Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. -, 1881,
SENATE,


his SUCCESSOR, Joha SGcIm.n Soustor-eec:
from Ohio. Tor tho tcru beginning March lib.
Read and flee
MI Elnscm. from tho Committee On Com-
merce, reported bsck, with amendments and
Recommendation that it pass, the river AID har-
Dor bill.
Mr.. Davis, Il H., from the judiciary Conn
mltteo reported adversely, with an sccomDapy
leg tetoiled report, tho Senate bill TO restore
certain causes to the docket of the Court of
Claims, and to provide for tho hearing thereof.
Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Withcrs from the Appropriations Com.
nittec, reported back favoraby. With amend
mcn's, the agricultural appropriation bill.
| Mr.. Beck introduced substitute for the bill!
presented ty Elm on December olst TO author
lza the issue Of tho legal tender uotra to circu-
late as money 90 the deposit oil gold, etc lie
SAID no hsd rec3lVcd from The Secretary cf the
Treasury, to whom tho original was referred By
| the tlDarcc COMMITTEE for careful examination,
report On tho sui ct, and upon that report
no had prepared h,s substitute. Referred to
| the Committee on Finance.
| The House bills constituting Atlanta, Cha!ta.
nooga and Indianapolis ports OF delivery. uaon
being reported from the Con mitteo on Com.
mevc9, were stvtralIy taken up and ras]oa,
Tho llcusa amendments TO III, Senate Liu
| for The employment for twenty dsys OF thrco
hundred additional District policemen were
concartd in
| Ga motion Of Nlr. Allison tho Senate Insisted
upon its amcDtm ,nts 10 the iortiioaiors ar
| pr0prlsl9n bill.
! AT tho copclcsan o! iha morn;ng husioeg4
the senate took W tho Ogrl!ulur Il apprcp.ia
| ton bill.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Alter tho rcc2ss NIr. Williams, of Wis,
| called Up tho Senate resolution relative to tho
death ct Senator Matthew II. Carpenter lie
smoke biz H., cplo2lstc Of tbs deceased, and
oit!rcd resolution for the appointment Of five
members to accompany tho body to his l,tc
| homo in Wisconsin,.
| Mr.. llGzlGton. OF Wis, seconded tho resolu
ton, and IT was agreed to and then q! lC:t5
tho lious,, ss mark Of respect to the memory
| Ct the dccorsaG, adjourned.
AT | o'clock the session Ct Ffid,7 began,
OEing TO tho long session Of yesterday the bur.
nal WIS DOT made up, and its Tcadieg was pcst.
poned until to morrow.
! Mh!o the House was wGi!ing Tor q rep1Tt
| from tho committee last L i1ht t. COMO to some
| taareement upon the eppo.tionment bill, the
| Speaker rocagE;z!d gentlemen 10 ssk unani.
mons c)rscnt Tor various purposes.
On motion cl Mr.. Davidson, Of Fla, Inc
| Senate bill WIS passed directing the Secretary
| OF War to !vus!igato the claims of the State Of
| Florida against tho United States for cx2cudi.
lures mado 10 SURPRISING Indian hos'itieS.
| u motion OF Mr.. Valentine, of Ncb., the
| Senate bill Wss passed. Tor tho sale of the 70.
| malnder OF the reservation OF the c?nIeio.ated
OIoe and Missouri tribes Of L1dians in kausls
| and Nebraska.
A dez!n private bills We're passed without
opposition, and then demand fer the regular
| order was Iuterposed.
On motion of MIR. CcX, Ct N. Y, the Senate
bill was PISSED, rCqu.stirg tie President 10 the
| Damo OF tho United States 10 inV,o oil foreign
| governments to be represented aud take part 10
| TIE International Exhibition to bn held at New
ork in 1888 provided tina! the UGitcd States
shall not be liable, directly or Indirectly. for apy
OF tho expenses attending such exhibition.
Dir McLaDe, OF Nd. presented o pecioo
sLentd by l.5GO business men nEd citz .us Of
Baltimore, Nd, for the repeal Of the tex Oh
bank deposits. Referred.
The House then. at II o'clock. went into
Committed Of the Whole (Mr Hairs, of Va,
10 tho chair CO the sundry civil bill.
The pending amendment was that offered by
| MIR. Atkins. of Tcnp., striking out tho clause
approprlsti1g $40, 0G0 for printing 10, 600 copies
| OF tho compilation of the Official records of the
war of lhe rebellion.
| Mr.. Atkins said that he had always been 10
| favor Of the compilation Of thos, records, but
| the action OF tho committcn in striking oug the
| appropriation for tho purchase Ct tho Bragg
| and Polk papers had saemod to Eim o. irdc..
lion that 40 impartial history OF the war WAS
| not desired. Anything that did ililstloo 10
ooo side or tho other did irjasice to tho whole
| C, uotry. for In wiring the history Of tic c'un-
! try nothing that might b said complimentary
| to tho Confederate soldier would dolrsct FROM
| the federal soldier, but en- tho c,olrary would
| add 10 his lustro and glory. lilo had tccn as
! sulrad By gentlemen on The other sido that the
design was TO s:curo everything that would
throw light on tho late war, aud no would
therefore Withdraw his amendment
U. $. CIRCULATING NOTES.
The bill introduced in tho Sonata By Mr
Beck Gay to provide for the issue CT u. s.
circulating notes author;Z % tho issue Of United
STATES notes OF denominations not less than $50
| in exchange for gold cola delivered 10 tho As,
sistant Treasurer ut Now York in sums Of $40.
OJU or more, the gold so delivered to bs hold for
tho redemption cftheso notes ard for no other
purpose The notes So issued shall bn rectira.
bio In payment OF AL duos 10 tho u. s. md
shall be regarded as money in all public or
private contracts ard liabilities for tho payment
| of money generally without specification of the
kind of money TO b3 paid made or incurred
afEer the passage Of the bill. They arc also to
be received in full performance Of ouch contracts
or liabilities except for intero,t on the public
debt and except as hetween the holder of such
notes and this II. S. which upon presentation
shall BIO paid in lawful coin Of the u. S. Tho
present Limitation upon tho amount Of legal
tender notes of the u. s. 10 be kept in circul.-
ton is to have no application TO tho notes Al.
thor I'd undor this bill
q Church Racket.
At tho Ames' Methodist Episcopal Church,
Now Orleans. Some Of iodiscribablo confusion
ami CONSERVATION hsd possession Of the congrc-