Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-15
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WASHINGTON. D. G., April Is. 1880.
MIR. W. w. Hubbsll. the inventor of the
metric system Of coinage, was atthe Capitol to.
day with samples Of that coinage, tho double
eagle, aud the stellar, or 81 pec,. The alloy
is of god 80, silver II, and copper 81, mskirg
ternsry compound, moro durable, and hand
somor than The present gold coins. and Of equal
value as the three parts loss 10 gold is made up
by an equal valuo of silver. There is bill for
this coin now before Congress.
In the Senate 10 day Mr.. Mcmillan, from
the Committee on Commerce, reported favor"
ably Mr.. Don Cameron's bill for appointing a
commission consisting OF three senators, three
members of the House. and three members to
be appointed by the President, to consider and
| report at the next session of Congress- the most
| advisable plan Tor regulating inter State com.
mercc. Mr.. Davis. of West Firginia, who is
the economical man OF the body, gave notice
that he would Oppose it when 1t came up upon
the ground that there wcre standing commit
tees of Congress who were fully able to consider
the s1tj:ct and had plenty of time to doit.
| The Senate Committee on Railroads this
morning heard MIR. Huntington Of the Southera
Pacfi,, and Chesapeake snd Ohio Railroads.
answer the arguments of cx Governor Brown,
Of Tennessee, made two weeks ego before the
COMMITTEE 10 favor OF extending The tiUe Tor
the completion of the Ttxls Pacific Railroad
for ten years. Mr.. Huntington opposed this
extension upon the ground that tho Southern
| Pacific road, which is to run over nearly the
same route. is already being built by the o0m-
| pauy owing land will be completed 10 q com.
paratively short time.
CONTRARY to expectation. Mr. Wheeler 70
turntd lalt night, AID tr.sdad over the Senate
to day. tie did not delay the chaplain prayer.
as MIR. Thurman is ia the habit IT doing when
he presdes until quorum is present, and
| coUsl quently Tut few Senators were present
| when tho session 0ptnnd.
Tho Ways and Means Committee of the
House, at tt cir meeting this morning, appoint
ed sub committee, consisting of Messrs. Car
Isle, Gslti Id, Tucker. Mills, aud Dunuell, to
consider aod report bill to lhs whole commit
tee next Thursday, proVidicg for such tariff re-
| firm and reduction as cen BIO passed at this
session. The committee took vote Oh prop
osiion to make tho tariff on hoop, rand and
scroll iron IS per cent. ad valurem. on which
there was lie. with Mr.. Randall Gibson, who
ls abseut, TO hear from.
Tho House COMMITTEE on PscG, R.irosd,
Dearo inc presIuent OF inc Nor!hern rec'n'
make an argu nent this mornlog 10 favor OF *
tending tho tlmu Tor The completion Ct thai
road.
! judge Harris, notwithstanding Tho slow pace
at which the work Of Congress is proceeding, il
still coufidont that he will be eaahle to get the
bill Tor r,turnng to Virgris tho money che
advanced tho General Government iu 1912 VI
at thi, session, aud. what is moro, that it vii
be passed.
The uouso Committee on Commerce, nos
considering the river ard barber BIZ, have in-
creased the appropriations Tor Virginia abcu
$4,000 so fsr. and there Is q prospect that :
further itcfes6c will be made. There ia DC
Telling ntw Wien tito bill will TO reported, ape
there arc 80 many propositions for Increasing
tho appropriations, AID tuoh likelihood Of thtiI
adoption, that it is possible the bill when ro-
ported will appropriate such large sum thai
it will ba defeated, and DO bill OF all be passed.
as was once the case.
Political runners are now abu1daat, but az
taken with mauv grains OF salt The latest, tc
the effect that Mr. Tideu will withdraw, has
OF run, that 3D. 30 LAT b lis @ssFeeu org
savs be knows no,biop abcut j. rbetc
is another one, probably 90 uutlu,