The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-15
By B this ,fesolut,on, end for that reason he

by this RESOLUTION, end for tsiat reason he
\ objected to the reference, ~
Mr. Paine said the question had been
raised, and there is now case pending In
| which 1t mtfst be decided. &c was moi
raised rs an abstract question, but beca,,se
| the necessity existed To meet 1t promntlv,
The opposition seemed TO come, however
from gentlemen who were pertains inter.
ested In the removal of the capital or seat OF
government, and he had no doubt the on.
position could be explained in that way.
II there 'ras no objection he would with,
draw the resolution.
4 Objection was made.
Mr.. Logan was surprised Tint the Chair.
man OF the Committee on Elections Shout,
| attribute the opposition to this measure e.
desire for the removal of the capitol. II.
| had viewed it just the other way. aad
thought the gentleman from Wisconsin
wanted to get n report upon this subject
| now, with an Interior object in view.
NT. Grover, Of Kentucky, asked Mr..
Paine whether he knew to what party Mr..
Mckenzie belonged, that he was so anxious
| 10 rule him out.
Mr.. Paine replied that he believed Mr..
| Mckenzie belonged to the Republican.
party.
Mr.. Famsworth. Of Illinois, suseestec'
| that Mr.. Mckenzie was reported to repre-.
sent other people besides those of Alexar.
dria county, Va, and he wanted to know
II 1t was proposed to disfranchise all tho
| people of the congressional district if tho
retrocession of Alexandria was declared
unconstitutional.
Mr.. Paine said the gentleman knew yer,
well what his views were toward Mr.. No
kenzie, and he could hardly be accused O.
desiring to legislate him out without cause
| Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsylvania, though
the resolution contemplated an act of injn
tice which the House should not entertain.
| and he moved to lay it on the table. Fl
Withdrew it, however, temporarily, to alloy
further rem, as.
Mr.. SCH mex, Of Chic, said he was proba-
| bly, the only survivor in the House of the
| Congress that passed the act retroceding IT, Q
| county Of Alexandria to Virginia som
twenty-three or twenty-five years ago. IL
was member of the House then, and fG'
twenty-five years the retroceSsion has bee.
recognized as constitutional. The district
Of which Alexandria is part has been
electing members of Congress from time !
| time, and the right Of representatives froI:'
that district has never been questioned.
| Yet now we are asked to make an outSid"
would be better to leave the law alone as j.
had stood for the past twenty-five or thirt;
years.
Suppose we get the opinion of the Con-
mittee on TIE Judiciary that the act O.
retrocession was unconstitutional, whai
thave we then? Why, we have simply the
opinion of nine intelligent gentlemen as
against the opinion of a large majority OF
both Houses Of the Congress that passed
the act Of retrocession, and who suprosed
they were doing constitutional act. Since
that time it had always been recognized as
constitutional without q question, and be
did not see why it should be raised now.
| The question was then taken upon Mr.
Randall's motion to lay the resolution or
the table; and it was agreed to.
| In the Senate Monday Mr.. Cattell pre-
sented the memorial of Thomas Jefferson
Randolph, executor Of Thomas Jefferson
asking the return of papers belonging tt
Thomas Jefferson now in control of the
State Department.. Referred to the Library
Committee.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has affirmed the decision that when "bit
ters," recognized as medicinal agents, art
sold in original packages, and then retailet
in smaller packages or bottles, such as art
used by retail dealers, both the original an(
the smaller packages must be stamped &C
cording to the requirements OF the law.
Bills for a general amnesty have been in
troduced in both the Senate and House, bu
the knowing ones say that in short time
bill excluding from its provision only sucl
as held high Federal, civil, military, o.
naval position prior to the war. will b.
passed without much opposition. AfteI
that, individual cases will be considered
until all are finally relieved Washington
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