Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-29
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Special Correspondence Of the A1ena. CAKE
WAsH1NeToN, D. O., JAG. 20, 1850


Special Correspondence Of the Alena. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. O.. Jas. 20, 1880.
The Agricu:lural C.mrait;co Il The S2bate
heard delegation from sngcral States OF the
Uoion this morning argue il favor Of giving
charter to a National American Agricultural
Society. Among the dcleGaticp vas Mr.. Rcb'.
Beverly Of Virsiaia. This and several cthrr
matters that were before tho committee We're
referred to sub CON mttecs. TIE Ag!icul;urst
Committee Of the House at thcir meeting sc:
terday agreed to report in lavor OF elevating the
Agricultural Bureau to the dignity OF depart
mcnt and NJ. king the C !iunlSs0utr Cabinet
9fbcer. No vote TO that eff. CT was ;Gkcr. but
such was the uOsnlmOus cXprt$Sl 70 Ct t;,c
members OF he cOmt0Ittee, aud II l. confidently
expected that such will lie their action at their
meeting IL X; Wednesday. To srcG PROPOSE
too, howcvcf, the Senate CoDmittee OH A&Ei
culture as at present adVls d Viii DsVcT agree.
The Library Cumuittet Of ihc House hasit ;.
agreed 70 buy everything ihst has been
offered them are now cneaG, in llg c0ntidcF-
alton OF s bill Tor the erection of Il nuldiur o
be used Tor the purposes of CIrgrl ssionpl
library. The committee, Ii possible, Gaat 10
have the library wr;hip the Calitoi suitl ~,
and one 0! The pisuS before them Is ~ NIX. ::
library our Of the old hall q ne II Use e.
Representatives Th0 utrd Gl l"rg.r rQ0u,
thar the present ute, however, Is 20 &C It 'h;.
it that hail canunt b. used, ano 40 oih,r avai-
able soac5 Can be found about III Gaplt,l, 8
bulldog uust he erected elsewhere ese. "ut
vic her il uditla:y square Q! op C9n.tQ, II i
has not been dcGerUIuId.
tho r,oIi fnpc :pIrnnrr i !, go
| ate II day was one by Mr.. )0hls:nG itra cb:r
ter ter the N;t;oasl American Agricultural s.
cieiy. MIR. Johnson also iDtfv3Gcec rrso.
| luton quir!pg into tn" aGlCu;t pair, The
| maDucr If payment, ana TIC persons to whgla
vas. paid auY m0p'y due under VI; Il II
kuoBu as I'll; VcLtzlc:a C aims
In the Senate .h,s UCr0.ug d r 5 lu.iutl. H.
| troduccd by Mr.. q rdo0, was adopted fer d
| sptc al lnt mml tie 10 nsdes all III ,5tcrs
! relating to the proposed irtcrac 40 ,i!ak 5lr.
| DAVIS, o. w. Va, hDR. yer, immediately alter
wards moved 10 rcco s:uer the vote nod ref,
| the matter to one Of toe rreu'tr standing cum.
| mttecs, soy ing ttat !hG sp Il mu,it,c,
were already entirely too numeruus ADD d@G
greatly aBC uoot ccssBrlly to the xpcGSa 0. III,
| sesSor. Ills Views seemed &c b. those Of 4
Il al ,rily OF tho Senate, but before vote could
| BE- taken the morning hour expired, aud tic
regular order, the Consideration Of til IS ca il!r
cslcrdlr, came up.
The Committee Oh Ways aud Means Of :hs
| House further c.usid;rcd tie susar Question
this morning. Vince they have tluishcG tia
| they will .lke up th" question CT allowing ro
h;cco Stamps on tXp0rted tobacco TO be CIT
ceIled al the place OF shipment.
| Ihc House Committee on tho Dis ret {,
Columbia agteed this ErEu!nS 10 r-p"rj " b.!
10 favor OF Increasing The pccJ force OF The
| Dlsrlc' from 200 TO 800 men.
| The House Conmittec on the Revision CT thl
Laws ayr ed 10 report fGgora6iy upon bill tt
regulate tr:c,lce 10 SUITS brought to rcc0vev
| damages tor Infringement VI pstcuis, the pur-
| port Il Which Is to Save Innocent purchasers q
| patented machlues from the u ust annoyauces
! aud lOcouvenicDces TO Vb ca they sro low :ub
jecttd.
| A bill vas introduced in The House to Ga,
| from the judiciary Committee !rImbiting aay
Juror 10 d U it, d States Court to rvo for m ofc
| than thee We, k 10 aty one year. |. is IT,
tended to break up tnc QboCXious system O
protesslOra jules.
The Senate Committee 90 Il .iiroads thi
| morning heard an argument 10 favor Of cxerd
| ing the time allowed tJr the completion e ih(
Northern Pacific Railroad
! 1uo OuWmlt!cc VI u CEIGp5 Ol tnGs OFG1't
| have ncud d the examination Ct g!tacsscs il
| bath the lcRas and kellogg GAGS, ard have
allowed the COUNSEL 10 these cas.s time to prs
| pare their bi,fs.
A sub committee Of the House Committee o:
| Railroads aud Cana!s had The Washington aud
st l. uis Narrow Guage Railroad botore then
| this morning, but 10 cous Quebec Of the absence
OF one OF the members came 10 90 Gc,crmIDa
| ton with regard to it, The bill provides iCr thC
| executions OF the road from the point whore il
C Csscs the Poionac al Georgetown 10 BIi-
more.
The House Committee on Elections were tc
| have taken vote on tho Curtain I ucum c)u
tested election case to day. but he republican
members Of the committee plead for more time
| and it was granted them.
The House to-day pass the bill making al
| public roads and highways post routes
10 the Senate 10 day, Mir. Herman luroduc ID
a bI | with reference to q W0ld' 5 fair to b he'd
! in New York 10 1883
The Senate wheD it al ur1cd to-day, oil
burned Until text Moody,
1t is understood that the sub committee Ot
| the Senate Committee 10 the Disrist OF Coium
| bia, TO whom the House bill Tor a free bridge
scr5s5 The T. tnmsc has been rctrlcd arc il
| favor of buying the bridge DOW owned by The
| lcssees of The Alexandra Canal, sud viii Sc
| amond that bill, and tlat Mr. Huotou will nol
oppcSe such an amendment.
LieutenantGovernor Walker, and Mcsbrs,
Daniel. Danger snd kIlis. of the Wig nis Ger.
ersl Assembly, and Msjor Pey ton, eacc tive
clerk OF The Senate. dined t. gether ut the Nat.
ional Hotel yesterday, ard had long tsKs bout
| the condition Of affairs in their State They sii
seem confident that Virgins will g dcmocrs. TIC
At the next PRESIDENTS! election.
TE Tvs DF TER BY.
T. c ut reports CT iucc d,arism il Wh3cIiDg,