Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-08
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
SENATE.


Mr.. Eimuuds, Of w., said there were ne
ioiut rules between The two houses Of Congress
and he, therefore, submitted q con,urreot res
oluti,n declaring tha! ca the last three days oil
this session 60 bill passed BY eith.r house sinai
b, sent 10 the other for its occurrence, sDd On
the last dsy of the session 90 bill shall be sent
to the President for his approval. lie sad be
hoped the resolution would be passed and Con
press devote the last three days OF lne scsslon
to the consideration OF bills pcudlog between
the two hous,s. R.felrc! to tie COMMITTED
on Rules.
Mr. Thurman, OF Olio, submitted resolu,
ton to adut to the privileges OF the MOOR o.
the Senate chamber George Bancroft. the his
toriao, who w;s Secretary Of the Navy under
President Polk. Agreed t..
Mr.. Cooklioc, OF New York, from the Com
mittee Oh the judiciary, reported adversely on
suudry bills tou ,hlos the compromising OF
clerks of district aud circuit couris OF tbs w. B.,
aud they were indefinitely postponed.
He also rcp0ricd from the game committee
| adversely On House DILL pToSidiag Tor the lud!'
| cisl asccrlaiumcnt OF claims agslnss tie U. s.,
ADD it was iod.fotely postponed.
Nj. Grover, of Oregon, airing to personal
cyplauatioc, read q telegram recently published
| ir tie New York Iteralj, IN regard 10 Oregon
! State lulGs, amounting 10 about >9l UVO, being
eZocndci and rot accounted for GurlDg the
at o.iLi ,,ralioa Of Sir. Grover as governor. tie
REPLIED to the charges serlat!mr denying thel:
t,utLilInoss, and Quo;iog from thu Laws and
State records to shoT that all oGey had been
| properly eSpa1cea.
A. the expiration Ct the morning b lur,
M -. ri NJ n
bill 20 amend the patent law5, and
Mr.. Wadeigb, of New Hampshire, in charge
of the bill tool: tue lJ9c, tus sco1 after he
c9mueaoed his remarks
a message was received from the House q
Representatives Announcing the death OF Hon.
Julian Harridge, Of Georgia.
Messrs. Goclon, Booth and Beck wef. ap.
pciutca e committee on the part OF Senate to
arrange for the iuccr.l AID Got1nplay ihc re-
MAIDS tc Georgia.
The Senate then at |. 10 y. ID. on motion OF
Mr. Elmonas, as further mark OF respect to
tho memory CT the deceased, adjourned until
to mcrroE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
In the House tho des!h Of Mr. .Hsrtrldgo. Of
Georgia, was announced and en- I'm mediate sa.
ournment took place.
REPRESENTATIVE Stephens, o! Georgia, who
had 40 attack Of neuralgia Of The bowels yes
terday, has 50 far recovered that lie vii! be
present 10 the House OF Representatives to-
morrow.
Renus,ctati7o Sch!eichtr, Of Texas, is con.
ioed 10 his bed wi;h erssi pclssil his legs.
The Georsia delegation 10 Congress met this
afternoon with tic c5mmlitcs appointed by
Speaker Randall to make arrangements Tor the
conveyance Of tho rcm,ius OK representative
Hsrtrid2c to 6 ;orgis ana a':1 passed fcao'u.
lions III fcspaci 10 his rngLGOrr.
Representative Ciarkson Potter arrived in
Washington this morn0r and has called 2 meet
leg 0l his GomGi:.ce for to morrow.
The COMMITTEE of Ways aud Means con-
merosd this morning the s::ics Of meetings at
which it proposes 10 hear Tho representatives OF
the sugar importing, sugar producing and Sugar
ref ding Interests CT The c3uutrY 10 regard to a
modGca!ion OF the sugar taTtf.
The House committee on cluDlog the cleo
toral vote, at meetiog this uoraiug, decided
to report iha Scuate bill adversely to the House,
and directed tho chai:!na1 10 call up for action
10 the ilcus., rs seen as practicable, the Hous,
bill ku0w1 "a the Southland bill. Dir. Southland
hopes 10 obtain consideration OF his bill, which
is nog % Tho Speaker table. =; c3sly 20 next
week