Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-24
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
&nsScy still Auditor.

lop'cisl 10 Tue Aie4acdria Gszatte.
RICHMOND. Vs., Jao. 24.-Considerabl iL-
teress vas shown 10 tho Massey fight to-day.
lie S'cate cbanb.r Wss crowded with visitors.
to Ttnes' the contest. ard OF l clock the i,in.
order, which Vss be election OF 40 auditor and
several judges. was announced. Mr.. Riddle
bcigt got ths H,or, AID MI. Naabert7 arose
ao1u: The same time scd cl.ined it. He was
muca excited. and Insisted that be should not
b, cot IF. lie sid ho had restlu:icn to Of
Ter, and santed it to be heard. The ots;r in.
ter ned him that Mr.. Rid ebsIgr was rec:g.
bz!'. lie appealel from The decision CT the
o>slr, bl: the latter was sustained ty vote oil
81 10 .. The join! crd;r was then proceeded
VIII. When i: tai been aauounced to The
Housa that tbs Senate was ready to proceed
Sisb stzecu:icu, Mr. Newberry novel to i'd.
l'ur,. which molio, was carried by vote Of
q to 10. Messrs. NsRbsny. Hale. Williama
AID Ljor0ok voting With ali Of the democrats.
II ~ understood that this ours, vii! bs kept
up from day to day. The readjusters cay i.
cannot last long. and that they viii drivs some
OF the boilers from their pcsisioc.
To Da.'s Congressional Proceedings
SENATE.
MIR. Ailison, presented the ccdea ia,s Of
Hon. JANIS Wilson, IS senator trim lows, sud
be was sWo1n 10.
Mr.. Blair, from tho Commi:tea % Poosioas,
reported bill for ths relief Ct Mary Lincoln,
WIDOW Of Abrsham Lincoln. sac asked its pre-
sent considera'ino; tie bill WIS passed. Il
spprolriass SIS, 900 for her immediate relief
snd Increases her present pension to S. 900
per auL U from aud after the bills enactment,
Mr.. Elnunts, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported till to amend the revised
s!s'u:es fer the punishment Of tigany and for
oiher purposes aud givo notice that be would
ask the Ssoate to give it eafy o,osideratiou.
Mr. MotrlI', from the CJnmltte CO Finance
reported adversely several bills for the c,inase
OF gold, golod and silver c,ins on tho metric
system.
Mr.. Merrill gavo not;c, lhst at tn, earliest
opportunity be would cal up tho bills provid-
log for tariff commission which hs7o bean
partially discussed.
Mr. George. iar)iuc,d bill t, mako tho
Agrical u'sl department an * ca:iga depart
men'. Rsierrtd.
Bills Were introduced IS f.E,ws:
By Mr.. Johnston, 10 repeal so mu,h Of a SEC
ton OF The rev SD s's'u es as imposes 40 ex-
port tx 90 tobacco.
Mr.. Beck introlrc d q Till for tho puoish-
msut oil Officers OF N.i)usI Blak, who lille.
ga'ly is us Q rl6ad checks.
1hs Senate, at two o',l.ok. resumed cousid,-
ration OF the Sherman three .. + osut nd bill
Mr.. Gall address thu S,na.s.
HOUSE
Mr.. Belmont, Of New Yo:k. it m ,hs Com
mittee Ga For.iga alf si:s repltled back the
resoluic1 calioR Gu tho President Tor pics OF
all oorrcsoopdsIc", e!o relative 20 tho # ,rts
OF this gov rcmens to h'inG about p.Go, bo.
tween G7ili. Peru a1d B ,|i7ia. ADDICTED.
Nj. Il cd # M.iue. on behalf Of the Com
nittee uh The Jud s'y, asked leave to take
from The Spesksr's be for immediate consd-
Grafton the Senate bill to r,liro Associate jas
tico Ward Hu,t. of the Supreme Court.
Mr. Holman, Of lod;aus. objected.
MI C.rpeoter, of Iowa. from the ssme cJm-
mittee. reported back resolution dirto ing
the Committee On Commerc, to ira lire
wherein exlstinirg l,ws can be amerdsd so
Is to afford relief to the merchant marine en-.
gagged IN the foreign carrying trade and what
measures can ba adopted 10 promote our
chip building and other commercial interests.
Adopted,
Mr.. Garrison. Ct Virgins, fetm tho Commit.
tee on tae District of Counbis, reported back
adversely bill for tho p1rch,se Of sqla.e 40
IN the city OF Washington for pu bic pkrk.
Ltii on the table.