Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-15
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, D. g., Feb. II, 1881.

MT. lier' rd presented the ] Jnt resolution
OF the West FirgiLia Legislature ssking for q
law to regulate inter State railway trafi,. RI.
ferr;d TO the Committee On Railroads.
Bills Gcd l1lOt resolutions w1re reported back
from committees as follows, aud placed ca tho
Calendar:
By Dir. Bsysrd, from the Fluaoc, Com
mite: favorable; 10 admit free OF duty mon
ument 10 Gen, Washington.
by MIR. LlRnn, from the hi iary Committee:
laVorobll; With al amendment to pisc, Ihcs.
Z. Crlttepden upon The retired list, with the
raj k aud pay Of brigadicr general.
ElV0 Gclsil, i reports from the Military Com.
mite upoC private relief bills, prepared by MIR.
Cameron, Ct Pa, were presented ty Moasrs.
Burnside and Cockrell.
MIR. Harris Introduced bill to autboriz, the
Commissioners OF the Distrc! Of Columbia TO
appoint three buslted additional privates on
the Metropolitan police force for fifteen days
from February 20
Bills wero Introduced by Mr.. Grover pro
posing constitutional amendment 10 relation
to tho manufacture aud sslo of intoxicating
liquors, and by MIR. Blaino to prohibit the man.
uiacturc, importation ald selo Of Intoxicating
liquors as a beverage 10 the District of Column
bia. Mr., Balu slid of the latter, ho itroduced
it at the rtqlcst CT tho National Temperance
Society. and requested is reference to the
Judiciary Committee. So ordered.
On motion Of MIR. Bayerd tho pspdipg crler
vas postponed and tho Sera!e took Up The
llcus, funding bill.
Mr.. BAyard spoke to 90 attentive audience
ca the floor and in tho galleries 10 explanation
of the amendments OF the Senate Finance
Committee. Upon The maio features of tho bill
n nE "a rata nd
bond as modification Of the two propositions
of the Secretary of tic Treasury and the House
Of Rcprcs cDtatives. sDd opposed the compu-
sofy feature Of the provision Of the House in tho
5:h section compelling the bsDks to exchange
bonds of higher ratio for those of lcss.r rate
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
When the House met this morning. MIR.
Blackburn. Of Ky, occupied the chair owing to
the NC .ssGry absence Of the Speaker. The
desk recnnty occupied by Mr.. Fernando Wood,
of Nav York, was draped in black and deco
rated With handsome basket OF flowers.
Mr. Carlisle, Of Ky. from the Committee on
Ways and tlcans, reported back bill in relation
to duties on manufactures OF iron, ~. Placed
on the House calendar
Mr. Cakins, of lnd., from tho Committee on
Elections, submitted tho unanimous report OF
that committee upon the contested election case
of McJaba VS. 9th from tho oh congressional
district OF Indiana, confirming the right of 9th
10 the seat which 10 nov occupies. The report
was argetd 10.
The morning hour having baen dispensed
with tho Speaker Ir2coeded 10 call the States
10 order 10 cusDlo enc nembcr from osch State
10 ask consent for the passage OF any bill. Re
quests zero mado es follows:
S1 Al Hl,I-o No-,
the collection of taxes on weiss beer.
MIR. Dibrel, OF Ten, offered 40 amendment,
providing that from AID aftcr tho first OF July.
the tex on brandy distilled from fruit shall be
fifty cents per gal!on.
TO this Mir. Towusheud, of ILL.,, offered
amendment providing that tho GUY on salt
shall be re6u.cd to enc oant per ton.
Mr. Coogcr, OF hlich., raised tho point Of
order that tho chair must. urder tho rule, cal,
tor 1.-Two otjeotlcus to these amendments.
Tie Speaker overGuled the point of order aud
from this decision h1r. Couger appealed.
MIR. Town: hlnd, Of H., moved to lay tho
appeal Ga The tatle, but Mr. Conger claimed
the floor apd sharp col!cqu7, sometimes Dor.
dcriog on tho acrimonious, ensu,d between him
and the Speaker as TO his right 10 d,bato the
appeal.
Tho c1u!u;ion aud noise 10 The chamber was
very great, and various parliamentary questions
were nr0pcundcd 10 tho Clair. tui with so lit
Ito feet that it vas suggested by Mr.. Atkins,
OF Ten, that this whole matter was nonsense,
6ni that the !l.ulo should lay it aside and pro.
c;cd to the cli sjdcTaI0E al Tho River ADD Har
Dor bill.
The Lour cxpir,l without any disposition Of
the qacsl0n.
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