Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-10
Cas!Ea REss10yxaL PROCEEDINGS
WhsulNGToN, april 10, 1880.
SENATE,


WASHINGTON, april 10, 1880.
SENATE.
Tie Senate was not 10 session to day having
adjourned yesterday until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
On mo ion Of Mr. +. Wood, CT New York. the
House c>ncnlrsd in the Senate resolution pro-
Vldlng Tor the appointment of Two members OF
the Senate FIuatc, Committee and the House
Ways aud Means Committee as joipt commit
tee 10 take into OBJ sideIation tho alleged ljss
Ct revenue arl.lcg ircm tie evasion OF tic tax
on cigars and other articles sui iaos to Excise
duty and what remedy c,n 30 provided by law.
The House then. having dispensed with the
morning hour, at 1885 went toto Committee of
the Whole, MI. Springer, of Ill.,, 10 tho chair,
co the Army appropriation bill and genera! de-
bate IVES commenced upon the amendment rro'
hiblling the uso Of troops at lhs polls as o
police fo'c,.
MIR. Sparks CT ILL.,, opened The discussion.
He called tho attention. Of the House to tho
fec that this Identical claus, had already been
added to an appropriation bill. II made pro,
hlbition on the uso of tho army on tho c0ntin.
gsrcy that the appropriation should rot apply
it the army were used 10 oertaip way
lie had understood that tho great leaders on
tho other side bad aoco led to tho amendment.
The vote upon the amendment had shown that
but twelve republicans hsd voted against it. He
confessed that the amendment did not meet his
views. This tame, cowardly amendment did
not come up to that standard of legislation on
the subject that be would have wished, and if
he had the power be would insist on something
much stronger than this, and uuyieldiDgly io-
sist on Is adoption. Ho would wipe out this
unamerlcan republican, undemocrslic villain.
ops statute. which owed It's existerca TO tic
RESPIRATION OF tanatlcism, and to an era Of hate.
Mr. C1Dger. Of Mich. Will tho gentleman
state on what side the hato end (auatlcism was
MIR. Sparks not notioicg tho question 1t
dls2races the stu'e book and iusuls The
sovereign people Of this country. With tits,
sm done.
Mr. COnger Does the gentleman intend 10
answer where the fans,icsn Was?
MIR. Spslks: | am not answering questions.
MIR Conger (saTc .sicalIy). will venture to
say that tho gentleman may answer With Gu! bo
Jog IN dagger Ut being shot on The spot.
The general deb6ts was continued by Mr.
Hswley, of Conn, who INVITED the democratic
party upon their evident intention net TO parli-
pate IN The debate, scientifically inQuiring whsih-
er 1t was afraid that it would bring about the
h.,
whether tie st. nt0rian tones Of the whisperer .!
Gramercy Park had prohibited disc!sslon2
Mr. kUbeson. of N. D., folio we'd with strong
speech III opposition 20 tho amtndman cUa-
tending that it meant that the lpiiiG4ry power
should not DO subordinate 20 the civil power.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Tho democratic Senators met 10 c.ucls at
1888 o'slOos this nOruiag AID remsioed In les
sion until o'clock n. III.
Ite question Ut lok'nx up the Sp3tiur9-
iAellrgg casa WAS 'he suN jsCt ucdcr caUslisrs-
'Iun, aud the dlscusslou cunlcued with G zoo.
deal CT tnimatloD and spirit.
SecntCis Bspsrd, Lamar, Garland, ka!DsD
aud Gtheri suGkH against the present corsidcra
:iun ct the Kellogg case, while Sulaturs Sauil
burg, Hill, Fsboc ind Joocs esL,n in.i,t. 4
that it ought TO be brought belize fi.e Syuot,
Tor SETON without delay.
The arguments. pro aud coo, wcru much lht
snmc as those IT Yesterday and the duY tCiJre
except that eve moro dcterm usii0n Was shoHt
to day by he advocates Of immediate rciou.
1t VAS also orouy suggested to day that TIE
PROPOSITION TO unseat ksllogg and scat SpoGo.G
could not he adopted, beciuse thero wero DEM
Ccralic Senator's who would vote asairs. il.
Senator Hi! said, "Ve,y we'll, let them vote
against it. Tho committee hsd done III
duty and it DOW remained fer the Senate
10 perform its duty no matter Whist the vote
might be. Ele insisted upon the case hsiug dis
posed of ard in regard to It's possible CLIO, upot
the presidential election, tn SIT iist ought
not to deter tho ScoSte from Lsp0sing CT TIC
Case.
Finally rcsoiu ion was adopted by maj nit,
OF three providing that tho Geneva award bill
shall be taken up first, ard shall be considered
from dag to dOy untll disposed of aud that the,
| he chairman oil the EIeoiiou Com mi,tec may
call up tho kellogg cas-, unliss, meautim, d
democratic caucus shall decide otherwise.
Tho caucus this m0rling vas not fully attend
| cd end 1t vas understood that auother shall BIZ
held before tho final disposition Of the Geneva
award bill to pass finally upon tie QUESTION oil
the confederation of the Kellogg case. This WAS
sort tf compromise. and it wss consented to q
tho hope of briogiug about better feeling On
the question than now Exists. It is the un0er
| standing that the final deti,i,n will bs made bv
can be obtained.
INTER OCEANIC CANAL.
The saltci committee of The House Oh the
lnter O,esulc Canal gave bearing to day tc
Mr.. Pickett, CT N. Y. 10 sdvcolcy of The
Tehuartepec ronte. ard to Mr. Sidney L. Shell
bourne. of N. T., 10 advocacy OF the San Bias
loute. Inc latter 10 response to lDqulrloS by
members OF the committee went Tito minute
explanations as to the mode of constructing the
tuunel. the length Of which be gave as soveu
miles ss against Commodore S;IiIiige's es,i
MAZE Of ten miles.
LARGE TIMBER EXPORTS. The forests of fl
pine and cedar both in Oregon and Washington
arc Immense. Trees 200 and $50 feet high and
6 feet in diameter are never out of view; s and
10 feet in diameter and 300 feet high ara cot
" o,mmon, gsner4lIy two thirds froe Of limbs.
Fifty and sixty good tinb,r trees grow on az
acre, as q iuls. and yiold seldom less than
300 900 feet, and iaStsno,s are on record of
1000. 900 feet from 40 tc:e. No acre is work.
cd for profit which cibpot yield 300, 600 fec. at
letss, snd even this yield is rare. Logs ara
seldom hauled half mile 10 a river. The
mn mi ~ 20 nd