Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-10
7,R |EEDE.YfIS or C8.HTREcg
WASHINGT0H, J5D. =. I.-l
SENATE
SENATE.

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SENATE.
Mess!.. CcnaIing aud ker0a1, Cf !. !.
presented q resolrli)1 CT the Nav IQrk STAT.
Senate demonstrating against tho pa:sagcc
the bill to raotsaa:z; the srmy, or at lcas! h.t
portion OF it prohibiting the manufacture d
arms at United States ar5apsls.
Laid 90 the table tic ill. having been -
ported tothc Senate
MIR. Anthony OF r. l., submitted r., L.
ton directing The Committee 90 Naval Afi5ifs
to Inquire into the eSped!e1cy cS pr5gliiog h.
law tie selection Of chiefs @! the bureaus Of
Steam EpgGccrrg, pr0vi.icuq sad cothicF
and medicine and surgery. at the Navy Usfart
partmeDt
Dir. Hosr, q Mass, called up the bjI! TO re
lieve Theophi,uj Z. Chandler, late assistant
treasurer O! the u. s., at Boston, lrom al
liability fer the acts cf julius L. Hr.tai.i, late
dsbur,iDg clerk in bis ol ,e 10 I1apiog or az
VaIciog money CT the u. s. 90 Nli!!ev, arc J.
Go. Passed.
Mr.. Mitchel, of Oregon, made q ieag:h,
speech 10 tavcr CT tho bill Introduced By has
early in the session authorizing the c0n5IrGe.icG
of break water and harbor o! rGirs' c2 ihh
Pacific coast alter which the bill! vas r2ttyst
to The Committee CO Commerce, ani he >ela''
at L. 5, Oh molten Ct Mr.. ElnuGt7. wan: !en
executive session with the understanding ho,
The doors should !s rGcre0cd toc !esis2'.Y
business.
Atl.45 p. Ii. the d39r4 8erc rc0?catt
Mr.. Sargent, Of Cal, ty rtq12st IDtro!G1.
a bill to euate the people {! Dako!a TO for
| constitution c?1 Sat- GOTe:nGiGnt ahd ioI b.
admissica Of SSH State into the Union upal -
equa! footDg a;Ih tee 0inc. 5 a!es.
| Referred 10 the UGmU2;tco 90 IeTfl;of:-
! The bill 10 ancn1 tn? patcct LAWS va: ..ea
laid asiic informally acc the Sena:c t.ol T..
the io3ian appropriation bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The HOus, vas epgi.ed 10 The conSiTgra;Iyu ".
bills Of private Uaturo reported ;fo&! e.
mites
The House the1, ia Committee Of the "a5,,
took Up the William aud Mary College t!!.
| NOTES.
The condition 9! Representative och.ci-bsf
changed slightly for the "o::L durIn- :lo
night and he js exceedingly la1. this moch'sS
His ply sicisrs c.n ottr but e.!gIt acpe Q: "s
recovery.
The hearing Of the ;usa- :eprtSag!..i7a5 ~:
| resumed before tho CcmI:L.o'; Ct NSy; -.
Means of the House to-day.
The Senate Committee on finance tJ-i.T
heard Gen. Rsu:i, CommlSsi0acr OF Inter.
Revenue in opposition to the pending re-:
bill for reduction OF the tobacco tax.
The Potter Committee to-day adopted { ge:.-
luton offered b. MIR. bic hahon, providing !':-a
investigation oftho "ciyher kilograms siI aa..
bodying request tbs, THO House will gra.: ~
additional appropriation 50 d.frey the expense
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION or '6,.--ip
the State Senate yesterday a ?mGuni1a'i.u
was rec lived from the Aui;tor ia respo0.e t. f,
Senate resolution c,I.iCS irI statcolctt 81 It's
cost CT the Constitutional Convention ;Sii2i
assembled 10 Richmond, December 3. lSjt
The Auditor sayS:-"Iherc vas raid IL 'ao1cr
from the treasury $l03 0sl.2S. Uc;cG ar;hrr
ity Of 40 ordinate: OF the convention, pas!
ID April, 1858. scrip was issued By IA, IL pay
mcnt Of convention Gxp,h7os. Tor f1:;g o.
thousand six bucitcd aad fig t4e dollars Aai
twenty s.van c:Ct2. This scrip was au!hor.z ]
to be used 10 psyme1t o. taxes, and wa5 sur'a
11ertly redeemed in this wy. Tn. to;!! *
pcDse of tie Convention, "a il appears from tie
books Ct the AUDITORS ct!ica, Vas $i4i,T 1876 81.
VIZ
Anount paid 10 money $!0& OIL,
Amouot paid in seti2, :ala2nlo! c
tay.s, 81 Cos -