Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-04
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, D. c., December 4, 1884.

w ASHlNGION, ~. u, Decemoe 4, 1851.
SENATE.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
to-day were the following:
By Mr. MITCHELL Granting a pension to
General Ulysses S. Grant.
By Mr.. Garland: To provide for an addi-
tional Judge of the United States District
Court for the Southern district of New
York
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, offered a
resolution that the Committee on Finance
be directed to inquire whether it would be
expedient to expend the surplus revenue
of the United States, or any portion thereof,
for the purpose of reviying the shipping
and export trade by allowing rebate from
tariff duties on foreign goods imported in
ships built and owned in the United States,
aad by also allowing premium on Ameri-
IN grown products, and articles of Ameri-
can manufacture exported in American YES
sells, aud report BY bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Hill offered resolution that the
Senate declares its opinion to be that no
valid reason exists at the present time for
imposing any new and additional restrc-
tions upon either the coinage of silver dol
lars or the issue of silver certificates.
After some debate on bill for private
relief, message was received from the
President, whereupon the Senate, at 100 p.
m, went into executive session and when at
l:40 p. M, the doors were reopened, the
Senate adjourned to Monday next.
HOUSE.
By unanimous consent the Speaker pro
cceded to call the States for bills and reso-
lutions, as of Monday. Under the call the
following were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, to establish
Court of Appeals.
By Mr. Morrison, Of Illinois, relative to
the surplus revenue. The text is as follows
Belt enacted, etc. That the Secretary of
the Treasury be, and be is hereby, author
ICED and directed, to apply the surplus reve.
nues at any time in the treasury in excess
! of $780, 600, 900, not otherwise appropriated,
| to the redemption of United States bonds :;
and when any of said bonds are redeemable
at the pleasure of the government, it shall
not be lawful to apply any portion of said
surplus TO the purchase of bonds at pre-
| MUM.
BY Mr.. Dochery, Of Missouri, to repeal all
laws authorizing the appointment of special
deputy marshals at the polls, and the ap-
pontment of supervisors Of election.
By Mr.. Thompson, of Kentucky, to fur
Their secure the government against fraud
in the sale of whiskey, and the public
against duplicate warehouse receipts.
By Mr.. Cox, of New York, requesting the
President to furnish information showing
the authority Of law for which certain COM
modores of the navy have been given the
rank of acting rear admits ais, when, as is al.
legged, no vacancies existed in the legal
and limited number of officers of that grade;
and also, what public emergency, if any,
existed TO justify such action.
By J. d. Taylor, of Ohio, to prohibit the
removal of any honorably discharged sold
Ter, sailor or MARINE or any widow. or de.
pendent relative of the same, from any Office
in the civil service Of the United States ex--
cept for specified cause.
By Mr.. Barbour, of Virginia, to regulate
the manufacture and sale Of sprituous and
malt liquor in the District of Columbia.
The House then resumed the consdera-
ton of the unfinished business, being the
inter state commerce bill.