Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-23

SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, d. g., Nov. %.
The Senate was not 10 session to day, having
on yesterday adjourned uuril Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Immediately after the reading Of the Journal
the regular order of business, the consideration
OF the bill to repeal tie Resumption act, vas
resnmed.
Mr.. Conrcr, OF Mich, tried to impede the
progress of the proceedings by ralslog par!la
| mentary questions. but was unsuccessful, when
MIR. Fort Of Ill.,, addressed the House 10
favor of the repeal of the Resumption bill. lie
said The legal tender conquered the gentle
men who arc now represented 90 this H)or on
the other side Of the House. and they are now
its main supporters against the gentlemen on
this side. 1t had been said that be Fort was
| following the democrats, but who were the gen.
tlemen that opposed him following? They
were following the man who led the democratic
| party 10 the last campaign.
| MIR. Chittenden, of N. Y. followed. He said
the argument Of the gentleman from Ohio Mr.
Eaiugl who spoke yesterday, if his loalo
meant anything, meant that the CONFLICT be.
tween capital and labor was irrcpressiblc, and
must 20 on until capital ceased to exist. lie
said that New York broker had proposed to
him the digging of ship canal from New 7 ork
to San Francisco aud the payment Of the labor
by running all the printing presses at the
| Treasury If Congress could be adjourned for
| twelve mouths gold and grccbbacks would be at
par within sixty days 1t was this agitation
| alone which prevented that result. MIR. Chit
| tendon alluded TO several attacks made on him
as the representative Of the 'bloated bond
holders" and became quite cxcted alluded
to his private affairs and said that he
was mere Interested 10 the debtor class than 10
the creditor class, for there wero 5000 claims
due his firm. Laughter. Nobody owed the
gentleman from Ohio. Renewed laughter.
At the close Of MIR. Chitteuden's address there
were tumutuous demands for the Irregular or,
der"
Mr.. Kelly. Of Pennsylvania desire the
passage Of this bill. demand the regular or
| der, and am here to maintain it against all
corners until the vote is taken.
The char said the question was this "Shall
the main question now be put.
Considerable discussion on points of order
cnsued.
The main question being ordered,
| The first vote was taken on the amendment
Of MIR. Fort, Of ILL.,, fixing the lime for rcsump
ton aud preventing further contraction of the
currency.
This was adopted without division.
The next vote was upon Mr.. Hubbe amend
mcnt prohihiriug tho cancellation of greeDbacks
and making legal tenders receivable for all dues
| 10 'he Government.
This was ri 'ced Yeas 90 nays SO.
TIE LOUISIANA CASE
THE Committee on Pririleges and Elections de-
clare Kellogg the Legitimate Senator
The Committee on Privileges aid Elections
met TO day, and ma orily OF The committee
instructed the chairman to mako report in the
contested election case of Spotlord and Kellogg
declaring that VIM. Pitt Kellogg WAS entitled
to his scat as Senator from Louisiana.
HOTELS AND THEIR GUESTS AND BOARDERs.
10 suit by Gen. Hancock against the pro
prietor of hotel 10 New York, for jawclry
stolen from his rooms, it has been decided that
the property was not such as the guest is re
quired to deposit 10 the safe Of the ion keeper,
but that the plaintiff was there as boarder,
not as guest. He was under an express con
tract to remain for certain length of time. and
not as q guest entertained from day to day.
Therefore he was not entitled to recover be-
cause be failed to establish the relation of guest
and inn, keeper. He was a boarder and not
guest.
Per contra, in Boston, yesterday. verdict
was rendered against hotel keeper 10 suit for |
$4,000 for the loss of box Of jewelry 1t
was deposited 10 the coat room BY an agent OF
the firm, and when he called for the box it |
could not be found. The defence did not avail
that guests were notified to have all vauables |
placed in the safe in the hotel Office.