Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-08
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WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb S.

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WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. S.
SENATE.
10 the Senate, to- day. during the morpiDs
hour, there were but comparatively few ms.
MORALS presented, and none Of any importance
The bill to furnish law Libraries for the te,.
ritories was favorably reported upon.
81 A motion that when the Senate adjourn IA,
day it be till Monday, was agreed tO-aycs y
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A petition for the relief Of DR.. w. A. Ham.
mond, Surgeon General Of the u. S. A., Wa
referred.
Several petitions praying the consolidation
OF the pension laws. were referred.
A petition of certain colored ministers Draw
ing relief from certain grievances. was referred
A resolution Of enquiry, looking to rcsump
ton of work, forthwith, on the public buildings
in Washington, so as to give work to lhos.
whose families are suffering, was introduced by
Mr.. IIoar.
Mr.. Davis, of w. Va. thought that sur
the purpose suggested, and if the work WA,
not going on it was not the fault of Congress.
The resolution was agreed to.
Il
ditional commissioners to the Paris Eypos,riop
| coming up,
MIR. Withers. of Va, moved the relercn,.
| of the bill to the Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Saulsbury opposed the bill 90 the grouui
| that too much money had teen spent for snel
| purposes.
MIR. Coukiiug. of New York, favored the
reference of the bill.
| Mr.. Saunders oontended that eighteen State,
would not, under the present bill, be represented
| by commissioners at the Exposition.
| Mr. Davis, ". Va. said all the States would
be represented, but not all paid. lie said tina;
$3.50, 900 had already been appropriated, AMI
yet that sum would be short ot'the re4uirement.,
| Mr. Paddock offered an amendment appra.
priatiug $22 900 to pay the extra commissioners
After further debate the resolution vas r.
ferred and
| The Senate proceeded to the farther corsil
Grafton of the silver bill. and,
| MIR. Hill, of Ca. took the floor and spokc
| in opposition to the bill, but 10 favor OF Re
monetizug the silver dollar provided the N.
trnsio value be equal to that Of gold. At tn.
opeping of Dir. Hills remarks. he referred {,
| Mr.. Blaine's speech, when the latter sigoifcd
his intention OF entering into dlscusslon
which Mr.. Hill declined at present. lie. hos
ever, had a short debate with Messrs. Wallaca
and Cookrill, both sofs money meo
! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
In the House of Representatives Mr.. IIdo,
| ton introduced bill to incorporate the WASH
ington Eye, Far and Throat Infrmary Com.
pa0y.
The bill for the relief Of the Old Dominio%
Steamship Company, approprating the sun e
SAT- IA to pay the proportion Of genera av,.
age, as shown to be due from the Uaiici
States per average. ad iuster's statement, in H..
case of the steamship Hattcras, disabled on d
voyage from New York TO City Point aus,
Richmond. Va, was passed.
The committees were called for reports add
a number of bills mostly OF private character
reported and referred.
| An adverse report uDon petition OF d..
Mary Walker. for pension. Tor service
during the war, vas adversely reported uoou.
1t was agreed that to mOrroWs session ii
the House should be for general debate.
| A bill allowing u large number OF c!l0ls OF
QuartermaserS aud others, amounting from :,
up to 500, was passed.
A majority and minority report 10 the cou.
tested election case Of DArrall and Ackn 0;
the lst Louisiana district, was made, the ina
| iority tavoring the seating of Acklin democrat;
and Mr., Harris. of Virginia. gavo notice thar
on Wednesday next he would call up the le
ports for action.
| A resolution 10 remove the books 10 the lott
of the capitol to the basement and provide tifr
buckets, for use 10 case Of fire, was agreed to
The House then went into the Committee If
Whole on tho private calendar and took up lh.
bill for the relief Of W. Ii. Newmand and l..
A. Van Hoffman for use and occupation OF
the Pioneer Mills, Alexandria, which wa
further discussed. The bill appropratos SIS 900.
1t was defeated, but motion to reconsider Is
pending.
NOTES.
The attendance in the galleries Of tho Sonata
to-day was worry small. and the Mr.. HIPS speoc
did not attract tho attention that it should have
The investigation Of tho charges against Col.
Polk, Doorkeeper Of tho House, was continue!
to-day. and testimony taken in reference to the
appointing of sixty. three instead Of lfty.threo
employees, the evidence showing that tho oxtr,
| employees were paid out of pool mado up by
those regularly on the roll.
The notion to adjourn tho Senate from to-day
until Monday throws the Silver bill over Till
next week. The motion was made by Mr.,
Whyte. Of Maryland, hard money Senator.
| the BILL
The noise and confusion always prevalent on
| floor of the House has been to u great extent
trans fsrred to the floor Of the Senate, and tina,
grave and reverend body has become very
tumultuous, and the President has frequently /"
call upon the Senators to preserve order. pro.
cedure very unusual in the past
| In the House of Representatives, on Wcd.
nesdsy Mr.. Hunton. of Virginia. presented the
papers relating to the claim of Daniel William
| son, which was referred TO tho Committee on
| military Affairs.
| News of the bay.