Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-01
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The ecn.i,uaiion OF ycstcriay's session OF
the House was resumed at tee o'clock this
morpipg ard SD bouf vas spent 10 tie consider
alton cf land claims. At three minutes btfvre
ec7co o'clock yesterday session aci ourned, aud
at eleven to days session began. The Speaker
soncuoctd 3, la ulcnbers Of The conference
corsmi.tec co he Deficiency bill Massrs.
Bouot, Sparks AID Baker ard on the PGscthcs
Appr0piati2u bill Messfs. Bouut, Ciymer and
Baker ali OF whom arc opposed TO the Brsziian
slts;jy. Tic usual sq1abble then took place
regarding the order OF busGess, DUNG which
Mr. R1bDibs said it was Dir. Woods per5lsteot
opposition 10 The regular order that the latter 8
pressrt desire TO debate the sugar bill at length
was now opposed. After s)me sharp words b.
tween these tWo gentlemen the Speaker ap'
pointed them teeIs TO count vote and laugh
was raised at their mutual refusal to comply With
tho usual custom Of shaking hands before com.
menclng the coun'. Mr.. Woods opposition 10
closing tho debate Oh the sugar bill after one
hours debate was sustained aud when Mr..
Burchard had Consumed an hour on that bill 1t
wa, on motion Of Mr.. Robbins withdrawn and
thus killed fer the session. A motion Wss theo
made to designate II o'clock Mond,y as the
hour fer the consideration Of the resolution OF
cansurc upon cx.Sccsetery Robson ard bis
rhici Of bureau 9! engineering aud construction,
but it was defeated, as we're also nolloDs TO
take I'D the bill! for the revision OF the patent
laws and Pacific Railroad BILL A bill was passed
giving m ola government building ct Harpsr's
Ferry 10 the trustees &C the public schools OF
that district.
The Senate met at 10 . clock pursuant to ad.
iourDment q. 3 O. ~, aud ct oDcs resumed the
consideration oi the Sundry Civil bill. The
section appropratiDg $4,000 to Mr.. Corbo the
contestant Ter Senator Buffers seat was the
occasion Of prolonged debate participated 10
among others By Mcs:rs Hill ADD Sau!: bury
who were opposed to 1t and Mr.. Blaine IL its
iaV1r. The debate %as in progress at , p. u.
Among The nominations sent by the President
to the Scaato to day were the following e.
Z. Turner jndse; Alexander Wood, attorney,
and Il. B. Nurjoa, marshal OF the Northern
district oi Texas; and Mrs. Rosalie Humcs to be
postmaster at Abingdon, Virginia.
The committee appointed to Investigate the
charges against Speaker Randall met again this
mGrniGg, had the Speaker before them and
completed their work. They txoDerate him 10
every single particular and report that there IS
not siutla CT evidence to show that bis person
al character is not above rcproach.
Mr.. Mckendrce Jones, formerly Of Virginia,
but now OF New York, has presented Senator
Wi;hsrs with walking stick made from wood
cut 90 the binks OF The Jordan. The head OF
the care is q gold ark. with a silver dove, bear
inc in is bill! tutGu3!sa. i is az exceedingly
taadsomo prcscaf, s1d IVES gotten Up at the
establishment CT Tiffany T. Co., 10 New York.
The Presidents rG;o OF the anti Cbintss bill
hss baen iaohieaiariIy expected ct the Capitol
siac3 noon, bp. it is n3T 3 p. n. and 1t has not
arrived yet
Those whc ;1en! i7cc bridge across the Pc
tcmac. at GEORGETOWN. are assured by senators
that tic bill for that purpose will pass the body
to which they belong, aud by members Of tho
House that il it be scnt to that body 10 time it
wiii also pass that body. tits the intention oftho
friends OF the lesses To endeavor to amend the
bill by increasing the appropriation from
$75 Geo to 100000.
The Senate at .. IN. had considered GO Of
the Us pages Of the Sundry Civil bill. Among
tho sections approved arc those making appro-
rriations Tor rebuilding light house on James
Island, Chesapeake bay; for repaying Bslti.
more for defensive work done BY order OF Gen.
ScheDk during the val; for the U. S. Artillery
Schccl, aad fcE huilGiag barracks at Fortress
Monroe. The appropriation for repsylDg Ger.
taia States lGF advances made the federal gov
crnrirut during the war Of 1872 was stricken
out.
1t is pow amcs: 80 assured fact that there
mvs: ha 80 cxlrs session, as the required cleri.
e.i ,rn!k can not be completed by noon next
Tuesday, even il all inc bills that must be
passed were to 20 through without any further
difficulty, which CT course is impossible.
Miss Fs:selIs picture Of the Elsctors! Com
missicn. tho purchase Of which has been recon-
mended By Senate committee is now UNDER
going IFS finishing touches in the Supreme Court
room, and sttraets considerable attention. Ev-
cry NAN VINO took any part st all II the pro.
ceediDgs Of that commission is represented, and
though all tho likcne5ses arc good enough to BIO
recognized, some of them, it must be confessed
are caracatures. Tho Senate to-day struck out
OF the sandry civil bill an appropriation Of $lO-
coo 70 pay for i.