Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-01
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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SPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, u. e.. Mlrch /.
Among the bills introduced 10 tho House TO-
day. was one to aid the Great ioulheru Rsil
way 10 the States of Georgia aud Florida.
The Senate amendment 10 the bill to pio |
vide for filling vacancies in pension agencies, TO
meet the case OF the New Y ork agent over which
there was such fierce discussion 10 the Senate,
was concurred 10 alter d short debate aod
without division.
The Committees were called and several
bills of 40 general ihterest and III a private
charactr were reported.
a joiut resolution &, permit Lieut.. Is. i.
Meier. u. 5. Navy. TO reoeise gold media!
from the French government, for gallant Ser
vices 10 saving the crew OF French bark, was
passed.
The lIou>c agreed 10 adjourn from to- day
till Monday, and then went INTO Committee Of
tho Who'll: on tho Private Calendar.
The bill for the relief of NJ. Il. Harman, IT
Virginia, for rent of stables ia Fredericksburg
for use. of u 8. cavalry during the late war,
amounting TO 1854, was objected to by several
on the republican side, and went over.
NOIES.-
The loading Silver men announc CO it as their
determination to press their schomas and not to
do.iet in their efforts Til they the passage
OF - bill for tho free coinage of silver and tue
issub of bullion certificates
Several friends OF the President, among
them members of Congress. called nj the White
nouse this morning and found his Eycellency
| manner in which Congress disposed Of his veto
of tho Silver bill yesterday. lie said that he had
expected such result, but that acting from CON
| sciencous motives. he had done his duty, and
WAS perfectly willing to accept the consequences
| Gan'l. Butler appears on the democratic side
| of tho House more frequently now then former.
| ly, and seems 10 BIO more cordially welcomed
| than Of yOre.
Seventy. five Of the employoe s of the Land
| Cilico arc 10 be discharged this evening.
miscellaneous Foreign News.
Herr Camphausen, Piu'san Minister to
France, has defnitvely rendered his rcsigna'
lion. = ....i
A dispatch from Rome states that Signor
CIispi, President Of the Chamber Of Deputies,
has questioned the Council ofStato as to wheth-
err the Government has light TO modify the
law of The Papal guarantees.
| The London Times states that committee
has hecu appointed to issue Il hospitable reoep
| ton for the American bishops attending the
| an.Anglican Synod.
The London Standard says ave under.
stand that Sir Arthur Gordon, Governor of the
FIJI Islands, has been ordered to proceed to the
Samoan Islands 10 consequence OF o recent 70.
| quest of the Samoan authorities for British
| protection
| LONDON. March Tho l0:h Of March is
| the date fixed for renewing the attempt to hold
| q peace meeting 10 Hyde Park.
| LONDON, March 1.-The Academy states
chat Mr.. John Ruskin. the we'll known writer
| on art, is dangerously i'll from over work.
| ! LONDON, March 1.-The Nnancier, referring
to the failure of Messrs. Willis, Percival 4 Co.,
| the Lombard street bankers, says -" hlessrs.
| Willis. Pcrcivall & Co. were private bankers OF
one hundred and eight years standing. A tav
| orablc liquidation is expected. No suspicion
of tho embarrassment of The house seems to
have been entertained. Notification of its su5
| pension, which was issued late yesterday even
| ing, will cause great surprise 10 the CITY The
partners are Henry Willis, Samuel lomkins
| and Samuel Leith Tomkins. One of these is
Grand Treasurer Of the Freomasons, and the
accounts Of the Grand Lodge, and ono or two
large Masonic charaties were kept there.