Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-08
From WASHINGTON.
ESPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May S.

ESPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May S.
SENATE.
Ia the Senate to day, Mr.. Johnston Of Va.
presented petition for the establishment Of
post route from Lynchburg to MarysVe.
Mr.Merrimon presented three petitions pray
ing repeal Of the ten per ct. tax On Stale
banks.
Petitions for the repeal of the bankrupt sct
were presented and referred.
A number Of bills of no special interest W:re
reported from committees.
A bill was introduced to establish steamship
line between the United States aud Portugal
A Joint resolution acquiring into the relations
existing between the United States and Mex
ico looking to still batter feeling between the
two countries, and for the mutual protection G.
the citizens of each on the boundaries, &c., was
referred.
Mr.. Withers made statement 10 reference
to the addition to the number Of pensioners
to be placed upon the rolls.
The bill to amend the act authorizing the
issuing of arms so as to include territories with
States, was, provided the number of arms al.
lotted to States be not diminished, passed.
The bill to prohibit the Secretary Of the
Treasury from retiring any more grcenbacks.
was taken up and referred to the Finance Con,
mittee.
The Senate then took up ADD further consi4.
cred the Indian appropriation bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
In the House Ct Representatives the Spcgsc.
announced the following as the c1mmlltee %
the part Of the House to make prepar atioos fox
taxing tho next cersls; Msssrs. Coz, Of n. Y,
Mills, OF Texas, Stcpger, Of Pa, Ligoo, of Az.
Smith, Of Ca, Carlisle, of Ky, Hatcher. q
No.. Ballcu, Of r. l.. Jorgeusen, Of Va
Ryan, of kas., aud Williams, of Oregon.
Mr.. Harris, of Va, from the Committee ca
Elections reported 10 the cases Of 0 Connor q.
| Cain from South Carolioa; Lynch w. Chalmcl5
from Mississippi, ard Mcdowell vs. William.
| from Oregon, that tho sitting ne mbecs, VI
Cain rep, Chalmers, dem, and Williams
| rep, are entitled to retaa their SEATS, auA to-
reports were unanimously adopted.
The bill to regulate Interstate commsrc. 40.
to equalizs the rates Of freight by commor
| carriers Was then taken up, and
Mr.. Regain, of Texas, addressed the iioGs;
in support of the BILL
At the conclusion Of Mi. Regan's speech,
MIR. Wood moved that the House 60 i1to
| Mr.. Conger moved to linit debate t, tt.
minutes which was lost, as was also rao;Ia.:
to limit to two hours
Mr.. Kelly having voted with the maj1Iiy,
Mr.. Conger objected to Mr.. keIiy's eypa:u
ing why be voted as be did.
Dir. Kelly replied that he objected to play rt
the olackeusrd az Conger was doiog.
| The House then went into the Committee >.
the Whole, and
Mr.. Tucker, Of Va, addressed the House il.
advocacy OF tariff for revenue only as Oppose!
to protective tariff He also strongly a!Yr
Gated tax upon incomes. He cootended tina,
the present tariff was for tho bent6s Of a priv
legged class and oppressive TO all others csrae'
ally the poor.
Hon. A. L. Prdemorc Of Va. wha ha, :,.5-
absent for some time past on account OF Hoes,
| has returned and was 10 his scat "a the liou5
| to day.
The Committee 90 Public Lands of the liony1
| have agreed to report q bill to ascertain til.
amount of land located with military wagrani,
10 Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michi2au
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa. Nebraska, Kan
sas. Arkansas, louisiana, Alabama, Mississip
pi, Florida, Oregon. Nevada aud Colorado r, od
| to pay to aad States five ger ceotun IN H..
sales Of said lands.
Five committees Of the Senate nave leave to
sit during the sessions of that t,ody.
Mr.. fuckers speech upor, tho Tariff in ,h.
House, to day, was very .4tten,ively lstened t..
but there were but fer, persons in the gallery.
Hon. ternand Wood to-day appeared win
tall white felt hat, making a striking appear
ance.
The President to day sent TO tho Senate H.;
nomination of Geo. A. Sheridan. of Louisiaua,
TO be Recorder of Deeds of the District of C.l
umbla, and James +. Pritchard, to b, Post
master at Fredericksburg, Va.