Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, d. g., Dec. G. 1880.
SENATE,

SENATE.
TIE galleries If the Senate CHAMBER were
flied with sp: c:a:ois scUe time before the lime
f,- ID, opening CT the s!s,or. About Two
thirds Of the senator's were preseot aud there
~,s d :sper.A ereslieg ard c2egvsula.!oo
au:og them.
A:l3ooi ool, ;ts Vico Pfesidcn: cstd thu
SAFE 10 order aad Chsplsn Bullock deliTcrsd
p:5yer.
I'll, FIST bpsioes, transacted was tho resdiag
e cTcdgaia!5 OF Mr.. james l.. PJgh, elected
- Glthe u5tx2red term OF Mr.. George s.
lIn,s.o-, deccastd q, Seas!or ffcu h!ab.ma,
sul tic swearing 10 Of MIR. fust.
The cre4ea,iaIs Of Mr. Joseph Il. B'oTo.
,lsc,el % TO Legislature OF Georgia to fl the
nstzo,re2 I'm. Of General Gordon az Seaeator
ir-m "a: STATE, Gsra read, and Mr.. Brown
VS. taly sworn 10.
The eradeniais CT Hon. Georco /. Ednunds.
elected ~ the legislature of Vcrmopt. IS hls
Own SUCCESSOR II tee Uoitel StaIcs os1sle'
were also read.
rhc aauus! rcpori Of tho Secretary Of tho
Ssna.o WAS laid before tho S?Da.e aud crdtrsd
20 10 pr'ntod.
Tho Woe PlesGeu; presented communlos
I;oa from tho Attorney GsaeraI 10 answer to o
.tsoulioa CT Juao last explaining the methods
Of distributing eoprepriatloos for that depart.
mattwhich was read sad ordered to be printed.
The Wise Prcs.was prcc:eGips to Icy Another
STANDARDIZATION blt;ru Senate tho when MIR.
HhuInln suggested that II would he more order.
" 10 wait uoiih,ation that the uouso vas 10
sessioo before uarsacus business 10 the Senate
10 offered u resolution, which was agreed 10.
ci!cc.iog tbs Secretary CT the Senate to ntorn
the House CT tee roaGiuI 81 OF the Senate t,r
husiocss, tad a restitution offered By Mr.
B.yari, ssaai1y the ,mo Information 10 tho
Prcs;dect ~ G comDittce ec;iog with similar
c)mui:.ce 81 the House, WAS also adopted.
On nat!an Ct MIR Wa!l:os II o'clock w;s
fixed as Tie hour OF daily Laeetlag OF the Senate,
&c! ca bis further m0llon recess OF 80 minutes
w.S tskao rsG2iGg tte report OF The c0mml.
tees aiorl sal!.
When tho Seuete Ieass2mtled a: 1855 @
mcgsazo w2s r ci7ea lroin the Hiuse annouCc
ag tsa. Quorum Of that bldy WAS assembled
Goi roaCy 10 r, c5et 10 business.
No roya-. having yet boan Re ceived from The
committee supgined to wait upon the Posi-
deut, 90 mo,ioa e NJ. Tuuin:r, recess aes
Eakcu uuil l:30 y. IL.
At l:3O tho Senate was e2siu called 10 orJ.r.
asd tho Committee sppo!atcd to wait oa tee
President reported through their Chslrmsn,
-lr. B:y,ra. that they had done 50 aud lhof
&c President lad expressed his u;cu;ioo TO
y:cseatl5 oommuci,atc bis views 10 writing to
tho Senate. s moment hf;trIard Private
S:c:ets!2 ". K. Rogers appeared aud delivered
.;c Mts:Gga ct lbs rtesiGeUi which Tho Wis:
President laid bl iJScthe SeGs;e s5d the reading
OF which ia. Of orcs b,gua By tho S:cretsry
CT the s, r;tc. Mr.. Buro5.
HOUSE OF EErRIs 3NTATlyEs.
TIE cou7enicG Ct Congress alTays attracts 10
:hc G.pitcl age number Of sight Seers and
the rtaesemblipg OF the Forty slxth Congress
proved no cZc :ptioo ID the Iu'e. L)ce before
I2o'c'tc1 tto gaIieries OF The House Wsro Ill, d
sith spectators swaiiug the rap Of tho Speak.
cra gsvcl Ga the f,or the customary haad
shakngs were INDUCED 10 while the members
congratulated one 8Gother ca their re etc.ic
q eZchsDced c2rdtlstc:s upon their defeat
4. exactly II o'clock the Speaker c,l:d the
House 10 order erd the chopsiD, the Rev. Mr.,
Harrison. offered prayer. The Speaker then
directed the ce.k to call the roll.
Tho roll c.ll showed the presence Ct 227 |
memaeIs-more then O quorum.
Mr.. Cox. OF Nav York. presented tic ore. |
gieptisIs Of Jousthsn ScoSiile as member lie!
from tie 32l congressional district CT Ne" |
IUlk, and that gentleman appeared ct the bar
oi the House aut qualified tskiog the iIoo glad |
cath.
After the appointment Ct the customary com.
r5it!ees to notify The Senate of readiness for bus
iness and to inform the President that the House
ives ready TO receive his message, the Speaker |
prcceeded to call the Ststes for bills and resoiu
,ors.
Er Cakics, Ct Ind. Introduced resolution |
1cciting the allegation that there are In the |
Washington postofice certain bags Of mail mat |
icr which were attempted to BIO sent through the |
mails uptc: frank. although they did not cons
Tain ftankeble mstter, snd calling on the Posl- |
master General .or report Of all the facts re-
a.ng to the detention of such mail matter.
Mr.. Cox of New York, introduced re'ou'
ton requesting the President to communicate to
the House sny correspondence end treaties with
The smpire OF China having reference 10 COM
Mercs between the two countries
Mr.. Hu,d, Of Ohio, introduced oins resolu-
ton relative 10 the tariff and in favor OF free
trade
THE Hc USE rcsTMAsTER.uIP.
a ciucus of the Virginia members Ct the
Rouse WAS held this morning for the purpose OF
determining whom to support for Postmaster OF
:he House. The names before the caucus were
,hcse OF Judge Eowlin, who has been acting
Postmaster ever since the death Of the late Post.
ua,ttr, Cart j. Ii. Steusrt. ex Gov. Smith and
MIR 6. Z. Wed: erburn. 1t was decided to press
the first FAMED upon the House caucus when 1t
shall assemble, and the probability now is that
Judge NoWiin will be the caucus nominee end
coLs,qlsn.y Re elected.
FOREIGN NEWS.
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