Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-09
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
From Washington.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, lS76.-The Senate
was occupied during the morning hour Will
tn Private Calendar.
The report of the Conference Committee OF
the Civil and Legislative Appropriation bill Wa
then taken up The reported bill provides fo'
reduction of 765 clerks, OF whom 4l9 arc
| Treasury clerks. The report provides also fo
reduction Of the salary Of the President o.
the United States from $50, 900 10 S25,O0O
Mr.. ConkliDg opposed concurrence will
| the committee, and he caused to BE- read let
ter from Mr.. Morrill,, Secretary of the Treas
ury, declaring that the reduction proposed by
| the bill would seriously impair the efficiency
| of the Treasury Department
Mr.. Ferry said that after the fullest lnves
ipation, the committee had decided that th'
utmost reduction possible, consistent with TIT
| Efficiency Of the service, was 3l9. The com
rnittec thought, however, the Senate shouIc
yield something to the House
The Senate refused to concur, and Messrs.
Wipdom. Allison, and BlyarG were appoint
I'd new committec Of conference.
The resolution to pint e0pi of the Ham
burg message was then taken up and Mr.
Patterson, of South Carolina, delivered cam
paige speech.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
In the House Of REPRESENTATIVES commit
tee Of conference was appointed on the tll
for partition Of real estate 10 the District
OF Columbia.
\ bill to au.horiz' the Petite Mail Steam
snip Company TO carry the mails n IRON 10
stead Of wooden ships was, after somc dis
cussnn, passed.
The reports from the Pas,ofic" Committee
were presented aud ordered to be printed.
A bill granting pension to Mrs Ieatcs,
widow of CAPT. ates, killed at the Big Horn
fight was passed.
A report in the Shumaker and klog cases
was made aud ordered to be prI@tei. setting
fosth tha, this Congress has no right TO iuves-
tigste the conducr Of members prior to their
election. The parties VT: charged with cor
ruptiou in the P:c!fc Nail subsidy.
\ resolution f,r The pria'ing Of four thou
sand COPIES of the Mississippi Investigating
committees reports was c0m5atrcd by the rad
icals. who wanted a larger number OF the Sen
ate majority report rrin d bn. after al aye
an no vote the resolution was adopted.
The Sen9te bill Tor III printing It he agrl
cultural reports of II - was taken from the
Speakers table aod ref rrcd.
A bill for the publication of the histories of
the several surveys and scientific explorations
mAde by tina government during the past CEN
turv was reported back from committee and
passed
y bill in reference to the employees Of the
Printing and Engraving Rure wss referred
The unfinished business of yesterday the
motion to reconsider The tc referring the Pres
idant's me,sagc-Wa: ~ u'nod. and
Mr. Hoar, OF Mass alJtessed the House. at
tempting 10 reply TO thu great speach OF Mr.
Lamar, IL which ho only succeeded n slightly
huIterine the BLOODY 2h IT."
Mr. Singleton, OF NJ iss,, interrupted Mr.. Hosr
and had read dispatch inviting hin iSiag e.
tom to be present at y meeting to be held at va
700 by the colo-ad pc pie, the disnatch being
signed b. prominent colorei politician.
\ colprol member .riad to avert the etFr t of
the dl-patch by saying that the igaer was III
timdstc1, bat Mr. 81; g.e,on proved to the con-
trary.