Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-20
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Special DISPATCHES to the Gazette.
FROM HI
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 20, 1916.
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS.
In the Senate today the routine business o
the morning hour presented nothing Of iuteres
to this section.
MI. Window from the committee on pensions
reported the pension appropriation bill OF th'
House of Representatives.
MIR. Davis, of West Va, suggested come
amendments. He called attention to a dis
crepaucy Ct over $4,000 600 between th'
amount appropriated to pay tie soldiers ane
the amount actually paid.
The DILL was then passed. 1t needs DOW only
the signature Of the President to become a law
The Oregon resolutions were then taken ur
and Mr.. Bogy, Of No, addressed the Senate al
length, and the debate was continued.
IL the House of Representatives,
A resolution authorizing the Secretary Of
| War TO furnish to the Reform School of the
| District blankets for the Use of the inmates,
was passed.
Mr.. Wood, Of New York, having been the
| subject of a most dastardIy attack by the Ma
| llUual 1lSpuOiCdui q dS"oPopSA $500 NHJ'
made a personal explanation 10 reference to the
allegations, which be pronounced utterly false
| and 80 proved. aud had read a letter from the
| House Librarian stcroly and most emphatlcally
| pronoupcing as false a statement said to have
emauated from the Library, in reference to the
| fellonious taking away, by MIR. Wood, of a book
purporring to give a history Of his private and
6nancial affairs. The explanation aud denial
we're considered most complete, and we're re-
ceivcd with applause.
The Chair having announced that Mr.. j.
O'Couuor Powers was in this city With con-
gratuIati,ns of the Irish natives upon the Cen
tenpial anniversary of American independence,
Mr.. HOLMAN offered a resolution referring the
CONGRATULATIONS to toe Committee on Foreign
Affairs, with instructions to report to the House
what action ia references ther!t) should be
taken.
These are the congratulations that the Pres.
iden. refused to receive ut the hands OF the
Irish depu,atiop.
During the moruing hour the House was 90.
cupicd 10 the receipt Of reports Of a private
character from committees.
A number of bills we're reported upon ad-
versely by the Military Committee. aud said
reports laid upon the table.
Upon the bill to restore E. S. Meyer to the
active list Of the army, vetoed by the Presl-
dent, the veto was sustained, only one vote be-
;nr r,oor1od in the Aft
Mr.. Lyndc, from the Judiciary Committee,
submitted the majority report of the commit
tee 10 reference to the kilograms demaoded OF
Mr.. Orion, giving the committee power TO en-
force the dc.iverance OF the telegran ms, ard
puoishiug any attcmpt to prevent their pro
duction.
Mr.. Hura, 0! tho minority, reported that
the kilograms should be Identified as authentl-
Gated and relative, and not taken iGdlscrlml-
nately as evidence without such Identification.
Mr.. Knctt offered a substitute, giving the
committee full power to punish for refusal to
answer am and all demands, and Furnishing
apv attemp! to prevent the production oil dny
evidence.
After debate Mr.. llurd's report was reject
ed by a VOC Of 81 to Up, aad MF. knott's
substitute was then adopted.
NOTES.
Mr.. Ben. Hill dauios that he has been
coauettiug win the radicals.
The situation political is unchangal-a little
more Hazy today.
The resolutions from the judiciary Commit.
tee to-day, in the House, giving cantrol over
teleprarhic dispatches, has caused a breeze,
which is blowing at the hour Of 3 p. II.
H CALL FOR KILOGRAMS.
WASHINGTON, December 2O.-Ihc judiciary
Committee of the House, this morning, report
| ed a resolution defining the rights OF the lovea-
| tigatjng committees TO cali unon the telegraph
officials for kilograms, holding that the com
mittees have the right to make aud enforce
such demand. .
This decision Of the committee, which will
doubtless be adopted by the House, Will
have the effect of bringing Mr.. Orion, Presl-
deptoftheW Western Union Telegraph Company
nm with a round turu," and probably dlsclnse
some of the deviltry that has been going on IN
reference to the counting of the votes 10 the
three contested Southern States, unless ad-
vantage has been taken OF the delay aud the
disnatchcs made way With. which will doubtless
be the plea next set up.
ANEW GOODS-Received this day: Allcock's
~ Porous plasters, Herrick's Strengthening
| P~lssters, Tsrr,hts Extract. Barry's Hair Dye,
p..nntt,. Nod | iunr OIL Simmons, Liver ReG-