The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-01-10
THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.

Minor Matters of Interest in the Capital
City.
SUNDAY, Dec 30.-It was stated to-day that
the Treasury Department cannot be induced
10 take any steps to put in force the provls-
ion in the new tarif law for free alcohol IN
the ants. Ii is improbable that the Court of
Claims will decide against the Government
in the suit brought there to compel the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to put this law into
operation. The act requires that before the
law is put into operation regulations to pro-
tect the Government against fraud shall be
promulgated. The Department has found it
practically impossible TO prepare any regula-
tions which would give promise of even a
reasonable protection. For this reason the
Department will probably take no steps In
the matter until there is some action by Con-
gress, or until the Court compels them to II
the Court should take that view of the case.
MONDAY. DEC. 3I-The blank forms on which
persons and corporations will make their re-
turns under the income-tax law have finally
been prepared aud approved by Secretary
Carlisle. Any person whose income exceeds
So 500 per year must ill out this blank form,
which is numbered 365. The Department.
will begin sending out these blank forms to
the 90 Collectors to-day. These blanks must
be filed in and returned to the Collectors on
or before the first Monday in March, which
of less than $4,000 are not subject TO the tax,
all persons having incomes exceeding $500
must make returns as per form 365.
TUESDAY, JAN. New Years Day was cele-
brated in the usual way here by formal call
ing in official and social circles. All the bril-
liancy and interest of the day were for three
hours sheltered under the roof OF the Execu-
tive Mansion. where the gaslight in the big
ceremonial parlors fell on banks of palms and
l.I. Il tarnto
bic men. Mrs. Cleveland shook hands with
every man, woman, and child who filed past
in the long procession of three hours length.
and gave TO the greeting of each one warmth
which gained for her the everlasting friend
ship OF tho recipient. The President also
grasped every caller by the hand, aud had a
word for everyone when there was time.
The guests entered at the main door Of the
mansion, aud crossing the lobby passed into
the Red Room, thence into the Blue Room.
where the receiving party was stationed. All
The ladies Of the Cabinet aided in receiving,
and the callers beside the public were the
Cabinet officers, the Diplomatic Corps, Sen
ators and Representatives, the Judiciary,
Army and Navy, and heads Of Bureaus.
Later the Diplomatic Corps assembled in the
large drawing-room at the Arlington Hotel
as the guests of the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Gresham, who entertained the members
of the Corps and the ladies accompanying
them at breakfast.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2.-Proposals were opened
in the Office of the Supervising Architect
of the Treasury for the labor and material
required for the erection and completion Of
the United States Government Building for
the Cotton States and international EXPOSE
tion at Atlanta. The Government Building
is TO be situated at the northern end Of the
group OF main buildings, 80 feet ABOVE and
l. inn fl.ao I,aia nd NH
they are TO be arranged. The building gen.
orally is to be Isl feet by PSI feet in size.
with central pavilions four sides, each |
81 feet wide and projecting 10 feet from the
general line of the building. making the |
extreme dimensions POI by 25I.
THURsDA Az. JAN. 3.-The llth census will be
pracl icaily completed within the time allot-
ted by Congress- March next. Col. Wright
the acting Superintendent, stated to-day that |
shere question OF the ability OF the |
Office TO complete its work by that time /
The only volumes whose manuscripts are not |
yet IA readiness for printing the last |
volume on population and part Of the volume /
on vital statistics. The latter cannot be |
completed Entii the former is finished.
TBTDAY, JAN. An act to CO. rect the military |
record % Alexander p. Magaan, Of Co. IT, |
9Th L. 5. Art, having been presented TO the |
President, aud not having been returned BY /
MIN 70 TIE House OF Congress In which IL 1
originated within 10 days prescribed by the |
Constitution. has become law without his |
approval.
eaTURDAY. JAN. 81. c. Manning. of Mont |
geometry, has received communications from
people throughout the South urging him to
call together representatives from all the |
Southern States for the purnose OF orgsniz- |
ing ballot rights leagues. Mr. Manning has |
issued call for q conference Of those favor |
ing the movement TO meet at New Orleang /
Ia, Jan. is and I9. 1895