Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-10
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WASHINGTON, ID. g., May 10, 1880

SENATE.
The President ] r, tenn. (Mr. Thutmap) laid
before The SeaGe a sommuo c!:cu from The
Secretary Of tho interior. stating that his isis
mates If March 5. 1880, for dtGcieLcies for
arrears acd aEny and tavy passions, have been
found insufficient End Transmitting an itc:cascd
estimate OF tue same.
Several petitions 10 favor q tho Eaton tariff
commission bill wcro Presented. among thtm
one very numerously signed BY New Eugla1d
manufacturers, in ttferipg which
MIR. Dawes called 8tlenliou to the vlry largo
| puuber of such petitions presented sitcJ The
| bill was taVlrably reported from the Finance
Committee. Hs hoped the chairman Of that
| committee would seek to call up the till out OF
lts regular order and to secure It's passage. Toe
demand was tor ls;ice t. all interests, and
| therefore tor permarctcy. M class legis alton
| was asked fjr. There was manifest i'm possibility
in fully revising the taliH in the Committee Of
the " hoIo Of the Senate. Tho mary Irui.less
attempts to thus EarMcnlzJ and satisfy tho
Numerous ca' S Interests b0ro cut tbs statement.
A comGissioo which could give the sutisct fu
and deliberate consideration would aioae give
| entire slttao'cn to TIE manufacturing il!rrest5
OF tho country, not cow. IS formerly, mainly
| eon6ncd TO one scciiol. but extending o Ter tie
| whole county.
| Dir. B,yard, chairman Il Inc FiaeGon Gem
ni;ica said the cjMmitteo bad shoan their
| opinion OF tho merits OF the bill in The best way
| open TO tae2 namely, by reporting it promptly
gi!h faVG:al l. lcc )nmeodaticr. Tho last bill
cjosieortd ca the c.leodss wss lu;Sbcr 30t
! FEo tariff bill vas Lu!oboG $40. l. vas Will
knoHo Eo~ s'tWJ bu>iacss Oh Lhs cscDdsr vas
dispoaed Il aa4 Jos ioI much cppusiti4I was
always nadc 10 taki2S Up Oat Of its order til
tia. w11'd evident lead 10 dsta!e. La psr
sooa!y would uao every if,1t t. gct the bill
considered.
| Mr.. PiGts 5c!i.pel the!l VS. WiIUt p7etd de-
GaGd for ta,.lr c1rlulsaio1 and that there was
disposition Ia ito 5 .1.:o 80 cau:idac i; OF 81
c.,Y day.
| Mr.. BaGE:d s.l hat !, pAss!rl, ne uuuG
Gil tie oil ny II he m0rai1 ( hour 20 nirrruW.
| Mr.. GaIaud sold ia; 1870 fcara era no Ia
| !rtduuad bill for y t.rH cimnrss0n " bicn
| d!ff.ICd from MIR. EIta0s bill Einlaiy III Fro
vGiog that tho board should bs partly cau,rosrd
Of 70 & GnS4Ir,ss ii, nrpcl thhe nH6G
bill weu:d speedily come up when hn would
offer his former bill, which had been r, lccted ny
| the comulter, g substitute.
Mr.. Book Wishtd it understood Il a! tho re
pert Ct the cIMni.tcc was Ut uaaainuul. Ito
| would opro tho bill aud aivacate that Of The
Senator IRON hlkiGsas-Mr. e ,rland. 10 did
not waot Congress to put lis tu ,intss into the
hands Of outsiders Cs:,s csllY OIL j. appeared ID
| this cns. that the petitions 10: tho bill we're al
90 enc s'de--mlchiuo pelltio,s.
Mr.. Eaton denied that tic reli zoos wcrD ma
| chine petitions, and said there wHs ono tspe
daily representing SOD On0, 600 of Cal i:al IN
ou,tOn unIu'sc' uling.
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES,.
Under the cal OF States tho following hiila,
| clio w"ru Introduced nod referred:
BY Me-. Dggett. OF Nevada. t,r tho survey
OF lands within railroad subsidy limis
BY Mr.. Briggs. Of New Hampshire. rClliiyo
| to naval CONSTRUCTORS
BY Mr. Ffcs., Of Missouri, resolution calling
| on tho Secretary OF State for Information as to
whether ary Official notification or circular letter
| was addressed by tho Department OF State to
fore iSn movers or 10 ministers or consular agents
| of tho u. s. fer prcsanta!ion to foreign govern,
munts upon the OCCASION OF tho recent visit to
foreign lands by Gen. U. s. Cant or inmeji-
ately prior thereto ia relation to said visit end
ii 80 its nature aod character aud all c2rrrsrnL-
| dence relating thereto.
| MIR. Wright, eff Pennsylvania. offered resn
| luton declaring thai after the 18Th inst. The
sessions Ct The House shall bcgin OF | [ o'c'ook.
Adopted without objection.
| Jhe House then, ut 100, resumed thu G>a.
slIeraton ct the Curtin. I ooum contested el, c :.
lion ciso and was addressed by Mr. SoVe1s.n,
OF Ill.,, 10 support of tic Gains OF the ;utcstee
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