Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-18
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II Tia House, 10 day, $4,000 @as sppfe'Fl
ated to derray the expensca OF the J. ale" Fever
Commission.
The House then took UP the lnd'an AppTo-
nria,ion bill and considered it at lcrgih.
IN the Senate the Free Bridge bill aeres5 toe
Potomac at tho "Three Sisters, passed D7 Inc
Gouse, was referred to tbs Committee Oh the
District Of Columbia.
MIR. Beck moved to take up bill to repeal
oertaio sections Of the revised statutes requiring
test oatbs for Jurors 10 Louisiana, AND stated
that tho scctions referred to had been repealed
10 1871, but that by some means unknown 70
him, or anybody from whoa it was likely lie
could obtain information, they had been H.
cluded in the revised statutes. and that their
presence there was the cauae Ct much trouble
and inconvenience.
Messrs. Morrill, and Coukling objected to the
present consideration of the bill.
MIR. Voorhees, urged its passage, and dcsig
mated those through whose iguoranoa CT By
whose intention the error Was committed. a5
guilty ct an outrage.
Mr.. Cooking objected to the expressions
| used by MIR. Voorhees,, and spoke 10 high terms
| of the coupilers CT the statutes, sone Of whom
| be said we're gentlemen Of bigh legal repute iu
Ohio, end when Mr.. Voorhees, rcjoincd that
! the gravity of the offeace was not affected by
the section Of couotry from which the offenders
| hailed, remarked tuat be had specially referred
| to Ohio on account OF the cniuc0tiy conSu u
mate qualifications cltizsDs OF that Slate pos.
sessed tor all official positions. This sailr!cal
| reference to MIR. Hayes numerous appolnS,-
ments from Ohio, WAS received with general
laugh.
MIR. Eusts commenced speech in favor OF
the bill, in which he said that no lad treq aently
| seen the best and most intelligent citizens G:
New Orleans stricken from the Jury list at the
| demand f the y. S. District Attorney, IA con-
sequence Of the erroneous existence OF the eco
ton referred to and their places flied BY igr0r-
ant colored people. The morning hour h.V'a;
expired, the bill went oyer, and the Senate took
up bill to amend and revise tho pateot laws,
having previously passed bill spprcprlatlne
some old cannon to statue t. be erected to tie
memory of General Custer.
| Mr.. Williams the democratic Ecemb2r from
Michigan, who's, death from aDOpiczy was ex'
pected last night, regaoed his CONSCIOUSNESS
| this morning, and at moon to-day his physicians
said there was bare possibility Of his recovery.
1 /.
his place 90 chairman of the Committee or TIC
| District CT Columbia.
| A caucus of democrats Senators was he'd
| this morning, at which a committee cousisilas
of Messrs. Salisbury, Ransom and Eaton was
appointed to designate the four democratic
members CT the committee &c BE- appointed IN
| der the Blaine resolution.
| Mr. Beverly Douglas had violent chill il
| the House yesterday aud had to be removed {.
| his quarters at the National Hotel.
Tie committee considariag tue reduction CT
tho tobacco tax heard an able, thorough, aD!
complete exposition of the whole t0bacoo tag
business, this morning, from Nj. Zles Ter, the
efficient agent Of the L1til!arjs, OF New \ ork.
| lie favored the reduction. said the preacnt tag
| operated iuiurio1sly upon both produc:rs aGd
mauufscturcrs, and to the benefit OF maou'.c
turers aud dealers abroad; tina: the treasury
was not in need or the money it collected from
this source, and that instead ct taxing what hGd
become necessity, the tax should DC removed
| iron il, and if required at all be placed upon
the poisonous candy wtish IL go de!eterlcu3 tc
| tie health of tao children OF the o9uasr2. La
this connection it may be stated afat fir. Htid2
more is OF the opinion that The reduction, i!
! made, will not result 10 tho adTnrtesc OF The
producers, AID that no re0u3tion will bcnrfi
that class 50 long as their sales arc rcsTlcted
to manufacturers ard warehouse oTaer5. ii
tobacco is to be tsxed Is. all, sa5s Nir. Pride
more, let the producers be taxed on the amouGl
they raise, but let them sell to whou!sasVcl
| they choose.
Both Houses of Congress will aiiourn Oh
| Friday fer the holidays.