Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-28

WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY as, 1894.
CONGRESS-.

In the Senate on Monday, the principal bust
ness was the Report of the Committee on the
Judiciary, on the Message Of the President con-
corning the United States Bank and the Pen
sion Books After debate, in which Mr.. Kane,
MIR. Bibb Mr. Wright, MIR. Clayton. and Mr.
Forsyth took part, the resolutions reported by
the Committee, as amended, were agreed to.
The question was taken on the following re.
solution, offered as an amendment to the reso-
luton reported by the Committee:
Resolped, That the act of Congress for the re-
lief of certain officers and soldiers OF the Revo-
luton, passed on the 18th May, 1928, and the
act supplementary to that act, passed on the 7th
june 1882, are properly acts providing Tor the
payment of military pensions.
And decided by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Bell, Bib, Black, Calhoun,
Chambers, Clay, Clayton, Ewing, Forsyth, FIRE
| linghuysen, Kent, King of Georgia, Leigh, Man
| gum, Naudain, PoindeXter Porter, Preston,
| Robbins, Shepley, Silsbee, Smith, Southland,
Sprague, Swift, Tomlinson, Waggaman, Web
ster-2S.
NAYs-Messrs Benton. Brown, Grundy, Hill,
Kane, King, of Alabama, Linn, Mexican, Nor
ris, Robinson, Tallmadge, Upton, White, Viii
kins, Wright-l5.
The question was then taken on the follow
ing resolution, as further amendment to the
resolution reported:
Resotred, That no power is conferred by any
law upon the Department or Secretary of War
to remove the agency for the payment OF pen
sons, under the said act of 9TH June, 1882, and
the funds, books, and papers. connected with
that agency, from the Bank ofthe United States,
and to appoint other agents to SuperSede that
Bank in the payment of such pensioners.
By the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Bell, Bbb, Black, Calhoun,
Chambers, Clay, Clayton, Ewing, Frelinghuy-
sen, Kent, King, of Georgia, Leigh, Mangum,
| Naudain,. Poindexter, Porter, Preston, Robbins,
| Silsbee, Smith, Southland, Sprague, Swift, Tom
linson, Waggaman, Webster-26.
| NAYs-Messrs. Benton, Brown, Forsyth, Hill
Grumpy, Kane, King, of Alabama, Linn, Nc
Kean, Norris Robinson, Shepley, Tallmadge.
Upton, White, Wilkins, Wright-17.
The question recurring on the following reso
luton, as amended by the foregoing:
| Resolved, That the Department of War is not
warranted in appointing Pension Agents IN any
State or Territory where the Bank OF the Unit
| ed States, or one Of Its branches, have been es-
tablished, except when specially authorized by
act Of Congress.
1t was decided in the affirmative.
|
! ing petition-day, the whole day was consumed
IN the reception and reference Of petitions, with
remarks upon them, &C.
In the Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Wright reao
| his report on the case of the contested election
of Senator from Rhode Isand-which was a
very long and elaborate argument
After the reading Of the Report, the vote was
taken on the question, and Mr.. Robbins was re-
tanned in his seat, by vote of 2e to 16.
In the House Of Representatives, debate
arose on the motion for printing the Reports o.
The Majority and Minority of the Bank Com
mittee The debate was very. animated, and
was conducted by Mr.. Thomas of Md, MIR
Burgess, Mr. Mann, Mr.. Pinckncy, Mr.. Everett
Mr. Ellsworth, &c. &c. 10000 copies of the
reports were ordered to be printed, and con
nected together
The House then spent some time in the con
sideration of motion to reconsider the vote or
the Pension Communication Bill.
| WRG CELEBRATION Wings of this town