Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-04
CONGRESS, In the Senate, on Saturday,


is the same as passed By the House on the
9th of July LAST. The conference committee
on the compound interest Note bill made a
report, which was adopted. The Tenure Of
Office bill, with the President Veto, was re-
ceivcd and the veto was read. The bill was
then passed over the veto, by vote Of yeas
IS, nays II. The indemnity bill was taken up
and passed-yeas Sc, nays s: The Senate
then went into Executive session and at its
close took recess until 80 L. NJ.
Ereui51o Session.-The Presidents veto Of
the Military Reconstruction till was taken up
and read. Mr. johnson, OF Maryland, made
long speech. After several other speeches,
vote was taken and the bill was passed over
the veto-yeas SO, nays 10. The announce
mept of the passage Of the bill was received
with strong manifestations OF applause. The
Senate concurrcd in the reports OF the confer
cnce committees on the Army Appropriation
and the Internal Revenue Tax bills. The
committee Of conference on the Civil Appro-
priation bill, made report which was agreed
TO. The report strikes cut the appropriation
for the pay of assessors in the Southern States,
and also abolishes the office Of Commissioner Of
Public Buildings The Deficiency Appropria-
ZION bill was then taken up, amended and passed.
The bill to amend The Tariff act OF lS64 was also
passed The Senate at So a: VI. on Sunday
then took recess until T 80. o clock Z. NJ
In the House, Immediately after the meeting
of the House on Saturday, The credentials oi
| Mr. Marquette, member elect from Nebraska
were presented and Mr. NJ. appeared and took
the oath The Tariff bill as passed ~ the
Senate was taken up and passed. 1t now goes
to The President The Military Rc:onstruc
ton bill, with the President SvcsH, was received
and the veto message was read 10 tie House.
Af,er short discussion, in which several OF
the Democratic members expressed their OPP
position to the bill, and regretted their inability
to defeat it, a Suspension of the rules was
moved and agreed 10, so as to reach Il final v0:e
at once The vote OH the passage OF the bill
was then taken .%nI the bill vas passed over
the yeto-ycas $50, nays as. the announce
ment Of the passage OF the bill was appauIed
both on the floor and in the galleries The
House took i recess until 80 O clock p. NJ.
Ereuing ,NessiDa. The Tenure Of Office bill,
with the President S veto, was received. The
message was read and the bill was Immediately
afterwards passed, over the veto, by a vote Of
yeas Isl, nays 81 The committee OF contlr-
euce on the Tax bill made a report. which was
| agreed to- The tax on cotton Is fixed at two
| and Il half cents per pound Gas companies are
| allowed to charge the tax to consumers. \
resolution of thanks to Speaker Co!fax Tor the
manner in which he has discharged tho duties
of presiding officer of the House, WAS adopted
unanimously The rest of the evening session.
up to half past orc o'clock, when the bill Was
| reported to tic House, was consumed in the
consideration OF he Deficiency Appropriation
| bill, which was passed,
The judiciary Committee made u re
| port in relation 70 the pursuit and capture Of
VIII oh nov St. N q
was not exercised by the Executive Depart
ment to effect that object. The judiciary
| Committee also submitted ma jQiity report
in relation TO Mr.. AShlcy'S impeachment rcso
| lutions, stating that the investigation has not
| been brought to a close and recommending the
| further prosecution Of tic subject by the next
| Congress- Mr.. Rogers, from the same com
mttoc, submitted minority report. All these
reports were ordered to be printed. The COM
mittee Of conference on the Legislative, Execu-
tive and Judicial Appropriation bill reported
that they were unable to agree They were
discharged and new commlttc" appointed
which made the same report. The House
then Teccdeh from its amendments and passed
the BILL The House in Committee Ct the
Whole, took up the Naval Appropriation bill
with the Senate amendments thereto and alter
some discussion referred The bill to Il committee
ii Conference Several bills ir ,c'aIirn to affairs
In The District Of Columbia were then PASSED.
Bills were passed exemptiug n.ohair cloth and
also ali machinery used in the manufacture OF
beet surgar from import duty. The commit
tee of conference on the Naval Appropriation
bill made report to the House at 10 Sunday
morning and after some discussion the report
WAS adopted The House 1t a. VI. took Il
recess until 8 q click p. NJ Baltimore Gr:cttc.
CONSOLIDATION OF Y VIRGINIA RAILROADS. -
The Virginia Legislature finally passed, before
the close Of its late session. at least one OF It's
railroad consolidation bils--that is. the bill to
complete the "COyington and Ohio railroad
by consolidating the Central Virginia, the Nor
folk and Petersburg, and the Sous Inside rail
roads, under the name Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company. Should the scheme
succeed, iC will be the means OF absorbing SOnc
ST 900, 900 OF State debt and If diminishing
the taxation If the State t. the amount of
1920 900 per annum. There is contract with
PelI & Co., however, for the completion cf the
Covington and Ohio road, and # they carry il
out, the coa> odati0n fails, but it is not believed
they will succeed in their nrgotlaroiS. - Bn5
tinore San.
Nine women were graduated as Doctors Of
Medicine at tie annual commencement OF The
New York Medical College for Women on Fri
day night
The general Bankrupt bill has ,soua 10 the
Pre- silert for his action. The Senate agreed to
the House amendments
COMMUNICATED.
FORCE Bill. NOTlNG.--I have been mort
fed, that our citizens should have allowed
themselves to he excited by the absurd idea,
started 10y enemies to the peace and quiet of
our community, that the blacks i'll our city,
would havo the right, under the Force bill, to
vote on Tomorrow If my recollection after
once residing til. till, be correct, the blacks
will not have the right to vote at any election
under it, till Il convention be called to rccoE-
c+r,,ct ha Stoin 'rhn hill am h1rjZcS the Pres