Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-09

Communications we're presented from the
Attorney GeDesal il response to resolutions
OF the Senate calling Tor information as TO
voting places and as to election supervisors.
The Attorney General states that his de-
psrtmeut has not the means of supplying
J the information asked.
| 4 petition vas presented from the Wage
Workers Poiiiicai Alliance of Washington,
D c., asking that no national bank stocS
bolder aba!l be continued ss 8 membsr Of
the c5romittee on finance.
TIE oil! TO establish public farm III eacb
couaiy within tho limits Of The republic was
reported back adversely rem the committee
CO Agriculture.
Tno Farmers Ajiiance sub-treasusy billie,
,?dich we're last session referred to the COM
mItjee on agriculture, we're ct the request Of
that committee transferred to the commit
tee 90 fosnca as being more properly with
n he jlgisd;atioa of tie latter committee.
Tina bill spHrop'i,tiag $4,000 for tie
erection 10 thu smithsonian grounds Of 8
statue TO Robert Dae zen. of Iodlapa, the
member of Congress who introduced the bill
70. Joe o,aaciz .tian of tne Smithsonian 10.
s5itution, vas passed.
Mr. Pumb introduced bill TO reduce tie
amount Of U s. bonds TO be- required CT ps-
tions banks and 10 replace their surrender
ed notes, and to provide for TIE free coinage
! o. silver. In doiag So be gave notice that II
the elections bill was not disposed OF at an
early G0y he should m iva to lag il aside for
! the lime boins 10 order that The bill jlst in
troGucod 3Y bin, and all other measures re-
!atiug to tbs finaGcal condition OF the coun.
i lry should BE- considered. Something, he
said. ought to &c done. Congress had on
/ II e responsibility which 10 his Judgment 1t
/ c,uld not avoid for any great period OF
time, without letting SO by very great OF
pozluDity fr heipjr g the cauntry, AID one
woich (n his jadgment) would not cccu
again 10 very great mary years. Ifsome-
thing was rot dons within the next two or
three gsek, +, risht SIS we'll be os,poned
ind, Gaiiely.
Mr. Mcpherson cffered a resolution
(Which was sgeeed to) csii0g on the Saore-
Easy of tie Treasury for certified copy OF
he accounts ri John / Davenport, chief
supervisor OF eections for the southern dis
tricS CT NaH York, togsther with reports,
correspondence g..
TINS resciatioa heretofore offered by Nv.
jones, OF Arkansas, cailiog on the Attorney
Genera: Ter a statement OF moneys paid By
tie supervisors Ct the ti.ss ena second Con-
OCCASIONAL diet,icts af Afken5aP, was, sf,er
sSatemoot bg Mr. Jones thai he had seen
pa-sersph 10 the tf'4oS that the supervisor
had preeenl;d en- sec uas for Sc 036 taken
up and aeresa 10.
Mr. Quay offered e resoiu ion (ahica wss
referred to tks coz mi;oe on 6aaace) for The
aDendn1oi G; the ta.!G bill.
o. moiion o. Mc. H1ar al 1:10 tbs Aisoion
oiii vas tekea up. and Mr.. Barry addressed
t.c Senate ia opposi!ion 20 Il.
uovsE
III. O'Gs!il, 81 Pennsylvania. presented
petitions Of 5sakers commission merchants
sad Importers OF Pnilsdephia, praying
Congress 10 smend the terif act By extend
ing The ,ine from February 1t 10 July 1t,
1891 io- tie a:h,1rswal OF imported meT-
oaa1Gz, in bcn.; October 13t, 1890. r.:
tsrrsd.
TIE credentials of Taos. J. daary, as rer-
h., 1otG o.
district If Calitc;nis to FL! the vacancy &C
Stoned 5g be resignation of ]. J. Dahaven
were p7asauied aad Mr Gsary was sworn il.
dr. EeSdsis,n ftom the committee on
appropriations reported bill making d.
fio:eDcy appropriation for public printing
and binding.
Mr. Brewer, ircra tao same committee, re-
ported lhs for.Gae:ioo appropriation bill.
Mc. L,n5ea, Of rexss, asked unanimous
c1usspt for the Immediate confederation OF
resolution calling upon the Postmaster
Gsneia for Information relative to COM
plainie cf oitizsDs CT Tsxas in consequence
Of Irregularities Of ths postal service, alleged
to BE- attributable 10 speculative bidding.
Mr.. Dicgiag, Of Maine, asked that the
resolution be broaiepea 80 as to apply to
other States and Mr. Ltpham ssseoted but
Mr.. Bingham, OF Pennsylvania. o. acted 10
iha resolution, AMI II WAS referred to the
committee on pls,c lIi CTS and postroads.
The Hoase then resumed the considerf-
ton q! :he P .u,nb rssoIu ion looking to the
removal Of TIE remai.s Of General U. 8
GRAFT to Arlington.
TAe reeoluslon vss dyfsated-yeas 90,
nays 1853.
The Indians.
RAPID CITY, Ed, Dec. "a band OF
Indians il campnli ahous ten miles east Of