Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-23
,gocEEDs,yGs OF CONGRESS-.
WAsEINGT0E, Jan. %. 1879.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. 1879.
SENATE.
Mr.. Morrill,. of VT, from tie special cOn-
mittee 10 regard to taking the census, reported
o bill to provide for taking the tenth aud sub
sequent censuses Placed on The calendar: and
he gave notice that be vould call it up for con.
sideratiou on Tuesday EEK! after the morning
hour.
H1eEsrs. Windom, Allison nni Wither5 were
appointed the conference conmttec on the
part of tho Senate on the lGjian AprrODrla
ton bill.
Mr.. Matthews, Of Ohio, introduced bill to
grant to the American Ocean Cable and Tc!e
graph Land Wire Association OF Philadelphia
the right of way and privilege to lay lard aud
operate submarine telegraph cables or the At
lantic and Pacific coasts e the United States,
and to establish telegraph communication be-
tween The United States. Europe AID ASH
Referred TO tbs Committee 90 Ftrcisn Re2-
| lions.
Mr.. Burnside, cf Il. l., from tue Committee
on Education and Labor, reported tavorGbl7 ca
the House bill to promote The education Of the
bind and it was placed on the caIenGar. |!
appropriates $250,000 as 8 pe.petus! fund TO
| cid 10 educating the bl1d 10 tho Un!tcd STATES
| through the American printing house Tor TIC
blind The money is to be iavis;ed IL iour
| per cant u. S. bonds and tho iatc:os: paid ever
to the institution napled.
Mr.. Window, Of Mimi, irO:n the cJaf2G:cca
| committee on tho Consular aCd Diplomatic
Appropriation bill submitted u report "nich
was agreed to aud tho bill passed. Ii now goes
10 the President fer his signature. Ii tXn,a'
nation Of the report Mr.. Window SD the
amendments CT the Senate wero all sereed &c
10 conference with amondmeu!s etllSlo& "a!
the appropriation oi $50, 600 fer chirsoi d
affaires ad interim and diplomats t!iGers
abroad, and twenty thousand Io:!:r5 itr dip!o'
malic aud co-sa!ar services to be Czpo1lcd n
| tho discretion Of the President. Ih3 toa
amount appropriated by the BIZ IS nasse1 IL
81, 0S7, S35 or $4,000 moro than The BIZ '5T
the present fiscal year.
The Senate considered bills 90 the Calendar
until l:20 p. No., when tho unfinished husiaess
being the bill to amend the patent laws @ss re-
sumed, the pending question bciog CO tto 90.
ton Of Dir. Edmuods submitted yesterday 10
| lay it aside aud take up the rcso'u in sub
mittcd by him declaring tie validity o. t52
| l3:b, II b and 18Th amendments 10 thu Co.'s!
tuition of the United States.
Mr.. Eimuuds said he found by !ho vote o.!
tho Senate las. night that nal .rtg Q! TIE
| Senate was adverse 10 copsilcrinE his fcaor'
| tious l. was useless to Wls.c the i!C!3
of the Senate and therefore he w;tt3Ea9 his
motion to take them up. 'Gn3 SGaaic Chen
pr cacdcd to consider the ti 10 amend thc
patent laws, aDd OF DO r. L.. p:s}oa tic h:.!.
"a moliou CT Mr. Burnside. q hh2'@ Il.
land,
The Senate thea took up It's ii. Iega.i2.:
| from the Joint sclcc: comGli:tca 10 rc5rGahE2
| the army, and he c,nsentci ihst il D5 ialG aside
! informally 50 as to CEN, ~ @S ;h2 uotnI,h2!
busn;s, t. merTGw.
The Senate then resumed ;;,a caa:i..:..ti'7
Of bills on the calender.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tho HOUSE agreed to tie c3nf:;Cuc. -
port % The Consular and niHion:!i, 3nNfo.
p!iation bill. |. leaves the bill aoo5t i!4H!'c;i
with the Law cf last session.
The Postofioe appropriation ii! vas
reported from the Csmmi!t:e o. Apac'p:i.-
items.
Tie House in Committee q the Whole tool:
up the bill 10 apply the proceeds OF the sales o.
public lands TO tue education OF the pcop.c.
THE POTTER INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Immediately upon tho assembling Of Ice Pot
| Ter investigating committee tn!5 iIJluiIs OtH.
Butler rose to personal explanation AID rasd
a statement from the Washington Post 10 The
efftc. that the cipher dispatches were in t!5
possession all last summer, and thA! Ct oao
lime be missed them from bis desk, lie a1!l
if no made statement such as lbas be must
have been drurk or Insane. Laughter Oa
the contrary what he did say vas 70 shoT the
imros5ibily that the dispatches p!iuts! IN The
Tribune came from him, and 10 this s;stetncn,
he IVES borne out by another marbar Ct the
committee.
Mr.. Hiscock-"Yes, / hsd good re2son 10
believe that The kilograms were copied Tor tho
Tribune before they came into yOuc banda.
Mr. Hebina Moses, clerk 10 the Office oil The
secretary Of the Sepste, and formerly private
secretary to acting Vice Ptesileus Ferry was
then called to tho stand. He stated that il,
iu 1876 tho electoral certificates Tor the various
States camc into his bands. lio remembered
the turesque certificate from Louisiana called
tho Smith certificate. 1t was suppressed With
oct objection. lie did not koow what bocame
OF it. lie last saw it in the hands Of the Official
tellcls lie did cot remember that theEc had
since been any application for it.
At this point tho Committee decided to hold
secret session.
LETTER PROM RFCEY,NGIT'EP.