Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-13
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SENATE

SENATE.
The President FRO temporc laii ball.
Senate communication rem III, $780,,
the Interior recommending IA :n,,,,, :.''
81. 900 to c>Ver Deficiencies ia the .r
items fer salaries and commissions e ~. ~.
and receivers of land Offices br ,Fo 9 Es
ending juno 80, 1880. Referred, ",G'
Mr. Gordon pr, santcd the m'r,,
Press Association of Georgia 10 ,cIs,e '', g;
oppressive tariff on pulpe,c. E,i[,,raaSseN
MIR. BIaiE presented the views Of Ito '
OF the Committee on Alleged Franz 's
latc election, on the sutic,t Of 5,si. . 70
ment 10 Rhode Island. Laid on ttn ' ,.H
MIR. Platt said that as he was 70, no ,1U''
Der OF that committee. he coud "a, ''
minority report, but rs a former ne mba.s o
o. no wished to alac That he tuj yc2ESr,.n
the rtp2rt. ''>u''t
Dir: ingalls, submitted o rcs,lui.p d..
the Secretary of the Treasury "a ;,f "n,
Senate whether the bill f!r i:,c rrna, f1't'a
permanent and iode6ci:c spmoyn jSrsa
affect the appropriation fer IN! ,,,t;.,
tor tho 3 Is bonds Of the Dls.i,t ct GoS
provided ioc by act OF C.og7ts; If N I.
1879. Adopted. '1'Ns
MIR. Plumb submitted q rssoiu,ioo =.
the Secretary Of tho Interior to rcrnrt 49, 49,
relative TO tie rj:c:ioo Of c,ri,in ' ~, \
wagons for tho llolsn service, nlG. 81 W., y,
logger than those fer which the aSsyi o..
Adopted. @'
Mr. Voorhees, submitted q 7gs,,f:j.r ~.
was adopted directing the Sccrc.ary If -
terrier 10 report 70 lbs Ssnsto iha mans ~.
the railroad corporations il the l.. :, =, ~,
grants at land have bco3 MADE 10y ',ay,.. -
have not Gained such lands By cIa.2,,;l,, ,
the terms ct tho grants Hishia The nm, Sc.
lied therein. Also the number Of aerls a
carnod land claimed by each Of srcl r,5,
corporations and the ported of time WARN -, y
right to them expired under the liml,a hrs,
tanned 10 said grants.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House meet at 1880 this uor,jo,
c?ntlauanoa Of Wednesday, scs.ioa,
Ths Speaker announced the INV,
ment of MIR. CulbeIson, of Texas, a, ~
ber ct the Committee to investigate ,he A.
corruption In the contested cleo ion casa all
nell vs.. Wasdburu, 10 pIacs of Mr.. Il a.:
Texas, resigned.
The House then went into the C,mn;n,
the Whole (Mr. Cox, of New York n
ohsir)on the Legislative, Executive AID JIM;
appropriation bill.
Owing, perhaps to tho small a,ten!src
members, the reading of the bill was uct i
rupted until the clauses were reached rel.
to the offic, Of tho Commissioner Of lu,,
Revenue.
At this point MI. DibrelI. Of Tenn, Of, r,
amendment providing that the salaries o, :
keepers and gaugers at all tho dis,lllerles
mash less than GO bushels of grao pcr
shall net exceed fifty dollars per month, '
the distilleries are 10 operation and thir,y
dollars while they arc not 10 operation, 90
all other distillcries storckecpers aud "a,
shall not receive exceeding fifty doas,
the distlllerics arc not 10 operation.
MIR. Baker, Of lod., opposed the amcr,lo
asserting that the effect tf it would he Il
iure the faithful aud honest admipisua,t
the loterpal R,vcnuc service.
Tho vote on tho amendment resulted
nays. 81 nays. and the point of ne ulo,ul
raised by Mr.. Baker, Of Ind.
A call of tho roll was then ordered. "
showed tho prescLc> OF O quorum.
The question REQUIRED upon tho amtsi
which Mir. Garfield, Of Ohio. character d
"mooushiuc amendment and it was =,
to-Sl ayes, GS nots.
Peoding further debate tho Committee
the sessioa Ct "Wednesday came to q Close
that of Thursday clmnero,d.
A good desl Of confusion Tas Cccpsicn il
House this morning by Mr.. Tcwssepd, Of
Claiming as a question Of privilege he III
present 10 opcn HOUSE a number of petite
favor OF the abolition Of tho duty on SAL
Speaker ruled that the petitions must b
forrcd through tho petition brx.
MIR. Cobb. of Ind, introduced bill apurI
iuc nine million d6llds u supply define
in tho appropriations Tor tho payment Of
slOns for tho present ii.cal year and asked
its present consideration.
A great deal Of opposition was mlnitcsr
this course, and an angry c!ltuay rSr
tween Mess!s Blsckburn ana Cobb a. t. vi
cr the Ccnuittoo on Approprlaion,
directed Mr.. Cobb to report this biI,
The bill was GasIlg referred TO the Comm
on Appropriation. and
MIR. Springer, OF H., tock tho fl nj %
TO the speech recently mcdo Mr.. OR, Of