Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-25
CGS'GRESSInlHIZ.
SENATE.

4 large uunbsr Of bills and memorials we're
presented, amoaE them bill by Mr.. Booth
sutharz ing the Secretary Of! the loterior
10 d clare railroad grants fortified in certaio
cases.
Mr.. D.vis. vl W. w.. introduced j,iut
resolution for special committee to consider
oUd rcDori as 20 the best means Ct promoting
agriculture.
The S.Ca'2 t@c& Up tic resolution CT Mr..
iina7. G,c'aTirI, 80 UNCONSTITUTIONAL an"i re-
vl!uiungry. tbs democratic programme 10
iesis!aiicp,. aDcorrc;d h7 Ms: Beck, at the
cl1sr 'of The late Congress
M:. Iioar spoke NJ length ca this SUI j=cs
dcprt c,iiug il; cmphatc terms tho course Of
legislation thus prtfisuTed, and sayiog that tho
dominant power sought to eject BY siup.a
process what could be GoDn ouy by q change
of the CONSTITUTION G. The Unitcd States alter
irg he present relation CT the three depart
meets Ct tho Government.
NOTES.
Tho Senate Committee On Privileges aud
E!ecliops, by G s.rct party vote to Gay, adopted
a resolution Gscsriug the! Charles Ii. Bell is
net entitled 10 seat 10 tho Seea!e, under the
rcsut appointment Of tic Governor Of New
Hampshire, there being 10 the judgment ct the
committee 30 such vacancy IS may constitution
ally be filed by the Governor. MessIs Sauis-
bury aud Bailey viii prepare tho report for pre-
seuaicu 10 the Senate Oh behalf of the majority;
and Messrs. Hoar and Cameron, of Wis, arc
| to present 10 writing the views of the minority
The msjoriy take the ground that guberna,o.
rial appointment is net valid except when va
caucy has tcsn RATED ty the death or other.
| wise. after 40 Ec:u,l election OF Senator by
| The Legislature. The nl0ori7 contend that az
''or:yirai vacalty" cln be flied 10 the same
usune. a5 any other, aud ail:ge that there ore
prec,Gents sustaioing this view aud Gully ore
10 The history Of tho Senate against it.
The Senate select COMMITTEE 10 irq1ire into
alleged frauds ia the late electious-nlr. Wal.
lscs, chairman-will mold meeting to MORROW
to cxsuloe wi;ucss (iDcludlog ex Secretary OF
| the Senate Gcrham) on the subject of assess.
ucu's for political purposes, one Of the poicts
| embraced ~ tic resolution u1t=r wEicl the SO.
called Teller Committee, uow reorganiz,G ath
Il democrats: ns i,rity wEs appointed.
! The answer ~ his Secretary Of the Treasury
10 the Senate r,s5l1ticD calling for g statement
If the lzpauscs Incurred By United States mar
shas in tho employ maut ofspeclat deputies and
for contingencies st The elec.i1ns iJr members
CT Concscs; Ecid last Ooto5er and November
shows that the total OF the cypcrGIlul.= tor
ties purposes, eZc;pt iG toe Hasttrn district
Of PENIS l5,ris ard porIioo Of Mary land
from which 60 rsturrs have yet been received,
was $52,249. OF ibis sCm S25 $50 ware ex-
pended 10 the Southern district Of New YORK
aud Sc c45 a2d s6,1T2 +: :ha Northern s7C
Eastern distriu:s Of she Stare. The total ioi
Massachusetts is, 50 c225; for Neg jersey
s. SIS; for Illinois 50. and Tor Louisiana
s3l55 The aggregate tn S2u hero States l.
81 $50.
Immediately 6fter the adjcurGueu Of tht
Senate to Gay another joint meeting Of ID!
CAUCUS committees was bed 10 lie room G.
the Ssoate Judiciary Committee. This meetins
was for tho purpose OF rec ivirg the plan G
procedure with regard to the sections OF the R,
vised Statutes which tie democrats contem
plato repeating as agreed upon By the sab
asucns conmittse in Joint session last piatt.