Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-15
From Washington.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. Is.
SENATE.

opening,
The chair laid before the Senate al ez:cu
tive communication covering statement from
the commissioner Of the General L2pd Office.
as to the land grants TO the several Pacific Rail.
roads-laid Cd the table.
Dir. Dawes, Of Mass, presented due protest
Of forty fse bank officers Of Boston against The
Silver bill.
a resolution for printing 300 copies Of the
"Biue book" was agreed to.
The Deficiency bill was then taken UP and
passed without debate, as follows -
An act to pay for certain Deficiencies 10 the
pay of the navy and the pay Of the marine
corps, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted that the following SUMS be ap.
propriated For amount due the officers and
men Of The United States navy, 81, 446, 6SS. l6;
fox amount due Selignan Bros, 1911, 1888 So;
for miscellaneous claims arising upon arrears OF
pay, $3.50, 600; for the naval fuod, $50, 900; Tor
pay OF the officers of the marine corps, 81, go.
e.; for the pay Of the enlisted men, $40, 342 20.
JUDICIAL
Fer salaries Of FIVE Uoited States district
Judges, So; for the expenses 81 the Su
preme Court and Circuit and District Courts Of
the United States, including the Distric: of
Columbia, and al=o for jurors and witnesses,
&c., sos 057. 80; fox the support OF conV'cts
transferred from the District Of Columbia,
$2,304.33.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
For salaries Of twelve additional watchman
for the Ioteror Department, $6,4S0; Tor repairs
of the Interior Department (Pa.ert Ohce)
building, $l5,73l. And the Secretary Of the
Interior is hereby authorized to rent any fire.
proof building, for the purposes Of his Depart
mcot, at rent not exceeding six hundred dol
lars per mouth, until the repairs and rest5ra.
TOES in the Io,erior Department building shall
have been made.
Mr.. Thurman introduced resolution direct
ing hat the Committee on Naval Affairs be re.
quested 10 report upon the ezpcdie1c7 OF re.
moving the Washington Observatory to poiut
in the District OF Columbia more suitable than
that now occupied, less iucommoded by logs
aod less subject to malaria, which was referred.
The Army bill was then taken up.
Mr. Window explained that this bill reduced
the appropriation made By the House BY
800, 5000.
The bill was read, and
Mr. Window moved the adoption Of the
amendment striking out the provision which
made it imperative upon The President TO use
four full cavalry regiments for the dctenc, Of
the frooticrs Of Texas.
The subject was debated at length by Mr..
Beck, Mr.. Booth, MIR. Thurman, and others.
The Senate passed the Army bill, fixing the
strength Of the army at % 900, seVera demo.
Gratis voting for il. The bill now goes back to
the House.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House, to-day. after the reading of
the Journal, there was another batch OF private
bills introduced and referred, among them one
By Mr.. Hunton, for the relief ct John =.
Larmau, JOS i. Harley aud Thos. B. Sparks,
employees 10 the Bureau Of Engraving and
Prioipe.
Mr. Mills. Of Texas. presented a memorial
from the State Grange Ct bis State, asking that
the Commissioner Of Agriculture be made a
Cabinet officer
A bill for the construction Of railway from
New Y ok city to Council Bluffs WAS introduced
and referred.
The COMMITTEE On Mileage reported ad,
vcrsely upou the bill to pay mileage to the
members for the extra session.
The regular order being demanded, the bill
to repeal the resumption acr was again taken
up aud further discussed,
Mr. AIMEE. o.! K. l., leading Of 10 opposition
to the repeal 10 written speech.
hlr. fiubbell. Of Mich, followed 10 favor OF
resumption, also written.
Mr. Kelly, Of Pa, va. the next speaker He
opposed resumption.
The speaking was Continued.
TIE RESUMPTION REPEAL.
The Speaker OF the House to day announced
that it was the intehtion Of the gentleman (Alr.
EwlDg) having 10 charge tie bill repeallng the
resumption act 10 close the debate on Saturday,
when vote would be taken, but it may be in
the power Of the oppoucns OF the measure to
further delay action.
AN ALEXANDRIA CLAIM.
The claim Of Dir. John +. Armstrong, Of
AlcxaEdIla, for use and abuso Of certain wharf
property in that city, while 10 possession Of the
Federal military authorities duriog the war, has
been referred 10 sub. com mitcc oil The Com
mttcc on War Claims The claim was favor
ably reported upon at the last session, but was
not reached before the adj ournment.
TIE NAVAL BILL.
The bill making az appropriation for the
House, passed the Senate without debate or
division.
THE SESSION OF CONGRESS.
II ia now thought to be beyond question that
the extra session of Congress will be extended
until the Saturday before Thanksgiving Day,
when the members will separate to come back
again to the regular session on the first Mon
day Of December.
DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BRYAN.
Hon. Thomas 3. Bryan, one of the Com.
missioncrs Of the District Of Columbia, ap.
peared. today, before sub committee Of
the Senate Committee on The District of Col.
umbia and made a denial of the charges
made against him by Mr.. A. Grant and other
citizens of the District.
THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.
1t is report that the Committee on Commerce,
of the Senate held mesting last night, Mr..
Conkling introduced the subject of the removals
in the Custom House at Now York, and it was
ordered that communication BIO sent to the
President asking why these removals had been
made
PENNSYLVANIA LIKELY TO BRIDGE THE !
DANUBE.-On Monday foreigner, evidently |
. Prussian by birth, visited the Office Of the
Keystone Bridge Company, 10 this city, and |
stated that he was an agent of the Government
IF Russia. and exhibited documents to prove