Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-23

Ia the Senate today Mr.. Daniel In
troduced an amendment to the sundry
civil, bill approprialing $780, 900 for
The Memorial Bridge; also bills
authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to pay the following sums: Lewis
Shumate, OF Fsuquier county, Sll 600.
and Charles A. Newton, OF Fairfax
county, Virginia, 81, $50 for army sup
lies during the war between this States;
Annie ]. Bsssett So, 100 % longevity
pay TO her late husband. Commander
Wesley Bassett, u. s. N; Nathsnial
Nash, OF Norfolk county, Va, $4,000
for occupation of property during the
war between the States, and to ELI
Stake and Stephen d. Castleman y. 100
each, for hire OF canal boats.
1t is expected that the war revenue reduc-
ton bill will be reported to the Senate tomor-
row. The Senate financial committee had
meeting this morning snd adjourned without
concluding their consideration, with the un-
derstsndiDg that another meeting should DC
held tomorrow morning 81 which me oi,i
sbould be concluded. It has been decided, IL
IL said. TO remove the tax on kilograms and
express packages altogether. The tax on
bank checks has been reduced to one cent In
stead of two. but this may be yet changed
The tax on railroad and other stocks is to be
assessed upon the par value Of the certificates
AT present stock worth 500 share pays as
much tex as one worth 5000. The tobacco
tax is reduced from 10 cents to 8. The az.
qregate reduction made by the bill as at pres.
ent framed by the Senate committee Is
$45, 100000. The brewers still demand
that the promise made to them for their SUP
port of Mr.. Mckinley, that the tax on beer
be reduced to 81 so barrel, shall be fulfilled.
It is said at the Capitol today that an
amendment will be offered in the Sensts to
eilher the District of Columbia appropriation
or the sundry civil bill to appropriate one
million seven hundred thousand dollars TO
buy the land lying between 18th street on
the east and 14th street on the west, aud
Pennsylvania avenue on the north and Ohio
avenue on the south, or so much thereof as
NAV be required, on which 10 erect suitable
public bulldog for the use OF the District OF
Go umbis, and other buildings for the general
government.
Stocks strong and hish,r, wheat and corn
strong. and cotton weak, are the quotations at
The brokers' offices here today.
A.E. Wallace was appointed postmaster at
Gladstone, Nelson county, today, vice w. ID.
Harris removed.
Congressman Hepburn, chairman OF the
House interstate commerce committee, to
whom the Arlington bridge bill has been re-
ferred, when asked thismornipg If the propo-
sition to annex Alexandria county to the Dis
trict Of Columbia would affect that bill.
smiled and said it would kill it effectually, as
there are too many poor people in the Dis
tiict already, and noto1y here wanted any
| more of them.
Congressman Rhea Of the Abipg 'on, Viz
ginis, district has returned from Bristol,
where he has been listening to the testimony
the contestant for his seat has been taxing.
He says the whole contest Is a farce that 1t
was proved that the main charge was founded
upon the Scott county ticket, that the demo-
Gratis we're not responsible for that ticket,
that it hurt him more than 1t did the con-
tesiant, that the republicans in the district
do not approve the contest-not even the con-
te:tants witnesses, some OF those whom he
had summoned rs witnesses even refusing to
appear,