Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-09
70 DAYS Congressional Proceedings
SENATE

Mr.. Perileloo presented pai.ion punei
| ou!l5 signed by Penasyvauisos. asking lha
| appointments of subordinate .xecu.i9s tf6oer
With such txc,lt oas as may be xpedieut shsl
DO msds bS c!mpoiligs txamin.,iop, ard tina
| removals shall oot bs usd, 90 partisan grounds
Dir. Congsr reported from the COMMITTEE OF
Commerce the b Il promoting the eficisrc, Of
| he lte saving service. with 40 amendment
creating 40 additional station.
A bill WIS Introduced by Mr. Grover provid
ing Tor tha crgan;z lion of The District of u
eastern Alnks. aud praVidiog tor civil gov.
eroment therefor.
Mr.. Harris moved 10 lsy aside the regular
ord5r the c.lerdsr to take up his resolution
appointing Neil S. Btowp, il, to perform The
duues Of the Chief Clark OF the Senate while
tho present Chief Clerk performs the duties oil
Secretary.
S,uo dsbatc toll>9ej. wiou lbs rts.la i'm
was defeated By o strict party vo,e-yess o5
nsys IS. President pro tenn. DAvis voted s5e
with the democrats sld Mr.. Mlhcue no With
the repub ioiLs
The Secate then lrto,eded TO consider bills
Oh The CsleLdar under The pew Anthony iula,
whoh SETS apart the Interval between the close
Of usual mornirg business und 1870 o'clock each
day TOR legislation reported from committees to
which thore is 90 oil jsciop. The only bills COT
sidered vera s,v al of private iolcrcs. only.
The uu6uish. Business. being tho resou ion
drclatiog that The p,rsion arrears law ought
not to b. repealed. WAS taken W.
Mr. Gall submitted an amendment to the GO
lation providing pc, sions for the needy and dis.
sbisd sui,v1vo:s tf The Indian wars prior 10
lS45, Including the Back Hawk. Creek and
Seminole WAre.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Nes. Of Ohio, offered resolution pro.
rldlnR TO: night St ssi0ns 90 Tuesday and Thurs
day CT each week beginning ca Thursday the
10th ius!snt for The ,usideIaiou of he bill
establishing municipal oldo FIR tho Dlshiat
Of Columbia. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Valentine. Of Nebraska, tho
Senate amendment to Illus, tii sppropiisliug
$4,000 for paekiog, transportation ard arranging
certain agricultural AID mlaersl specimens Was
adopted
Mr.. Hewett. oil N Y, introduced bill tx.
,rg The day tor the meeting OF tho eli Uis OF
Pfc.ldont and Vic President and providing fer
ADD regulating The onunicg of the votes FIR
President aud Vioa President aud the dcoiou
Of ql:sliors arsiag lhcr,fttm. Refc r J..
Also bill to carly nto etf ct tho provision
OF Tho Constitution respfc leg tho election OF
irNlucut Hui ICe-I Ceelusut, II jlCrraQ.
u ader tho o,l Ct Commlttfea, tho FIJI wipp
reports Were submitted:
81 MIR. Buckoer. of Missouri, frt m tho Com
mitee nm B,pkinp and Curepc;: Furthe ,llet
Of the tfes d mans S.virga aud T,un Comra7y.
Ref RED to Committee of thu Whole.
b. MIR, MoCotk. of N. Y: F.r tic Tire
mebt OF Bfevat NJ ihGsneral NJ. g. Meg,
with the rank OF Msi!I-Geners. Pl.c d IN
Private Calendar.
Tho House thoa resumed consideration oil
The appor,ionmen, bill.
MIR: OoIelics, Of 1ndia1s. cooo'ulod his
speech 10 opposition to tho bill Of tho Com
mi teo 90 the GeCsu Ind VS. folloWed b, Mr..
Davidson. Of Fio,id,. and Mr.. Dlbblo. of Sou b
Carolina, who attacked tho "Ssa,on" method
sppoltloLm:n t coutendinr that u,deri, NV
York. with population 10 times 50 larg, as
that OF Florida, Was given 81 times as msuy
Representatives