Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-16
Prom Washington.
SPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
WASHINGTON D. O.. Jan. Is.

10 the Senate. to-day, but few bills, memo
rails, or resoutioc, were Introduced.
The House bill to remove the nayal obser7a-
tory was reported with 40 amendment.
Mr.. Witbers, of Va. presented the reso|u-
lions Of the Legislature of Virginia asking a
reduction OF the tax % tobacco from a to j.
cepts.
There being no business before the Senate
the Matthews silver resolutions came up. and
the vote being upon motion to rcier to the
judiciary Committee. it was decided 10 the
negatvc-Ayes 10, noes So
There was then good deal Of debate as to
the prcpriety of further considering the subject
to day, inssmu,h as notice bad been given yes,
terdag that vote would be asked on Monday,
and it was fioa!ly determined to lay the resolu
tons aside till after the morning hour on Fri
dav.
Eulogi;s upon the late Senator Bogy were
then pronounced By Messrs Cockrill, Armstrong,
Sargent, Kernap, and others. after which the
Senate aojourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 the House, to day. resolution was passed
occsnting from Mrs EEz sbath Thompson, of
n. Y. Carpenters picture Of Lincoln's eman-
| cip.tion proclamation, its location to be here
alter designated.
Mr.. Goode, of Va, presented the resolutions
| Of The Virginia Legislature asklog reduction
| Of the tax on tobacco.
y bill to bridge the Missouri at Glasgow was
discussed at length and Goay passed.
The House Went into committee Of the whole
and took up the public calendar aud acted upon
few territorial bills
WOMANS RIGHTS.
The House judiciary Committee this ID orn
Jog heard DR.. Mary Walker, Mrs. Tillotson.
Mrs. Napoleon, Cromwell aud others 10 favor
Of amending the constitution 50 as to permit
women to vote. The talk will have 20 effect as
! the committee seem o5durate.
PERSONAL.
Gen. \. L. Pridemore, of Va. has be.u and
is sill suferiog f:om severe affection OF the
| throat and his phys:cao has prohibited his
speskioz, ADD unless his condition improves be
Will not be able to make bis contemplated speech
90 the tobacco bill, when it comes up.
THE ST. LOUIS NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD.
Col. =. 3. Borst to-. day appeared before the
| House COMMITTEE 90 Railroads and Canals and
urged upon tha Committee the propriety
OF iavorably reporting his bill. The argu.
ment was we'll received By the committee aod
il is expected that favorable report
will BE- made The bill asks for az
endorsement Of the SIS, 900, 900 FIVE per ceot.
boGdi for forty ycars, 10 construct and equip
the eclire r,ai from Washiorton city to ST.
Louis, with branch 10 Chicago, a distaoc, Of
about l Coz miles. ito work to be completed
10 eiEhtcco mooitis. Should the bill pass it
will give an impetus to business all along the
long liHe.
MISCELLANEOUS.
10 the lIous: Of Representatives, yesterday.
Mr. Cabell presented the petition OF the t..
bscso Association Of Dan7itle, Va, for
reduction of the TAX 90 manufactured toblcco.
which we're referred.
Mr.. Douglas filed the papers relating to the
claim Of E. *. Snead, Of Ac,onac which were
referred.
TIC frs, public evening reception Of the
Presiieut AID Mrs Hayes at the Executive
| Mansion yesterday evening VAS largely attend
ed, many foreign M:ois:erS, members of The
| Cabiaet. and Senators aod Representatives 10
| Congress- with ladies, b=ng prssnct. among hun.
Gred- Q! private citz ms The Marine ,od furo.
| i<Etd the music. \ noticeable feature Of the
reception vas the large attendance of Southern
| sus, who were Invariably Introduced as Of
| Virginia, Alabama, Georgia. etc. II Vas the
first tine such general social calls have been
made by the Southern people since The b=gio-
| Diog OF the war.
a committee Of the woman suffrage assoca-
| tion called upon the President yesterday with
reference to the reprcs sDtation of the Industries
| of American women at the Paris exposition by
Tom,D. The President asked the ladies' to
namo their Candidates, sod assured them that
he would favor representation By women, but
would not assure them that their candidates
would be appointed.
| Secretary Sherman will q: once give notice to
th9 syndicate of the discoutnuance Of their con-
tract after ten days. The Secretary is now pre-.
psrng sn advertisement for placing the new
given an opportunity to purchase the bonds
which are 10 be Of sucn small denominations IS
10 Pile, thom within their means. These bonds
will be soon executed and placed in the market.
New STATE LAwS.-Auoog the acts that
have b:cone laws are the following:
To amend and rc.euac: au act 10 provide for
taxing the census of school population.
10 amend and re. enact an act entitled an act
for the protection Of sheep in The county Of
Fauquier.
TO amend and recnact an act approved J an
uary 26. 1877. entitled 40 act to amend section
50 Of chapter IS of the Code of 1873. 10 regard
10 admission to the public free schools.
To amend and re enact the first sub division
OF the 18th section Of the act for the assessment
of taxes 90 persons, g.. ...........
Declaring the Virginia bank of the Potomace
river 10 L1udoun county lawful fence.
To authoriz, the county of Rappahauuock to
uaite with the counties of Fauquier and Col.
pepper 10 constructing bridge across the R,p-
pahaeoock river.
Joint resolution 10 authorlz, The appoint
meot of commissioners to prepare some plan
for the Reorganization of the Government
Offices. 49,. ...'-,....-.-
Joint resolution 10 relatioo to the distribu.
ton OF the Physical Survey of Virginia. No. 2.
by Com modore NJ. +. Maury.
laTPARENT OF ISsoMNIA.-The parent Of
iasomris or wskefulness is in nine eases out of
ten dyspeplc stomach. Good digestion gives
sound sleep, indigestion interferes with it. The
brain and stomach sympsthzs. One of the
prominent symptoms Of weak state Of the gas
trio 1;,t, ~hooo 80