Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-15
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. Is, 1886.

WASRlNSION, ~. w., I Gu 1o, looo.
SENATE.
The chair laid before the Senate letter
from the Secretary of the Interior, in reply
to a resolution calling for all information in
the Interior Department relating to Henry
Ward, late Indian inspector. The Secreta
~ says:
IT transmit all the official papers on f.e
in the department which I understand to
be embraced by the resolution. The official
reports made to this department by Henry
Ward, as United States Indian inspector,
are yolumnous, and as the clerical force of
this department is limited, and otherwise
fully employed, have deemed it best to
transmit the original reports. AS they are
frequently consulted in the transaction of
the business of the department., have the
honor to request that they be returned to
it's files as soon as they are no longer requir.
ed BY the Senate. | am directed by the
President to say that if the object of the
resolution is to inquire into the reasons for
the suspension of Mr.. Ward, these papers
are not to be considered as constituting all
the evidence submitted to him in relation
thereto I am also directed, by the Presi-
dent, to say that he does not consider it con-
sistent with the public interests to transmit
copies of unofficial papers from private cit
liens, held in my custody for him, which
relate exclusively to the suspension of in
| cumbents."
The letter and accompanying papers were
referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Among petitions presented werea consid-
cradle number favoring woman suffrage, and
the opening up of the Oklahoma lands to
settlement. Referred
In submitting report from the Naval
Committee on the bill providing that that
part of the Naval appropriation bill for the
year 1883, limiting the number of graduates
| of the Naval Academy to be retained in the
service each year, shall not apply to those
who entered prior to the passage ofthat act,
Mr.. Butler said he submitted it as the re-
port of one half the committee-a report
having already been presented by Mr.. Hale,
representing the other half of the committee.
Mr.. Butler characterized this as q rather ap
anomalous state of affairs. Mr.. VanWck
submitted an amendment to the House
| bill to increase the pensions of widows and
dependent relatives of deceased soldiers
and sailors, providing the minor children
shall receive SIS per month when
one parent is deceased and SO
when both parents are deceased; that
the rensionable age he extended to IS
years, and that fathers and mothers only be
required to prove dependence.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Phelps, of New Jersey, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs reported reso-
luton calling on the Secretary of State for
copies of all correspondence between his
department. and the representatives of the
governments of Belgium, Denmark, Ger
many, Portugal, Sweden and Norway relat-
ing to the claim of said governments to be
accorded the reduction of tonnage dues &C
corded to vessels entering ports of the U. S,
from certain ports named in section IA OF the
shipping act. Adopted.
Under the call of States number of bills,
ETC., were introduced and referred, among
them one by Mr.. Henley, of Calaifornia, alb.
rogating all treaties heretofore made be-
tween the United States government and
the Chinese Empire in go far as they pro-
vide, recognize or permit the coming of Chi
nese into the United States, and in so far as
they inhibit the United States from abso.
lutely prohibiting the coming of Chinese into
the United States, and repeating all acts of
Congress so far as to recognize or permit the
coming of Chinese into the United States
and absolutely prohibiting the coming of
Chinese, other than diplomatic and consular
officers, into the United States.
Suffering and Exposure.