Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-06
TO.DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
TO Days Congressional Proceedings


sRNATE,
Petitions for woman suffrage wsre presented
from various States.
Dir. Morrill,. from the Committee GA Public
Buildings, reported favoraby the Senate bill
authorizing AID directing the purchase By the
Secretary of the Treasury for the public use,
of the freedmen's bank property and real estate
| and parcels of ground 40 acent thereto, belong
irg to the freedman's savings and trust COM
pany, located on Peupsy l7auia AVetus, Vast
ington.
Mr.. MorIil. having secured is Immediate
consideration. stated The bill was identical With
| the one reported in the last Congress, by Mr..
Pugh that it proposed to nay moi the actual
cost OF the building. $25S coo. tu! $3.50, 600
aud that, 10 his opinion. the property was
worth to-day $50. O0U more. Passed.
| Bills were introduced:
| Ky Mr.. Hswey-For The retirement of
BteVet Msjor General Meigs with the rank AID
pay Of a retired officer Of The rank of Wsior
General.
Resolutions were offered:
BY Mr.. Ha,rls-Appointing Neil 8. Brown,
jr.. CT Tennessee, to p;rform the duties If
chief cle OF The Senate. Will, The present
chef CLERK is performing the duties of secrsta
~. Laid over until tomorrow.
| By Mr.. Rolllns-CalIiog upon the District
Commissioners for information cor corning The
issue OF Eqlor licenses for the District nnd
evasons OF VI, law 90 the sutj,ct. L,id ever
lot0rnslly at the suggestion or Mr.. H.rrs.
! Mr.. Morgan offered coucurrent resolution
nrtv'dIos for reciprocity treaty between the
Uolted States and Mexico, which Was laid over.
! "a moliob of Mr.. B.yard, tho bill making
az appropriation Of $4,000 for base and
i nc RI rof hn al.l /.
Dupout Was taken up and passed.
After the morning hour, The Ies,uiio that
the pension trrssIs legislation ought not to be
repealed. csme up as the uo6oisbed bu.ioess,
| but was laid aside Informally With Tie assent oil
its author MIR. IngAlIS.
MIR. Williams. to whom the hocr was sol-
cltll9 assigned, then proceeded to make q
| speech on the tsrif-tho Merrill tariff commits
| sion bill belog lskeu up for tits purpos,. He
aToWad bis npptsion to the measure and
favored tariff revision b. a Joint Committee
OF tho Two HSusts
| Ill. Joi ce, of Vermont, tsksd and obtained
leave 10 nave printed in the Record on amept-
meut which he proposed to otfsr to tho appol-
tloment bill, fixing the Dunb,r OF representa-
tives at $685.
Mr.. BsItord. of Colorado introduced. joint
resolution for the printing CT 100000 copies 10
Eng!ish ard SO, OCO copies in Spanish of a book
entitled Toe three Americas Railway" favor
ing tho COTS rucion of railway from the
Y ated States to South American States.
Rsf4rrd
Ucder the Gall oil States, The following bills.
IT,, were i'rodoeed aud referred:
| BY Mess. PAGE and hosecrsps. Of Cali.
| tOrola-Io rcorRa5lz) the conrt of the Uoited
States aud to provide f,r appellate courts.
BY Nlr. Springer. of 1ioois-A resolution
calling Oh the Pfesiden! for Information o. TO
the right or authority utder which the r.
publIos OF North md South Amerca were to-
v!ed to soId commissioners to pesoe cor gress
to b held 10 Washington in November, 1882
| BY Mr. Martin, of DsIawsre-Psrmlttins
he use OF domestic material 10 the constrrc
'loo OF Steam and sail vessels for foreigu se-
counls; also TO e1cud, judges advtcl!e from
court marlia|s during tho consideration Of
| findings.
BY MIR. Willis. Of K&utuoky-To su,bcr,zo
tbs, withdrawal ffcm warehouses, whcu. tx,
OF alcohol and other sDir s TO bs us:d ia the
manufacture or manipulation of tobacco.
BY MIR. kirg, Of Observation-Disclosures
$40 700 to enable the Commissioner of Apti-
culture to ln7cs iga!e the origin ADD spread Of
| cocoa GRASP.
By Mr.. U rnar. of M.rgsud-To establish
farmers market 10 tho District cf Columbia.
By Dir. Lord Of Michigsu-To regulate the
water supply 10 the District of Columbia.
By MIR, Crspo. of msssachuss.ts-pte scrib-
ltg that the penalty fer embt zzIemeuts Of the
iunds OF nalious banks shall bs iG ptsor meot
for not lass than i've cid ret mere than ten
years.
By Mr.. SD.uldirg. Of Mi,Sisso-To alb ,Iish
custom house fees and for the consolidation of
custom collection districts.
BY Mr.. Hofr. of Miohigln-For be spooin,-
ment OF 40 interocesnc com mission to determine
the best plan and rou'o Tor the establishment
or Communication for trade and oommerc,
| b:tTeen the Atlantic snd Pc fc coesus.
BY Mr.. Buukner, Of Missouri. to regulate The
disposal of tho iutd 10 The Treasury for III.
rtdemption Of the circulation of usolvent banks
aud of banks liq1idsliog or redaeming THAR
circulation.
| BY Mr.. Hill. of New York. to i1csea.e Il e
| duty on iron Gro.
By MIR. Vanc,, CT North Carolina, 10 ray
| the cost of carrying the mails 10 the STU bern
States. prior 10 the 3lst of Mey, 1881.