Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-23

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. the Sen
ate; Oh Saturday, the conference report on the
Gisagreeing amendments to the bill increasing
pensions to widows and orphans was taken up
anG concurred in. The joint resolution to ex-
ten6 the time for five years to the Florida and
Alabama Railroad Company for the payment of
duties Oh railroad iron was passed. Mr.. Trum-
bull reported the House joint resolution declar-
;ng Tennessee again entitled to representation
n Congress, with an amendment to the same
III tle form of substitute. After long de-
bate the following resolution was adopted, with
the preamble reported by Mr. Trumbul in an
amended form, By vote of % to 4:
Resolved, That the State of Tennessee is here
by restored to her former proper practical rela
tiols 20 the Union, and is again entitled to be
represented by Senators and Representative in
Congress.
II tee House of Representatives, Senate bill
with amendments, to define the number and
rank OF officers of the navy was passed without
Gebate. The case of Mr.. Rosseau was taken
up, and, after long debate, the order Of the
House that he be reprimanded by the Speaker
was executed. Mr. Rosseau had previously, in
the course Of personal explanation, announced
his resignation. A concurrent resolution offer
ed By Mr.. Conkng was adopted, providing
that when Congress adjourn, it adjourn to
meet on Tuesday, the I'd of October; and it
both houses shall then order an adjournment on
that day, it shall be until the first Monday in
December.
A WAR INCIDENT. The following anecdote
is now current in Florence:
"A ballet-dancer at Venice, while dancing at
the theatre there, had a bouquet thrown to
har t,ol With VIII &Io al
She Immediately kissed the ribbon, which
created tremendous enthusiasm amongst the
audience. After the performance she was
called to the police office, and sharply repri-
manded for this act of patriotism She ex-
cused herself by saying that in kissing the
bouquet she had only followed the universal
custom on such occasions but the authorities
would not accept this excuse, and told her that
at another time she should not kiss the bou-
quet. but tread it under foot The following
evening another bouquet was thrown, and the
cancer, IN compliance with her instructions,
trod IL under foot, again amid frantic applause
Inc rlppon around the bouquet was however,
thls time, not red, green and white ribbon but
plach ana yelloW-the colorS of Austria.
SYMPATHY AND CONDUCT. svmnathies
Of the Queen of England must be strangely
divided Ill the contest on the continent. The
husband of her eldest daughter commands
DIVISION OF the Prussian Amy, in which near
relatives other late husband occupy prominent
positions. The husband of her second daugh-
ter has a command in the Austrian army
p1lnce Ieck, just married to the Princess
Mary Of Cambridge, has accepted command
IN the Austrian army, and had set out for the
seat OF war, with his bride, before the honey
moon was half over. And yet, we venture to
say, that after the war is over and peace is
9naae, as now expected, there will be no radical
oeslre among these several members and con-
nectlons OF the Queens family to persecute and
proscrlbe one another. The same will be the
case, doubtless, among the several parties TO