Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-08
TO-DAY's TELEGRAPH NEWS
20 Bays Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE.

SENATE.
A response Was received from The Secretary
Of War % the subject Of examinations and tests
of heavy ordnance.
Dir. Hear presented q protest ir1m the
National Womsn Suffrage Association of Mas
sschu;etts against any Law DISTINGUISHING the
women OF Utah unless the msu Of tha. territory
be also disftApohised.
Mr.. Miller, If Now York, aud Mr.. Dawes
presented petitions for constitutional amend
mont to prohibit ary sbridgement Of suffrage
| on sc,auCt Of sex.
Mr.. Varoo rep ,red adversely from the Naval
Committee, The Senate bi prohibiting minis
| tiers of dspoG lnatlon having already six rep
| resentatives on the active lis! from being At
poilted IS chaplsins 10 the nsvy. prcv ding for
| four additional chsplaics lsde6oitely posi-
poned.
Bills we're introduced as fellow:
By Mr.. M.tont: dlreo'ing the Secretary of
| the Treasury 10 examine and settle the accounts
ef certain States and the city of Baltimore
arising out CT the war of 1872.
81 Mr. Blair: A lint resolution proposing
| 40 mspdmsot to too Oons.i;u ion prohibiting
The manutloLuIe. sale. importation and expol-
ts;iou OF alcoholic liquors and other poisonous
beverages from AID after 1900
ATTIC: en informal discussion by Messrs. Nor
gao AID Allison upon lbe sufioier cy of tho re-
suooso nado by be Secretary of War to Mr..
Morgan RESULT ion calling fer The foil report
of the mixed Bosrd Of Ordinances, ole >, the re-
spouse referred TO was read. II states. upon
The authority ct The president of the board,
that it is imprac icabls to make full report at
this lime. but that the board expects to make
such report before the ED of the PRESENT fiscal
yeas. The matter WAS laid over.
Mr.. Call offarad resolutions with were laid
over to eusbls him 10 speak upon them bere-
after direc ing the Secretary OF State to insi;ue
negotiations flr reciprocity treaty with the
States of Central and South Americs; slso de
clstiug that The good faith Of the United States
reqnlrcs the execution Of the obligations i'm
posed by the treaty With SPUN 10 1919 for The
cessiOn of Eorid. by the payment with interest
OF the claims for losses and damages a6judi-
Gated by U. s. tribunals
HOUSE.
NT ksssor, Of Iowa, from The Committee
on Weys and Means. reported tho tariff cou-
mission bill, snd IL WIS referred 10 the Com
mittee Of the Whole. Ho stated that be would
ask for lis Consideration at as early dry az The
business of The House wouli permit; Ir)btby
within one week.
Mr. Morrisoo, IF Illinois, slated that tho re-
port submitted by Mr.. Kasson wa, no. The
unanimous report Of The com nittee. bat as the
m,l rlly bad presented 90 ress)ns Way Tho hill
should pass. the minority had not thought il
ueoessarry to submit their We've.
Dir. Randall. of Peon., gava nolics that he
Toaid a.! tho proper time tf.r an amendment
prtVldlug the commission shall coosiss OF Two
SeDattr5. throa representatives aad fur ex-
per's.
Mr.. Duorell. CT MionesoLa introduced bill
tor ho lad cial ascirlriomepk OF claims sgsnst
The U. 3. Referred
Under the call OF com ui.tees tho following
repcrts were submitted
By Dir. Mckinley, OF Oti,. from the Com
miuee Oh Wsys aud Macs: To admit free of
duty monument to Gen. Washington. r..
fe.rsd TO the Committee of The Whole.
By Mr. Lacy. Ct Mob. from the Committee
on PoatoEcss and Pos!-roads To establish q
pestel savings depository as branch cf the
Postoihos Depar!n on!. Placed on House cal.
erdpr.
A bill for tho eracsioa of public buildings at
LTnchburg. Va, Gas reported from the Con-
mlttee on Public Bulldogs and Grounds, and
| referred TO the Committee OF the Whole.
At the conclusion Of the morning hour, tho
House resumed the consideration of the bill au-
thorlz;Dg the Postmaster General to adjust the
osims OF postmasters for Losses by burg cry. fire
or other uuavuidsbla casualty.
The consideration Of the superintendent bill
was then resumed, MIR. Mills. OF Texas, sui
uiltlag an amendment, fixing thu number of
reples Ja!,t lives at 307.