Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-14
From Washington.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. IA.

twenty one clerks Of the House committees at
the day on which the session Of Congress opens
was called up and passed.
A bill establishing national bank at New
Orleans was referred.
Mr.. Dorsey introduced resolution that the
Committee Of the District Of Columbia be To-
structed to iGqu re into the action of the District
Commissioners in purchasing the Unitarian
Church building for use as police court build
Jog. He also introduced resolution Instruct
ing the District Commissioners to report the
streets and avenues of the Distric. that need
repairs and an estimate of the cost Of such re-
pairs.
A i,iut resolution of the House Of Represen-
tativus for irQuiry into the expedieucy Of Great.
ing reservoir at the hcadwatcr of the Mlsss-
sippi river to cqualiz, and render uniform lis
h)w was agreCdto.
a bill releasing the Eagle Manufacturing Go.
from tax on banking capital. which, 10 point
of fact, was used 10 manufacturing, and DOT 10
banking, was called up and laid over until to
| morrow.
The resolution of Mr.. Mathews declaring the
right of the Untcd States to pay t4 bonds in
| silver dollars was then taken up.
Mr. Hereford then addressed the Senate at
| length.
HUUSE OF REpRES
After the Journal has been read aud approved
a uumber of private bills were introduced aud
referred.
Mr.. Singleton presented tho conference re-
port upon the dlsagreelng votes OF The two
Houses Oh tnc deficiency appropriation bllI. ,
Mr.. kos, one of the coutererS, explained
the action OF the conference committee, and
| justified the conclusions reached.
| Mr. Eden, of Ill.,, favored laying the report
| upon the table.
MIR. BIount, Of Ca, said that the aMounts
appropriated we're not for deficiencies, but adj
ditioBa appropriations, aud conceded with MIR.
| Eden
MIR. Congcr was glad to see this quarrel
among the democracy upon the question OF the
means of carrying ou the government aud ar,
gued that the republicans had been right all
the while 10 making sufficient appropriations ut
| first.
Mr.. Cannon, Of H., followed, opposing the
mail contract system, and the appropriations tor
| certain routes-pronouncad roots.
Mr. Hale did not think there was anything
| in the report 90 which to fight, and favored the
adoption OF the report.
| Mr.. Sparks, of ILL.,, opposed the adoption OF
the report upon the ground that 1t was taking
out OF the Treasury more money than should
| be appropriated.
Mr.. Clymer, Of Pa, thought it triaiug with
legislation not to concur, alter the action oil the
Hous, 10 making the appropriations that it had.
| He laid all the blame for not reducing the ap
propra,ons upon the republican Senate.
Mr.. Baker Of Iud, while he thought there
was some squanderug Was Of opinion that the
report should be adopted.
Mr.. Atkins again explained aud sustained
the action Of the committee.
Mr. Money, of Miss, sustained the aprIo.
praion of $500, 900 fer inland post routes 10 the
South and West.
Mr.. Bouut, of Ca. Was opposed to the ap.
preparation for the Star service, az the TO-
land stage and horse route is called.
Mr.. Singleton, of Miss, made statement Of
the manner in which the Star appropriation
was made. and then urged the adoption of the
report.
The report was then adopted, the ayes and
noes and telIers being refused on the vote.
| The cOmu ittees were then called for bills and
resolutions OF q private character, under which
call plumber Of bills were reported, but 10 &C,
ton had on them, Mr.. Eden, Of Ill.,, otecting
and the bills going to the private calendar.
The petltioo Of tho Washington and Alex 10
dria Turnpike Co., for damages sustained dur.
ing he war, was reported from the Committee
90 Claims and referred to the Committee on
| War Claims.
The bill for the relief Of the Old Dominion
Steamship Co. was tavorably reported upon and
| placed upon the private calendar.
| A bill for the relief of John Filler, OF Lou d.
douD county, was favoraby reported and
placed upon the private calendar.
NOTES.
There vas lively debate in the House to-
| day over the conference committees report
| upon the Deficiency bill, in which Mr.. Atkins,
of Tenn, having said, in reference to the con-
diion of the negroes of the District, that they
were of the lowest strata of society, MIR. Con
ger, of Mich, took up the remark and under
took to make some clap.trap capital out Of it
for outside use by emphasizing he expression,
aud calling attention to it as if applied to all
colored people. Mr.. Atkins rctortcd promptly,
aud told MIR. CoDgcr that he CA. } had given
more out OF his own means towards these poor,
starving creatures than he (Couger) or any of
his copfreres had or ever would do.
The Senate has confirmed JDo. Baxter, of Ten.
Dessoe, to be circuit Judge for the Fifth circuit;
Ezra A. Hayt, of New York, to be commits.
sioner of Indian affairs; James A. Brady, OF
Petersburg, to be collector Of internal revenue
for the Second district OF Virginia, and B. f.,
Loisenri1a aud John Little to be postmasters
at Charestown and Piedmont, W. Va, re-
spectivey.
Messrs. Kerpao, Gordon, and Randolph
democratic members Of the Sanatc
called upon the President this morning and cx
planned to him their course of action in sustain
ing his nominations and stated that 10 future
they would always sustain him whenever the
objections were only OF such character as those
urged against his New York nominees.
Mr.. Tucker, of Va, presented the memorial
Of D. Richards & Co., OF LyDchburg, Va, pray
ing hat no action will be taken concerning the
revision of tariff duties until after it shall have
been ascertaned that such revision will pro.
mo c the general interest Of the country.
Mr. Patterson, the democratic contestant for
the seat 10 Congress from Colorado, whose case
was ably managed by Judge Harris of Va,
Chairman Of the Committee on 4 ectons was
admitted last Dight by vote of ZIG to 10
La the House yesterday MIR. Hunton, of Va,
presented the papers relating to the claim OF
Il. IL. Rotchtord, CT Alexandria. which were re-
terrcd to the Committee on Claims.
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