Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-09
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WASHINGTON. NJ ueh Q, 1850

SENATE
The Ficn President LAID L,ic,o the S.nate
| the mts3sgo from the Preside n Ct The u. 8
| Which WIS received yesterday in r,srouse 10
S"rate resolution calling ir correspondence bo
tween this ard Other governments cAnctrri ing
an ioter cctaGc cenel. Ii W read, aul, With
the accompanying documents, deferred to tho
Committee on Foreign RrIalicts
The Vice President also laid bef re tho Senate
communication from tho Secretary of tho
Navy answering SeDstc resolution csliuc for
the plumber oipsymasters 10 the u. s. navy.
10 the abscuco Of the Senator from Missouri
lVestl who reported the bill, the motion to 70.
| Ter was LAID over uoil 10 morrow,
| Mr. Slater presented tho memorial Of officials
or Ofego", praying an appropriation for the
opening ui harbor at iekima Bay, and set
| ting forth the great commercial ADVANTAGES
likely to result lhcrcfron. The memorial was
| read at length and referred.
hr. E1muuds state d that hereafter ho will
OBJECT 10 tho reading oil memorials, Il was
against tho rules Ct tho Senate, resulted 10
great txpcbsc Tor printing, aud Made ihe r.oord
iuGonvenicntly bulky.
| Tho rules rjqDiro the Senator rr;s ntirr
pol'l)n or memorial 20 briefly s!ato its sub
stance.
MIR. Cameron. OF Wis, presented joiDt
rcsoIuto1 tf the Wisconsin Legislature praying
| LOT ieRisAtlon r1Gula!lng Interstate commerce.
Referred.
MIR. Farley presented memorial Of tho L-r
lSia.ure OF taAiorDla asking tue apnronfiatius
OF S'Uo ooo Tor tho protection of rivers ircpl
impairment by nlnirg Gci:lis Referred.
| AZ iSllIS irIr Iro ,Io "A -
Z by tIr. kcrnan. giving to all religious de.
nominations equal rights end privileges in Inc
| Indian reservations.
by MIR. Eamu5dS, by rtqltsF, for Inc cree
tIon OF monument in Washington to Geocrs
Outer and The men who fell with him.
by MT, Burnside, TO amend The revised stat
utfs OF tho Disrlcs relating to public HOLIDAYS
By Dir. Baysrd, fer the erection OF \ rnblic
building at New Castle, Delaware,
Dir. Hill from tho Committee on Contingent
hSHenseS r1nor'ei resolution authorizing the
secretary O. the SENATE to appoint al assistant
Iitrsilan lor the Seoatc ct a salary er $l,d4O
per annum. LAID over 90 Giiae'ioE Of MIR,
Edmunds. VI ''''
MIR. EtnuGla submitted resolution amend.
ing Inc rulea OF tho Senate 10 regard to morning
Dusl1css ard ABB l,shlng special orders. r.,
fcrrod.
Tho Sonaic proceeded TO consider tho cal
endar
Tho bill Tor the relief OF Cal,in Bronson, was
under discussion when tho morniog hour cx.
PRED.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Morton, of Nav York, presented tbe
memorial OF cortsIn importers and reiners of
sugar praying for tho retention Of the present
graduated scale OF dulles, with tho addition of a
clause to tho present law obliging all sugars be-
low number lon in color testing above " degrees
to pay tho ratio Of duty rs ii beLweon numbers 10
and 49, Referred.
also memorial of tho Commercial Adver-
User ana New Yor kor Zeitung praying for tho
ferred 'f'' -'o
1h9 Speaker proccolcl to call committees for
reports. '0'
Tho bill coming over from tho last moroirr
nour TO establish The Department of A rricultut9
was referred to the Committee of tho Whole on
the public calendar. ''''' VI"
hr. Cavert. of New York submitted tho mi.
norlly report OF tho Committee on Acricnlture
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