Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-27
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WASHINGTON, D. G., May -.
SENATE.


ESPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE. !
WASHINGTON, D. G., May -.
SENATE.
10 the Senate. to day, a luuber Of District
Of Columbia bills We're reported.
A resolution calling fer al! information in
reference to the appointment Ct MIR. Dellosse, OF
Belgium, On the Fishery Gem mission, wss
adopted.
A bill for the appointment Of an additional
circuit Judge 10 the Chicago circuit Was autsg
onzed by Mcssrs Morgan, OF Alabama, and
Hill, of Georgia, upon the ground that politics
so entered into the appointment Of judges that
at this time 1t vas quite inopportune to Increase
the number, and that the repeal Of the Bank
rupt act would lessen the duties OF the United
States judges.
Mr.. Davis of IIliuois advocated the passage
Of the bill 90 the ground that the lnteres! OF
suitors demanded the Increase.
The morning hour having expired the bill
went over by vote Of "a to q.
Mr. Beck, of Kentucky, Introduced bill to
repeal all existing taxes on the capital and
deposits of banks and bankers, and to require
payment to the United States Of / per ca1t.
of all dividends over S per cent, and per cent
OF all dividends over 10 per cent.
The District of Columbia Government bill
was then taken up and further considered.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Ia the House of Representatives Mr.. Ran
dali, in the Chair, upon cll OF the States
MIR. Wood introduced bill to create per-
manent sinking fund-$lOO 900 900, to be set
aside annually from custom receips for the pur.
pose of rcdeemiog the public debt, in lieu Of
the present funding act.
A bill 10 Prevent the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury from negotiating for government loans
without first advertising was referred.
Bills to permit tue West Point (Va.) Com.
mcrcial Company to DO business With foreign
countries, and for tho relief OF VIM. Miller,
late Postmaster at Winchester, were referred.
a bill to so amend the Bankrupt law, as to
exempt ST. 900 worth o! real estate was also
referred.
A bill in relation To the edcation Of the col.
ored race 10 the District of Columbia and the
States of the Union--to provide an appropria-
ton of 100000. for higher grade of edu'
cation at Howard University, in Washington,
was referred.
A bill to establish National University at
WASHINGTON, to be under the exclusive control
OF tho National government, was read and re.
fcrrcG.
The following bills and resolutions were sent
to appropriate committees:
Granting cannon for monument 10 General
Custer at West Point.
Relating to tax sales and taxe2 in The Dis.
trct Of Columbia.
Ezcnpting the homestead Of the late Chief
Justice Chase, 10 Tho District of Columbia,
from taxation.
Directing tbs clerk Of the Houle Of Repro.
sentatives to prepar an alphabetical list OF phi.
vate claims.
TO give The Court Of Claims Jurisdiction ever
all claims growing out Of treaties with the
lndlars
Ga motion Of MIR. Banning, Ct Ohlo, DEM,
tho rules were suspended and the House
resolved 10 adjourn over Decoration Day, May
30:h,} in respect TO the memory Of the soldiers
Mr.. Southland, chairman Ct the Committee
on Revision of the Electoral Count, reported a
bill 10 relation to the electoral count for recon-.
INITIAL and printing, and gave notice that he
would call it up on the 9Th day of June.
The rules were then suspended, and The
House went into committee of The whole for
the further consideration of The Army appro
prlatlon bill.
Short speeches were mado for and against
the transfer Of the Iodau Bureau to tho War
Department.
Mr. Stephens, Of Ca, spoke with great
earnestnes5 against the transfer, receiving tue
closest attention from members Of both parties
The vote Oh making the transfer was then
taken, resulting ayes lis, noes 100. 50 the
amendment was agreed to.
Notice was given of an aye and 40 vote or
the amendment in the House.
Mr. Ku0tt introduced an amendment pro-
hibiting tho use Of troops as posse conitatus
under pcnaltns fine and Accomplishments which
ELECTED long discussion.
NOTES
Gen. lIunton, VINO was sick last Saturday
and went home, returned to Washington to- day,
aud the first regular meeting of the Potter in.
7es!igatrg committee vas held this morning
All the members were present but nothing i'm
pcrtaDt was done, as the two hours Of secret
session were spent in debate on the line of &C.
lion to be pursued. Gen. Butler and several
Louisiana politicians, among them ex Governor
Penn, have had frequent conferences lately,
aad the Investigation will DOW doubtless pro-
coed uai1terruptedly and with due diligence.
The Election Committee Of the Senate to day
heard Oh argument begun by Mr. Chamberlain
in the case Of the contested election case Of Cor
bin W. Butler from South Carolina.
Speaker Randall has returned and presided
IN the House to day.
AS 3 large quantity of grain was being re.
ce!ved and stored on the third floor OF the
Sixth avenue horse car stables, on Forty. third
street, New York, Saturday morning, the 6oor
gave way and carried with it the second floor,
crashing through to the grouad floor, and
crushing beneath it three stabomon. who were
attending to their duties below. Of these, two
we're taken out dead. and were identified as
John Carlin and Hugh NJ. Murtha. Francis
Bingtrs had an arm broken and reoaived severe
bruises
Mr.. Alexander II. Stephens has announced
himself as candidate for re election to Con
gross.
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