Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-09
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, March ..
SENATE

SENATE
Numerous petitions we're presented ifon
farmers alliance and oranges lon 81! sorts
of subjscts) and from religious associations
asking thu. no State shall be permit ea TO
intsrfere with the free exercises OF religion
The agricultural deficiency bill was re-
DO, I'D without amendment
The bill fer the construction OF psteie
ships, coast dsfs1ces, gun boats, and eien'
fra. class torpsdo boats, Tes reported nsck
with ar amendment sppropr!atlng S5ooooo
fer experiments in the Development OF tor
psdoes and In the procurement OF stard ard
torpedoes.
a bill for the appointment of Ccnsuls 10
the Congo Fres State wsa reported iaVcra-
bly,.
& resolution was egreed to authorizing the
committee on foreign relations to examine
Witnesses on oath, and to take dispositions
In writing, and send foE persons and papers.
Mr.. Morgan introduced bill to enforce
the PROVISIONS of toe statute that provides
that all aws are hereby declared to be In
operative which exempt from the payment
OF dulles any articles of commerce which
are rot On tbs free llst, when the same are
entered ia the custom houses OF the United
Sta!es, for transit or trspspoi t1tion through
the United States t. the Dominion OF Can
ads CT any British possession Oh the oonti'
nent of Ncrta America, OK from the same TO
any foreign coantsy.
Among the bills Introduced snd referred
was one with the folow!ng curious title.
presented by Mr.. Cu!lom, cy requeit: no
tsst and try the science OF spelling, aEd to
provide fer establishing 100 schools for that
puspcse; snd to establish spelling scaool
In the Worlds Columbian Exposition"
The Senate resolution fer the payment TO
tae State OF West Virginia OF her share OF
toe direct tax was taken up. and Mr.. Dan.
lei offered az az amendment an additional
seution instruciing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to accept the terms agreed upon bg
the committee of the Virginia bondhosde'f.
as to the bonded debt OF Virginia.
He objected to the present consideration OF
the resolution, and it was made special
order for next Monday.
The pure food bill was then at 2 p. m.
taken up and was passed without di-
vision.
Ia past years the day for the opening de-
bate upon the tariff bill has been rad.lstter
day, and almost all the members have been
ln attendance and tho galleries have bsen
thronged With spectators. Bns the rule net
With ita exception thia morning. When the
Sneaker called tie House 30 order at noon
there were not more than $50 members pres
emit and the galleries did not contain more
than the nsual audience.
A bill wss passed co regulate the manner
In which property may be sold under de-
crssa oil United States oourte; also bill dla-
qualifying judges, Justices and commission.
ers of tho United States from sitting 10 cases
In which they are Interested or when they
are related t. either party within thu 4th
degree of oonssngunity or affinity; also q
bill requiring U. 8. Jurors TO CONFORM to the
laws OF the State 10 whioa are sitting In re-
gard to the charging of tie iary.
TIE morning hour having expired, On mo.
ton of Mr.. McMilin. OF Tennessee. the
House went into committee CT tbs whole
upon revenue bills.
Mr.. MoMlllin then rose and made speech
on the ires wool bill.
he commenced by saying That the laat
Congress imposed the highest tariff ssxee
ever levied In this country. It also made
the most extravaganza appropriations ever
made here 10 s!me OF peace. Tnis Congress
Was SAINT here TO correct both evils. The e1-
penditures IL the two years for which the
last Congress appropriated, bssides poe de-
Rcieaolss, aggregated 81 ,0O9, 600 600 $40 per
family annually, or more Than $500 OO0,OO
eeeh year-ab0ut one-thifd OF all the money
lie eZlsienes In tte United States. When
Ws take from oEr currency the one hundred
mi lions OF gold he'd for redemption pur.
poses ip the Treasury, the reseryes required
In the national banks aud Tho different re-
serves held from circulation In ctier ways,
we fud that these expenditures reached an
nusily nearly one-hsif OF all the money in
actual circulation. Can there be permanent
prosperity while ope-half or eyea ore-ihird
ct all the money hae to go through the hands
of fedora! sax-ga.herer overy yssr Decides
the taxes for the State, county and mcnici
pal purposes There is remedy. Impoee
less taxes and spend less money. Ih.t Is
Whas this Congress means and means to do.
Mrs, 0sbornes Sentence.
LONDON, March 9.-Mrs. Florence Os.
borne was arraigsG tos tr!sl to-day on true