Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-29
C1JvG RE.SIOIv.7L FRGCEEDE.SG 8.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 1880
SENATE


DIR. k:ruan presented petii us Of cia'maL IS
TO the uusppropra. b.lanoo Of the Geuevs
awaid; also cr 'ouS Ut imA"is all cii:zeos
OF New York. the latter including DR. XII Nor
gau l. Co., Dlr, Harris & n. If and others,
praying Legislation whereby c!siuac,s uadcr tho
Geneva award may be email, d TO pr S n, prove
and obaip judgment on their ca,lns.
MIR. Kernsn and others presented petitions
OF * soldiers against the passsga 0! Senate tiI
for cXsmlnaticns 10 pcnsiGr Cases.
MIR DAVIS OF IFS, presented the petition of
forty oi''z:os of Bloomington, Ills, apacsl
any rsGuctiou of the du:y 90 shret zno.
MIR. w alice presented retiicu If the vessc
owners aud cAp'aius association OF Pnade!
phia, against any change 10 the nav,gatiou
laws
The Vic President laid before the Ssrac q
C 'mn uolcl'lon lrom the Srcrc ary OF WaI
,rsusu lll' liter !roc the chi,i 81 engineers,
accompanying a Copy ut letter II III CuIon,
John Ncwton. t. ,ilVo to the Improvement OF
II" Har!em River, as prov d i by &c OF June
1878 ADD March 1879, rccpMmruulus that au
lh"rIty BIZ 2lVtD 10 e .nrraci f + III" whnlr work
the csjlmai, coai ui W ich Is 81 COO 900 u.
SOD az proper right OF wsy is nn,au,d TIE
money to De apprpl ria I'd aunuoily in inr,o
mcuis NJ At present. The ii, p rtlr"ul I, III
meDds acII0n III hCclrdaDcG with snch ;crrm
| IDorda;iuus.
Gu moi,u Of Mr. EinYnts il was resolved
that when ID" SEA- p ouin to day, il be tc
meet 10 Monday next
Nj. Ailsoh ir, u the CrmGit,e ou aHprn
prlaIl"tS reporico, with :undry am,rdmcnts
House BIZ! makirg aaprrprI4'inLs for for fc
tloDs AID other " rks Of d. fere", which, wa.
ordered to be printed and ;iit On the calendar
Nc. IL rnau Introduced IA till to provide f.,
celebrating the 100. b anniversary of rhr treaty
oil reaoe atd recognilian OF Anericau /, d pet
ence oy an Exhibition OF he trts, manuIsc urrs
and ptoduc OF n,ioUs to br held 10 Neg York
in 1883
MIR. Johnston sunmiticd a resolution r quest
| ing the Pt'sIdtnt OF TT Uoitcd States to ip-
urn the Seratc it any money has hean pld by
| the RCvcromeDl OF Fn zOcl: 90 awalds Of thu
united c"mG'lst'0n, or9aL z 81 uoder he, treaty
| OF 1876 Whs q II payment vas III AGe, the SUN
and whether ii mas teea distributed 20 the per
soos entitled to C i've it, az It not Inc reason
therefor. Also clp,es OF al! ri, sporderce be
tween the two povCrnmeps relative 10 th.
sui Q: during 1879 Adopted.
Inc Chair laid Se'ore tie Senate, and Nj.
| harris asked uGaclmouS ooas o., to take III
! ard consider Ii ,uso resolution euthoriziag tn,
| legal zatlon OF ordinances and rcl uato lh.
| health officers Of the District.
| Mr.. Elnuods objected.
Mr.. Harris txulaned that an endemic Of
small pox in tbs District vas feared and it wa.
| thought Advisable by the Committee on the
Dlsttlc: TO enable the ordnance referred to, tc
be estorccd. The res ,luiou vas therefore re
TERED to ;he District Cnmni tee.
Mr. Gordon submitted resolution that 8
committee of nine senators be appointed to take
into consideration the subject OF the coastructlcn
| OF Canal to connect the Atlantic and Pscift
oceans; and that all papers, documents and in.
formation relating TO said subject 90 referred to
the Committee. snd that the ssid com mttee
| be authorized TO confer and act concu7rentiy
Wild any smllsr corn mittea of the House OF
Representatives. and be authorz, ID to GU ploy q
clerk.
Objection being made the lcsolu ton went
over.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
The regular o.d'r having been dcmaad ID,
the House resumed the consideration Of the
bill d ring all public foodj and highways post
routes.
The previous question was SECLUDED IN the
bill passed-y as 1874. nays 81.
MIR. VERT OF Alsbsma. from .he Com nit.ee
on the Judiciary, reported bill providing that
no person shall serve ss petit juror in any u s.
court more than three weeks during ary one
year,
Pending action on the bill the morning hour
* ,irad.
s joint resolution appropria.ing so COZ for
the purpose OF ensb Ing the u ,. Fish Commits
sioner to represent the United States at the In
tcrna,onsl Fishery Exhibition to be held st
Berlin in April next, was reported from tie
Comuittse on Foreign Affairs but WAS tbj ecied