Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-12
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WASHINGTON, March y, 1856
SENATE

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| WASHINGTON, March y, 1856
| SENATE.
| Tie VICE President was present to day.
DIR. Vance, !rom The District COMMITTEE,
reported fAvcrabIy lie hi! fer the protection
OF The Pvteli,o i've: fisheries. Paced Oh the
Caleadsr.
MIR. Williams reese ntcd the mt +. solution
| Of the Is ntuaky LEGISLATURE, ipsrucliuy ScnA.
tors from kentucky 90 ur@n tho prs!gn Of Il
h,'i reducing the salary oil thu prra!doul 81 ihs
United Suites.
Mr. Ernc', from tho Committee on Il !Ucl'
lion snd Llbor, reported adversely on bill to
irUrli? tot tho i-v~sim -Dt 0i cartalu unclaimed
pay AID boun:y n2nsys Eo@ 10 tho Treasury,
| aud to '"c|ta'e the ell itlAu vi tire cOlored
| rae. ln!tf l:tcly postpoGci.
Mf. MJg.n. irlu the CIn mice on Ruler,
reported t-v1Tab;y The rysolctcu Increasing
| t he mir mhC rship ct tic C9mmiItco Oil Rules.
| irrm t&rce TO five aud it was uloptcd.
his were lhtrJduc ID AID referred "a lJlIoEs
~ Mr. B;ck. fer inc rc.if tf Inventors to
| whom patents have been GIar;ed sud who havo
octn uDeb'e 20 perfect III samn wiihia the
period now ci;oScd by law.
By Mr.. Il i!ire, 70 provide !;f sgc; rniamcat
| OF clans of American C iizeu4 70. spoisilous
prior 10 July ], 1851.
Ky MI Teller, 10 cnablr The State Of Colorado
10 helccs lard under the &C OF JuIy , ISL,
end July %. 1866. makidg Grant ct land tor
| The bcnii! OF agricultural c1iitgcs and mrchsnic
Ar's.
NJ h:or&@.: submitted = resolution ealing on
The S;c:c;a!yV u the lattrior Tor Information in
relation 10 Tie state oi technical and iodus;,i i
cdrcHlo2 III ltc schools GEd colleges endowed
by t"c government aud 10 other school, ia tho
Statrs, Territories and the Distlicr Of Columbia,
ard tic extent to winch provision has been
made Tor sual education Of females and Lhs
number OF females attending snch schools -
Adopted.
FIR. Wallace moved that when tho Senate
atjourn 20 day 1t b1 TO meet On MoLlly next,
Dat unon The rfqlcst Of Mr. Garland TO GLOW
scSl1n TO morrow for consideration of tho Hot
SpIasH bill, 10 withdrew TIC motion.
Ihc Senate proceeded TO c)csiIcr tho cllcn.
dar
The bill for tic relief OF the widow of Gen.
Custer, When had been adversely rcnortcd from
the Committee DC Claims, was indci 3itcly lost.
pooCd.
The bill for The rolof Of ?. l.. Ward. REIN.
DuEhlog him Tor War supplies furnished, Was
passed.
Mr. Gordon ask ID unanimous coosent for
tue present consideration Of his resolution for
inc appointment Ct sIc,ia c,mmttco on the
latCr Cc!aUic canal.
Mr. MtX?y obj@c'cd, romalkinc thst Justice
to tho committee required that business on the
calendar be disposed of.
Alter debaLc MIR. Gordon and Mr.. Groomo
WithurcW their resolutions for the appointment
OF especial committee on thn ictCrocaauc ,nnl.
aud the resolution OF Mr.. l'latt requesting tho
ifesldent to communicate to forelgn govern
ment' tho desire OF this government to secure
the neutrality ct any transit route across tho
tho lslhmuI, clio, WAS referred to tho Commit
Tee on Foreign Relations.
MIR. Gordon again moved the consid; ration OF
the cana resolution, and it was taken w.
Mr.. Salisbury opposed it, aud hopcd
the sui .cs OF an into. oceanic canal would he
referred to tho Committee on Foreign Affairs,
where, 10 lie present ASPECT, it belonged.
a long debate then followed as to whether
tho subject should be referred to that commit.
tee or SPECIAL one appointed, and was 10 pro.
gIcsS when this report closed.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
MIR. Manning, Of Miss, asked leave to offer
preamble and resolution (similar to that offered
10 tho Senate come days ago) recting tho al
legged conirict e9tcred into by he Uuion Pacific
IL. Ii, COMPANY. tho Central Pacific Il. II.
Conrany AID the Pacific Nal Steamship 60.
and c,'cc ing tho Committee on j Judiciary to
itqairc s2coii :.!lv whether such clntrac; tx.
Isis std rjpCrr whas legs alton il NECESSARY 10
prot'o Ills pnhitc ia!crcst in thc premises. giv
lnS said cOEIUlt:CC leave 10 sit t:u:ins tic rc!Es
crd rcrnrt hy i'll or otherwise.