Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-04

AmOuS tuc dppitCatIlOuS iOl dppOluU'
ment to official positions in the Treas
ury Department filed to-day was that
OF T. S. Wilson, of Clifton Forge, Va,
as deputy auditor of the War Depart
ment.
American Horse and Red Cloud and
other Sioux from the Pine Ridge In
dian agency in South Dakota have had
ar interview with Secretary Bliss in
which they protested against the allot-
ments on their reservations.
William NJ. Foresman, a railroad
man of Madison, Wis, was the victim
of knock. drop robbery in the dis
reputable quarter of the city last night.
The robbers secured SIS and railroad
pass for Foresman and his wife be-
tween Washington and Chicago. Three
policemen were about to arrest one Of
Foresman's companions for profanity
when the railroad man interposed and
begged him oil. Within five minutes
afterwards, Foresman was brought
into the station house dazed from
chloral. His assailants escaped.
The President to-day sent to the Sen
ate the following nomination: Webster
Davis of Missouri, to be Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior.
About 500 members of the medical
profession, among them some Of the
most distinguished specialists in the
country, are in Washington to attend
the triennial congress of American phy-
siciaus and surgeons, which convened
this afternoon at the Columbia Theatre
and will continue until Thursday even
ing. The Congress opened with a
business meeting of the executive COM
mittee, following which the chairman
of the committee, Dr. Landon Carter
Gray, called the general body to order.
Tonight DIR. VIM. H. WEIGH, of Balli-
more, the retiring president, will de
liver the triennial address, and later a
reception will be given the delegates
by the members of local society at the
Arlington Hotel.
All the members of the finance COM
mittee were present this morning. The
democrats examined the tariff bill for
an hour, making running comments
upon it. They announced that they
were against the bill as whole. They
soon understood that Senator Jones, Of
Nevada, was going to vote with the
republicans and realized that there was
no possibility of changing the bill
They had no desire to make any
factious opposition, and when motion
was made by the republicans to report
the bill at once the vote was taken
promptly. All the republicans, with
Senator Jones, of Nevada, voted for
the motion and all the democrats voted
against it, the vote standing TO 5.
The republican members of the com
mittee say there is no statement to be
made now as to the effect of the bill,
the amount of revenue to be raised by
it or the reductions. When the bill is
taken up in the Senate Mr.. Aldrich
will make such statement in the
opening speech. 1T will raise revenue
enough" was the comment Of Senator
Allison, assented to by Senator Aid
rich. They estimated, however, that
the increased revenue to be raised from
beer would be S13, 600, 900 and from tea
$lO,0OO,000. Senator Jones, Of Arkan
,as, the democratic tariff leader, said
that he expected there would be about
six weeks debate on the bill. Some
features are very much disliked even
by republicans, but upon the whole the
republicans commend and the demo
Gratis condemn it, though members OF
the committee say that the sub-com
mittee has in many particulars i'm
proved upon the DiDgley bill.
Admiral Meade (retired), U. S. N,
who has been i'll in Washington for
three weeks past. died to-day at DR..
Johnson's private sanitarum. There
we're present Drs. Johnson and Wales,
Mrs. Meade and Miss Patterson, at
whose house Admiral Meade was taken
sick with the grip, which was after
wards aggravated by appendicitis. An
operation had to be performed, but from
ITS effects the admiral failed to rally.
The funeral will be held at Miss Pat
terson's home, HOO Vermont avenue.
The interment, with military honors,
will be at Arlington. During the last
administration be and the President
had q serious disagreement resulting
from the admiral's criticism in au in
terview on the policy of the admins
tration.
The vote on the British arbitration
treaty will be taken in the Senate to.
morrow, and as Anglophobia prevails
in that body, the confident expectation
is that the treaty will be rejected. Both
of the Virginia Senators will, it is said
to-day, vote against its ratification.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Martin pre-
senled petitions from Portsmouth, Gill
manton, Berkeley and Norfolk in favor
of tariff on lumber, and petitions from
Berkeley, Forestville, Bnena Vista,
Swansboro, Farmville, Pulaski, Mt.
Crawford, Oak Grove and Norfolk, in
favor of restricting immigration.
The tariff bill reported to the Senate
to-day makes several changes in the
Dngley bill that passed the House,
but it is still so highly protective as to
be Objectionable to every man at all
in favor of democratic ideas. The
duty on sugar is high and will be COL
lected on that imported from Hawaii
as we'll as from other countries. That
on tobacco, beer and wine is increased.
A duty is laid of rs cents ton on all
coal, II cents pound on hid,s, 10 cents
pound on tea, and II cents a pound
on lead ore. The retroactive clause in
the Dingley bill has been stricken out,
also that On reciprocity. Lumber is
taxed but woodpulp is not. The duty
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