Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-04
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, Iszn


MIR. Wallace presented petition Of ,r.,
scamcn, masters and vessel owners Of pbiI.aS'
phia against my change in tho shirpio, ,s
June 7, 1872. T
MIR. Maxcy, from the Committee Of Nr,.
Affairs rcpor ted bill authorizing the S,,. F
tary Of War 10 acquire for the United ststt,S
tilo to the |; nd upon which Fort Slock,o,
Texas, is loo ted. Placed on the Ca!epd,,o
Mr.. Anthony, from tho COMMITTEES On H..
Affairs, lcpo rted bill for the relief Of msiit
director, Jol Ia Thoruleigb, U. S. N. liza W.
from tho So mo committee, reported layn,,S
the bill req Hating the rank and pay of cs,,.
marine cf1t ers in the United STATES suryis,
Placed on I'll Calendar.
MIR. Slate {, from the Committee on I,l.
Affairs. rope rted bill dire ing tho Secrs,,s
OF the lster or to negotiate with the Um,t;i.
Warm Spriu <, and CERTAIN other tribes # T.
dams occup: 1iug reservations 10 Oregon IA, =.
tlngulshmct It Of their titles to lands p0v =,
cuDiod BY & lem and for their removal to otS,.
lands or res aryalions Btbout the limits Of o..
gon. PIir'cd add recommittcd.
Mr.. Saunders, from the Committee on Iua,.
Affairs, rep ortcd substitute Tor tho bill to ~
vide tor th,, sale OF tho reservation of the E.
federated. Oboe and Missouri Indians. P,si
on the Calendar. ''''
Bills wot intrOdrc ID and referred as lulIos;
BY MIR. Nj key, 10 designate, cas-. ity and {,
| salaries OF l,Crsons 10 tho railway mail serrir
| by MIR. Nc phersoD, fer tho relief of cer,aio y.
floors of thu, navy; by Mr.. Goome, to autfo,,
| tho restors ton OF Major Henry NJ. James, /
5. a. retl I'd, to the rank Of Major and Uov
termaster ! Il tho army. The bill is ac,ompaois
by petition Of F>rdinand &. Latrobo and r.
others, ano. Robert p. Brown and SO olhtr.
all citiz,ns OF Baltimore, for the passage Of n
bill. u
On mol ion of Mr. Msxey, tho Senate toa
up Senatn Dill for tho relief OF Edward B;uir
and j. W. Angus. 1t directs the Secretary
the Trea: ~ to pay Bradcn and Ausus Sir
54S Tor c. "a labor and materials expended i
tho constr ucilon OF q quarlermastrr supp!
depot at s IN Antonio. Taxes.
MIR. Cot killing thought the claim Of Bralr
and Auel Is should have ben referred to ii
| COMMITTEE, on Claims. if to auy Committee, br
he believe ! it should DO referred to the CCu
of Claims, and offered 40 amendment to In
effect. NJ cssrs. Ccckrcll. Mcmillan and F.
muuds ia 7ored this course. A long deb,
resulted
Mr.. Ct nkiing's amendment was agreed
and tho hi / as thus amended was passed. II
claim thu: goes 10 the Court OF Claims.
| MIR. he rnan submitted a resolution dir,cEir
tho Scorer ary Of tho Treasury to commun,,
to tho Sci late the reasons for tho order issu
by the DE pertment to tho Collectors OF Cusor
dated Dtc Omber IS. 1879, directing them whs
ever WRIT CO requests to that effect sba'l be G;
BY ahlppt rs or oonsignees. to cause to be viii
held from publication tor not exceeding - do
ststistlc' elatiDg to importation or shipment
any parIii MAR MERCHANDISE imported or ahirr
| by them. Adopted.
MIR. 10 Inns on submitted a resolution lh
| thero bo rinted fox tho Use OF Congress u
| Copies OF ransacliona Of the Virginia compan
Of London. Adopted.
The Sol hb passed the bin authoiins t
conversion OF national gold banks into ualiot
banks, an | az p. IN. vert into y ,cuIivc "
sion.
II OUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Alter L ansao;iug some miscellaneous busint
tho llous resumed tho CONFEDERATION Of Il
bill rcpo ted yesterday from tho Judica
Commit IT, 10 amending certain sections of the
determlni ne the Jurisdiction OF u. 8. Uircl
Courts ri id REGULATING the removal Of cau'
from Stat @ to Federal Courts.