Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-20
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SENATE.
In the Senate. to day, after the presentation
of the usual number of petitions. remonstrances
memorials 80, among them several against
the reimpositioD Of The iocomc tax. against the
transfer OF tho Signal Service to the Navy De-
partment, &C.,
The House Deficiency bill was reported.
A bill for the relief Of the Female Institute,
of Richmond, Va, was favorab!y reported
from the Committee On Claims.
A bill was introduced Tor the protection OF
homestead settlers % public lands.
The bill 10 relation to the cultivation or tlm'
Der Oh tho public neutrality-suspicious. quarter
section OF the public land to any one who snail
plant and cultivate ten acres OF trees, was taken
I'D, ameuded SO as to restrici the DEMENT'S to
actual citiz ,ns Of tho u s., and passed, Dyes
80, noes IL; Mr.. Johnston, cf Va, voting IN
the negative aud MIR. Withcrl in the athrm-
alive.
Mcssrs. Window, Blaine and Withcrs were
amounted Committee Of Conference on the
part of tn, Senate 90 the uisagTcclUg votes OF
the two houses ou the Military Academy bill.
hlr. IIowo, Of Wisconsin. Introduced rcso.
Luton OF CT uiry calling on the President i0r
information IN ra!crcnco 10 Judge Whitaker,
of La, whether he has been 10 the Internal
Revenue service, whether he has been de-
faucr to rha Government and been tried aud
acquitted CT the charges preferred, and any
other Information regarding his connection
with Louisiana affairs, aud gave notice that 0n
Mooda2 next he, Howe, would call up the re-
soIutioo aud give his reasons for not having
given the present administration that hearty
support that it was expected he wonld have
done
A bill! to relieve Robert Ii. Chitou, Of Ga,
of his political disabilities was passed.
The bill to compel the Pacific Railroads 10
establish siokng fund 10 fq uidate their in'
debtedness to the u. s. Govcrume nt was taken
up, and
Mr.. Mitchell, OF Oregon, addressed the Sen
ate. lie said that the amount Of Indebtedness
was $3.50 600, 900, but that the Government
could not enforce its demands till the bonds
became due.
HOUSE OF PREsENTATIVES.
10 tho House of Representatives the bill in
relation to advertising for mail lettings oonsld
cred yesterday. was variouIly amended and
passed
The House then went into committee OF the
whole, Mr. Huutou in the chair, and proceeded
further TO consider the deficiency appropriation
bill.
NOTES.
The House Committee 90 Territories have
agreed TO report tavCrably the lIuLtrell Election
bill for Utah, which DISTINGUISHES women. Its
adoption would destroy one Of the main stays
Of Mormon political strength 10 Utah.
President Hayes is disposed to consider the
result of the Anderson case as triumph Tor his
Southern policy, and says that the event should
be regarded as an indication Of proper state
of public feeling 10 the South. Ho is also
pleased with the action of Governor Hampton
10 bringing the militia forces ct South Carroll
pa to the assistance Of the Government 10 Its
efforts to enforce the revenue laws aud appre-
bend the illicit dstlIcra who had resisted tho
United States officials.
The House Of REPRESENTATIVES, Yesterday
concurred with the &na,c in appointing Gen.
Sherman Regent Of the Smithsonian Institute,
10 place of George Bancroft, resigned.
The House Committee on the judiciary have
agreed to report bill to repeal the existing
bankrupt law. All voluntary proceedings arc
to he open until July J. 1879, but involuntary
proceedings arc to cease from and after the bill
becomes law.
The President made tho following pomina.
tions yesterday: John q. Austen 10 he United
States Consul at 1oio, Philippine lslauds.-
Postmastcrs-O 5man B. Warren, at Rochester,
New Hampshire; George &. J.eovitt, at Ercc
ter, New hampshire; Melvin A. Gushing. at
Miuonk, Illinois; Samuel &. Camp, at Will
mington Illinois; Smith A. Atkins, at Free
port; Illinois; L. G. kettanror, at De Witt,
Iowa; James Coey, at San Francisco. CAL;
Albert g. Laury, at Paccrvic, Cal.
Secretary Sherman appeared beforo tho FIN
ance Committee Of tho Senate, yesterday, IN op.
position to tho bill to repeal tho Resumption act
He gave it as his opinion that specie payments
could be fully resumed by July if tho Resump-
ton act is not interfored with, and he's thought
that tho reconciliation Of silver would be an aid
TO resumption The Silver bill did both good
and harm. One way in which it was harmful
was because it led to tho return Of bonds from
abroad, but it produced good by incroaoing
foreign confidence in our bonds by reason OF the
fact that our pooplo took them ny in largo guam,
titles. Ue WAS strongly opposed to tho appeal
of the Resumption act, and said tho resumption
Of specie payments could not BIO permanently
maintained without retaining tho legal tender
function for about 500 00OCU0 ia United States
notes; or, in other words that tho loyal tender
notes after reaching par should bo paid ont
again for Government Disbursements
1t is very doubtful, judging from ths debate
in tho House to-day, whnthor there will be any
change mado in the tariff st the present session
CT Congress.