Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-18
Congress-.

The following business was transacted in Con.
gress yesterday 10 addition to that published
ln the G@z@lte of that date:
In the Senate, bills were presented 10 rela,
ton to lands heretofore granted to railroad
companies, to amend the nets passed to aid the
construction uf the Pacific Railroad, and to re
cover from the Central and U1ion Pacific Rail
roads bonds and coupons issued to them 10 ex
cess Of the amount prescribed by law, all of
which we're referred to the appropriate com
mittces. Mr.. Hamlin called up the resolution
providing for the continuation ofthc joint rules
ia force during the last Congress for the gov,
eminent of the two Houses during the present
session, the question being on the amendment
of MIR. Morton to excerpt the ga rule relative
to counting the vote for President and Vice
President. A discu sion ensued, but without
action the Senate went into Executive session
and soon after adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives,, Mr..
OBrien proposed an amendment to the Con.
slltutlon providing that 10 State shall make
any law respecting an establishment OF religion
or to prohibit a free exercise thereof; that 20
minister or preacher shall hold any off &c of
trust or emolument uuder the Uuited States or
any State Government, DOR shall any religions
test be required as a qualification for any Office
in any State or the United States. 1t also for
bids the appropriation of money to s~ectarian
schools or institutions Of learning.
MIR. White moved to suspend the rules, so as
te bring q general amnesty bill before the
House. The bill excepted Jef"rsou Davis, but
he also proposed an amendment! to strike out
the words excepting. Davis, 10 order t. get a
vote on that question. The motion 10 suspend
the rules was lost yeas l65, nays 10, two.
thirds not voting afirmativcIy, though many
Democrats voted with the Republicans 10 favor
of the motion. Mr.. Holman moved to suspend
the rules and adopt a resolution declaring il un-
wise and inexpedicnt that a specific period
should be fixed for the resumption Of specie
payments, and calling for the repeal of the re-
sumption act Of January IA, 1875 The House
refused to suspend the rules by a vote of Il2 to
l5S. There were no party lines on the
vote. MIR. Cox, from the Committee on Rules,
reported a stringent amendment to the rule
governing the offering Of amendments to gene
raj appropriation bills, which was adopted, af.
ter debate, by a vote Of 1856 to !02. The bill
approprialiny ST. 500, 900 towards the Ceuten.
niaI was called up, and MIR. Hardcnbergh, Of
New Jersey, spoke in its favor.
SOCIETY NEws.-Thc Washington Gazette
says:
Alexandria, Va, is made happy again by
the presence Of another belle, one who repre-
sents tho magnificent and picturesque part of
Virginia, Greenbrier county. Mstured rs she
has been upon the fiat of the land" savored
with the popular mineral Waters, she is in splen-
did condition TO attract, and we feel confident
that the young gentlemen of the 'City beyond
the River" will not see her neglected. Oh the
naIne-Well, there is something in that, though
our frieni William says, Whats in u name?'
She responds promptly to Miss Nellie Cary,
Whom the angels" etc.
The Chronicle, of tn: same city, says:
The Sewing Society Of Christ Church, Alex
nesdsy AMI Thursday evenings, at Sarepta
Hail, in that city, which proved to be very on
joya5le, and, to the Society, very remunerative
affairs. The entertsinme nt consisted of tableaux,
gwen by the young people attached to the
church, followed by n supper, prepared by the
same. In the various .ableaux the great beauty
OF the young ladies' participating, showed TO ex-
celient advantage. The following were present
Night Dream; 2, Comic Scene, Dickens; 3,
Game Of Chess 4, Vice and Virtue; 5, Comic
Scene 18th century,; s, Tennyson's Dream of
Fair Women. On Thurs lay evening tho hal
Was again crowded, and the following Were pre-
sented: ], Midsummer Night Dream; 2, John
Anderson, my Joe;S 8, Twinkling Stars; 4, Two's