Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-02
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WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. ,.

WASHINGTON. D. G., Dec 2.
The third and lat session Of lbe 45tb Con
gress met to day, but neither the attendance o.
members nor OF vsitCrs-though the latter va:
quite arge-was es numerous rs Oh the moIt
recent former session commercsmcnts.
SENATE.
Tie Senate met st ncoa TO day, Vic, Pr5si
dent Wheeler presiding.
The usual committee Was appointed to wait
on the President and inform him that the Sen
ate Was ready to receive any message nc might
have for it.
During the abscHc, of tbs committee, bills,
resolutions and p.tiiiuns were introduced foE
the appointment Of committees 10 investigate
the causes Of the recent yellow fever epidemic,
for the modification Of the silver bill, for iD-
creasing the intrinsic value OF the silver dollar.
for makipg the trade dollar legal tender, and
for crQuirlDg into the late reported southern
outragcs, all of which were referred.
The credentials of j. s. Morrill,, re elected
Senator from Vermont, were presented.
At the * piratou OF the recess the President 5
message was read
The report Of the COmp!roe: eft the currency
was thea read, and the Senate adlourucd.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met OF noon with Speaker Ran
dali 10 the chair, aud two hGudrcd and twenty
niue mcmbcrs--a small number--present. After
appointing conllnittec TO inform the President
that the llous? was ready to receive any mes
sage he might have for it, recess OF an hour
Was taken, st the expiration OF which the l'resi
dent s message was read.
NOTES.
Several OF the desks of the Senators were
adorned With bouquets; among them those of
Mes:rs. kellogg AID Bruce were particularly
noticeable.
Secretary Sherman aud Gcn. Sherman we're
on the floor of the Scoatc to day.
Both the Virginia Senators wero present
Mr.. Wither5 locks hale and hearty, after his
summers rcsidoao3 ia the mountains Mr..
Johnston, on the contrary, locks bad, and is still
suffering from tho effects Of low malarial ia.
yer, eau sht here last summer, and from which
be has not yet entirely recovered. MIR. John.
ston has private roocls in the city. Mir. Withcrs
will reside duting tho winter il Alexandria.
All Inc motnbors of the House from Virginia
were present tt-lay except Messrs. Pridemore
and Doug'ss, the former beiog detained at
home By the extreme illness CT bis wife.
The joint commission having under cods:c.
ration the qucsion OF transferring tho Indian
Bureau to the War Department net to day
and agreed to hear TIC views of Generals Bher.
man add Mei2s upon the subject to morrow
moruicg.
SENATE.
The Senate ct 1910 took recess Tor three
quarters CT in hour to avail: tbs Presidents
message.
Al l35 o'cieck toe Sauate rcasscn blcd and
the conmi!!cc to await upon The President re-
ported that they had discharged that duty. Tho
message rro1a toe President was received few
minutes later by Mr.. Rogers, bis private aecre.
tary, and it Was read Immediately by Secretary
Gorham.
Mr.. Voorhees, OF Ind, submitted resolution
iustIuetiDg the Con- mi.tec or Einacce to r1rire
toto tho expcdicncy Ct making the trade
dollar q lega! tendtr for ail debts. PUBLIC AID
private, aud CT providicg Tor its rcooioa2c ioto
IInid over ucder Tie rules
Nir. Blaine, Of Mo, submitted lengthy res
oluton iUstiu3tDg tic Judiciary Coma,itleo to
recent elections 'he constitutional rights OF any
citizen Ct the Uoitcd States were violated 10
any State of the uoion, and what further legis-
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tights.
Laid over under the ,ucs.
MassrS: Lamar, OF h!i>a, Harris, OF Ienn.,
aud Eust!s.. Of IT,, Presented resolutions pro
vlding fer the appointment ct lolnt committee
of the House ard Senatn 10 icdurc i0to The
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Lao over uh''! 10 h!ofro"'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
m, 81 49, II.,,u, .o, ,,,,,,o,. ,,;,h
III I',:s'no - .uo i1o0I9 nSS opHnIu .n
prayer ny me ohtpl4n' N.Y. nf' il"iiiSop,
at the c3acul2n OF which The Speaker statco
that this was the time liked ty The ciESlltutiou
for lie Cn2ujng Of the sraoHd Ecssou Of The 18th
f,ocrr.us Tnr Sn ,at.cr Than Gi~ectrS t,cr;ll
r. ,', - ID rrfa.,;t,,;nJ sI'n,tcs =, he
"a lux u''@'' ""o S'''''"''o' '->' NV - ~
calco'
ihc roll cal! SHOWED 229 inemarTJ rrcstn' -
There upon The credentials Of ts70 new mG!nbtrS
chct--Esilyy to fill the vacancy caused by the
daai:, ~ 0,irn nj II Y ami Meinrs tG eli
10 r,,,ocI, .nncoI T., H., ,,o,tb RI Vv,lcb NJ
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