Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. June 9.

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but decided not to report their agree
ment to either house of Congress until
ell the amendments can be printed.
The programme is to present the report
first to the House and if possible secure
action upon it before adjournment to-
night. There will be strong effort to
pet the Senate to act tomorrow. The
committee decline TO give out any OF
the terms of the agreement in advance
of the report 10 the House. 1t is known,
however, that the Senate silver seignl-
GRACE provision was retained though IN
modified form. The compromise for
the coinage of the silver bullion and
segniorage in the treasury provides for
coining 81 500, 900 per month instead of
a, 900 900 as provided in the Senate
bill. The silver is to be coined under
the existing law and it is estimated that
at the rate provided it will require
about five years to coin the silver in
the treasury. The amount OF bonds
was also compromised, being placed at
$500 100000. The differences between
the two houses on the tobacco tax were
adjusted on the point of taxing stock on
ha I'd by il ertiug provision for tax
additional TO thst already paid OF three
cents q FOUND on stocks of l 1000 pounds
aud more since the l4th of April. There
was also compromise on the size OF
pa czages, the smallest packages being
II ounces.
The conference report on the war
revenue bill was submitted to the House
this afternoon. The House accepts
these Senate provisions Allowing re-
bate of u per cent. on the sale of stamps
for fermented liquors, instead of 5 per
| cent; imposing special taxes, etc., with
! an amendment striking out insurance
| agents and also making the tax IS to
theatres apply only to cities exceeding
$4,000 populations; the amendment
striking out the House provision impos-
ing a special tax on retail tobacco dealers;
the provision relating to stamp taxes
on life insurance policies but reduced
to cents for each 500 of insurance:
the proprietary medicine and per-
| fumery amendments of the Senate with
q reduction OF the tax of about one third;
the Senate amendments imposing an
excise tax of one fourth of one per cent.
on corporations refining sugar or pc
troleum, measured by their gross re-
ceipts exceeding $3.50, 900; and also the
Senate amendment imposing stamp
tax of one cent. on the sale of each
sleeping and psrlor car ticket sold by
the company issuing the same; and also
the Senate legacy and inheritance tax.
The House recedes from it's tonnage
tax provision; on Senate amendment
imposing duty of ten cents per pound
on imported tea; on the Senate amend
ment relating to mixed -four. The
Senate recedes from its coinage Of the
silver seigniorage amendment and a
substitute is agreed to simply authoriz
ing and directing the coinage OF not
less than one and one half million
silver dollars per month from the silver
bullion held 10 the Treasury; such sill
yer dollars to be applied as provided
by the act of July IA, 1890
The Senate accepts these House pro
visions Placing the increased tax or
fermented liquors stored in ware
houses and the certificate of indebted
ness and loan provisions of the House
with reduction of the amount OF bonds
authorized to 400,000,000. The House
accepts the Senate rates on cigars ant
cigarettes, and the Senate accepts the
House proposition imposing an ad
ditional tax on stocks on hand
but reducing the tax on such
stocks one half, and excepting from it,
operation stocks not exceeding one
thousand pounds of tobacco, twenty
thousand cigars and cigarettes. The
House accepts the Senate amendment
imposing g stamp tax on all speculative
sales on stock and produce exchanges
The Senate accepts the House exemp-
ton of receipts from stamp taxes. The
Senate recedes from its amendment i'm
posing stamp taxes on articles sold un-
der q trade mark or any name or deslg-
nation not open to genera. use.
The President gave assurance to-day
that the appointment of Gen. j. L. 5
Goblin, of Lebanon, Pa, as brigadier-
general of volunteers, would be made
and that his nomination would be
among the next sent into the Senate for
confirmation. Gen. Goblin is the CON-
mander-in-c chief OF the G. A. r.
Minister Lichterveld, the Belgian
minister, has informed the State De
partment that his government has Of
fered reward of 81 900 for the inven-
lion of a match paste without phosphor-
Gus.
For the convenience OF the troops ct
Camp Alger, near Falls Church, Va,
the Postoliice Department has opened
there money order Office as q branch
of the Washington, D. G. Office, to be
known IS Camp Alger Postal Station,
Washington, D. O."
The President to day granted par
don to Capt. John D. Hart, now serv-
ing sentence of two years for engsg-
ing in q 6libustering expedition to
Cuba, on the recommendation of the
Attorney General and of seventy-six q.
S. Senators.
Senator Burrows, of Michigan, who
say the President for little while to-
day, seid on leaving that he was in
favor of holding Congress in session ali
the summer if necessary to secure an
nexation to Hawaii. He added that he
Was certain of a safe majority for an.
nexation in the Senate and that it
would be taken up as SOON as the House
acts.
The pay department OF the army is
seriously embarrassed by the lack of q
sufficient number Of psymasters ade-
nuatalv IN parforu the 6utjas of ooro