Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL,
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WAsnINGT0y, D, G., Feb "a, 1881.


lmu ella ci, AFR lie r:2dH2 o. III: Jtut1a
the Secsts :easl7ei. 10 I3u,nlul Il cnoe, the 40
u0utC u t.. i y. Lale:oo. 81 Wiz, # the
death # Lis 'i'9 Gil, agua. Mathew II Csl'
pch..r, Wish occurred at 9:25 o'clock =. %, o.
the r.s.ietC u III, deceased 10 The ciI3 Of
Washl"et3O NJ. tsnrC1 III; her siAt bat
at SINE c!LTdLicGt Inc hcFla'ier tic 5 Ca c
would b, Oh d % consider lc.o.u d. ; u
nemorAtlsa Il th1 lie aud pa: ssI7:c,S OIL lie
dead Seaatoc. y! er 40 expression CT bis 0Wn
sorrow lOr he less Of his colleague ard friend
aud 60 al!uslon to mo prCfou1d sorrow which
the peorla o! Wisconsin would feel in the death
Of their mcst gifted and DISTINGUISHED repre-
sentative, Alr. Cameron tff9tred the following :
Reso;Tcd, That the Senate ha4 heard with
profound sorrow Ct tho death Of Hon. Mstlhew
Il. CsIp?nttr, late Sona' OF from the State OF
Wisconsin.
That comGi,tac Of Eve Senators be appoint.
ed by the Fice President to tex, order for
suDerinteUdl0g the funeral Of MIR. Carpenter,
and that. es marx OF respco. BY tho Senate for
bis memory, tho rtmalos &c removed from
Washington to Milwaukee, Wis, 10 charge Of
the Sergeant ct Arms md attended by said
committee. who shall hive full pcW:r to carry
this resolution into ttf!o!
uhl iut IL Ctcidly Vi Tue Ccuble u
tbs foregoing 10 the House Of Representatives.
ard that as an additional mark CT respect TO the
memory Of Tie deceased, the Senate do cow ed
i0urn.
Mr.. PeudIttop, ia s:cordios tho resolutions,
spoke Of the deep sepsibiity with which BIO was
sure every member OF the Senata had received
the note, iVst made, end their full share 10 tho
s1ptimc0t q s3IrOw expressed.
L1 al
O'clock, the Senate Oj3urntd until to MORROW
TIE late Senator's chair II the Senate was
covered With funeral drspeiy.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Meisss. Cobb, Blackburn and HaHIey were
appointed as conlerees on the pert of the House
on the District Of Columbia appropriation bill.
Dir. Baker, CT Ind, from the Committee on
Appropriations, rep )rted back the fertilization
appropriation bill. with S;nsto amendments,
recommending colcurretc CO 10 some end Don.
concurreLc1 IN others CT those amcu3m ,nts.
The report was agreed TO-
Messrs. Blackburn, BlCunt ard Cauuon wero
appointed as contcrees on the par: ofthe House
on the postoffi,o appropriation bill.
The Committees wcro called, but only two
bills, both of them OF o pri7a.o nuluro, were
reported and then Mr.. Cox, Of N. Y, demand
cd the regular order, being the consideration Of
the apportioDmcnt bill.
Mr.. Burrows, Of Mic5., raised the qu:s!ion
of consideration.
At FIRST the republicans refused 10 vote, but,
upon th9 second rOl call. they, at Mr.. Couger's
Susgast)p, cist their votes il tho negative.
The result ~as-7ess al, nays GS. SO tho
House determined to proceed to tho corsdcra-
lion CT the apporl1nuent bill.
At o'clock Mr.. Cox, of N. Y, demanded
tho previous question. but Mcssrs Robson, of
N. j., and CJ0gcr, OF M!ch.. asked that furth4
cr time DO permitted for debate.
Mr.. Ctx ltercupoa offaTeI to Yield to the
republican side the hour to which lie would be
entitled after the prNsious question had botn
stc,cdCd. blu: ltll cff9r Was declined by Mr..
ConQer.
Mr.. Rob 500 stated that thcro had bteo six
moro speeches mGdo 90 The democratic side
than On the republican side, statement which
MIR: Cox declared to be incorrect.
Tho demand 'or the previous question b ing
repeated, Mir. Robeson asserted that tho ra-
Fubllcans Ttaut to have free debate or sit here
uotI they got il.
Mr. Cox yisdld 10 Mr., Ryou, Ct Pa, TO
Otfor an amendment AID sharp controversy
onsucd between lho Speaker aud Mr.. Copger
ns to tho ndmlsslhiIitg, Ct tho amendment, tho
Speaker finally deciding that it.misht bo offered
Mr.. N3tesen wished to understand whether
tho gentlemen Gu the other lido intended to
put 10 ali their amendments gnd refuse 10
aaw lis side to do SO.
Mr. Cox rtp!iad that Tho Republicans had
offered IN amendment, fixing thu representa-
ton 1910.
MIR. Ryol's smenlmeui Ees tEco tif,r.d. L;
makes it unlawful 10 divide sry county or par.
lsh whon any district shsl consist OF moro than
one c)uny or parish.
The Voto was then taken 90 ordcliog tho
main question 0td resulted l3G to 10, one less
than quorum. The Speaker cast his vote in
the affirmative. thus making quorum.
The republicans then rcsorted to d;lalcry
Mr.. Cougcr moVcg to aGj,uru ard
diou;n 10 day c5rciu, and
MIR. Page, o? CAL, mcviog fer rco:ss, pend
iDe which,
"a motto, ct Mr.. Atkins, OF Teu. the Sen
etc amendments TO tho legislative. iaacial ard
executive arpran!i,iian bill were nln-eon.
CURED 10.
Filbus,crinE was ;htn recommended.