Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-18
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WASHINGTON, Feb. IS p. n.
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| ttNtitf"NS.
In tie Senair, :o,lay, The chair iail In.:otr
| the Senate Il communication from the l'rral-
| dent III answer to Senate resolution asking
| for information relative to the amount eXpcnI
| G.! in ihn defence OF suits hclorc the Court 81
| tiaii;I:,. rtc!oSing the information asked Tor.
iir. Sumner presented memorial Of the
uledi.lI faculty OF Harvard University, asking
| that proper rank be afforded medical officers
u! Tie navy.
ilr. Sherman presented number of mem
uraS IN favor of The recognition OF Cuban in
,!crcm:!"rcc.
VIM. \. Lash and others, asking j remission
Of taxes ON distilled spirits-reierred
Mr.. Sumner sent TO the Sccretary's desk TO
be rca,! y dispatch from the Governor OF Ne
bra>ka, announcing that that State had adort-
ed the 18th Amendment with but five descent
ing vntca one in the Senate ard tour in the
House.
Mr. Sumner reported bill to create Us
office OF solicitor of The State Department and
an additional clerk.
Mr. Trumbu!i opposed the creation OF law
officers IL each Of the departments, aud Iavor-
ed the concentration al the law business OF the
government in the Attorney Generals Office.
Mr.. Summer urged the passage o! the bill,
but il was laid aside.
The Senate then took up and passed Il bill
allowing s per cant interest in the District of
Columbia, when the parties agreed thereto.
The subject Of the international Exhibition
at Washington was then taken up aud aGvo
Gated hy Mr.. llamlin and opposed by Mr..
Morrill,.
In the House OF Representatives Mr. Nc
kcn2le made an Intellectual effort to get the
nIuval nl' disabilities before the House.
Mr.. I'lw5 hlI the floor on the arpGopri,-
ton bill which came over from yesterday.
Mr.. Bntieri bIIl referring the disabled Tor
redress 10 The courts Of the u. s. had priority
to The bill which Mr. Mckenzie desired to
press.
Mr. Dawes offered to yield the floor for the
consideration of ,hc latter BILL but Cen But
Ter refused 20 allow this hill to take he rrccc
dence Of his bill
Mr.. DAVIS then sa:,! that as it was evident
thar the time OF the House would be trittcred
away in the contes: between the two bills, he
must decline to yield.
So the disability bill went over aud the ap-
preparation bill was taken up.
The President communicated SeVera mes
sagrs to the House, among them one giving
minute particulars Of the recent assassination
Of Americans at Havana.
MISCELLANEOUS
Tins nlyrfing Mr.. Srglr made further ar
gumcnt before the House Committee on Flee
lions in support OF his claim az member at large
from rIr State ui Virginia. The committee
have decided 10 take vote on his case on
Monday next
Cen Butler and his friends succeeded this
10 preventing the consideration ol the
disabilities bill. The bill, however will be
taken 40 as soon aa vote is had on the
pending appropriation hill-pcrhaps thi. alter
nDnn.
LII the Supreme Court HE Bennett Hunter
lax HlIc case was postponed until Monday.
During Mr. Reeds mission to China the
Chinese government placed in the hands OF
the State Department here $500 600 to be used
in settling claims which American citizens held
against China by reason OF the destruction oil
CERTAIN American property IN the Celestial En-
rirr When these claims were audited by tic
Stale Department, 1t was found that several
hundred THOUSAND dollars would remain over
witi,ni.t claimants This sum has been ia the
STATE Department ever since. the Chinese
government refusing, on some point 0l Orltn
tai ctiuuGt1e, 10 receive back the overpnS. Or
latr 1T was proposed To Use this fund 10 aid 0l
erecting 4 new State Department. y project,
however, Is nmw Oh foot under the auspices OF
Mr. Enrliurama,lu nac the fund for the erection
and endowment. in China. ct college, Tor the
purpose OF U!uuaI instruction o! AM rIcln3 anu
CHINESE. IN he languages and sciences ol both
nations. This, 1t IL supposed, will lntr0dnce
to uur knowledge class III lcarncd and
thoughtful Chinese hcrct"orr entirely s"elud-
ci lrun "ur observation.