Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,

MIR. Hill, OF Gs,, presented :he credentials
of bis colleague, Alr. Gordon. lie sGld the 'at'
ter Vas detained from tie Senate by Sickness
Numerous bills we're iatrc ducsd- one By Dir.
Eaton to revive the Court Of Commissioners OF
Alabama Claims By Mr.. Burnside to recrgapiza
tho army of the United States; and by Dit;
Beck to remove all political DISABILITIES imposed
By the l4th article CT the constitution; aso-a
bill 10 Eepea! The ac5 OF July, 1857, requiring
2 test oath.
MIR. Eamun6s offered preamble and rcso!u
ton with view OF confinirg tbe busioess OF the
extra session 10 the objects fer which 1t was
called. TIE resolution lies over.
Mr. Wallace submitted the liz: OF siaodIog
committees which was, under Suspension OF the
rules, agreed to.
The Senate 81 quarter &c QUO :oo; IN hour
recess uu.i the message could b, received
from the President. At qI?Eier to two It re-
assembled, sod the folIoSiug message vas re-
coived:
| Fsllow Citizens Of the Senate and Houss Of Rep.
reSentatives:
me 1rlIuro of the Lest Congress 10 make the
requisite appropriations fer the expenses OF Inc
several executive departments OF tho goVo'n'
ment and for tho support OF the army, hes maze
it necessary 10 call special gJeairn o. ina for
| ty. si4th Congress.
| The estimates Of tho appropriations needed,
| which were sent 10 Congress by tho Secretary
Oft Treasury IL the opening Of the last session,
| are renewed, unG u,c herewith transmitted 10
| beth toe senate and House Of Representatives,.
| Kezretting the existence ~ tho emGrgeucy
| which requires u special session o. Congress 81
| tine when 1t is the general judgment OF the
country that the public welfare will be bo:t pro-
! NOTED by permaAency in our leg'istIon, and oy
\ Al, 4, I.Irf Iaur
ne.sures to your ccnsiteratH rtteItion.
(Sprod) RUTHERFORD B. hayes.
| WAsIISGToS. Msrcn l3.n, 1919
| Ga uuliuu Of MIR. WhYtc il gas referred 70
the Commi.,c on Printing. AID at 10 aIuuies Il
9 y clock tire Senate 10 utned.
TIE following is !hc resolution which Wa:
offered in The Senate Gy hlf, Eitaunds to dry
10 accordauc, with c unanimous agreement o
the republican csucus.
| Lis present consideration was Gl ectc2 10 by
Mr. Salisbury aaG 1t therefore cent over unti
| to morrow:
Whereas The necessity for the rrascGi :pecis
scssi0n OF Congress has GecD cccsslcncd Dy TIT
failure cf the last CONGRESS- TO make appToprIa
tons for the support Of The hrny ADD ter tn
legislative executive and jujic;ll expenses O
the Govcrnmcct Tor the ncx: fiscal year, anc
whereas hc business aud ether public io;cregt:
OF %he county will DC beet psoIaCtld hY c2c
fipiug legislation at this session to making pro
vision for the oil jects ifaresaid and hY au early
GdiouruuenI; therefore be it resolved that E!
bills snd ioint Tcso u,.cns, tXc@pliog these icl
the aforesaid purposes shall be !cit:re3 to 20
proIriato committees aud not reported na'
The DcEt December Session,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tho House bad under consideration anc Dis
cussion the disputed election CASE from the -
CONGRESSIONAL G!stric: Of Florida.
During tho discussion Ct the ata70 case iiit
committee 70 wait on the Pfc:;deat ard lotorE
him The House Tes CresciEea toT business Gu
tered aud communicated thGt ;he President bat
stated he would forthwith send lc his message
Accom- psnyiug tho Presidents message arc cs
Inmates from tho Secretary oi The Treasury o
tho moaey needed for the aTt2y, aud the jeeis
Ia.iye, executive and judicial branches CT tht
coyernmcgt The cEtlclateG arr tic same &:
those submitted a. the erer!0g CT tire session
with tho exception Of the itcms provided tor .
tho. se5si1U. UGderthc aIlIy Dill the last Jor
gress made provision for tho military academy
at West Point, aod for to;tliicz.lnG3 aEG crGa
merit. This leave7, accoTclac 70 tao es.l-.
mates $2S,340.5OG set 20 DC appropriated
for the support aga Es;ntaIa2uc3 OF that
branch. Norc oS The isgisa!ive, executive
aud judc!s! approximations weTc provided
for even ia part. The cstIna;c9 !1r these
exCc1s,1 is $lG,520, 6Gl.9l. 10 these appro-
pratioGs ere also to be ADDED t"e itcui Tor curt
expenses which is generally pl2c2d n the Sn1
dry Civil bill, buc which vas LEI: GU; d chat bill
st tho last session. The estimates 70. these
expenses Is $4,000. coo.
CAUCUS.
All c3ucUs meeting OF republican s3uatol;
this norriog the persoGuel Ct taa Minority reG'
resentaion Oh the Scnbtc com .n;iac9 T:s ar
ragged, snd the liz: rcturoed to tie chairman
Of the democratic Caucus b7 Thom It will be
offered to the Seoa,o for adoption this alter
door. Three chs!fpaushins ct standing com
mites, accorded to tho republicans, y2: he
vou,ionary Claims. Private L2Ud Claims ADD
! Eugrosscd Bills, waro assigned by the caucus
to Senators Anthosy. Ejmund5 and ConkliDg,
respectively.
MIR. Dawes rc,ires from The Fio:nc: CoGl
mittee. tho four republicans noW lei: on II
bcirg Senator's Morrill,. Ferry, J9ucs OF Neva
ca. aud Allison.
The minority reD.esen'a!i:n ca tho hppro-
pri,lion COMMITTED will b. as tDl,oTs: thessTs.
| Window, Alsou, BiliGc AID Booth, Mr.
Chandler is assigned to lie Co@TiEco en- Com.
MERGE, together Eith MGsstp. ConkiiGg, No.
MiIlau uad Jones of Nevaaa, wAo were on it
| last session.
Mr.. Carpenter iskaa he p!2c, formerly &c
cupied by MIR. Howe as - r1cmhor Of the ju
dicary Committee, aod hlcasr~. Elmu1ds aud
Coukliog CONT. u, upon il. Mr.. Usrpeuter is
also made member Of The Committee co
| Foreign RelstiUus. The other rcpa0 le.u m7m
bsrs b.iog Msss:s. Eaa,Iio, yoakiog aad
Kirkwood.
Inc republican CAUCUS this uorb:og, alter .
general intel change OF We've, agreed uDaalmous-
| ly that the legislation OF the present session
ought to be cooinet 10 the passage Of the Two
appropriation bill 8 free from all poticsl legsla
| tiuu, and Mr. Ejmunis Was au.hotiz I'd q offer
in the Senate resolution 10 that ,t!,c:.
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
Representative Sparks, Ct 1iaos, q member
of the Hous, Committee Gu App'oprlal Us OF
the last Session of Congress, has becn authoriz
| cd by prominent deu ocratic Dt M ers ct the
prs: Congress TO submit 20 the House at the
irst practicable mcSncGt the Army Appropria
ton bill, aud 81 for its mm:d2to c!us;dtia