Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-19
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In the Senate, yesterday, NJ. Morton intro.
duced bill providing FIR the establishing Of a
branch of the United States Mint, for the coin
age OF gold aud silvc., ~ Indianapolis. Mr..
Bogy introduced bill authorizing tue brili,
ing of bridge over the Missouri river at 81.
Louis. Mr.. Sherman Was entitled to the floor
Oh the Louisiana question, but gave Way %
that the Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill might be taken up The bill appropriated
SIS, 422 AZ when it came from the House.
The Senate Increased this sum by vari Us
amendments to SIS 79l ,954. The salary OF NV
of the principal c!"lks OF the senate was IN
creased from $2,592 to 50 900. There Was
sOme debate over an amendment reducing the
salary OF the Ccm missioner OF luterna Revenue
FROM 10000 to $1,000 which was hually reject
ed. An amendment proposing TO reorganZ Inc
Bureau oi Statistics and cali 1t the Bureau OF
Commerce and Statistics, to be presided over
by an officer to be called the Commissioners
of Commerce. and Statistics (hi: salary to be
S3, 5OU,) eiicitel long dl,cusSiun bat no vote
was taken and The bill was laid o7er for iurth-
er consideration.
10 the House Of Representatives among the
bills introduced and referred was an amendment
to the postal laws, providing that when letters
received aad opened as dead letters at the
Postotice Department shall contain luiorma-
ton of the cumm!SSoD, or the contemplated
commission, of crime, it shall be the duty OF
the POSTMASTER General TO transmit the letter
or letters containing the Information TO the
proper officer Of the Government to prosecute
the offender, or to take such action as the ua-
ture of the case may demaud. \ DILL was To-
troduced providing that all promissory notes,
bills OF exchange, drafts payable at sight or
thereafter, or any other commercial paper ne
gotiabIc BY the Law o! any State or Territory,
checks payable subsequent to the date thereof
only excepted shall have three days Of grace,
and if protested 90 the third day after tie day
of maturity shall be held to be legally protest
ed. Mr. Beck introduced bill provlilng that
all attorneys and agents before being permitted
to prosecute claim 10 any Of the departments
shall be required to file statement showing
the amount Of compensation which they expect
to receive The House appropriated S23:UUU
to paying the expenses OF entertaining klDg
kalakaua during his visit 10 v astlngton. MIR.
Edrldge reported a bill authorizing the trans
fer Of the subScri ption OF S6Ou.VOO maie by
the District Of Columbia TO the Capital stock oil
the Piedmont aud Potomac Railroad 10 the
Southern Maryland Railroad. After Soue de-
bate the bill was laid on the table, y bill in.
troduced BY Mr.. Eldrldee Incorporating the
Louise Houc' (iouude5 ADD endowed BY
Mr. CorcoraUl elected discussion 90 the gen
erai subject OF taxing the property OF religious
aud charitable Institutions. Mr.. Butler moved
hat the clause exemptipg the property Of the
Home trom taxatlon BE- stricken out. but al
ter sharp DEBATE II Vas voted u0wn, and the
bill passed. Pcudrg consideration of suhsti
.ute for the bill to Incorporate the Potomac
and Mount Peasant Railroad Company, tie
House adjourned.