Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
CONG RESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan Ia, lS76--The Senate
was not in session to-day, having adjourned
until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House Of! Repr seLtalivcS Was engaged
| during the morning hour 10 the reception Of
reports of committees, macy Of which were
| presented.
Mr.. Tucker, from the Committee on Ways
aud Means, reported back the bill to pay Chas.
W. Butts the expense IF advertising property
levied or 10 the Filth Tnteruai Revenue Dis
! trlct Of Virginia. Mr.. Tucker said that the
| committee VI I'D have found no difficulty In
reporting 10 favor OF the passage Of the bill
but they did not cnus Ter that it was within
the scope of their duties, and he recon- mended
| that it DC referred to the Committee on the
judiciary, which was agreed to.
The Committee on Commerce reported bill
authorizing the placing on the starn Of all yes
sells the Gaue 81 the place whore lhe vessel is
quilt ana where the owner resides, 10 place OF
the pors Of entry. as now required by Ia" and
the bill was passed.
A Mn mas ra,or.o3 from, tho Coum;t,na an
Public Lands and debated at length fer cestor
ng to pre-euptiop the public lands in Arkan-
sas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. The
I'm uo, roo.,,,;..oa
! a. two 0 clock the amnesty bill Was taken up
an w bout debate was lost ayes, lS2; noes
81: not iwo-thirds. M Blaioe made a motion
| 10 reconsider, and read letter from Holden,
| of \. T., in opposition TO amnesty, and then
Withdrew hi> motion. and the House went into
comn,ittse O., the pcp.ipu bill.
THE HAlLlNG PLACE OF VESSELS
The poicy u the government in relation to
rho h,;l.,r ,,l.c. ~ vessels j. now 20 hc chanp
IN ..,. hn;. ruo,,
'0' ~ - >'1''' a. a. ''1I0' .'''.
port OF entry. Illus all vessels tu"t Oh the
Potomac generally hail from Alexandria or
Grn,p.iowo, wherever th.y belong. 4 bill
,,,soJ +,o u,,so do,, and ,r;r certainly
'asS9A '''' '""'' '"aS 90" wa ''''',"'y ;,
pass toe senate % "hlch vessels may b'll
rom aUv Of the little creek on the riv"r where
thnv were bnilt ard Where their nwuers re-
,;Io
r:,r p,rsInsxrr.r rppu
ne h"u:i judiciary 1"no'!GIc to-day con-
;i,icrci he proposed amcDiltocDI ct the COZ
sri,utior i'm tag the Pr! silent t. Que t:lin Of
ox,. rh ,o,r,,,;.,o.. .r-,,,i ,,.,, amend.
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meat hAine inc tcrin al ioui years
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spGs;'@i n&ys there Lave been lu.po t-tL Egypt
laa SHcccsE,S in Aby>S.ula. he clpture or
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s'olah S.IV'''' anu TWO ''ho' ''',a'.S ''n'eis'
has been reported h@fH recently, but the news
is no an.b aiic.
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rhcmscIvr, VIII electoral agI,a,i,n: to vo e &C
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