war and enjoyed 70 !
considerable extent General Grants friend
ship He was made chief clerk of tbs Treas
ury Department some years ago on General
Grants recommendation.