Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-18
CONGRESS-.

In the United States Senate, yesterday, the
vote by which the bill donating portion of
the Government grounds at St. Augustine,
Florida, as site for the Peabody School, was
reconsidered. When the bill was passed an
amendment providing that the land should re-
vert to the United States if any pupils we're
excluded from said school on account OF race
and color, was defeated, number of Republl-
cans voting in the negative. Some OF them
explained their votes, by saying that they did
not regard this proViso as necessary, because
they had assurances that no such dl<crlmlna-
ton was contemplated. The vote to reconsider
stood 80 yeas and % nays, the Republicans
voting in the negative being Messrs Boreman,
! Gilbert, Lewis, Morrill,, Sargent Sherman and
Sprague. Mr.. Bayard introduced bill fixing
the salaries Of Judges of the Court of Claims
at Sc. 1000 per anpum. The Pension and Post
Office Appropriation bills we're reported. A
Joint resolution was passed for the appointment
of managers of the National Home for Disabled
Soldiers andSailors The debate upon thePlnch-
back case was resumed, and MIR. Sargent con
cluded his speech, commenced on Monday.
MIR. Ferry opposed the admission of Pinch
back, aud delivered scathing denunclation OF
the Kellogg usurpation aod its supporters.
MIR. Stevenson followed, also in opposition to
Pinchback' s claim. At the close OF his remarks
recess was taken until 7:30 p. N. During
the evening session MIR. Howe spoke 10 favor
of Pinchback's claim, and Mr. Alcorn opposed
| it. At two o'clock this morning the debate
was still 10 progress.
10 the House of Representatives the Reye-
nue. bill was taken up as soou as the reading Of
the Journal bad been concluded. Messrs. Burch-
ard and Kasson advocated the bill, and Messrs
Cox, Banning, Chittepden, Harris, of Va,
Bright, Niblack Beck, Ward, and Whitehead
opposed it. Mr. Garfield moved to amend BY
making the tax on whiskey S. cents per gal
lon. and on motion OF Mr.. Dawes, this amend.
ment was so amended as to- make the tax 81
per gallon, and further amended on motion of
MIR. Gunckel, so as to tax the whiskey on hand
and then the whole amendment was rejected.
Ap amendment was adopted making the duty
on champagne imported on quart bottles 80
per dozen bottles, instead Of Sc, and pint bot
ties 81. so per d, zen, instead of SO. Pending
debate the committee rose. Mr.. Dawes asked
immediate action on the Senate amendments
to the bill in relation to juries 10 the District
of Columbia, but objection was made. At 445
D. m. recess was taken. The House reas-
sembled at 7:3O p. NJ, when Mr.. Poland offer
ed a bill providing for the appointment OF
commission to inquire into liquor traffic in the
United States and its effect upon the people,
but it was ruled out on point of order. Mr.
Poland gave notice that at the proper time he
would move suspension of the rules in order
to take up the bill. A bill was passed to pun
ish the uttering of fraudulent or forged pension
papers and other papers purportiug to be off,
cial. The bill to establish certain telegraph
lines as post routes was extensively discussed
up to the hour of adjournment.
MIR. G. F. Seward, United States Consul
General at Shanghai, has been offered Danish
decoration 10 token of friendly services render