Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-12
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SPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. ~.


ESPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA aAzErTE.]
WASHINGTON, d. G., Dec. -.
liz the House today Mr.. Wood, Of New
York, introduced u resolution providing for the
investigation of the Conduct Of J ohm A. Daven
port, supervisor Of elections 10 New York,
but the republicans. headed by Mr.. Garfield,
successfully resisted it. and it wens over uotil
to morrow, Dir. Wood remarkiug that the re.
pubcaDs were opposed to Investigation.
TIE Senate, at an early hour, on motion Of
Mr. Wirdom, took up the fertilization bill, 10
the cD,ire disgust Of Mr.. Blaine, Who wanted
the Hot Springs til taken uo FIRST, and, who
in.uies;ed lis oisDlea=ure By some curG and
:upcrci.ious remarks to Mr.. Widen about tie
menucr io which be, Window, o. chairman Ct
busioess OF :Eaa conm..ee. Tho bill was
passed aDd amaaded b. Increasing The apple
yria,on 1925 900.
Ia the Il Us; to day al amealmao. 10 the
ra:o:u in 90 II: the length OF the holiday re.
c:ss, proving that Tia. recess shall cootIGuo
from The l9:h lest. TO the S:l ptoE., WAS d.
feated. and the rsgo!u!lon. as adopted, provides
that the IecosS shall las. from the ooh lost. to
tbs G5t prox l. the debate on this resolution
| Mr.. Wood s.i3 tA:re @2s CD Eec:ssIay tor limit
lug the recess, IS TIC House had elreaty pass
ed four a9propra i q bI:!., and By to-moIroW
rIl;. woul! probably have passed two more,
c. aimus: u9p:ec=den;ed iosanc; Of rapid
Iegi:iati31, a3a, which wou!l give the house
plenty Of lin: 10 iIlosac is o:h2r bu5,aes5 at.
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L. tie ;Iols4 :ie Gena7a aaa::; bill vas
taken up aad ;ba:cd, Mr.. Willis, ct NeR
Yo:k, lssd1s cf
Taa friends cflhc Reduction OF tic tobacco
tax arc cot al ST. slngGlo IL their hopes OF
favorable legislation at this Session. ibis relief
asked FIR does not come up 10 the shape CT q
separate bill, bu: Is Included ln o general bill,
which &c: il il supptssd will secd l. 90 snss!
degree toatet5at L.
Ia TIC Senate the lieupti, levae bill came
~ AID Was supported By Mr.. El5tice, WAC
ma3;aiagd thar the Federal Government h!v.
10. prJDretorg authority over ths Mississippi
5i7v7, Vas b}uad By is Obligations OF o8ns'shlp
to keep its banks in order.
La the Senate, du1iry the debate oa the Hot
Springs bill, WHICH Was participated II by
hie:srs Hill, Gariaud. Btcs ard Others. Mr.
Beck TOOK the ground that /: should be post
pooed 10 order that Soms an audm aat might be
made to it to pre7eot rep.teIIoa OF thu posi-
bic fraud By which i; had b3en cXcu1ei tom
the Journal of The last s. sS!0o.
There is po.much ground 10 hope that the mon
cy icat The Government ty the State o!Virglnla
iCr t2a war Of 1872 will be repaid ty this C!
! cvep the next C1ugre>s. The uutlneiy fate OF
the William md Mary College, bill last year is
Licked rpoa az az uata7oTs5!e augu!y fer the
sucsessiu al issue OF any bill iotendci TO afJld
peculiarly relief &c ioiividas's or States 10 tie
South. The House has already aioptcd .
resolution for patty purposes, prohibiting tae
payment G. "rabal clllms' and 1t la !eafed that
- til to repay Eireisil htr Just da:s, though
for rI31oy erl, hcG Government during rs urgent
distress in 1912, will be SO twisted BY The rsd
c.la as to appear Ia The eyes Of lheic c)Ds.l;u
cn!s "rcbai cl.m' and be to III, disadvantage
OF tha South 10 the neg: PfssiieOt!a cec;ion.
If these ideas prevail, even should efots be
made in the pa2. Congress 70 s;cuTe tor VIZ
gaia what is due her, th@y viii probably tail Of
successful! ACCOM- jishmcnt
Tie bill n01 ia the Senate 10 amend the
pre:ldcDtlel election laws will probably llnler
theFo some tIGl2, as most OF tho Senators desire
to express their views up0u il. Probably every
Senator is lie fa7or OF some amendment, bu: i:
is doubtful If ct toe present TINE any blu that
niehs be Introduced W0uld receive more support
han tha. CT hlr. Eimunds. now under cousd
eratioo. Senator Johostcn, OF Virginia. would
like to speak on the bill, bu: his health is yet
too feeble to permit hin. Mr.. Eiuunds'
bill does not designate the State Curt that
sha!! decide u25n contested presidential cleo
ton returns, nor does it make it ob!iga
tory uDo0 the undesgnatcl court to decide
upon The correo'ness of the returns previous to
the sending Ct thOs3 rouros to the president Of
tbe Senate. Amendments to secure these two
provisions should, in the opinion Of hlr. John
s.an, be made 70 Sir. E3mund's bill 10 order to
pisoa the s.nGng CT a Contested re,uro to the
Sepatc beyond preadv2nture, as the Senator
believes that The fedc,a Congress has nothing
tG do with presidential electors exaapt to couut
them.
It's believed mere that tha proposition oF:ha
foreign bondholdcrs to com promise the Virginia
debt wilt be accepted, as By it the State will
save tix huodied thousand dollars year in
interest.
Il il also believed here tha. the legislature
Of Viryiaia vii agree to the transfer Of the
james River aod ks9aEha Canal to the Rich.
noad and Alegsny Railroad Company, so the
canal is now really worthless, and tast even if
it we're ezssodcd to a puiot that would Increase
its fceightaSc to 3 paying rate, the whole east
ern portion Of il would have to be Wi9ened
Mr.. B!siBo's speech, yesterday, among the
democrats. is 0ot thong b: much Of, AID it has
rot put the republicans 10 ecstaclea.
! General Grant,
The New York Hcrsld's correspondent ct Pau
| fo1e he hot Gan hoap cpand.