Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-16
From NhsEalHgEGEs,
SPECIAL TO TIE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D, O., Dec, Is.

w ~ VA Low lps
Ia tho House, to-day, among the bills iatrc-
ducsd YES uue b; NJ. Harris. of Virginia, TO
80 c1os!rus the act OF March Q, 1878, granting
p:osion1 TO s.}lera Of the var OF 1872, and
their #ido7s, as to alo1 those Of the latter who
have married second tine to dssw pen:ions.
After the marniug hour the bill Of Mr.. Chal.
mscs, 20 prevent frauds and corruption at cleo
tlons, WAS Ig.ea up.
La tho Sausto hlr. Whyic, Of Maryland, 40.
nSunCed that had he bseu present when the
7.ts was taken oG tho ameG3meu: 10 the ptesl
Dental eleci3a laws he should have voted ne.
Among the bills Introduced was one by MIR.
Morgan Ut AIatoma. for tbs abolition OF the
tax on State banks
Mr Beck introduced a resolution requss.ing
the Secretary CT the Treasury 70 appear before
the Sana.n a: enc 0 clock acXs ~ edn esd4y and
state what disposition he has made OF the silver
ooincd u2der tho Senate bill, apd why he has
not paid cut some ii it IS iatcres: On the public
dabt. II he caa sIya 70 satisfactory reason,
said TIC Senator, he is ga!ty Of emh9zz;enent.
The Senator said 10 |.s l0dIJsd to make bis
no oton by reason o. the 22t!;n OF The banks 0!
New I 0rk 10 ait9,GDti1g 10 3eEl0plt!ze silver.
Du!iog bis remarks he said that Instead CT re-
Guotng The public dai:, IA the last three years
the interest hearing pubic dS5t had iucreas-
q ever Gao Euadrsd million OF dollars by the
ale of bnG35 il order that god night be
boarded Tor purposes CT resun pliop.
Mr., Morrill, of Fgrmo ont, opjscted, and the
resclG ;icn went over.
Mr.. Blaine called up his resolution for 10.
yestigatiog the 60 called southern election Gu
rags.
air. Matthews moved sha! tbs Texas Pa
ciic railroad bl! be taken up instead, bu: bis
motion was losG.
MIR. Wallace zao7ed to lay Mr.. Biaias's res
oIu;iou On he table, bus lis motion Vas lost,
The onl7 lnetnGsrs voting for it beside him
self b8ing NJ .s:r5. Davis. OF Nesa VIrglals,
and NJ McCraeEy.
Mr.. Thurmau's a,ueDla'ont to Mr. B.alao's
resoIu.ior, taskag :he resolution mere genera!
il i;s cti.tuctea, Was thea adopted.
MIR. Couklirg mcVed to refer ths re5oIu.l,D
Ia a special, iostcad Of the judiciary Com
r,its &C, sud his resolution s@s Adopted.
Mr. Butler, o. 3 o., moved Ihst the invas-
tipatic1 BIS GoaIuc::I H,ta oDca do2fs, Dut
the mo;ieu Vas lost BY strict party yQ!e~-
thirty to thirty.
The Potter Committed net this mcr1ias aud
appointed aDother member OF the sub coEan;t
tee to oorGuo5 tbs Investigation at New Oriaaus
1.
The third and last ineplb2r las rot yet been
selected
Representative " lila us: democrat Of Mich
igsu, while iG a:teudso upoa the Committee
co tho District OF Columbia, this noroiag vas
attacked By vertigo aud haa to be removed 10
81 uaco5roi"us cJuGl-i0a 20 his quarters.
Inc Sylate uon Gltlee in7es!,g .s!Gg The ooa-
dc; Of Senato: CGuOgec With regard to the
Hut Sp1ogs bill will: il is Understood. report
uoauimousy ia ills favor. TIC evidence educsd
up 10 this t;eas loaks that way, ~ ieass aud
the comEittec is ready 10 report.
DnIiuy .ic l"bate ol Mr.. BlaiGA' resolution
in thu Senate, this mUrnlng, Mr.. Butler, when
speaking co lis motion tor aa open iGVes:iaa
tiou, which Mr.. H!alno opposed, 90 ths ground
that aitneEses mou'd be deferred FROM giving
tes:imouy if they kaow hat their evidence
would bo published, g nd ;hst Mr.. B!sioo hs6
| reiterated is speech of Friday lss!. and had
sg.in Acknowledged that the only touodatlou
DO had tor bis Indictment ct, tho South was
| what &c soS ioul tic newspapers. Mr. Butler
] said be did not p!etend to dlscredit the news
papers, but that if al newspapers were 70 be
believed both Mr. Baice aui himself shoud
be hung and quarterel lie also said that
when llrfespouGeuis Ti13 seat 10 The South
for the apoRsd rutaGse Ct cOuo0c.ing csse
they we're generally smart enough TO succeed,
but that surely such evidence weud rot be con.
elusive. Continuing. NJ. Butler said that if
allowed corps Of ordinary detectives and such
correspondents as had been sect Sou ID he could
20 toto MIR. BlaiGe;s State aad make a report
upcu the recent election there that would make
republican Institutions Is s,acch 10 the nostres
! Of tho people.
The Corspler aud Diplomatic Appropriation
bill! reported 10 the ssGs:e 10 day restores the
salaries to the figures they we5c before rsaGcsd
By tho House. By it C5l Mosby will reoeivs
81 600 aod is allowed szaietary.
| Ms. RoIsi, OF the Washington City ard St.
LOUIS Narrow Gsuse Railroad is here looking
alter The iGtari SIS OF bis road end seems TO be
couhleot hat Congress will staut him the char
Ter he asks, as it is panied with a
request for any appropriation.
The bill for tho amendment Of the Piesi-
DENTAL election Laws that passed the Senate
Inst week vii! probably be defeated when ii