Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-02
VIRGINIA NEWS

Thomas, aged ten or eleven years, sou OF W:
II. Fitzi,ugh, esq. received very palntu'
wound in the calf Of the leg, the load entering
the fo-hy part and Coming cut In front; !!
seems young Fllzhugh was 10 advance OF MS
companions ouly about three feet, when gun
in the hauds Of a sou Of MIR. w. K. Howard
was accidentally discharged, resulting as above
stated. He is getting along. very Well, with
every prospect Of a speedy recovery.
The Richmond correspondent of the Peters
burg News says: "a member of the General
Assembly from the Southwest showed me the
o hcr day, check for S43 moucy sayeu flrm
his per diem. which he was sending to Ills
family. f'wo.th thirds OF the members save more
than half their per diem. y very lew spend
more here than they receive.
Tbs Frederick sburg Herald says: 1.-The
severe weather Of this year has kept US from
our usu,l carly supply of fish from the Poto'
mac, aud the first III market this season was on
Saturday morning, consisting mainly OF rock,
white and yellow perch jacks: cats, &c: &c
A large variety, and the rock particularly hue.
The Fredericksburg News says: Good but
ter is lust pow scarce article in this market,
and families who are fastidious in their taste
| find difficulty in supplying themselves. We
| imague there must be butter ID the country,
| and should think it would pay TO gather 1t up
and send it to market. -
DR.. R. L. Barrett, of Louisa e. H., met
| with serious accident last week. The horse
be was riding fell, when bone ir one OF Dr.
s.. 5 legs was broken, and the other leg trac
tured, rendering him entirely helpless
In THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, last
night, during the consideration Of the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill
Mr.. Hunton. | offer the amendment which
| send to the desk.
The Clerk read as follows:
After line 1892 insert the following:
To provide Ter such extension OF the signal
| service of the Army MS will permit such obscr-
vAlons rs may be necessary with we" 10 Inc
public health to be taken at the different stations
| throughout the United States, to be expended
| under the discretion Of the Secretary OF War
$4,000.
Mr.. Hunton. | desire to say 10 support OF
that amendment that it cmhodlcs the provision
of bill adopted unanimously by the Military
COMMITTEE 1t proposes to appropriate the
small SUN Of $1,000 to aid the signal service,
more Immediately with view to the beneflt OF
the public health. We all know what the
benefits OF this service have been to agrlcu lture,
aud especially to commerce. The physicians
of the country believe it may be made equally
su!scryient TO the purposes of public health,
/ and this proposes that the sum of $4,000 be
appropriated for that purpose. The physicians
of the country have petllloned that au appro'
! pratiun OF this sort should be made.
Mr.. Garfield. | will not attempt to delay
the committee IRON its manifest purpose to eu-
large this branch OF the service. But L want
to use my privilege once more to warn them
what will be the consequences. For the hrst
time there has been Introduced Into this SER
vice The principle of sectional arrangements
that is, pamiug in the bill the sections OF the
: country where the service is to be extended.
| The exauIplc has Just been set, aud now anoth-
! er Amendment is proposed, and hereafter 1t
will be regular practice for each man to pro-
pose amendments Tor bis own section. Ii Will
be river and harbor bill over again, until the
whole matter breaks dOwn by It's own weight.
| do not believe anything Gao be done to save
| this service II we enter upon this practice. l
hope this amendment will not be adopted and
| will ask in the House Tor separate vote to
| reject the amendment just adopted.
Mr. Hunton. Let NE say so far as this charge
iu regard to breaking iowh the signal service
is concerned that this has the express appro-
bu.iou OF General Niger.
Mr. Garfield That may be, but the enthus-
iasm Of Gcueral Mycr is perhaps the most dap
gerous clement in the future prospects OF this
service.
MIR. Hutton. | thiuk General Myer knows
more about it than the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr. Garfield. I am aware that he knows a
great deal more about it than do, but do
not think he sees tue danger to the system as
do
Mr.. Bromberg. | move to strike out the
last word Tie gentleman from Virginia Of
ters an amendment approprlatlng $4,000 tor
health service, which sum is quite inadequate.
1t is quite ridiculous aod preposterous TO at.
tempt to attach health service to the signal
service If he desires TO attain that object he
must establish health bureau. How 10 the
world are the ordinary signal-servce sergcaDts
TO return health statistics and to make sclen-
tiGc reports? | do not care whether General
Myer or any other man recommends 1t. 1t
ought to be recommended by meu who have
some medica! knowledge, which General Myer
has not.
Mr.. Huuton But the gentlemen will rocol-
lect that stated that the physicians OF the
country have petitioued for this very thing
MIR. Bromberg. How 10 the world are the
sergeants who take the observations OF the
signal service to get together medical data
which will be worth one iota that scientific men
can rely on? Will they gather the rumors that
they may hear?
MIR. Hunton. fthe gentleman will read the
report of the Committee on Military Affairs on
this subject be will fad out.
Mr.. Bromberg know all about that, tor |
have read the report of the Military COMMITTEE.
But the idea OF accomplishing this service by
an appropriation Of $1,000 is perfectly. prepos-
ferrous, You must have an appropriation OF at
least from i.ty to one hundred thousand dollars
and them you must organize health board 10
every town.
MIR. Hutton. | submit as part of my re-
marks the report Of the Committee on Military
Affairs upon this subject
The question was taken on MIR. Bromberg
amendment to the amendment, and it was not
agreed to.
The question then REQUIRED on Mr. Hunton'