Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-08
PRoCEEDg.TGs OF CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s. 1879.
SENATE

| SENATE
Mr. G,rla, j, Of Ark presented the ofeden-
tisls Of HOP. James D. Walker elected United
States Se1attr from the State ct Arkansas,
| TO: tho tern Of EiE years from March 1870
Rad aud PLACED on tho file.
Mr. Windom, Of Miou., from the conference
Committee Ga the lrdan appropriation bill,
submitted report, which was agreed to and
tho bill passed. 1t now goes 10 the President
for his signature. The total amount oppro'
pria,ed by the bill as agreed up by the confer.
etce committee is S4.7l3. 206. So, beiog $50.
eos 81 less than appropriated by the bill tor
the current fiscal year.
Mr. Baysrd, of D.l., froI, the Committee
on Finance reported with amendments House
bill TO sne1d The laws rcaing TO internal Rs'
ytnu,.
The ameo Iucuts reducing the tsx o. toblc-
&C ard scgaTs. vera published yesterday. II
was ordered that the bill b printed with the
amendments aud placed on the calendar
Mr. Ba1ard 10 reporting the bill said 10 view
CT the iDpcrtarcc of the interests elected by
this legislation, the Senate should consider it
q: early ntSi wctk as possible, ard he sug
gcstcd Thursday next for its consideration.
Nj. Morrill,, Of w., Chsitman of the Gem
mi.tee on FioaDce, said feeling that this
bill should be 10 the hards of its friends, tho
du.y ct reporting it to the Senate was assigned
to ne Scatter !rou Delaware. Wtilc be, MIR.
Mo:!ii, approved Ct most of the proposed
ancpdncpis 20 III loseroal Reveruo laws be
eli! Got feel that 1t Tas tE?edlent now to re.
duat cur rcVruU2, 50 mush 10 relation TO
tuhaac3 h. thiIut5ra declined to report the
bill.
M:s:cs. Wiad5n, Sargent and Beck were
appointed as the ucW conference Committee, on
che ra;i Ct tho Scuslc on the Naval Appro.
p7ia'iln bill and M1ssra Window, Dorsey and
Wal:ac, were appaiotcd as the new con.
crcscaTs. on The part CT the Senate oa the Fofi-
GC.;ioG Appropriation bill.
NJ. Bruce, of MIS-, from the Committee 90
L:vccs and improvement Of the Mississippi
river, reported without amendments House bill
tG provide !oF the organization Of the Mis-
si.siy river Improvement commission, aud for
the corlecou Darmaaen5 location aud deep
cuipr of the chanofl and the improvement
Of The navigation OF said Mississippi river
and the protection Of lis alluvial Ianda.
Piac.i % tho calendar aud Mr.. Blu.e gave no.
;cc that he would call it W OF an early day
whcn he Honld have some remarks to submit 10
favor thereof.
o. motion CT Mr.. Elmuuls the judiciary
Committee was authora ID to st during the
SESSION Of The Seuae.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Alter rcaiiog O. the journal r. l.. I. Beale
Was swGrn il az & member 10 ill the vacancy
occ,sioni ~ he death OF Beverly Douglass,
Of Va.
"a maiioo Of Mr.. Cox, Ct N. Y, tho Senate
Census bill vas taken from the Speakers table
AID referred to toe Committee on Census.
The Speaker announced the regular oriar &c
be the bill reported last right from tho Com
mittce on C.iaage Weights and Measures au
lher;zing tbs Sub Treasurer 10 New York to
;xchapge upon preservation at the Sub Treas
rry Tor coios OF the United States to the cX-
!cGt and amount that SUCH c)!ns arc by law q
legal !cndct az tqIa amount Of United States
uotcs and directing that all silver coDs recsived
uador this acc NEch shall b, unfi. for cIrcua.
iio1 b7 reason Of abrasion shall b. sent 10 the
mint fpr rcc3iuGge.
The ?c.t!og question Wal % the motion OF
Mt. Ecbhi:.a ri N. G., 10 lay the bill on the table
aoG ii wSs agreed to-Ayss 1877, nays l04.
Nl:. Whi:lho7ac, Of Tcau., asked leave to
present the report OF the Committee on Naval
Af.i!a in regard t. Ila!tets Investigated By that
committee.
biz CouEcr. III Moh., objected.
The House then at 05 Te1t ioto Com it.
tee OF tic Whole (Alr. Ei:c, Of H., 10 the
cAsirl upon tbs Army Appropriation bill.