Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-22
CG.F& PRuCEEyE.yGs 8.
WASHINGTON, Jan. % 1880.
SENATE

Mr.. Teller offered resolution calling on tho
Secretary OF the lGtefior to inform tic Senate
Hnoth2r ans member Of tho Board ci IuGi.r
Comm!S5!o1trs had become Interested In Ia
dial cooiract Adopted,
Co motion MIR. Cam,ron, OF Pa, i mas r..
solved, yeas 81 aa9s 2l, th-t When the Senate
81 .urus to day 1t DC 10 meet % Mooday naxt.
NJ. Baj ara les. ietiOn Uas tskeo up and
Nj. CGs2 pfGcs eled t. speak upou il,
Mr. M3rgan, OF Ala, Ofacad rcsolu .iou
Wh;ci was adopted Gircc:ios TIC S:cretarc Of
he l9tc!!dr 20 iGID!shed the Seuate INV int7r-
mstl0n 10 the Interior Deparl naat, IN pp,we,
10 tue f0IlOEluZ enquiries
w ha: gcaIts OF public lands made bv the
OF Ccugrc6s to railroad c0oIpapios or 20
STATES or ter-liDr!e3 il aid Of sucn c,mnanies
.crnaln lrcoapIete ~ reason OF failure Ct the
&rontees or bere6c'Grles t. comply with the
terms II suct gragta. Ia such cases, If apy.
Where ,he:o aao b,el partial uliaoli.. Q, vi !.
The te?iIi or o)udi.ion- OF The grants. 10 what
Cx.cut ias tGcr9 been sacl com p!ispcy and 10
"hat cX,eDt IL there = just CAUSE Tor declaring
the lJr!eitGte If the sGsotS, aad shat reaso, :
Vi justice equity or luuiic lslGh CT pubic policy
aTU there Why Congress should sbs:Glu from dc.
cail1s such gIaDts forfeited 10 Whcic or in
pare. Ii c:s2a where the States or comnsnins
20 which land grants have been madc fur the
dement, OF railroads, and Ttero idst Cause Of
forfeiture exists end where Guna tiip opuysv-
succs have t2cu ugdn 70 purchasers icr ysli,r.
what proportion. as near Is tusy be Of the lands
80 granted have been sod TO suc! Durcasanrs.
900 what further Legislation, il aay, is nee 3
7ary to secure 10 suca persona their tu .uli;a.
Ole rights 10 such iaul j.. AiGnted.
The GlothlGs hour having xrirYd the S.uatr
resumed The confederation OF tac IL. r.s..u-
iioa relative TO u s. uotr5.
Mr. Coke proceeded TO speak CO the rosoIu
400. Tits Vas very Different question, ho
SAID, from aL endorsement OF the uIisluai ISSUE
OF Treasury notes. Whatever might os thousbt
Of tbs pp!icy OF Issuing Gr2euhacks, thuy had
b2GE Issued, prOUuuncci constitutional and
termed t4r many Yeas tho principal part Of
cur currency. They were no nrrC questionable
thGG the ashfr results Gt the var. Grcenbauss
@cre par! Of the pubic debt, guaranteed by
The ;0utceGth aIlcuGtnGnt TO the C0nsti ion.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Alter tIaasact!0g some hi. calieaneou5 bust.
ness The House reSulued tbs c!naidera;ioG Of
the oaGk reserve oil, the pcodiug question
hciGg On ST conClag the demand for 10 prcpi
Gus QUESTION, and 1t Was s,c1adCd 100 TO IS
Inc main question Was thoo ordered acd tho
hours debate wss irnme1ced on the bill.
The d bitc YES opened by MIR. Gillette. of
Iowa. Ia Opposition to the ptuu.ag bill which
ne cha!ae:i rig 4 as a shot t.on q ua:kos bat
te'y at every to,cro8. OF the reopl,.
hlr. v osVyr. OF Iowa. followed 10 the a,n1o
cjuyse II arauncut, a0d replied % the remarks
made i tcw dsys ago by Sauator Lognu, % Ii.
TeIs!!vc 10 the Weaver bill The country WAS
unaware TIA; inan who had voted for the beck
salary grub aud tad pocke:ci bis part of Laa
a":g. should DO opposed 10 doing jls..c, TO
The soldier.
Ia@ dcbsto Was further coatituai b; AIc.
Wh!;thoEnc, Ct Fem. and Nj. Ko.tor, OF o :.
both OF whom opposed zoe bil ,hu omar OF
"a" Ground that il would discriminate against
Toe s:ccu osok, the tho later on the ground that
II would tend TO lnreTil the acr.uaaa; c5 Of re,
Sumption.
The iieusc thea proc 2odcd TO vote upoG tue
b'il aud neodj' & smen1nco,s.
Inc only amendment to be voted lpcn WAS
one requiring Lbs banks to KEEP their coin re-
Serves III tho.r own vaults which WIS rejected
ayes 80; DAYS 70
Lha Question linen racurreh Or tho engrossipr
and tElrd reading OF the bill. Uns division the
vote stood 33-l4J. end tbs yeas sad nays were
ordered
Rho House refuso l-yess 10 nays l53-to or.
nrF Tho "HsiossinS aGG third read. VI the Gill
"Llch ?oiG o! coarse, killed ta4 b;.i.
tha House then 0eut into Committee on Lha
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