Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dso. 81, 1880.
SENATE.


3 Ills vera i1!:tdGo,d and referred as !oiioS;:
By Nj BEck to anihcrzn tha issue Of legal
tender Do;ts Of tho United S!s;ts uooa the de-
posts of gold,
ASP bill to repeal Gil laws which ia pose
tsXss on tie capital Ct. or deposits with, banks
aud bankers, aud on bank checks.
The Vice President submitted letter from
tho Secretary of the Iateror enclosing COM
muoca,ioa from the Commissioner of Pensions
se.:iog forth the Dcccssiy for sd3itiona! apprc'
plistiocs fer The payment Ct pensions during
| tho current fscs! year. TIE additional amount
required is about SIS S9).
Tho morn!ns hour Was chiefly occupied 10 The
| discussion of Z private claim bill.
| The ScCa.e then rcaCUcd consideration oi
tho bill relieving The Secretary of the Treasury
| from Ina anoGnts deposited with The States ia
1886 AID casrged Ggsi7st biz.
At 2:l0 p. No., on Eoiion CT Mr.. Eimuod!,
tho Soaato went into exac1tlvo session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
! Nj. Eauay, OF Couu., stated Tia. the Geu.
eral Assembly Of Connecticut had transmitted
to tho H0uss OF Representative an oil Daictirg
| of Jonathsn TruubrlI. formerly Speaker OF
the House, nnd on molten Ct Mr.. Buvrog. OF
Mioh., shs psintog ives accepted ard the
i
| of Connecticut Ter tho sir.
Mr.. Hulic1, OF Va, asked Leave TO otfer o
! resolution apcroDriatiag 500 600 fer craialcs
aud filling up tho grounds south Of tho Capitol.
! Mr.. Fer, Of ILL.,. objected
A motion 10 dispense with he morning htur
proved unsuccessful, not rcocI7!rg the necessary
two thirds vote, and the sDesEor proceeded to
call committees ior reports
| TITO unrni22 hauc having txDir3d, Mr Is.
Weed. OF NeR Y5Ils, moved thss Tho house 20
into committee ca the Ficdlos bill. and :ha:
| sll ssneys! Gebata clSs? IN o:9 Ecuc, pending
which Nj. Robson. Of II. j., rose to the que5
! Lica Of privilege, AID cfFsrsd tie following res
| ol0tior:
Resolved, Ihst tbs two Houses nil asECmblo
IN tho Chamber of tho ttou:s o. Representatives
! on tho second Wednesday in February. 1881. at
Il clock and the presiden. of the SaDs.o shall
| be tho presiding officer; that tao rersons shall
DO sppciated teIlers on tho part CT the Ss1ste
and two on the pat Of tho House OF Representa-
tyes to make list OF the vo.ss as Lhn7 shNll ba
declared that tho resuls shall ia aeliyar6d 10
the presidsrt OF the Senate, who shall announce
the StIta Of the vote AID the plreoas elected to
the two hcuses Assem- bled - aforesaid, which an
nounceu7snt together with o list Of the votes
shall be catered on tue journals Of lha two
hCs.es.
Tho Spesk.r decided thai tic resolution pre-
| seutcd question of privilege, whercupou Mr.
1. Wood raised tho q1ss!ioa Ct consideration.
Mr. Rohoso1 thought that Congress would
erjey its holidays hstoT alter having prepared
to do lis constitutional duty, lie desired 50 DO
henrd On the question Of consideration.
The Speaker: That is aot deba:aba.
Notwithstanding this statement ana crles ct
"order" frc1, tho Democratic eide, Dir. Raho.
SOD declared that this was the resolution under
which every Prasilant WAS counted in up 10 the
TINA CT Abraham Liacnln.
Dir. ToHosaud. OF Ill.,: Dies the gentleman
want 10 nutazoriza the Funding bill?
Dir. Robssar: I desire to aatagoI;Zi Gvosy
bill uutil my high constitutional duly ID dis
charged.
The vote vas then taken on the question oi
consideration, aud tho ucu7c-yaas 81, nays
Q5-refused 60 consider The sssoluiop. This vas
q stric. party vote. tho republicans vj!los lq
tho affirmative acd the dim 1oro!s in tho ness
tive Tho srccn5sck2rs. with the exception ol
Mr. L.dI of Elsice, vated Hi!a The r:ruhl'
clns.
The H5uso then wcr: ;a:u committed of Tho
whole on tho Funding till, ell attempts made
81 Nj. F. Wood to limit dib,te beiog voted
dowa amid coed dssl OF ooniBsioo.
An exci:pg opposition was n, manitaatad1
to the bill. n1casts. Weaver, Blair, aud
Mills spohe strongly 10 opposition 10 Considering
tho bill befJro tito hoiidsys, and stated that
they woull opp35o liz passage by ev:r7 patia'
nensry lcars 10 their power.