Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-16
Congress-.

In the Senate, yesterday, bill for the APP
poiutment of special agents and superintend
en.s of the Postal Railway Service was refer
red. A resolution was passed calling the at
tentou of the Committee on Rules TO the queS-
ton Of doing away with the formaity of asking
leave to introduce bills, &c. A resolution ot
the National Board Of Trade asking for the
creation of Department of Commerce was
submitted The Committee on the judiciary
was instructed to inquire into the eXteut and
meaning of the District Libel law. A bill pro,
viding for surveys of land and water routes OF
transportation from the Mississippi river to
harbors on the Atlantic coast vas referred to
was adopted directing the Judiciary Commit
tee to Inquire into the nature aud meaning of
what is known as the gag law" A petition
was presented from citizen OF Massachusetts,
who proposes national convention with the
view of enacting new Constitution for the
United States. The reading of the bill pro-
yidiug new form of government for the Dis
trict Of Columbia was concluded, and the House
ioiut resolution extending the functions OF the
| District Board of Audit was passed. The Sen
| ate then went into Executive session, and at
| its close adjourned.
LII luC I1OuSS VI REPRESENTATIVES, O iSSoio
ton was passed fixing the time Of the Christ.
| mas recess Of Congress from December %,
| 1874, to January 4 A reconsideration Of the
vote was moved, and pending action, the sub,
ject was postponed until Monday. A number
of bills were referred to committees; among
| them bill for the relief Of the Episcopal Theo-
| logical Seminary of Virginia. The Legislative
Appropriation bill was taken upoo in Com unit.
| tee of the Whole, aud various amendments
| were adopted reducing the plumber of officers
| OF the next House, cutting down salaries of
clerks of committees, &c. \ cooquy took
place between Messrs. Cox and Garfield, in
| which the former intimated that there will be
| the last session of eleven millions Of dollars.
| This MIR. Garfield denied Pending debate the
committee rose. Members of the Ficksburg
Investigating Committee and the Committee
| of Seven on Southern Affairs were announced.
Big INVENTION. Lloyd, the famous map
man, who made all the maps for General Grant
and the Union army, certificates of which be
published, has just Invented way CT getting a
| relief plate from steel SO as to print Lloyd 5
ocean to occan-on one entire sheet OF bank
press aud colored, sized and varnished for the
wall so as to stand washing and mailing any.
where in the world for % cents, or unvaruish-
ed for 10 cents. This map shows the whole
United States and Territories 10 group, from
surveys to 1875 with million places Cd it,
such as towns, cities, villages, mountains, lakes,
rivers, streams. gold mines, railway stations,
&C. This map should be in every house.
Send 25 cents to the Lloyd Map Company,
Philadelphia, and you will get copy by return
mail.
Ex-Governor Philip Frank Thomas, of Mary
land, will have the distinction of being faith
er of the House 10 the next Congress. He
served bis first term 10 lS59-4l After him
in priority OF date of service comes Fernando
Wood, lS4l; Alex H. Stephens, 1913: VIM.
Pitt Lynde, OF Wisconsin, lS4s; John Robins,
Of Pennsylvania, 1919: ChaS. j. Faulkner, of