Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-15
Ci'sH'G fsEsSEOJF.qL rROCEEDE.S.IyS
WASHINGTON, MHah l5 1880.
SENATE,

NJ. DAVIS, OF Ills presented tho momolia
oil publishers OF tho pIi0cipa newspapers O
| Chicago asking that tho present duty Of 90 pc,
| cent 90 valuation Of uDsiz d parcr be repealed
Iho mcmolinl's.s say this tex produces little
| roVcnrc and str7es only to enlarge profits Of
| manufacturing moacpOliss. They nlIo ask
tho abolition OF tho duty on soda Isl ant
| wood, straw ord other ruln and 90 type.
hlcssrs. Williams and Beck presented
| memorials OF the Press associations of kentucky
Tor tho abolition OF the duty on all artcos used
| 10 making paper.
Mr.. Johnston aud others presented similar
petitions
DIR. Conk'lag presented mom2rii,s of Officers
OF steam vessels asking modification of the Law
relative to ices of riIols
MIR. Bagard, from tho Committee on the
Judiciary, reported faVorably tho Souato bill
prohibiting the arrest OF election officers 90 cleo.
ton day. PLACED on Tic Cacodar.
Mr.. ElmuIds stated that he aud other Nom.
bcrs OF the coEmittce Gid not concur 10 the
| msjarity report.
MIR. Thurman, from the same committee, 70.
ported, with on Amendment 10 tho natlro of q
substitute, Senate bill making the o,imo Of rano
10 the District IF Columbia punishatl, with
Mr.. Eimonds stated that ho did not OH chr
in the p,r ,rily report, aad wouli submit his
vicWs 10 writing 10 low days.
Mr.. Gordon presented a petition Of largo
number CT Confederate officers 10 relation TO tho
presentation by the Secretary of Wsr of tho
records Ia reference to tho batlle OF Gettysburg.
Bills were introduced aud referred as follows:
By MIR. Johnston. for The suppression of 10.
fictitious and contagious diseases among domestic
cattle.
By MIR. Rollins, for punishment of ramps in
the District Of Columbia.
MIR. McDoncId submitted tho views of tho
minority Of tho Judiciary Committee on tho
bill to reimburse the several States for interest
paid on war loans which was lately reported nd.
ycrscIy.
HOUSE OF EEPRES ENTATIVEs.
Under the cali of States the following wcro
aAlorg the bills introduced and r, f,rrcd
by MIR. Singleton, of LII. In relation TO
Telegraph communcltors. 1t provides that
oil telegraph messages delivered fer transmits
SION to any telegraph Company ayailipg itself
OF tho provisions of title G5 Of tho revised
statutes, and copies thereof maGo by such com
pauy at the rlloc Of destination, or uny inter-
mediate point shall b deemed to be, and shall
DO protected from unreasonable, scaIch and
sn'Hnto or from production a. evidence 10 jll
cll aud legislative pIoc ,c6ings TO tho Same cx
tent as commnnic lilarS sent by u. s. mail
By Nlr. AckIeu, Gi In. Proposing ooDsti-
tuticnal ameudmeLt. Ii tcitos the i,c. that
| / he evidently goHiug tendency 10 tho u. S. to
Capitalization OF powCr iu tho FEDERAL govern.
| mcnt has aTakcned throughout the cuntry a
Just fear That 10 tho ncar future; the perpet-
ua'lon OF this union may asaio be impsrilied
by internal c,mmo:ion, thereby Grtoking tho
pcacs and prosperity OF this republic, ind
breaking dogu ,i,s, dCc;!iars OF tho DOT
petual uDCn oi the states, finally and
tuly settled by Tic var. rs well as lpfiug-
Ing upon tbs homa rule OF thu States
guaranteed by tho Constitution, and proposes
constitutional amcDdoitnt declaring that tho
union OF theae UGitcd States Shall be Perpetual
ard That all nc!a Oc attempts TO separate or de-
sir0y ihl u4lou shall 10 tre.s1n against tho
Federal government arl shall be punished as
such. State, Ices and boundaries shall BE- it,
violate, provided that now Ststes may be Fornicl
with the consent ii tho States from which they
arc formed and The risht If he State to make,
execute, sod cutc'c2 is local laws by or through
lis chosen prcsrn' avCs or officials sI iii ueyc,
be intericrcd with h. Fd'.Gra government.
B2 Mr.. Buck ger, Of Mo: For the aGieurn.
Tnnf OF Coogrcsa Ga thu 81 IL OF hI;vi