Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-14
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WASHINGTON, y. C., Hey II, 1880.
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| SENATE
Mi h.rnaG presented Tbs petition CT TIC
Maritime Exchanges, % hip owucis aud -
seamen OF be port vi New York, f,r the pas
says OF The bill! transferring E,Gloo' Island from
tho War TO the Treasury Department for nGIipc
hospital purposes
| a large pumb,r q p9itio;s CT manuft c!urers
for The Fasosge oIlhc Eiton tariff commits N
bill were presented. GGCus them orc By Mr..
Durnside. reprcscEting capital amounting 10
$500 00O, 900 in tho manufacture CT cottoo.
Dir. Beck, IRON the Committee on Fioanoe,
reported iaVorah'y on House bill amending the
laws relaiiog to ,rtcrrel rcv.Eu2. Paced on
| the calendar.
! Mr.. Garland. I! ON the Committee Oh the Ju
dietary, reported lav1rably On the bill TO secure
! the safe keeping OF money paid mo court.
| Pioced on the calendar.
MIR. Herman, from The Cnmrntlca on Patents,
| reported with MI codnlanta lious. bill 10 rcgu
| late tao prac,c; 10 suits brought 10 tee3ycr
| damages for Infringement Of paicni-. Placed
| on tho clleE6ar.
MIR. Morgan. from the seito! committee on
countiog the electoral vote, reported adversely
on S?natH ti to fix the day or the mac!inp ol
electors for the Presileut AMI Vice Prcsidcu. to
provide ior ccu,t!rg Ct d:otor"I votes. ard icr
f1he dlcis!cn tf qiestons sriing thcrcr6m.
| Placed en- tho olicuiar.
| lie also reported iroGl tho san committee
| concurrent RI solution adoI ting lot rule fer
c1unllog the votes OF electors fJr pfcs;doot aud
! Wee President. Placed OF the eaandar
| Mr. Eaton presented the memt rial of Davis
| latch. CT Ncrwak. Conn.,, alleging that ho vas
in lSGS arrested, tried by meek court martial,
| aDd n,3 - Inoib b.,i b,
| San Domingo Ga ialsa charges OF aiding iusur.
rCc.Ion that his sentence was c!mmuted to
tXDusion from the country, but that be was
dc,lqed i've months 10 prison by ooln!Vancc
Of American officials ntcr1stGd 10 the scheme
| fnr The aurCX .tion CT San Domingo TO the
| United States. who feared that his coMpa;nts,
| 1t he was permitted to leave tho cructry, would
1 tend TO defeat that scheme. The petitioner
prsys Tor 40 Investigation Of tho ao;s Ct these
| officials. aad if they ere found gully he preys
| for roparation of bis irjurics
Mr.. Eaton knew nothing CT the truth of tho
charges named. ltthcy were true, however, tho
petition should 10. 90 to tho Senate. but to tho
House, rs affecting tho houcr OF another
| department. C! the Government. Ho,
| therefore. moved its rcfereuss to tho Comm il.
tee on Foreign Rcla!io2s for report As q
basis for his remarks. he offered a rts)lutinn
that it is the duly OF the government Of the u.
| s. and lis civil and military officers to exert oil
proper aud lteItinats men1s to protCc; the
| rights Of ciliz?ns OF the u. s. tmporari'y being
10 torclgo Countries against the btrary ac.s of
| tho authorities thereof
Ptndipg debate 90 the H.cl petition the
| morning hcur expired ard tn, MATER Eeut
over.
MIR. Voorhees, Moved that when the Senate
| aci1utn TO day it be TO meet Monday next,
which was rCj&c.ed--ycas 10. nays SO.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
Kellogg SptffJrd resclu,iors
HOUSE CT REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House nct ct II o'cltck in oonticueuco
Of Thursdays session aud Immediately went
| toto Committee OF tho Whclo (Mr. Cox, of N.
Y, in the cbair) On tho legislative executive
| and Judicial spI reputation bill.
NJ. Page, OF Cal., offered 60 Gm:rdnept
providing that materials used in the mints of
the United States shall bo procured after due
advertisement aud from the lowest bidder.
Alter short debate the amendment was
WithGrawo.
Mr.. Warner. Ct Ohio, Of, rod 90 amendment
rtqliriDg the Secretary Of The Treasury to make
detailed statement of the manner in which
The roples appropriated for tho incidental OK.
ptnss OF the Irca.ury Department are ex2eud.
ed. Adopted by vote Of yeas &c, Days e..
The con niue, hen rose when the session of
Thursday c'oscd and that Of Friday CONNER c,t.
Mr. Ginsou. Of IT,. from Ihc Committee 90
Ways and Means, reported tho resolution for
the haal All 9urbmcnt of Congress on May 81.
tle stated that he would CAL il up for action
when Ihr pcaGieg nlp:crriaji,n LuI vas dis
py,c! CT
Mr. Mile, rf 'rryss r;ya coffee thAl shea
the rrsolu ion was oal,cd m. ~ wund move 10
| recomlult II nI'h Ast1ucincs to The GOmmittec
on Ways ned Means not t. r2Jo:t it hack until
It ha! hrst rrpastod bill iar tie freq i;np0r!a.
| liza nt SILT Md pIioti"% p@aer.
Mf Torasbcnd. II ILL.,. gave oioy that &c
| Hcud move to rmebd Hlr. Mills motion 81 a.
to require the committee to report bsok hills
! numbers GlSG, GlSI, GlSS end 500 relative 10
the tariff.
Tie nlornigs hour having heen dispcns, d
With and the consideration ct private business
postponed uo!ii 10 morrow,
The House, Mt T. 81. went ia,o Committee
OF the Whole MIR. Cox, Of \. y, 10 the chair
On the eGi'lalcr. * cIl7e ard JUDICIAL app!o.
rrintio0 bill.
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