Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-12
From Washington.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. -.
SENATE.

scnted yesterday, we're presented and referred.
Mr. DAVIS. from the Committee Oh Public
Buildings reported adversely to allowing the
Senate chamber to be used for any other pur-
pose than its legitimate use for the meeting of
the Senate Of the United States, and adversely
| mittee for leave to have their hearing be-
| fore the Committee on Privileges and Elections
on the 9th Of January.
A number Cf papers were then presented.
| Among them we're the following:
Bill to remit the tax on insoIvent banks 10
certain cases.
Resolution requesting information from the
| Secretary Of War relative to the organization
cf militia 10 the Southern States.
Resolution iosructing the committee on the
method Of eectiog the President to report; also
upon the whole subject Ct the Presidency, in
Guiding his term of office.
Mr.. Wthers Of Va, introduced the follow
| ing
Ordered that the petition Of Joseph Segar
praying to be allowed pay a. u. 5. Senator be
Withdrawn from the files and referred to the
Committee on Claims.
The Vice President appointed Senator Ali
$40, Of Iowa, to DC one OF the Board OF Visitors
Of the Reform School Of the District Of Colum
bia on the part Of the Senate.
The resolution asserting the right OF the u.
| S. 10 pay its bonds ia cthcc gold or silver, Was
taken w, anu
Mr. Morgan, Of Alabama, spoke at length on
the subject, and WAS followed by Mr.. Christi.
aucy, after which
The Senate, b. vote OF II to %, went into
| .o,;a ,r,';>o nj a., ;lrj ~, N,,u
I V ;,ss,o"' anu ''>''''o0 VIC AVE-"
vi appointments
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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~ 'n' l;ou'' .i ..'Y - 80 ~
~ Inu ~ oan'n,;,,oo, - Gu rooono;os
geot!c'aGn GA committees 10 III vacancies Il
o st ~ IoI war;, o",nn,oi
WIN" IN - 90 y 49, r ~" ~
lug opoaAet $500 ~ w. "'Neu Huu uo'i'u'n
un H ;I ~
the House hal excused gentlemen IRON sewing
90 the con'niuccs:
cr! me IpeaAsi slaa 'e MA '''''"s' 'u''0u ID
n'n9s tHe vacauocs ,. ,,:.,,, u
Mr. o,''s' h sat Et ' T WHY ~ baI
at.cu.Iou ~ o,, ," ~, ,t1n uirsa
NJ SoooI.o. ra;,oroyoJ b.thn L,l Lu,wol
iuo opeanSi 'e''@'''''' VI - w "'o
uu Tva ~, IG, ~, u,,. ,i.,o ar,rool
n no "-o or -" ~ ;o,.o,I,,,,J LA ,
r0n ,oai ,ho Irou al o,th whirb was rcfsrr,I
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W. n;n'u, nsI 1c ~ ,b onOo;n,nnrt n
hpp'"p; ~ .,r'.a, ~, 80 J;soar,a;n,
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'oIes VI 'nI w. tr"a'od A. -" ,ha, thn S
he he ops' rtt ;ns; nnao ;s amcndmenrs
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'DT re- r,Jor,1, c,,,ss,o5 oIoc,;o, css, H.I-
r,.lO p',torsn, ,yas ,bo, taLnnrn an!
NJ iIarr;s of Va, Chairman Of the E,ie..
t;ons uomm;ttro addressed the House 10 an
Jon,on,o,
0' NJ iI.r,;s "a. roIovsG nv Mr. Wait q,
WI i r ~" " p ,r'nI :" - '''' '
C9p;' 10 lavot VI n,'l';u. -, h, . ,,.;,,, ,L
me aeGate was c'"', n un. u, "st'ou 'a IN,
81, aun W. '''''''" wa ''''' ~ "N''"
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NOTES
The hill introduco1 IT, H., Sa,.ta vric,,a,
n establish q Court of Aonral, nrovilrs ,ha,
the number Of United States Circuit Courts
shall hn made canal to thn Whale nnmhrr NJ
tbov shaII he haId in r[s,or,ivc distr;cts At ,br
SAME limo and Mac, at which thc Distri,t
, Courts are held, ard when more Than one iudce
, comnptcnt n hold a Cirruit j. nrescnt each
;Oano nv, bold conorato session ,boroor H.
o1lotnoni ~ lo ia aep"ta'1 ,"'
a''9. " Ou:ees " ~ maui Wy lHc plc
ceu'uE JuIse y, Ju't'Ce. ,Inc oi thesc courts l.
to be held IN Richmond, Va:
10 the executive session OF the Senate ytstcr
day the nominations Of Roosevelt and Prince AZ
Collector aud Naval Officer at New York were
onortod oe,1nrohI,, ~ ,hot ~ Al. Mo"s;,,
!, I.po..ea u no.J uAI r 40. w. ~ ,.
as surveyor OF customs laVof"oy' no acton
was tahcn.
Yesterday in the Senate, Mr.. COnovcr, from
the select committee on transportation routes
to the scaboard, reported favoraby on the Sen
ate hill 10 nrovidc for survcv NJ an inland
wotsr ronta and c,noI fran, tho H;ss;ss;nn; r;nos
w. ~ S.Ian,n ooan ion1 '"0 ii'Ss''''pp' '''t'
S sno ne.aT paG Go TL,u H.
0peahGl N1Huai laS ieappolotcd Mt. llcw'
H. vi Ncw iorA' on INC COMMITTEE on the
faclno ral, oaus
MAJOR Is. IS. D1ugas, Of tho House, has
been granted leave OF absence from and alter
Friday next until January r. 1878.
MIR. Randall, having ia ken upon himself tho
annnintmpnt of certain members If rho Uousc
- eli 1ooono;os m o,nonoi,toos u;,bor, I'll