Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-29
C0JN-3 ssEsSEOyY.4k PROCEEDI.N'Gy
WASHINGTON, March %, 1850.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. White. from the Go nnittco on Printing,
| reported back the memorial of tho New York
Chamber OF Commerce recommending monthly
publications. Of consular reports, snd asked
that tho committee lc discharged from its
further consideration, and that it be referred to
tho Committee ou FIreiga ReIatioSs, bcaus, il
will require tho 70 establishment OF the Buresu
OF Statistics 10 the State Department to oarry
out tho rq1es. Of tho memori,is!s. 81 re-.
ferred.
GA motion of Mr.. Walisc, tho commopic,.
tion from the Secretary Of State 10 rasponso to
Senate resolution calling for information Goa
ocrripg the action under the Spanish claims
treaty of 1919, was referred to the Committee
90 Foreign Relations, with Instructions 10 mako
such recommendation to tho Senate as seems
proper under the circumstances.
MessIs. Allison and Teller gave notice OF
proposed amendments to tho bill ralifYng the
Ute agreement, which were ordered to b.
printed.
Mr. Coks Stated that ho had ioeuiod to
ask tho consideration of tho Ute bill this mora.
log, but as the amendments announced by the
Senator ftom Iowa, Mr.. Allisoa. we're very il
portaut end shCuld b. clrefuy considered, he
would not ask vote % the bill to day. but
moved that it be taken up to allow the Senator
from Colorado, Mr. Teller. 10 speak upon it.
Tho motion was cpp-sed By Nj. Cockrcl!,
Tho desired tho consideration of tho Calendar;
by Mr.. Thurman who cid not wish tho Geneva
award bill PUSHED aside, and by Mr.. McPhcr
son who moVo to take up tho Joint resolution,
reported by The Com nittoo % Naval Aifiirs,
directing tho appointment OF Board of Survey
to iLqure into tho adeisabiiity Of comrle,ins
tho doubled turrcted ironcIa3s. Alter d:cu,-
siou tho Senate decided to proceed With the
Calendar.
Tho bill introduced b. Mr.. Keyuan to pro-
vldo Tor an international exhibition on tho ami
versary of the rc,gniiion of American irds-
pendepco in 1883 10 New York city was diI.
cusssd.
Mr. Thurman said no wonll bo glad to SIC
it succeed but he thought tits not wisely
conceived bill. 10 his Judgment the only way
to make such an affair successful was to az
point very few mcl, thu best mon available.
Tor the purpose AID pay them good salary to
ona5lc them to devote their wholo timo to il.
MIR. Eaton from the Committee % Appru-
ptlallons reported with amendments tho in
mediate deficiency appropriation hill. Piac:d
90 tho calendar.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Udder tho call OF States the following bilis
cto., woro Introduced and referred
by MIR. Herbert, of Ala, 10y requssi) PIE
sorlblog and dellllpg tho manner OF gusIaotcc-
ing to each State republican fore, Of govcro.
ment. lt provides that whenever sh, Pfe--
don't shall ascertain that there exists in aDy
State o}a,!avrrsy bctHoan two o!geu;z ID
bodies, each c'hlmIog TO be tho Legislature Of
suoh State. and such controversy cacoot be de-.
termlned ty che lawfully clnsllutcd authorizes
OF suoh State without resort to military toce,
no shall communicate The f.os Of suoh c;ntro-
Versy to tho Sspate, which shsil determine
which, if either, Of the two bodies is the Legs
lature OF tho State
BY Mr.: Robertson, Of La. For strengthen
Ing the Mississippi Iovaes.
Also, resfirmiDg and app'yiog tho Morroo
doctrine.