Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-04
FRB.Y I{.7sEI1-E TGL.
SPECIAL TO TIE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, y. L., Fec.


The S.ra!e FiosuGe Committee 20 Z " err
81 'cTcd the bill which pss:ei the H 1Ysc few
days ago su:hcrz ipg h. i.su, Ct three or cett.
certificates on he dspo:it q Iesal teu!ets said
csr!ifcre, t. b, sxchaogesb!e 10 SIZES Of City
dol:srs ter four rtr cent. binds. TIE Senate
COMMITTEE deel!ei 10 pcrSa5a h! lpieie,5 10
three sixy hic pr coGt. As thus ameLGcd
the bill viii te reported iasofatIy Il the
SeIa:e.
y large d.!esa.ioo o.! lhs tob?cco n:0 of tie
whole ecu .try were 10 The S.GlIc ch1r Der to
pose IF iirg the tltlrs &c Itdu.. The tax on
Of The reduction say 10 day l.at ;tcy have
c5u0'ed noses cp1 that the 'edgc i19 vi Ger.
tain'y be made.
tie friends Of the VaGicy: sou.L.ra RAILROADS,
or rather ibo:e who ITO lqbbyius Clus.ess for
tie purpose Of ob!a!1ioc Govcrnmsns aid for
such r0ads bsve determined upon conpfoDisc
bill, upon which thy VI / co1c,a:r.tc their
efforts.
The Potter Committee met 10 day sad de
cided to mako General Hun,on cbairmaa Of tie
sub committee to go to Nav York. Thc goae
raj said yesterday this! be would not go, Gu
wheu app0latad This mor1l0c ne made Cd 90
jac ion 10 going. The witness, maddux. wcnt
before the COMMITTEES this ait5Euooc.
The Teller CJupii!t met this u0r:;gg aad
heard Judge Mackag, OF G1u!h Carciua, at
temp. to expisia bis defeat ior Congress 1T the
last election upon other ,bal tie real eTouua-
al lack OF votes.
Staunton river lm provement uDder COZ sidcralon
to day. They viii probably FIX be apnrorris
lion Tor Tie RappahsuHo:k river 2: $4,000,
but have not as yet settled dclioi,cly upon tn
appropriation fur any single improvements cen
teDpated ID the whole bill.
MIR. Coke. OF Texas, addressed TIC Sara!e
81 l-Deth this morning ia favor Of Govern rant
cid to railroad tewaen G,vsstou AID Ca
marso 60d based one Of his Strongest rea52ps
Tor such aid upon The probability that such a
road would avoid the necessity for the usa Of
troops along the Mexican bord2r tbs axoeuses
of which are greater than tic SUN asked for by
the road. Alter bis speech the consideration
Of the E}munds resolutions for the enforcement
Of the 49, IA aud l5:h amendments 20 tho Goa
stitulon was resumed, Mr. B,yard having
the focr.
Tho House, soon after The jjurasl H.s rci5,
went into committee OF tic whole % the A,nlq
Appropriation bill.
There was an aoinated debate unon e uotilp
to reduce the strength OF the army 10
dulgcd 10 principally by the democrats
em0ps whom there was quite squihb.c, hlr.
AikIns, chsl'm an Of the Appropriation Cou.-
mlttec and the Texas members CD one side aud
Mts.rs. Cox aud Townsend upGn the other.
During the debate Mr.. Mills said there seemed
to be az idea prevalent On bis side 81 the House
that the liberty OF The people WAS il danger
from tho army. That idcs might Be carrcc..
but II 80 the sizs OF that a1my vas OF no cJusc-
querce tJr the llbsrtles OF the whole panDI: had
ueen destroyed by the few soldiers who vera in
Washington On the 4:h Of March, lS77-lS00
be believed. tn. is would have Gouc It's as
we'll. and Gen, Giant aioae would hs7e beeu
amply Suttcl4dt, and ina! nc wnud oppose ID
o!J c;lon to his abolishment. II also anmad
Varied upon the las. tc0Domy Of The House,
aud said 1t was due to that that Cus,c. ard his
command were massacreed. Ia said the gov
tromeDt Vas supported fer the protoctiou of
is people; that people Of the frontier wanted
that protection, and tina! q reduced army c?nld
not afford it.
Among the appointments sent 10 tho Senate
Today wero the following: W. H. Thomas. Of
South Carolina to be consul a. S. Pau. do 10.
snda; L. A. Bodson TO be Col ector OF Gus .oms
for the Eastern District Of Maryland; G. u
Manning. 10 be Collector Of Cu::oma L; Abe.
marie, Il. G.
Tho grand jury CT tie Ui;:,ic! Of Columbia
examined witnesses (smoRg them Captair j. Vi.
S!euart, PGstn. aster Of the House 0f Rcpresents-
tivcE,) this morning il regs7d to tho coI.teu-
Plated indictment OF General Hutton for send-
ing hslenge 10 Mr.. Columbus Alexander
Tho Committee on Elections CT the rens!e
me. this morning and determined TO pfe:cnt st
once report in the casa o! Cor5n a8sns! But