Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-05
CONGRESS.

The following proceedings OF congress yes
terday are additional to those published in the
Gazette of hat date:
10 the Seuate number Of petitions we're
presented iu relation to the case OF X U NJ.
Condor, aow imprisoned in England. A
A bill was introduced to establish ZOO
logical garden 10 the District. A concurrent
resolution accepting the iuvitatou OF the Cen
tcnnial Commissioners 10 attend the opening
exhibition at Philadelphia, and for the ad-
iournnent of both Houses from the 9 h 10 the
l2.h instant was laid over uatll TO day. ] he
Scuatc then resumed the consideration OF the
question of jurisdiction in the Bclknap ln'
peachmcnt case, the question being a~=ucd by
Mr.. Blair for the respondent, aud by Mr. Lord
on the part Of the managers, alter which the
Senate adjourned
10 the House Of Representatives the Post
Office Appropriation bill was taken up and dis
cussed in Committee of the Whole, in the
course Of which Mr. Vance, Of North Caro-
lina, took OCCASION, in speaking OF the propo-
sitiou to pay contractors for carrying the mails
| in the South prior to April 1861 to make 90
appeal for the burying of all sectional auimosl.
| ties caused by the War, and auded the loyalty,
patriotism and good feeling of the people OF
the South. He pointed out certain things
which he believed would greatly teud to create
better feeling 10 the South. One OF these
was to stop the partisan appeals that were To-
dulsed in by Norlbern Representatives. An
other was to help build up the waste places OF
the South Another to 20 as far as possible 10
the payment Of claims due to Southern people
for services rendered the United States before
the war. Among these claims was that of mail
contractors for services prior to 1861. He was
surprised that in this Centennial year there
should be hesitation to pay the paItry sum
demanded by these contractors. Mi. Kelley
said that 20 appeal on the score of fraternity
would control his vote on question of the ap-
preparation of money, and it was unfair to say
that gentlemen were inipical to the South be-
cause they refused to pay this claim There
was feeling deep in the hearts Of the people
which would much more tend to create fra
,erna feeling and unite the two sections OF the
Union. 70 illustrate that feeling he related an
incident which bad occurred under his own OBJ
scrvation on last Decoration Day 10 South Car
DINA, where he found the wife of an ex rebel
soldier decorating the grave of az unknown
Union soldier In most beautiful manner, who
did 50 with prayer that some one would per-
form like Office over the unknOWO grave OF
her own loved one. 1t is such acts as these
that will cement h. bond of union more than
any vote on special laws. He wanted those
who wore the gray and those who wore the
blue to treasure every memento of their vaor
al sacrifice in the late war, for the time will
surely come when the whole Am ;rican people
will treasure all Of American vaiof, no matter
on which side it was exhibited. Applause on
the Democratic side. \ bill Was passed APP.
propriatnp $4,000 10 delray the expenses oil
tt, committee appointed to investigate the
+ cdera Offices 10 Louisiana. Mr.. Blame Of
tercd reso ulion directing the Ways aud
Meaus Committee TO consider at once some
threatened scarcity Of fractional currency Mr..
Kelley SAID before the hl was ra - -.
along very we'll and there W. ,"..": -.
small change. The people WIG i:l:;:c il -
veil employed, aud the GoY-risueC: + !. d
?rge sun by reason OF Its CO.'S itGp;..1. but
il: House was supposed 10 reot ii 'dlcoe,
I'D doctor from Nevada came here, when We
were told that the dep!t ton OF the IT a'ury or
go!d and silver would work to charm. and We
would then have nice fractional currency suit
able to all the demands of business. But un
der this pressure We ar getting under bond of
greater debt, and at III, present rate oil prog.
ress we will have to pay $40 600, 900 OF gold
aud silver 10 interest MIR. B.ar:e said his res
nlution was very small peg on which to hang
5, large a hat. Mr.. Kelley retortcd that it
was good peg to hang the bar tn. Nha,
was asserted when this silver bill was passed (
Why, that we would tn n have coin white
and bright I'll a it vas money, that II Was
legal tcndrr. Bui it is not legal tender, ex-
ccpt for five dollars Ii is not pure silver. 1t
is merely token, and is being b. aried. 1t Is
good Tor young children to cut their teeth on.
Children like it 10 put III their money boxes.
But it was becoming vaiuclesS IN the small cx-
changes Of life He objected to this cxtraor-
binary legislation. ln passing The silver bill
the House had trusted to Providence to tur-
uish the bullion for 1t. and now it is proposed
to modify ii. Providence is not to have
chance of TWO weeks. Laughter. He would
give him at least four weeks to test the expc-
rmcut. Mir. Blaine hoped there would now
be vote, and The gentleman could enhghen
the Committee oil Ways aud Means. MIR. KEEL
lev: Yes, and be ovrlrulcd by the folly of the
others \ resolution accepting an luyllaton
10 attend the opening of the Centennial Exhi
bi,ion was PASSED. a message was laid before
the House from the President declining TO fur
nish the information as TO bis various absences
from WASHINGTON, and it was referred to the
judiciary Committee and ordered to be print
ed resolution was adopted instructlng the
Louisiana Committee to inquire into tine re-
cent murder of Nj. Ii. Twuchcll and David
King, on Red river, Louisiana, and the House
then adjourned.
| The Presidents Message.