Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-27
Congress-.

In the Senate yesterday MIR. Wilson intro
duced bill relative to the appointment OF an
Assistant Attorney General, providing that the
same shall be sub ject to confirmation by the
Senate Mr. Wilson suggests that " the pro-
priety of this matter would be seen in view OF
the SANDERS and libe!s on the country which
has emanated from that department during the
last few months y The President was re-
auested TO communicate all correspondence with
Mr. Motley, late Minister to Austria A reso.
luton providing for the adjournment OF the
present session on Monday next, was, after Il
sharp cooquy between Mcssrs. Sumner and
Trumhull, agreed to-
In the House Of Representatives I resolution
was adopted on motion Of Mr.. Blaine, direct
ing Gen Grant to communicate to the House
ali correspondence addressed by him to the
President upon the subject Of the removal Of
Edwin NJ Staunton from the Office of Secretary
of War; and also all correspondence in relation
to the removal Of Gen. p II. Sheridan as
Commander of the Fifth Military District; also
all correspondence showing the condition Of al
fairs in the said Fifth Military District prior to
Gen. Sheridan taking command and also to
report to the House all correspondence in re-
gard to the difficulties in Baltimore touching
the Police Commit slOners and the Us. military
forces at the election held in Baltimore in 1866,
&c. The Committee on military affairs was in
structed to inquire into the pracicablity OF
paying the army once a week instead OF every
two months, a. now provided by law. Mr..
Ross Of Illinois, offered esoutlon instruct
ing the Committee on Banking and Currency
the National Bank currency and substituting
greenbacks therefor. \ motion to lay the pro-
position on the tab'c was lost BY a vote Of 30 to
l0l-thc We ten members, WITHOUT dis
,inction Of party, voting in the negative. The
subject was finally referred to the committee
without instruction, but the vote is generally
considered as indicating a disposition on the
part Of the House to leeis|ate the National
Bank circulation out Of existence The Com
mite OF Ways and Means were directed to III
quire into the expediency equalizing taxation
as follows: by imposing tax of one per ct. on
y. S. bonds, tn be collected by the officers Of
the Internal Revenue, and to authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue bonds subject
to State and municipal taxation, and by provid.
ing that the tax on the issues OF the National
banks Except such amounts as are required to
be paid to the Treasury to secure bonds) shall
be paid to the State 1reasurcrs of the States in
which the said banks are located, to be applied
to the liquidation Of the debts Of such States.
Several resolutions looking to retrencllment in
public expenditures were referred to appropri
ate committees. The Senate resolution to adj
journ the present session at noon on Monday
next was agreed to- Mr. Blaine addressed the
House in opposition to Mr. Buffers financial
scheme of paving off the Five-twcnty bonds
with greenbacks and was replied to by Mr..
Butler
WASHINGTON ITEMS. Mr.. Josiah Melvin, 4
we'll known member OF the typographical fra
tenity Of this city, died at his residence. ..
The Secretary Of the Interior yesterday Or
dered the release Of the prisoners from the jail
who had become insane They were subse
quently taken to the Insane Asylum.
Yesterday, while Mr.. Stuart, the gunner Of
the Washington Navy Yard was. superin'cnd
ing the. placing in position Of 4 large cannon,
the derrick with Which it was being raised fell.
Mr. Stuart was caught under it, and terribly
injured about the head and breast. - - r..
Yesterday, laborcr, named Patrick FitZ-
gerald, while at work in 4 sewer now being
built in the First Ward, suddenly fell from the
platform, in spasn, and before assistance
could be procured, he breathed his last
boiler explosion occurred yesterday at Sa-
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