Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-02
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o., March 2.
GRNATE

SENATE.
The Senate met at $50.
The general deficiency and agricultural
appropriation bills were reported.
The credentials OF james Henderson Kyle
as Senator from South Dakota. beginning
March Alb, (replacipg Mr.. Moody were
presented.
MIR. FRYE called up the House amend.
uent to the tonnage subsidy bill, and moved
to non concur In the amendment ard that the
conference aeked By the House be granted
M. Morrill, moved to concur with the
House amendment.
After long debate ard voting down hall
d,zen amendments offered by Messrs.
Vest, Mcpherson and Morgan, (for free
ships, reduction OF subsidy &c., the vote
was taken on Mr.. Morrill's motion to concur
in the House amendment for postal subsi-
dies. Il was agreed to; yeas 81; nays SO
Among the nays was Mr.. Daniel, and Mr..
Barbour was paired the same way.
The bill now goes to the President.
MIR Sherman offered resolution electirg
Senator Mandersop, of Neb., as president
pro tempore to hold cffice during the pleas
ure of the Senate, and
Mr.. German offered resolution tender
ing the thanks of The Sensts to Mr., Ingalls
for the eminently courteous, digniied,
able ard absolutely impartial manner In
which ne has presided over its deliberations
and performed the duties OF president pro
tempore."
The resolutions were agreed to, and the
oath of flee was administered by the Vice
President to Mr.. Mandersen, who was e.
corted to the desk by MIR. Ingalls,.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
the sincere thanks Of the family Of the let.
Admiral Porter for the resolutions passed
on the II irst., in reference to the de-
ceased.
The credentials Of John B Gordon IS Ser.
at,r from Georgia ('eplsciDg Mr.. Browp),
were presented.
HUE bill relating to the treaty of reci-
procity with the Hawaiian Islands was
passed.
The pcste flee appropriation bill was then
taken up AM Mr.. f ys lin place of the
amendment which DE had offered on Satur-
day niebf) offered one appropriating 81, AGO.
900 for transportation of foreign mails.
Mr.. Ffye's amendment was amended, and
the bill pasted.
Senate bill authorizing the construction
Of railway upon the Government rsserva-
ton at Fort Monroe, Va, vas passed.
House bill appEcpriating $50 600 for
bridge across the ADacostia at Beunlng'a
Road, District OF Coumbis, was passed.
The Senate then Up. No.. proceeded to
the consideration of the agricultural ap-
preparation bill.
The Senate amendments to the 1udian
appropriation bill were non.coucurfed in,
and the bill seot 10 conference.
Mr.. Hit, OF Ilinois, presented for reading
message from the Government of Brezil to
Congress thanking it for Its early recogul.
ton of the Republic of Brazil.
The conference report on the bill to repeal
the timber culture lsw was agreed to.
The Senate amendments to the bill reor-
giulziDg the army were sent to the commit.
tee on military sffiirp.
The Senate bill for survey for break
water 10 Lynnbaven bay, at the foot OF
Chesapeake bay, Va, was passed also Sen
ate bill for the safe transportation and hu-
name treatment of export cattle from the
United States to foreign countries also Sem
ate bill to amend the charter OF the Rock
Creek Railroad Company of the District Of
Columbia also Senate bill granting right of
way through government property 10 Mont
gomery county, Md, to the Metropolitan
Southern Railroad Company also Ssnate
bill for the erection OF new mint bulldir
in Philadelphia at cost not to exceed
s., 0O0, 600, aud providing for tbs sale of the
present mint property.
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