Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-12
FROM U:aSxYE.y'G T0.y.

The Senate was net 10 eesslGn 10 Cay, HaVltG
eCieurned yesterday evening until Monday
| next
The lIousc after admitting Attorney General
Lee, Of Tennessee, 10 tic hocr dreog his stay
10 Washirgtoc. aud sftcr Sir. Cougcr had o.
| iecsed to the Introduction Of several papers,
| ono of which was bill offered by Dir. Stcrh'
ems providing for q commission 10 determine
upon pathological questions that Insy al'se IN
the preparation Of uficiel documents, went toto
committee Of the whole on the legislative, Judi
cial and executive appropriation I'LL. aud re
suued the consideration cf MIR. lluotou' aneni
ment increasing the appropriation Tor coo'r2lilns
or Graduating infectious diseases among ci!t!c
! to $3.50, 900, which consumed largo ptrlin ii
the days proceedings, and was debated by
maoy members, among them Nj sNs. Ejtlusjn
CruIry, Hill ard Bragg. who opposed lis
adop,lon, and hlcssrs. Loving, AkiD, Covert
| IIaw,eg, Barbour and Hunlon who advocated
il. Mr.. Robertson, OF Mass, ssid the gentle.
man from Virginia, attested 10 the existence 0!
| the pIeurc-pneumonia near Alcxludrla, eud
o. ked the government to stamp it out a SINH
lar discussion had prevailed years ago 10 Mass
echusctts, but the State did not asked the
General Governments interference; it took
The matter 10 hand itself IS it should have dcre,
ard by killing aud turying the diseased cattle,
| and paying the owners fair damages eradlcated
! it eff,ctually. and tho example Of that State
should have been followed by tine Legislature OF
Nirpinis at it's recent session. Mr.. Bragg said
| there seemed to 30 dagger Of a disease more
fatal 10 tic democracy on the floor OF Coz
| gross than the plcuro pneumonia was TO
! Virginia cattle. for he observed among those
| who advocated this resolution some who. o
short time ago, were such st:ckicrs Tor State
rights, that they opposed federal inter.
ference iu 80 grave question as naIoral
quarantine, which tlf; cled the health OF incn
und wonep, but who now wanted the general
government TO exercise its authority II the case
OF a sick COW.
Everybody seems satisfied with the House
committees. especially the Firglolans who say
| they could not have expected better treatment.
Judge Harris is charmao OF the Com; on Hc7li.
ion Of Laws apd . | GO the judiciary; Mr.. u oode
is chairman Of tho Com. 90 EduoaliJn and
Labor, "a 90 Naval Affairs and 4 b 90 Epidem.
ic Diseases Mr.. CabelI is chairman f the Com
nitee On Railroads ADD Canals and 81
On Revolutionary Claims; Mr.. llunton is
chaitmaa Ct The Con- mttcc co tho District
Ctm pi.sru aud God on tho state OF the law re:
Iaiior to the electoral oouot; Mr.. Tucker is 2od
90 the WAYS ard Means Committee, and 3fd
on Expenses Of the Treasury; Mr.. Bealc is Fad
On Manufactures AID S:u GA Commerce;
Mr.. Johnston is b On Military Affairs aud
6 h On Expenditures Of the Interior; Mr.
Richmond . / on Library aud 7th on Agrlcu-
,ural, sud Mr. Jorgcuscn Oh Oh Pablo Build.
iDg5.
Senator Wslsc, will open the de- bate 10 the
Ssuste Monday on the political amendments TO
the Army til; and will set forth the doctrine
OF The Senate democrats in the premises. He
does not thick the debate will last loog and be-
iievss the bill will pass as it came from tho
House. Ills Investigating committcc will not
likely meet whiIo tho Army bill! is pending.
The Virginia cases seainst Judge RlVes. oil
tto u. S. Court for the Eastern district Of
Virginia, will como up before the Supreme
Court NJ xt Monday. They attract a good deal
OF attention and the decision Is locked forward
10 with much interest.
Mr.. Blackburn, chairman OF the Committee
OF tho Whole of The House on the bill now under
consideration, says the discussion on the po!i-
cs sections will probably not last u,oro than ten
days
The adoption Ct the tclerrsphic s,c;ion Of
the Army bill by the Senate without rsd'cs!
opposition, ~ was done yesterday, makes the
cppc.i'ian e the radicals to tho test oath and
| election law provisions OF that b'Il
UPON the grcuod that such provisions
are not gcrmane, and are Objectionable
IS they Incorporate legislative with appropIl2.
ton bits, appear 10 rather radical light az
tho provisions referred 'oarc by DO means more
obnoxious in that relation than The ono to
which they gave their approval.
Senator Wallace bss bsen appclated chaIr-
mau of the National joint xscuive Committed
# the democratic party composed OF tho Con-
cres scral committees. Gen. Hutton Is mem
her uf lhc c1amittee.
Collector BfsGy, Of Norlolk, ltrub'iclo, has
wli;ten letter to Mr. ohm Goode, 10 which
| he gives satisfactory reasons why the Norfolk
| Guard did pot carry n U. s. flig with them on
| their recent tip 10 Washington.
Louisa Wallace. cslorcd, lately convicted
hero of child murder, was sentenced to day
| Sho will be hung on the c0:h OF Juno at the
same hour and place at which James Ptyton.
ulan cbioErd, will bu huog.
Another enc Of tho gang who r;ccniy Gu
reg, q Ia|y 90 Capitol Hill was arrested to
| day.
Fonncl tea il 9 simple remedy to quiet the
hsby, AID this innocent article is embedded Il
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup, which puts tho baby Il
sleep without the evil use Of opiatcs. Pflca u
| cents.
THE MARQUIS. The Marquis Spring Ulster
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