Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-29
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SENATE.
10 the Senate, to-day, cCnmuGicalloo from
the Secretary of War in relation 10 Norris Is
land, s. g.. was referred.
Messrs. Dorsey, Ingalls, AID Balaun were
appointed % the cJDference committee Oh the
District Of Columbia bill.
A bill 10 refercuce tc the Fcntzutla claims,
Was reported.
A bill 10 rcference to tha government prop
erty ct Harper's Ferry. was reported for cor-
sideratiop.
A bill for the relief of III. B. Cushing, pay
master y. s. N, Wa2 passed.
a bill for the relief 0! the postmaster at
Brownsville, Tenn, was passed.
The Senate agreed to adj )urn over to. morrow
Decoration Day.
A bill graoting tents, 81, to the militia OF
Texas, while campicg out this summer, was
referred.
Mr.. Mitchell addressed the Senate 10 favor
the construction Of locks ct the cascades Of the
Columbia liver.
A bill to relieve certain legal disabilities Ct
women-to allow women 10 practice before tine
Supreme Court-wes called up by Mr.. Sargent,
but the Serae by q tic Vote-ayes 2G, noes u
refused to consider, and the morning hour haT-
ing expired,
The Senate toe k up the House bill rnakrg an
appropriation for the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial departments of the government,
the consideration of which was proceeded With.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
In the House of Representatives it was Or
| 1,raH fhot m niuht tharo hp for Ha
| bate only.
Mr.. Wood moved 10 take from the Speakers
| table the Senate resolution for a sine die ad-
tournament on the l0:h Of June, aud moved 10
postpone the further consideration of the reso
luton till Saturday, the Sh ct June.
The republicans seeing that they were ID tbs
| OIL j3rity, urged 90 imu ediate vote, and
sir. Wood noticing the sparce atendaEca 90
| the democratic side. moved to adiourD and ,
upon the motion, called for the ayes aud Does.
| Mr.. Hale asked Mr.. Wood If he desired to
! 6libuster Oh his own molten.
| The ayes and noes we're ordered ADD the
notion negatived-syes 0. noes 245.
! The questions then required upon the motion
to postpone consideration till the 8sh, and up
on q call Of the roll the vote resulleG-ayes
| IA noes 1872. 50 the motion was lost.
| Mr. Wood then moved TO lay the resolution
upon the table, upon which the ayes and noes
were called, rcsultlDg-ayes l25. Does 49, so
! the House refused to lay Oh the table.
! Mr. Goode moved TO strike Cut 10Th and IA
sert Goth es the day for fiaal adjournment, but
| the Speaker ruled the amendmcnt out.
| The question then required upon concuHIcg
! 10 the Se0ate resolution for sloe die adjourn
meut on the l0.h Of June, upon which the
| ayes and noes were called, the vote resnItlog-
ayes 127, noes l3l, so the motion to corcur Vas
| lost.
hlr. Wood moved to s!rlkr ont ju1c Josh
aud insert Oath.
Mr.. Clymcr moved to amend by inserlicg
Eth, aud tho vote being taken, resulted in the
adoption Of the amcndmeDt-ayes lG4. noes
SO, so the amendment was agreed TO, and the
resolution as thus amended WAS then adopted.
The report of the committee Of conference
upon the Consular and Diplomatic AppTopra.
stion bill Was agreed to.
A resolution appropristing $50 600 lJr the
pepses of the Potter Investigating committee
was offered by Mr. Atkins, when
MIR. Conger made the point Of order that the
resolution must be considered il Committee OF
the Whole. The point was sustained, when
Mr.. Atkins moved that the House resolved
itself ioto tho Committee OF the Whole Car
ried 90 to Sd; but,
| Upon g0lng iutO c1ulmlitet Mr.. turg:: b.
gan series OF tiibuslerng tactics t1r :he pnr-
pose Of delay and TO doteat action.
TIE POTTER COMMITTEE.
The committee 10 Investigate Tho alleged
frauds in The late Presidential cectiou dli not
meet this morning., as Mr.. Woods motion to
postpone the adjournment resolution WAS before
the House ard all the members had to be on
the h)or.
A meeting has b2tn arranged for this tysa.
ing. 1t is understood that hlr. llunton and
Mr.. Steuger are to represent the democrats
on the Florida sub committee. Consultations
between members Of both parties and their
representatives on the Committed have been
| frequent since the House was called 10 order.
| Republicans are anxious about what General
Buffers course will bs, as he is more frequently
seen on the Democratic than the Republican
side. clusipg considerable uueasiDess among
! his former comrades.