The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-12
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of tie baltimore Sun.

lCo,Tespondence of the baltimore Sun.
WAsHNaToN, March THE action of the House
caucus in resolving to take . reocss on MONDAY
next, is not regarded as fna:. Hon. THAD. STE
yE1ss and others are very determined in keeping
Congress here until the last -rf next week ct any
rate. Fhe resolution Ct adjournment from the
House was Laid on the table in the Senate, to
await the decision Of the caucus Of the Radical
Senators, which was held immediately after ad-
journment. The caucus continued in session for
couple Of hours and it is said it was determined
to take no immediate action on the House PROPOSE
ton, but to wait few days ard watch TIE course
ofevents. It is doubtful if ths Senate will agree
to the House resolution for 5, recess until May
only. 1t is believed that majority Of the Senate
favor an adjournment until OcSober.
The impeachment subject wss brought up in the
House to-day by Mr.. Ashley,who used such dis
graceful language towards The President that
Speaker Golfax was twice cS1ass!led to call him to
Strain The speeches Of James Brooks and Fer
nando Wood wore listened to With much attention
on the Repabhcan side, but tic eloquent efforts
made BY these defenders Of tao Constitution will
not avail to stop the tide Tbsddcus Stevens re-
marked in private conversation to-day that Presi-
him. would not be in the Whi Us On IA tbe ea1ea @
Of June. According to the caucus record last
night, the impeachment question will have eighty
The President sent large b; ;ch Of nominations
to the Senate to-day The executive session lasted
only about twenty minutes, durlng which six con-
9ny TeTe made =" @ s Tho
nominations we're referred to tho appropriate COM
mittees. .sisa. +s.4s'S-f..SIl 81 5775Ti
1Iessrs. Sumner and Wilson again brought forth
States and if the stloyulists: hre not sufficient
" protected it will be from no 1s1ttt Of theirs. Mr.
Sumner coolly proposes TO- divine out the lands Of
have tract OF his own. f.sAa9 M stl52y
Hon John Mor1issey contin15eSs to be the great
centre of attraction in the capitol. He is ainoat
!. Among the visitors on the for Of the House to-
day was Hon. John L. Thomas Jr., Of Baltimore,
Hon Henry Wilson is said ID, hays some idea of
dof6ng the senatorial robe and atdmPing the coun
try In the interest of temperance He has certain
ly become very Jealous in that cause Of late. @
The Department Of Agriculture has recently re-
cotton seed, which win be dist1i ibnteo.
It is stated hero that adrices Lave been received
that Sam Collyer and Barney Aaton met to-day in
New York to conclude arrangenients for another
disgraceful prize fight about the lst ct May.
Travel over the Alexandra and Washington
Railroad bridge will be resumed tomorrow.
The spring trade is fairly opeaed- "A number Of
vessels are at the whnrves to raceive corn now in
store, purchased for Northern markets at prices
ranging from 80 to 81 cents It is stated that
some 5000 bushels of corn 10 arrive have been sold
for 80 cents The only sales OF wheat reported are
some 1900 2. bushels red at g and small Lot Of
and best grades are in active dcnaad '' z" - "
The water was let in upon the GeorRetown level
OF the canal last night Es=S - r7
Returns of the municipal election at Alexnndris
on Tuesday show that 1853 white votes were re-
corded by the commissioners, OF which the Radi-
eal @ candidste received ~ Mayor Latham $40, and
Mr.. Marbury oil votes. The colored vote recorded
BY their committees outside the regular polls was
1403, including the names Of seven. whites, among
these Judge Underwood and his son. The ballot
Ct John Seaton, colored man, wss given for Meyor
Latham. The largest number Of white vote@way
given to David L. Suoot Esq. for city attorney
who received 1855. Tie next highest was lO3
votes for 9. n. Mcknight, Esq, Superintendent Of
gas. < G# ,,. sa58'''. - 4. M T.--7i &
The so-called loyalists of Alexandria have
- 2?ed CONGRESS- in relation to the municipal
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Underwood, George Tucker, Jorn 3 ..asy-,,t,sr.
Josiah Mlllafd, F. A. Stoutenbuogh, John Birreu
lanes T.. Burnett, Thomas Davy, William Bush
BY, VIM. n. Berkeley, Walter l.. Penn. Larkin Pat
ton, Theodore Teed, John Moore, and; Thomas J.
Edelin, They charge that the military bill has
been openly defed, and declare that 50 LOYAL re-
construction is possible only hronEh the assist
ance OF loyal election ofcers;n also tnat peaceful
eleetions in the South "cannot In secured unless
The arrogant, dominesrng. aaloyal
oto11unr Izom tho o1la elir1raly until such
lime as it shall have become at least partially
purified or the loyal element Organized aud
thoroughly entrenched. in power.n They recum-
mend additional Liquidation under the military bill
the regis rahon Of voters and declare in favor Of
tha Louisiana bill, amended so as to have some
classes OF disfranchised persons gradually restur-
I'D. They are opposed to permanent disfranchise--