Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-19
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4 ssOCIATEn PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Disc. 10.
GEHkTE
SENATE.

Ths bill was then referred tc The finance
committee.
Mr.. Gray cfe.sd resolution locking to
the establishment; OF reciprocity between the
United States, the Dominion OF Canada md
Mexico, and asked that it lie upon the table,
stating that st coaYerient time, no would
move to tsks It Up.
Mr.. Iegalls introduced bill to allow the
exchange OF bonds for inerast-besriog
notes.
Ths seuste thea took up the printing de-
feiency bill.
II ;he cnurse of The discussion Mr.. Nor
gan alluded to the statement that tbs
amount Of deficiencies TO b, appropriated
for the current & cal gear would exceed
$4,000. 600.
Mr.. Allison questioned TIE correctness OF
that estimate.
Mr.. Morgan doubted whether The Senator
from Iowa knew what the deficiency would
lb,. There wss now before the Senate
measure (,te election billy thst would re-
quire en- annual expenditure of at leatt
$4,000, coo.
The bill was passsd.
Mr.. Henderson offered resolution for IL.
vestige;iog the cause Of the Indian trouble
Mr. German offered resolution for the
purchase of the collection OF autographs and
historical papers CT the late Jsmes e. Nc
CURE, of Washington, D. c.. kuoUn as the
| Madison collection.
I; Mr. All. rising to personal explanation,
made g hum orous statement On the Sub
J j Ct OF a parsg -aph referring to him
| 10 the B ,sscn Herald, q paper published "io
3 comparatively obscure locality in the iu-
/ m sGia.s viclnity of where he lived, one oi
|! the outlying provinces" (laughte,), The
paragraph wos ou the u!j=ct of g remark
which he had meds in the Senate lately C.
TO he likelihood of his being called upor
after he fourth of March next to serve the
public in smother capacity. lie had always
understood that private citizen was
king in ire republic, and tast was the high
asst capacity ia 1h!oh man could serve hi.
country. There we're some "5osoin friends
Of his connected NTH the pyess (iaughta:l;
snd one CT them had got up the paragraph.
/. commenced By an alluaion to the rnmo's
running ct large as 10 what he Mr. B!eii)
meant, aad saying that he would not COL
tradict them. As that Mr.. Blair aaid) hea
haen the G. 81 inlimston he had that such
run1crs had got loose he bad had no opcoF'u-
nity TO contradict them. The paragraph
went on 10 intimate thai Mr.. Blair Wa
70 be Secretary OF the Interior, aGd mer-
toned So piece OF political history not gen
era!ly known" This was thst when Nj
Harrison wss q candidate for reelection to
the Senate MIR. Biair bad been asked 10 use
h:s Influence with FIVE labor" representa-
siyes ia the Iadiann Legislature in favor OF
Mr.. harrison, and bad refused to 90 80
TIE narsgraph closed with the sertence, II
the President has ahort memory and foI-
Swing spirif, Se0stor Blair may go in!o tbs
Cetipst.n hir. Blair Went on TO say that re
could aos ta:t under aDy imnutation Likely
to Interfere with bis eppo;n, ment to an i'1-
0ortant cfice In ce5e he should net be re-
elcc' ed TO the Senste-ss be most sincerely
aud confidently ez expected to be (laughter)
LAYING BIZ anchor to the Woodward, he lad
written 50 Col. Dudley, manager OF DIT.
Harrison's campaign foc reelection 10 TIE
S.nate, SID had received from him Letter.
which he proceeded to read. Ihis
was TO Inc Effect that Mr.. bud
ley remembered going to him (Sr. BAN
ia the ezigency referred to, and gettipg
from him q letter the: bad bean used to good
effect, although it had not been successful
ia rsiugnicg Mr.. Earris1n 10 The Senate
TIE letter closed With the sentence: we
knoG Of the great eervce you rendered Us,
AID feal gta e(ul for it'
Itt;nk Mr.. B sir said in conclusion that
thst val ,3nove shy supposed oijecIion 10
my appointment as Secretary of be IateFor
on his grounl that oca not loyal friend
of the President. Laughter Nag, as 70
the ofIiea which referred to directly in I'y
remarks en- The occasion which l hayo mei-
toned, did it ever occur 70 any CT thoee pee
ple that TIE PTesidsncy Of Zoe Uoitec States
= sting ao1n without. finishing The ser
tsucs). Tat ia al am going to cay on
that poiut (Ieuehter on both sides Of ths
Chamber sud in ;hs geiierifs).
The elections bill wse Thea taken III, snd
Mc. Bate resumed a1d concluded his fpeach
against il.
Mr. Gibson followed Mr. Bate il oppoai-
ton to the bill.
HoUsE
Mr. a tinson presented toe conference
repcrt on the bill oE6;ming certain priv
Ieses nov possessed by the Baltimore & Pc
tcrse R B. Co., in the d s-rici Of Columbia.
The House decided TO consider The COZ
;erspce report aud M.. a kiDsoa immediate