Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-11
GOV Il AESsfO.F.IA PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON. D. G., May II. 1850.
SENATE

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WASHINGTON, d. e., May II. 1880.
SENATE.
Ihc President FRO tcupclc leil before tho |
Senale communication from the Secretary Of |
War rtcou mentiog an spplo1 ration of So
OCO to co1lrue on sIvico SEVENTY clerks en-
gagged 10 prepslirg reports TO expedite tie set
Element Ct per sion apl licaloas and who other
wise will have to b, discharged ca tho sob
prox M. The necessity for their retention has
been shown 10 Vali US former statementsty the
department.
Mr.. McMao, from The Committee on The
ID s:rlct Ct Columbia reported faycratly on the
bill authorizing the District Commissioners to
dispose OF The ground 10 square AIS for market
and school purposes. Placed on The calccder.
Bulls were introduced and referred as follows:
81 MIR. Rollins: Permitting ti,iz Us of the
Dis rot 70 he their Gains with tno clerks OF
the Ds rot Con mittteIcf the House ani Sen,
ale turlug the RECESS OF Congress.
by Mr. Kerpau: Granting right Of wog fer
railroad through Government (ishrhnus,)
land il Richmond county, N. Y.
"a no;ioa 81 Mr.. Edo u}ds the O. .odar vas
Lei! aside and lha bill Introduced by bin acd
reported Isvoratly from tho Committee on
Prica'c Lend Claims TO provide tur usce.tsin-
| lag aud scttirg private aud claims in New
Nlexio,. Wyoming. A.;z)ns, Utah, Nevada and
Colorado GaA taken Up.
PcndlcG debate tho mtr3irg hour Tired
| afit the BIZ! wtnt over.
The Sc1ao G0Gcur;td IN tbs House amend
| rNcBG to tie lint resolution author zuy the
President 10 Cal! an iht: rGaii0Gal Sauliary clu
i;r,n
Mr.. Co1klIrg iOtrotu,ed bill providing Tor
the Crtc loo Ut mOuuMeut at Sehuy OF Vile
commemorative Of the b.tlIa OF Saratoga. Rs
iCrrtd.
Tho Srnnt" resumed tho Lsil,ration of the
Kellogg Sp' if,rd resoluli0us
Mr. Hill, OF Ga, spoke in thtic tdyooaoy.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Tucker, of Va. from tho Committed en-
Ways aud NJ saus, reI oHcd tho following hi'l.,
which were rrftiri i to tho Committee of the
Whole.
To regulate tho duties on hoor, bard a1d
sctole iron.
To regulate custom du.ias on sugLr.
10 regulate custom dnlos on OF rtsin Articles
uamld therein.
Mr. Garfield. OF Ohio, submitted tho report
OF the minority upon tho bill TO reeuat, the
duties on hoop, band and sc:olo iron. Ordered
to no prin:o1.
MIR. Springer of ILL.,, then call W the
Cultn- ccum election osso. A good deal Of
opposition was manifested on both sides of the
House TO aty:x'ended debate and motion was
made by Mr.. Weaver OF H.. that all debate
close 10 ore miouto.
MIR. Colerick of lld.. who h,li the fl ,cr Co..
cned to yield for that motion but at the dose
! OF liz speech 10 favor OF tho contestant similar
motion Was mado by Mr. O5eroo Of Pa, end
it WIS agreed TO.
The previous question was then ordered AID
MIR. Springer claimed tho CLOSING hour
yleldiog his limo, however, to Mr.. Ryun, If
fd., and Mr.. Speer, OF Ca, who spnko in sup.
port Ul tho ms >rity report.
COMMITTEE WORK.
The House Committee of Ways and Near al
their mecticg took up the concurrent resolution
referred to them some wstks 1890 which rro-
VlJes Tor an adjournment on tho 9th of May
Representative Phelps offered as substitute
that Congress aCj ourn on tho 3lst If NJ ~"
70 motion the consideration of the question
was asslgoed for Thursday mex. when vole
will b. takeu upon the substitute, ADD it is bo-
llevcd the committee will sgreJ to report it to
tho House.
The committee sfreed to report lsvorably
the Senate bill for the relief of Congressional
Printer Defreos (uooey stolen from his dis.
bursing cleik).
They also sgreed to take scion upon Repre-
n'atlVo Gibson & ioconc isx bill on Thursday
and Instructed Representative Tucker to report
to ire House tho sugar bill and tho general
tariff BILL giving priority to tho tormer
The House COMMITTEE on Commercs decided
10 day 10 make 90 effort to SECURE the rasspe
OF The river and harhor bill an Mondap n, H
uooer suspension OF the rules.
The committee Instructed Representative
NlcLaun, of Maryland, to report favoratly to
The House The Till apnropi.liog 500 600 for
a marine hospital at New O.lears, La.