Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-25
afTsI::G 70 HsEilugtal1.
SPECIAL to TaE' ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
WAsHINGToN, d. e., Artli -.
SENATE.


amaua.s nr .ho various GGt.ooa lua1', :nait
| placing, expenses Of issues, w., wasrrierrec,
A communication from the Secretary ut " &r
! ia refsreoUe to The dry dock 1T Fort Mt11enry
was also referred.
The House bill for the relief Of Thomas l.,
Moore, OF Va, was referred.
Several memorials, petitions. &c, were 10
troduced and referred.
a resolution calEiGe for Information iii refer
erce to the ha.blr Of Charleston, i. o., was
adopted.
a resolution to prot 5000 copies Of the re-,
port Of the Fish Commission WAS passed.
n bill to provide t,r the revision and cofr1o-
ton Of assessments for special improvements 10
| the District OF Columbia was taken ap aud
considered until the expiration ct tbs morning
| hour.
The Senate adhered to its amcndtucuts 10
| the naval appropriation bill and committee OF
| conference wGs appointed, and then proceeded
| to the consideration OF bills on the calendar OF
40 special iutcrcs! to the general public
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 the House of Representatives as soon as
| the reading of The Journal was concluded,
| The bill to repeal the Bankrupt act Was taken
| up.
! Mr.. Knott favored az absolute repeal.
Mr.. McMahoa favored the immediate repeal
| OF the involuntary clause and the voluntary
clause ct some future time.
Mr.. Kelly favored repeal.
Mr.. Frye was not per Sc Tor the repeal, cut
| would 60 fer it as he could get pothiog better
than the bill.
Mr.. Llpham was 10 favor Of Immediate re-
peal.
Mr.. Chi.tcuden, IF New York, favored a
voluntary bapkrunt law.
Mr.. iiuuton moved that the bill and amend
tneuts be recommittei. lie did not believe
that the present law was an unmltlgatcd evil,
aud thought that permanent bankrupt law
IS what the people want, and that there was
wisdom enough in Congress to enact such
law as would satisfy the country, the COM
mc1cial interest Of which required some such
measure.
Mr.. E@irg favored the law as it stands. Ho
coutcn3ed that it was magnificent stay law
for Inc unfortunate people, and that its repeal
would be great calamity.
Mr.. Hooker opposed The motion Of Mr.. Hun
ton TO recowut. lie thought the House was
ready TO vote, AID c,ntendcd that the agrlcul.
rural Interests Of the country had been seriously
injured by the law; especially was he 10 favor
of The rapca! Of the lnvo!untsry feature.
Mr. Kelley, Of Pcunsylvania, favored the Law
remaining until the present iinaocial crisis, at
least, !isa passed lla drew 3 very dark picture
Of the condition Of the couotry, which he con.
eudcd vas owing to Tho financial measurs
adopted 10y the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS &c.
Mr.. Hanna, Of I1daGa, favored an urc9adi
tional repeal at once.
MIR. Hewitt. CT New York, while 10 favor Of
a bankrupt law, thought the present one inef
ic:eut, and VS., therefore, a favor fits repeal.
Mr.. Frye tpok hopeful view Of the future,
and favored a rccommittal OF The bill.
The debate was further continued by Mr.
Butter, OF Massachusetts,. and others.
The report of The conference com alt!ee on
the disagyeting votes Of the two Houses oo the
Deficiency Appropriation bill was submitted
and adopted.
NOTES.
Whom ihs Senate bankrupt bill Was before tho
House to-day Mr.. Hunton moved thst the bill
DO ref ,rrcd to- Tho ComUttoo on the judiciary.
He said he WAS opposed to many OF lhn features
OF tho present law but ne WAS in favor CT we'll
considered, pGrmsnont bankrupt laW-such AS
IS needed by all commercial countries. The OBJ
jerton to tho law rs it now stands, he said, IS
that most Of the assets of tho bankrupt are swai-
lowed up in lis execution. Let the Judiciary
Committee consider this sub set and perfect such
amend alents Gs are necdrd and thor IL will prove
b5nfcent law.
Mr. Fred. Freling huysen WAS on tho floor Of
tie ;eaata today. Ills resemblance, to his do
ceased fa!h4r who ran FIR Vico President with
Mr. Clsy is striking
Tho Attendance boil, on the floor aud in tho
galleries Of tho Sonata to-day Wa worry slim.
miscellaneous Foreign news.
Adviccs from The lsthmu5 Of Panama report
tha arrival st Colon CT the American schooner
Lorioc, With coal for the Pacific Mail Company.
rhe captain of the port demanded from Capt.
Kane the surrender Of his papers 10 accordance
with new order promulgated on the 18th
lust. This Capt Ksuc refused, and in c>mp'
arca with law and custom delivered the papers
10 the Unilcd States Consul. The papers were
tluu demanded Of the Consul, who IN turn re
fused. Capt Kane was then notified that nc
was fined $500, aud ordered to find $1,000 sc
curly. No attention was paid to this, and
Capt kanc intends to discharge bis cargo ill.,
ess prevented by force.
The preliminary examination 10 the case OF
Bishop, the Eaglisbman, Oh the charge OF en-.
ieavosing to obtain plans of German fortreSses,
has been concluded at Berlio, and is sufficient
for his indictment for incitiog to treason. The
British Government will not intcrIere in his
behalf
a meeting has been held at Moscow to raise
money for fitting out aotila OF cruisers IN 40
ticips,iou of declaration Of war. It was ro-
solved that each province should cit out one.
The London Standards correspondent at
CorstantinopIe reports violent gale ia the
Black Sea. y Turkish corvette has been lost
off ka aud ninety men were drowned.
Prince Gortschakotf has been cooined to his
bed siucc Monday, and serious approximations
couceruing him arc felt. His fever Increases,
,nd his physicians fear it is typhus.
Prince Bismarck was taken i'll yesterday, at
Frcdichsruhc, with eryspeas 10 the loin.
GcucraI Isuacio de NsiutemiIla has been
elected President CT the Republic of Ecuador.
y dispatch from Veoioo states hat the May
or called On General Graot yesterday, who ex.
pressed his satisfaction at visiting Venice, and
warmly thanked the Mayor for the cordial ex-
prcssious addressed to him by the latter 10 the
name of the Vcnetians.
DUBLIN, April $50 Leary, the pedestrian,
last evening completed here O walk OF 22O miles