Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-25
From Washington.
SPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May IS.

SENATE.
In the Senate to day, the bill to confer judi
cial powers upon consuls, where such powers
are not now exercised, was passed.
Mr.. Withers, from the Committee 90 Pen
sions. submitted adverse reports upon several
private pension bills and one fay orablc report.
A memorial from the Superintendent OF
Schools of Washington, asking for lot OF
ground for school purposes, was referred.
Mr.. Sargent called up the resolution calling
The attention Of the President to the present
treaty siipulations between this country aud
China, ia reference to the emigration OF
Chinese, which was passed without debate.
A bill for holding terms of the United States
Circuit and District Courts at Toledo, Ono,
was passed.
A bill for the rebuilding Of taxes 10 the Union
Transfer Company Of Philadelphia and Bal'l-
| more, and others, was passed.
Mr.. Sargent introduced resolution Instruct
| ing the judiciary Committee to enquire into
the expedieocy of restricting the jurisdiction OF
United States courts, so as to relieve the courts
| of the present pressure Of business therein,
which was adopted.
| The Senate then proceeded to the ooDsIdera
ton of the District Of Columbia government
bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 tho House of Representatives, after the
reading Of the journal.
Mr.. Hartridge. of Georgia. Introduced res
olution for reference to the Committee on Post.
offices and Posroads, directing that committee
to Investigate certain frauds in the postal SER
vice.
% motion Of Mr.. Bridges the resolution re.
ques!iog the Secretary OF State to furnish the
correspondence relating 10 the claim OF Charles
Butter6eld & Co., against Denmark, was passed.
A bill providing that the proceeds OF the sale
of public lands shall be devoted to the education
of the people, was reported by Mr. Goode, from
the Committee on Education and Labor, aud
placed on the public calendar.
The House non concurred 10 thu Senate
amendments to H., bill for the completion OF
the Washington monument, and Messrs. Foster,
Clgmrr and Goods vera appointed to confer
with the Dew Senate committee.
Mr.. Knott asked unanimous consent to take
House Till IS for the repeal OF tho bankrupt
law-fro Il the table aud agree to the Senate
amaadm .1t7. Rut Mr. Waddsa, Of n. g.,
objected.
Tho regular order WAS then called for, which
was the Interstate Commerce bill.
Tie Appropriations Committee opposed the
regular urI,c aud il Was voted down. The
House then wcu! into Committee of the Whole
co the Army appropriation bill which was
further amended.
A proposition to reduce the pay Of the Gen
egal of the Army to $4,000 per annum was
lost, Nlessrs. Goodc and Cabe of Virginia,
voting 10 the Affirmative and Mr.. Tucker in The
negative.
hlr Potters' investigating committee met
yesterday. but without organizing adjourned until
Monday. Mr.. Hiscock, Of N. Y. who has been
detained at his homo by Sickness returned to-
day, but General Hunton, another member Of
the committeo went home last night on account
Ct i1disrositon. It is understood thst the latter
will be chairman Of the sub committee to inves-
tigsts the Louisiana fraud. On Monday MIR.
Potter says the committee will certainly organ
2ie ard at oncs proceed with the work before it:
1t is expected that McMahon and Butler will
be- the leading spirits on the committee to bring
out the points upon which The democrats nope
to mako their Jack"
This is the first Saturday since tho oponing
of the present session Of Congress that the Senate
has been IN session.
The Committee on Privileges and Elections Of
the Senate wereto have considered the contested
election case Of Corbin VS.. Butler from South
Carolina today, but owing to the session OF the
Senate it WAS again postponed.
Daring the discussion on the Army bill to-
day in the House Mr.. F Foster made good point
when he argued that while the House was reduce
ing the salaries Of officers and others it should
cut down the pay Of its own members. the
point WAS we'll put, but not so we'll taken.
Effects entirely disproportional 10 causes are
frcqu ,nty Induced by the simplest circum.
staucts A little pimple. indicative Of the be.
gioDing OF deterioration Of the blood, will, by
neglect of preventive means, develop into the
loathsome Ulcer and sap health or probably
destroy life. DR.. Bulls Blood Mixture pre-.
vents such catastrophes.
LOAF CAKE WITH FRUIT.-Two large cups
of powdered sugar, one and half cups Of but.
Ter, stir to q cream, five cups Of -four, with
three tcaspoonfuls of DooLEY's YEAST PoWD.
Err. one cup Of sweet milk, half pouod OF
raisi0s, two ouuc.s Of citron cut in small pieces
one grated nutmeg. Que wine glass of wine, one
Of brady, eight eggs add the -four with the
milk, sugar and butter, the beaten yolks of the
eggs and then the whites we'll beaten, then
the wine, spic, aud fruit; make this into two
oaves; bake slowly ono hour.
NOTICE-The undersigned, wholesale and
~ family grocers, hereby agree to close their