Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-22
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Sptciul Correspondence Of tic -i1eca Ga.ctje
WASHINGTON, d. C., May - 1879.

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The eu.irs ICoIning !orr 81 :E2 Il@u;a to-
dsy, as fox se?s:aI days pas, vas c0o:u0,ed
By The radicals 10 dilt0ry motions lGterded to
Kill the bill wilh ref.rctca 10 the removal Of
csusos lroa S;ae to I'ei.Tai cou!Is. lLd,ed the
radicals had % he:iiaEsy il avoxiog that in
te1t:ou, Mr. Coreer saying that he waited
tie consideration cf the bill postponed until
the third Tuesday 10 January. They succeeded
and tho bill agaio had to 20 ever.
TIE consideration Ct he silver bill Was then
resumed, the question beiog On the eighth SEC
ton rtqaestiDg the Secretary OF !ha Treasury
to receive deposits Of gold or silver coin and bull
loo 10 sums not less than SD. AID to issue ceI'
TIFF thereof in denominations o! 10; less han
SO. and it provides that certificates represent.
Jog coin 10 he treasury, may BE- Issued 10 rag.
ment Of intcres: GO tue public debt, and that
the certificates for coiu aud bu!iion 10 tic treas
ury shall be received at par 10 payment Of ell
d1cs to The Uoited Safes, iGC!ud!os dulles Gu
Imports. The com ni;t:O wh,cl rtpGitcl the
bill determined this maTllo. - Giirr au aG:eEd
ment to The tff:c. tia. II dsieTmlnlag the mar
kct value Of the buioG for TIE purpose Of
ASSESSING the charges Tor c5isiGg The same lcto
colo, said marker value .hail &c The value CT
lha buliion rated il coin II the same mo:al at
its Legal teod:r value.
The Appropriation Commltica of III: House,
to " HON tho iseiSlaIi7c, judicial aud executive
appropriation bill o. amended by the Senate
was referred, heil ,ttns this ncrc'1E AID
determined to report toe til and ask lori clm-
mittee Ct conference on the socl0Rs to which
they cju'i cot Ggrcc-Stc;locs ,c'ail3g 10 the
salary ct some Of the g5vtTuDsnt Gil ;la!a.
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Election c2uot cGrccd this m9!nicg 10 report
hill providing that WhsnGve7 the vatc Ct any
State is contested in Presidential election lhc
case shall be decided ky ,hc Supreme c9u;: O.
that State, and tha: his decision thereof shall
b, 1al uoless nco corcairtd III by both il0u:s
OF Congress
The House Conmitee &C f. cctions this
morrioe had the Iowa contested election cases
telorc them. As the quss;io5 Involved in those
cases is simply oDo reis!lGg to tie Legality Ct
the day upon which tic eiec;ion was he'd, Il
will probably be referred to the Judiciary Com
mittec. the contestants ere democrats.
The Postoffios Committee OF the House de-
ternined this morning 10 report bill pro'ldog
for the exemption Of persons cuTt5y9d IN the
mail service from jury AID Li'ila Gu.y. Such
bill had been previously pass:d, tu: by some
mistake was omitted from tie slctuteS.
The House Committee On Manufacturers
agreed this nCriiag 10 rtpg!ta tiI imposing
severe ponaIlics upon a.! persons cnsaatd i1
adu'tera,iog articles Of food end G!!ak.
Among the bills introduced in Tie Seaa!e 90
day was Senator McDonalG's army bill, intend
ed 10 meet The Presidents obj=cll,rs to the
bill he has recently vetoed. 1t will be called
up next Monday, aud be debated, hlessrs. Nc
Donald, Wallace and Eimrods ha7iog declared
their inteuliou If speakingup i. 4 bill vas
also Introduced for regulating Intercourse with
the sutj c:s Ct the Uhincse empire vi.i,llg OF
residing 10 the United States. Tho bill Tor
r,eulaliog the transportation Ct catt9 vas /.
ported Without Amendment; a5o tae BIZ tlr the
improvement OF tie kanaWha ord kenu,kY
rivers. The corsi dcra,icn OF The pu3lc Health
bill wss then resumed.
Judge Prr:y Brocus, f,rmellT Of AIi1.adra,
is IL Washington p.osccu!lag cam ho las
before Congress.
This reason Sergeant OF Arms Blight OF the
Senate refused to r.appoin, young Mcdaniel,
the page who was hurt by f.i;lag d0wo the
coritcl steps. AMI who consequently had 10 be
reappoiot2d By order oil the Senate, IVES that
the young mus head EGs bcoI aticc ei BY tho
il jnries he reosirtd.
Among the bills introduced in Inc House
through the maGlu1 OF the petition box to-
day yes ouo by Gen. liuoo7 authorizing
James Green to sue tic Unl!ed Stats 10 the
Court of Claims for So $50, brcg the amount
due lin for The rent c! the Mansion House, in
Alexandria, iloD Novcmb'r ID. 1851. 10 June
So 1868 at tic retc of $50 per IDooh. The
petition accompany The bill soys tie contract
was mad. between the owncr @: the properly
ard Capt. Ferguson, Aa.i.ta1: Qlsr:crma.tcr
u. S. a, by AID VII the conseut aud orders
of the Q1.!terma.tcr General aud the S:c:a-
tary OF War, and that Some difficulty occu.II0g
abCu. fXipg The rcut j. Vas liked b7 a!bltra'
tor appointed h The u. :. aud The owDcr Ct
The psopcr!yrts ysciiEt!y. Ire ala1.lon House,
uhcn vacated by Mr.. Green, Vas Us d toy Tie
u. S. Government a hospital, and rtInalaed
in NJ ,eFsion OF thp Government uaIli tho close
tf the civil Isr. Bills Introduced al this one
has been cont. Bs general thing, stand much
,bacce of passage, fu. even If This cna had
been introduced 10 the regular way the prob
lilly of i.s SUCCESS would b. extremely slight,
that is uuIcs the Eccirg GOV prtv .leDt anerg
members oI both parties spaIDst pay.
log Whist are called war c'GiTs shs
abate considerably. The bill is Just one uud
should be paid, but with sir. Conrer on the
republican side, and Mr.. Bright, MIR. Mills and
Other members o. he democratic s.do to obi ct,
its fate. at his csso1, at least, seems doomed.
General Ewing ssYs there has teen no meet
ing OF the directors Of the Richmond & Allega-
ny Railroad Company !ilcc tho negotiations Tor
settlement with the creditors Of the james
River and kanawa Canal were commenced.
Tho New York creditors still hold out against
accepting The proposed terms. and if tho plan
for the purchase and conTer!ion Of the canal iu-
to railroad shall fsil it will bo dus 10 them.
The period during which the proposed terms sro
oIoa for acceptance lie rspidiy drawing TO c!oee.
In The mean time propositions have been rece!v-
cd by the railroad company from contractors in
Ohio, PeDnsy lvsn:a, and Virginia. Nilsson & Co.,
from the latter State, fer building tho road.
Should The creditors accep: the terms tho con.
struction of the road will be con- melced q. once.
Mr.. Davis. of North Carolina hgrecs with
Speaker Randall that tho present Session will
not expire before July. aua las sent homo for
his family.
a woman named Dusks White, who il said
to know some of the particulars concerning The
death Of the late B Is. Douglass, was examined
by the grand jury hele this morhirg.
SOME CURIOUS natural phenomena arc vii.