Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-13
PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS.
iD4cdiate!g at;er the rea3i1g Of ihe III.


Iwucdiate!s alter the r2a3i1g Of The Jul.
eel
y 21ess1gr Sis received i!lm sha House G.
Representatives announcing tho death OF Hen
Gusive Schle;cLsr. IF Texas, a wcGl!er @
,bst body, acl Tic pa:ssso Of : Tla3iuior tol
the appointment Il > c;mni.tce Of tisht rep
resa' tli7as add i.r.e st.s'Cr: !" ar!arsc lol
thc ta3:ra|. aoi :c:?nplay H. iy.;} 10 Iex!s
Tue resolci1n al the Hau5: Has ner;ed L
AID
The Vice President spp:ic!,I, IS !he c1c2-
nitlsa on he pat u tie Senate. j us. / k2
BIyaId AID HaG1ia.
During lie 9fulnG d u. 6 rc!y IGrg: iuu
Der Ct petitions 9cEc presented, iarCi;oG ibt
passage IF the bill gran,icg crtears 0! res:;o1s
Mr.. Eiuua3S. of Ye.mcuat, prlscn;iak 20
titio1s of this character, read c.IcUl4c SCI.
out By claim egeuts, rtq1cs.lcg persons 10 Sc
cure signatures to the petitions, and sai1 ID
did not tbiuk The va'u, of pc'l!ieGs gotten ~
in tina! way AMOUNTED 10 pluch
Dir. KerDao, CT New York, il prescotiue
similar petitions, said he had uaDy letters from
sailors and soldiers widows residing il New
York faVoIing TIC passage cf the Bill, ard he
Vas sure tbcre MAS % bcacs: public etrlntr!
10 favor Of lis passage.
III. petitions were ri! laid ca tie table, .nc
bill haVirg been reported to the Scns!e.
The Senate, during ihJ noFugg hour, pss
ed, without discussion, the bill appropriately
$3.50 900 ter fire proof building aGi ,in;Gg The
Smithsonian lns ituIion.
At 1880 message was received from tie
HUuse OF Representatives Inviting the Senate
to atteDdpbo fuoeral Of Hon. GuNavd Soll2
c. ia the hall OF the House at p. n. 10 day.
The invitation was accepted. aud the Senate,
az mark OF respect 10 the memory oil the
d:c9ased, took recess uG!lI y. III.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Swami, of Maryland. Chairman Of Tao
Connit on Forcign Atfsirs, subt0it;ed q
report Of the proceedings Of that c1nmlttc2
touching the death OK Gu:ta9e Sch!9'oher,
bearing testimony to the untyampei merits,
honest craftsmanship aud kind qualities of their
late colleague. dlreclug the payment Of the
remainder oil his salary az member Of the 45.h
Congress 20 his Dcrea7ed family, and requesting
the next Congress to make similar spnropria
ton cf bis salary as member Of the 46:h Con.
s:es5 Tho report wss unanimously adopted
aud after agreeing 10 resolution makiDg ar.
raogcments for the perform ance of The burial
service 10 the hail Of the Hous, at 3. p. nj.
the l13us3 ct 1910 took recess until 3d.
NOTES.
1t is reported that Judge OH, of tue Su-
preplc Court of the District of Caluc,bia, too.
dered his resignation this morning.
Tee case fB.Ejauin ScuIl and others against
the Uaited States, ID which a claim w5s s,t up
under Spanish grsnt to eleven THOUSAND
qulrea miles OF !aad embracing twenty four
counties 10 the States of Missouri and Arkau
sag, was TO day decided BY the u. S. Suptcmc
Court adversely to tho claimants.
The Committee On Ways and MesGs 10
day after further discussing the sugar tariff
question agreed by a vot3 OF SIX to iour to sub,
nit to the House bill fixiog tbe rates IS io!.
Inws GA al! sugars, syGups, &c., not above
No. l3, Da;ch standard, Lwo cents ssd iorty
one hundredlhs Der LuEd!ed hounds. Ga al!
sugars, s?runs, &C.. above NJ. Is a1d cot
ab1ve No. IS Dltch standsrd, two cents sEd
sceeu!y five one hundrclhs per hundred pounds,
and On al! sugars above No. 10 Ouch standard,
four CENTS rcr Eu1dred n0ucds.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, made his FIST an.
rcsraree this stsrion 10 the Senate this
moraing.