Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-22

SLSAIG.
He President ~ tcuI. laid before the Seq.
ate q Communication ircul the Secretary Of the
Treasury answering y SeDaic resolution CT in
quiTy regarding tho nethcJ adopted in tho re-
VcIuto services 10 subractirg tsIe o. i,reign
sugars imported ia boxes Tho Secretary re.
ports that If per cent is al'o;7 in such cists.
TITS raIc Is thought to represent he average
tatc, lu. tho importer may Insist upon asccr
tainmcnt Of tho actual taro in ely CASE.
MIR. Ccckrcll submitted O resolution dire cling
thc Secretary OF tho Treasury To irtcrEl the
Senate OF tic Gumhcr, location and Gnnu.l /. M
OF bulldogs in the District OF Columbia rented
for the use Ct the UGitud States. Adopted.
O1 motion Cf Mr.. Saunders the Scuate tcck
up AID Iassad the bill exceeding tho northern
boundary OF Nebraska 81 as 10 ioc!udo ali that
rart CT tho lr>S!u! Territory Ct Dakota south
oil the 4%i parallel cas-: ct tic keya1sha river
and west o. Tic uala ci2Guel OF the Missouri
| rVtr when the lnlisG ,;;llS TO such lands shall
b. tXlirguishcd.
1ho mornl1g hour was Occupied ~ tie Pas
sage CT lew ellis OF no general interest aud the
cl>cus5Inn oil the I'LL regulating The Use @! wafer
i'll tho District.
a: lis expiration tic Morgan iut iuia for
| counting tic ctc.orul vote WAS taken I'm, suj
| MIR. Morgan spoke in its support.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On motion Of Fir I. Turucr, of ky., q bill
vas passed 50 amending tho 6.h sub DIVISION Of
section Sal Of the Revised Statutes as 70 rr5-
! vido TINT dealers in lcal tobacco who do not sell
| or coDslen Tor sale Leaf tobacco to 40 amount not
exceeding -. 900 pounds 10 an7 one special lax
year shall pay Ilcetso OF tut IS.
Resolutions Tcro adopted for tbs prinlv. Of
G. 900 COZ leg OF tho report OF tho yc!low fever
C0m mission anu 5000 copies CT tho r,port Of
| the National E1atd OF Health.
| MIR. B!ount, OF Ga, moved TO tu$1cni the
rules so SIS 10 slrnso With tho morning hour
IN order that tho House might resolve itself in-
| TO Ctmmlittc OF Tho WLoiC icr tho purnoso of
| considering tho suadsY civil BIZ.
The Speaker pro tenn. Mr.. CARLISLE. af IL. |
held that that moi1o c>pld not DO eutcrti iocd
| nasmLch as the session Of to day, after the
morning hour, mad been dedicated to tho con.
| sldcration Of bills reported from the Committee
on Public Bulldogs aud Grcun6e.
Mr.. Cock, OF Co.. chairman of that commit
tee, then mOVod to dispense With tho morniur
hour; winch motion was agreed to.
| Thero Was good deal of opposition shown to
| proceeding TO too consideration Of bills for tho
erection OF public buildings, and Mr.. Bragg, Of
| Wis, made several diiaLory motions, hut had
| not sufficiently strtng backing t. ordur tho
/ yeas and nays. However. when the melton to
go iHto committee WAS made Tho orpoai,ion 70.
| fused to vote. and raised tho point Of mo quo
| rum."
| Finally. by a yoa md nay vet, Of JAG 20 Al,
| tho uou3o determined tn - iLto committee;
whorCupon,
Mr. Bragg moved ~ reconsider the vote,
which motion WAS laid uroa tho ..be.
Jhe H"usu then, ut - D. m, wort TITO COM
| initlea (&r. Burrows. of Mich, in Tho char)
upon tho bulls reported from tho c. mmittoa O.,
rablic Buildings Md GrcuaLs.