Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, December 10. lSII2.

W ASiiiNCIOS, IcCtulDtI ~: loi-
SENATE.
In the Senate. to day. memorial was pre-
scented by Mr.. Jones, Of Tenn, from the Book
Concern of the NJ f. Church South, asking
compensation for property destroyed during
the war.
Mr.. Sherman reported back the bill f1r the
relief Of the sufferers by the fire ut Boston
with no amendments Placed upon tho cal
en;!ar
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Committee,
asked to be discharged from the consideration
Of memorial against the use Of intoxicating
liquors MrShcrman said that the committee,
while not In favor OF law entirely prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating liquors, were IN
favor of such law as existed i'll most OF the
Western States in which the liquor seller was
made responsible to the wife children, or credl-
tors Of a person injured by drink, for all injur-
les resulting thcrctrom. But it was not mat
ter for the Committee on Finance. He moved
u reference to the Committee on the Judiciary
Mr. Conkling thought if the memorial was to
be sent to the Committee on the judiciary as
committee cxenplyfying the virtue of sobrl-
ETY. in the highest degree, it would he very
well, but that committee had DO power over
.he subject-;,artcr
Mr. Thurman Thought tlsat the Committee
on Commerce was the proper committee.
Much debate followed, in which Mr. Morrill,,
of VI, MIR Pomcroy, Alr. Morrill,, Of 'ln., and
Mr.. Coukiing participated
Mr. Thurman said it was evident that this
was a subject which Senators were afraid of.
Every committee was trying to push II OF upon
some other committee Tor himself, he felt
that he was II position to give al impartial
Judgment in tie case, Tor he was practically
temperance man, Will! Il decided love Tor good
wine. He thought that the matter should go
to the Finance Committee
The question was finally le:t with the Com
mittec on Finance.
\ bill for the issue OF coupon bonds iii cx-
change for registered bonds u the United
States was laid over.
Mr. Lewis, Of Va, presented number OF
memorials from Virginia Oh the subject OF
French spoliations, which were laid or the table.
\ bill TO restore 10 the il4rshal OF the Dis
trct of Columbia the exclusive i;!r!s l;ctlon
over the jail of said district was referred.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House of Representatives took M and
considered the Homes, cad and Land bills,
passed by the Senate in March last, and was
further engaged all day in the consideration of
the Pension and Indian appropriation bills,
and al 1 D. IN. adjourned.
EXECUTION OK JOHNSON.
The sentence Of the law WAS executed at a
few minutes past noon to-day upon Charles
johnson, the color"d man, who cut the throat
Of his vile, in Georgetown in August last. He
was assisted at The scatfoli by several coIorcd
ministers
Late last night an application for writ OF
habeas corpus was made III his case and the APP
plicaton was considered this morning By JUS
tees WyIie. MacAuthur ard Humphreys. who
decided shortly after eleven o'clock to refuse
the writ.
TIE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.
The question Of prohibition as national
question, had its first hearing in the Senate
to day. Mr.. Pomeroy and Mr. Morrill, Of Nc,
were it's advocates, all the other Senators Seem-
ing to desire to give the subject the go-by.