Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-09
CONG ESS.

Ia!Ie Senate yesterday an adverse report
was made on the bill to aid the Washington,
Cincinnati and St. Louis railroad. The Judi
ciary Committee We're discharged frcm the
farther consideration OF the mcmorialot e. ".
Gusts Lee, praylng that Congress appropriate
assum for the purchase of the Arlington estate
in Virginia. The WluauS patent cigar-Steam-
ship bill WIS passed. \ hlIl was introduced TO
change the boundaries Of the eastern customs
district of Maryland Mr. Morton. from the
committee on elections acd privileges, submit
ted report 10 the case Of Ptachbaek. with Il
resolution declaring him entitled 70 seat 10
the Seuate from March +, 1875, and 1lr. liam
iltop, CT Mlrylaud, irou the same committee,
gave notice of al adverse report in the case.
The Committee 90 PoStot1ices ard Po>tr0ads
reported the bill for the establishment OF a ia
ticua telegraph With amendments, noGe OF
which materially change the provisions OF the
bill as heretofore published, except that the
section provldiGg the rates charged Tor special
press dispatches Sha,! not exceed tie rates PAID
uy tie Associated Press durlrg the Year 1879
was stricken out. The Steamboat bill, was
discussed tut 20 decisive action taken The
President Sept q special message to the Senate
10 reference to his change Of views on the sit
uatiou in Arkansas, claiming that Brooks is
new constitution was illegally adopted. \
motion was made to obtain consideration Of the
bill for the government 0! the District oil Col
umbia, but without Succ, s.. \ bill Tor the
retirement cfGeaeral D. t. Sick!es was refer.
red to the Cow ;nii,ee On Military Affairs. \
bill relating 10 the tN.gu-ioU of The Poiut Look
out Railroad was referred 10 the Committee on
the D.Str!ct ri Columbia
In the House of Representatives bills were
introduced appGopriatiIs 100000 or a break
water at Smiths Point on the Potomac river;
making Yves, PJi..t, Va, port of entry; APP
prolria,ing S25 coo to establish a lighthouse
at the mouth OF Great Wicomito river; prpvd
ing for the collection OF a tax on lucumeS IN
excess Of 81 UUQ icrying i tax on al property 10
the DiStrct-uf CuuWt'a to q fray expenses otltS
scvcrument; tor the Improvement iihe mouth
of the Mississippi river; for the improvement
of the harb>r o; Charleston, 5. t.. aud a
joint resolution paclns: co;orcd aud white soIii-
ers ou the same footing in regard to bounty and
pensions. \ Dill was passed giving bouutleS to
widows and heirs Of deceased soldiers who en-
listed iu the late war Tor less than one year.
Mr.. Sp.er OF pcuuSy varia, offered resolution
expressing the Judgment Of the House against
a presidential third tern, auG the House re-
fused 70 ;. cord the demand for the previous
question by yeas g.. nays lu2 Mr.. Dawes Of
tered resolution rccilirg the fac: that William
5 klos, whu is desired to appear before the
Ways aud Means Coulm!t to testify in rela-
tiou to he Pacific Ma,l subsidy, had been Serv-
ed with summons while IN Canada AMI failed
to answer. He therefore asked that Mag be
declared in contempt AID his arrest ordered
whenever be may be found IN tue territory Of
the Uulted States. Some debate upon the
legality o.! this action took place and Mr.. Dawes
withdrew the resolution. He then substituted
IA bill Tor the selection 0! jurors IN tie District
which was passed The ohiert OF this bill is
that the cases against King may be acted upon
by the Grand Jury before being barred by the
statute of limitations.
PENNSYLVANIA Coat TRADE -Producton
10 ali the coal IeslouS Is at Very low polnt,
and no movements seem 10 be making. TO gave
it impetus Tie market supply is such that op-
orators do not care to add 10 ii, and those en-
ployed at the mipes are very Qaiet, taking no
steps to bring their wages wltnln what opera.
tors contend are necessary to meet the market
demand for cheaper cral U"der this state of
feeling no cvlicrlss 10 the Schuyklii and lie
high regions arc in operation, except such as
are supplying local consumption. The bltuml.
nous tonnage Tor the week Is So. .o6. The total
of both kinds Of coal fer the week is lIQ.94l
tons. AT Port R;chmoud for the week ending
the 9th lost. the receipts OF coal were none aud
the shipments 900 tons, leaving 100, 800 tons
20 hand. -PhiMdslphi Ledger.