Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-12
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, D. g., JAP. IL, 1881.
SENATE.


The Woo President laid before the Senate q
resolution Of the Board CT Managers Of the
New I0lk Produ.e Ez,hanse aud Of the MaIi
lue Asstclaii,n OF the lport Of New Yok
recommending the passage Of the bill to give 90
American register 10 the Egyptian steamer
D+ssouI, which brcuaht Clcopatrs's Nssdle to
this cJuo:rr.
Dir. Hoar called attention to the fact that at
ho last s,tsloc motion TO reconsider the in-
dshGre PTS poDemcnt Of the Geneva award bill
had been ls;d on the table ty very small na.
jority, aod b. new desired 10 know if it was
Ilk.l5 that il would De reported 90 ttj, session.
Mr. Ednuads replied that be bad 20 author.
lty to speak fer the judiciary Commute and as
the Chairman Was 70. pres lot he c.u.d not say
at Sha! tins The tutj CT would be reported
upon, tu! his Individual belief was that the
committee would be dlligent in bringing it
before the Sepate.
Mr.. DAVIS Of w. Va, submitted reseluliou
ssIuctrg The Committee on Finance to eu-
QuIre into tho ACCESSIBILITY of change 10 The
| Crsac'z1i6n ct the Treasury and other depart
mcE'1 SO as 10 divide the accounts. &c tor the
collecting, receipt and safe keepicg ot'the reVi.
nues lrom The disbursement ecoouu,s to trans
| ter from The Tfeisl,y to tho War CT Navy
department. tho steamboat Inspection, lie
| saving aud ether services, and 10 p a,o und, r
| the Stale DaDartm'ut matters couu,c:ed With
our dcmestic AID flreiSn oomne!ce. Tabled
| ard ordered 10 be printed.
Mr.. Logan called W the loint resolution cx.
tending the tlauklug privilege 10 all eficisl
business ssut through the mails By Senator's,
| Representatives snd Delegates 10 Congress-, and
II all other rgsrco.s 20 be under the Limitations
NJ N lnu oln,
lulloo was Designed 10 cover only letters. etc
seDt from the departments through ito hands
Of Cergressmen to the people at large.
HOUSE OF REPREs gNTATlvEs
| On motiop Of Mr.. Backuer, Of No. the
| morning hour WAS dispensed with.
Mr.. i. Wood, Ct n. Y, moved ttst Wher
the House ntxS Went toto Committee Of the
whole 90 the fuadiog bill. the debate on the
pending amendment should b, Ini,et TO thirty
mlnu!es. which was agreed to.
The House then, at - So. went into commit
tee OF the whole Oh the tuudrg ill.
| The Tina limited for debate having ,ired,
the c1m nlttee ris., anG The House extended
| the tima for enc hour.
MIR. i. Wood Sal! that fol- himself be saw
nothing ltcouslste1t 10 the establishment of
per cent Iate Of interes. for the bonds and tt,
shortening OF the cp;iou indicated 10 the BILL
Mr Stevenson, Of ILL.,, opposed the bill OF
tie ground that it did no more or less than e,
8 nermsneu: ealioDal debt upon the oouutry.
M!. Weaver. Of Iowa, protested against the
rafnudiug Of the aud 6 per cents into an!
obi CATION that would take from the govern
Elent the right Of redemption 70. siagls do,
or hour.
Dir. Mchlilan. 81 Tennessee. argued 10 layo
OF az aneudmeot which be proposed to fer
making the bonds tutj cot 10 taxation.
Mr.. Du1nell. of Miuresota, said that be ba
90 doubt that three per cear. bord would 6u
o ready sale, std be advocated that rata o! 10
terest He you d vote. howevtr for reduc
tIon of the tine from twenty to ten yaars.
| MIR, 0. Turocr, Of Kentucky, opposed III
reluudiag theory. He was 10 favor of placiu
az income tax 90 capitalists and bopdholdeI
snd letting the revenue received from that a.
90 10 the txtiDpuisbm.pt of tho bcrd,.