Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-13
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WASHINGTON, D. g., II ,roh Is.
SENATE.
Ia the Seuale to day the Fertilization bill
waa reported favorably.
A bill to amend the act relaliog to the Alex.
andris caoal was Introduced and referred. 1t
makes the Aqueduct bridge free bridge.
A bill 10 reference to the method OF voting
for President and Vice President was intro.
duced by Mr.. Merrlmon and referred.
A report with bill for the relief Of the
Book Agent of the Nj. E. Church South, at
Nashville, was presented and minority report
submitted.
A bill to refund the national debt, 80 as to
make resumption practicable, vas Introduced by
Mr.. Gordon and referred.
Mr.. Matthews, of Ohio. called up the CON-
munication from Secretary Schurz 10 reference
to depredatious upon timber lands 10 Montana
and moved to have it printed 10 the Record
lilo replied to MIR. Sargent, of CAL. who charac.
tcrized Mr.. Ms attempt to get this paper in
the Record as trick.
Mr., Blaine demanded tho right TO reply to
| the communication.
Mr.. Sargent characterized the communication
as containing matter surrcptitiously obtained
and based upon the Information OF spies.
Mr.. Morrill, spoke 10 favor OF the printing In
| the Record and after further debate
MIR. Matthews obtained the floor and read
| the communication as part OF his remarks, thus
gaining his object.
MIR. Blaine briefly reviewed the communIca.
| ton and gave minute statement OF the dlth
culties about tho wood and charged that the
| Secretary was an impracticablc man and that
| he was applying the land laws Of Prussia to
Montana.
MIR. Teller, Of Co... addressed tho Senate 10
rcfercuco to tho public lands and the rights oil
cmigran!s, after which the matter weut over,
and
The Military Academy appropriation bill was
taken up
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
In the House TO, day resolution was intro
luced by Mr. Eickhotf, of New York. that 10
more money for the completion of the Wash
ugton monument shall be appropriated, and
that the Monument Association shall not OK.
pend any more money until the plans are so
changed aud modified as to make it monument
worthy of this country as work OF art, aod to
reflect honor upon tho memory or Washington.
The resolution was referred.
| He tDCualC DlII ibi q ~ was
referred.
| A report on the subject Of water commuoca'
ton between the Ohio river aud the Atlantic
coast was ordered 10 be printed aud recon-
mitted.
! A minority report upon the several Pacific
| Railroad bills was recrrcI.
NOTES.
There was o sceno on tho floor Of tho House
to day, occasoucd by Maj. B. b. Douglas re.
fusog to be knocked down. as he said, by
the Speakers gavel. The Chairman, Mr.. Cox,
Of New York, called upon the Sergeant at Arms
to intcrposn his authority to preserve order,
and that off Gel, undertaking to enIorco the rules,
Mai. D. made pass at him, when Mcssrs.
Fills Of La, Springer of Ill.,, and Tucker OF
| Va, intertercd aud Maj. ID. lett the foor
The District Committed of the House 10 day
agreed to report till auditing all the unaudlt
ed accounts of tho District of Co!umbis
The reduction made by tho Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bill is one hundred aod
one thousand dollars.
Mr.. IIunton yesterday, 10 tho House, pro
scented a petition Ct Calharnc ). Edmonsor
| for pension, which was referred to the Com
mittcc on Invalid Pensions.