Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-03

CONGRESS The Senate sat all day Satur-
day and through the night until dawn on Sun
day morning, and reassembled last night. The
House adjourned early yesterday morning Ut.
Ill to-day. In the Senate the credentials OF
Messrs. McCrecry, of Kentucky, Mitchell, of
Oregon, and Merrimon, of North Carolina,
were presented A resolution was offered by
MIR. Bayard, iuqulrng whether any othcer OF
the army, while stationed in South Carolina,
has received or attempted to procure payment
from the State Legislature for selvlcci per-
formed 10 the line Of his duty or otherwise.
The consideration Of the sundry civil bill was
concluded, and the bill passed with amendments
during the evening session. Il motion to re-
consider the vote by which the Louisiana tlli
was rejected was laid on the table The legls-
lative appropriation bill was taken up, and the
House amendment increasing the salaries of
the President and members of Congress was
rejected. Other House amendments were dis
agreed to, and conference com mlttee appoint
ed on the bill. A bill was passed fixing the
date of the election for members OF Congress IN
California on the first Wednesday of Septem-
Der, 1874 The Committee on the revision OF
laws reported adversely upon the petition OF
Susan B. Anthony and others, asking ie-
male suffrage amendment to the Constitution.
The river and harhor bill was passed with
amendments. The Senate concurred IN the
House amendments to the bill for the suppress
sion of the trade in obscene literature. The
bill relating to the Texas Pacific railroad was
amended and passed. Mr.. Morrill, asked for
Immediate consideration OF the report OF the
Senate Credit Mobillcr Committee but, after
some discussion, the Senate, at 4:45 a. ~,
Sunday, took a recess until ! p. N. On re-
assembling the House resolution congratulate
ing the people of Spain on the formation OF
republic was adopted. The bill for the pay
meut of the awards made by the Southern
Claims Commission was then taken up ana
passed after debate The Senate added to the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill nearly a million
of dollars for the improvement OF Government
property 10 Washington, another million to
reimburse the city for its expenditure on the
streets and half million for the erection Of a
building for the Bureau of Printing and En-.
craving. The House rejected some of these
amendments, and Committee of Conference
was appointed Similar committees were Or
dered on the disagrecIng votes OF the two
Houses on the Army and Postothce approprla-
ton BILL Mr. Morrill, reported that the Sen
ate and House committees have been unable to
agree upon the acceptance OF any OF the models
offered for the Farragut statue.
In the House of Representatives. bills we're
passed for the relief of political disabilities Of
citizens of Virginia and Texas. The lcgisla-
tive appropriation bill was taken up, and the
vote rejecting the amendment for the in
crease Of the salaries Of the President and
members Of Congress was reconsdered yeas
lO5. nays IS. An amendment was then insert
ed 10 favor of the proposed increase. 1t fixes
the salaries of members at Sc, 800, aud cuts off
all allowance for mileage &c The bill was
then passed. At the evening session bill was
adopted appropriatiDg S6l,l74 80 for the re-
lief of Treasurer Spinner. The consideration
of the deficiency appropriation bill was conclud-
ed 10 committee of the whole, and the House
coDcurrcd 10 the amendments agreed upon. A
conference committee was appointed upon the
suudry civil appropriation bill. The Senate
bill prohibiting the circulation of obscene
books was passed The House then, at LIS
a. M, took recess until 9 a. N. to-day. The
bill establishing life-saving stations on the At
lautic coast was passed by both Houses.