Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 5, 1885.

SENATE.
The Chair laid before the Senate the ere
tlcutials of Hon. Justin S. Morrill,, re. elected
Senator from Vermont for the six years
commencing March tth, 1880, after which a
number Of petitions were presented and re-
ferred, as wei! as Il number of bills.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid-
eraiiou Of bids on the calendar.
HOUSE.
Mr. Smith, of Pennsylvania, presented
the certificate Of election OF John A. Swope
to fill The vacancy occasioned by the death
of w. A. Duncan, from the 10Th Congress
sional district Of Pennsylvania; aud MIR.
Swopc appeared ut the bar Of the House
and took the oath of office.
The military academy bill, with Senate
on Appropriations.
Under the call of States number OF bills
and resolutions were introduced and refer
red, among them the following, introduced
hy Mr.. Herbert, OF Alabama:
Whereas it appears that the President OF
The United States has empowered Hon. Jno.
| A. kassnn and Gen. w. Sanford to repre-
| sent This government at what is styled the
! "intcrnalonal African Conference met at
| Berlin. in the Empire OF Germany, TO con-
slider the question Of erecting and maintain
ing State i'm the basin Of the River Congo,
in the continent OF Africa and whereas,
such an alliance as this conference seems to
| import is departure from the traditional
policy Of the government of the United
States, and the House of Representatives is
without official information of the reasons
which may have induced the President to
accredit representatives to take part in such
conference; therefore be it
Rcsoiredby The House OF Representatives.,
! That The President be requested to inform
this body, if not incompatible with the pub
lie interests, whether he has 80 accredited
| Hon. John A kasson and General w. J..
Sanford rs delegates to represent the
United States in said Conference, and, if so,
he is respectfully requested to state the rea-
sons which have impelled him 10 take such
a step. II be has so accredited said kasson
md Sanford, he is further especially re-
Qnes:ed TO inform tie house whether, in the
letter Of authority to them, or otherwise,
there were any conditions affixed to, or linn
italions placed upon the exercise of their
authority, as such delegates; and if limlta.
| lions and conditions were prescribed wheth
er such delegates made known to the con-
| ference the limitation Of their authority or
whether they appeared Internationally, and
apparently with full power to act as dele
gates, representing the United States in a
conference assembled 10 discuss the ques
ton of creating and maintaining new
State On the continent of Africa.
And the President is further requested to
impart TO the House such information as
may be in his possession tending to show
whether the new State, to be erected and
maintained by the powers taking part in
the conference, is to be republican or mon
nrchcal in form.
The President is also respectfully request
ID to give his opinion a. to whether the
appearance Of delegates from the United
states in such an international conference
wCu'd not estop this government to deny
the rightfnIness of any future alliance Euro
pean sovereigns might make, to set up, on
! the American continent, governments of
such form AZ to them might seem wise,
whenever ali occasion for such interference
rnight arise.