Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-22
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ESPECIAL TO The ALEXANDRIA GAzETTE.I
WAsgINeToN, D. c. Feb. 22,
As fair sxpressioa CT The opinion OF beth
sides of tho House on The question Of az extra
session I cln slate that iIr. Hanna says!t will
be impossible to gel through With nil the
appropriation bills at this session, but that Inc
President will net call an extra scs5io1 at least
uatil tho fall, and will 1T the c1n.;ly Know
and properly condemn tho party that - CO.
structpg legislation, aod that Hlr. Lu:r2il says
all tho appropriation bills will pass, aDd tast
there will be no eXtrs session; that The most
doubtful bill is the Legislative, judicial and
Executive, to which the Hcu3a will Insist Er9n
its amendments repeating the lest cath and The
Federal election laws, but that tho Senate wi!
agreo to the fret aud JIG. tho latter, and mt
the conference committee aud both hcu:as Eiii
accept THE compromise.
1t is supposed that the Senate committee on
conference will Increase the appropriations
made by the House River and IIarher bill TO
the extent OF half a million CT million OF dot
lars, and that the House will o)Dcur. Il Is uH'
derssood that Norfolk, James river aEd tic
Rappahaunock river will experience somd al
the benefits OF This increase.
Senator elect Zlchnriah Chandler, Ct Mich.
gan, appeared in his scat his morping, and
was SWORD 10 as q member, taking the Tcp clad
oath. Ho was warmly welcomed by the ice
President and by many members on both sides
Of the chamber.
Tho Committee on EleciOus Of tic Hcuso
this morning determined 10 report that alter
| this Congress no more than orc thousand dol
lars shall be allowed contestants for contests N
the House.
| MIR. Springer from the Committee who have
| been investigating the cr0okedncts Of rir'
| George L. Seward ex U. s. minister tn Chian,
| presented to the House the mighty report o.
| that committee recommending The ares: Of SAID
Seward wherever he can be found by tue Ger
geant OF Arms Of the House aDd his retention
10 tho custody Of said officer at the pleasure ct
tho House for contempt 10 refusing to exhibit
the books of his oii1:. The consideration CT
the report was postponed.
| The old hall OF the House OF Representatives
was crowded to day by People anxious 10 Wit
ness the ceremonies attendant UPON the closlD
of tic centennial safe fire and time prco!
safe-intcndcd TO remain closed until February
D. 1919. L: contains congressional Icc1Td8,
current coirs, newspapers ard such things -
arc usually deposited in corner ston2s. j. had
been announced that the President OF TIC
United States would lcck the safe at rooa snd
| that the occasion would be marked by special
ceremonies but instead CT that the President s
secretary, Mr. Roberts, qIie:y luEned ice key
| about five minutes after Twelve and Tie whole
affair wos over bciarc the crowd booking 90 ware
aware it had COMMENCED.
| The package that was prepared at the car,
reucy bureau did not reach the capito, uatiI
alter the safe had been locked, but 1t YES re-
ported later that the door would be opened to
admit it. The lady who originated tie plan
and carried it out has, it is stated already pre-
pared claim Tor five thousand doi!;rs Ter Pre-
sentation to Congress.
The House to day consumed several hours 10
determining the order Of business, and finally
decided upon taking up the bills on The Speak.
cr's tabio. The first considered vas one aliow
ing the purchase Of U. s. four per Ct. bends
with greenbacks, which was supported by Dir.
ERing. of Ohio. l. was the matchmaking
that when that bill was disposed Of the rtcrnal
rcvenuo bill, containing the tobacco tax a5ou!d
be tak1u up.
| Ia the Senate this morcine Mr. DaTsag pro-
scnted petition OF the committee CT enc hug
dred of tho ci,izens of the District CT ColuT biz
for some legislation By which the ha!bOr Of
WASHINGTON shall be improved.
| nlr. Wthers presented the following, which
|
To the Honorable the Senate Ct the United
States:
| Your petitioner respectfully reprocnts tha,
on the 18th day of December, 1861, her nus band,
| the Hon. j. G. Under wood, EoW deceased, Wss
elected United States Senator ty tho Virgins
! Legislature; thst many Of tho bc3. lawyers in
the Union have hold thst he was not only cntl-
tied to his ozpensea incurred, bat thst ho Was
entitled to his seat as Senator. Sho further rep
| resents that her husband exncr ded Euch money
in feeling counsel, board and travelling expenses,
which aggregated at least two two thousand dol
| lara. She prays that the sum OF five thousand
be allowed her administrative ont Of tho con.
| tingent fund of the Senate. Very respectfully,
| MARIA &. USDEEWooD Administrative
| The Senate. after the morning hour, took up
the army appropriation bill and Elr. Thurman
supported the amendment Tor the reorgaaizr
toa OIL the army, and stated that t:icush as {
general rule the addition OF legislative enact
ments to appropriation bills, YES peTn;ccns and
should be avoided, 10 this case L vas cmacnt!y
| wise ard proper.