Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-15
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ALEXANDRIA.
= Ella MONDAY EVENING, JULY IS
In the House Of Representatives on Saturday
in ex plaining the report of the Conference
Committee on the Reconstruction bill, Mr..
THADDEUs STEVENS, stating that the utraists
had yielded a little to the Senate, begged the
House to consider that the Senate was several
furlongs behind the House in the march of
reform perhaps he ought to say Radicalisnl.
Senators were coming up sdelong, but had
not yet got quite square up. What he had
Just mentioned was an illustration of that
Some fragments of the old shattered Constitu-
Estion had stuck, perhaps, in the kidneys OF
some Senators laughter, and troubled them
at night. When they tried to progress, the
ghost Of the past Constitution was found IN
their way, and INSTRUCTED them. Perhaps that
was natural enough. He did not find any
= fault whit. " twill be seen that Mr.. Stevens
!! does not hesitate to speak Of the Constitution
sas the old shattered Constitution as the
ghost of the past Constitution, &c. This
is the light in which the ultra Radicals view
the Constitution. They all think just as Mr..
Stevens says.
The National Intelligencer says: "We I'M
derstand that the President will interpose
nothing to prevent an early adjournment of
Congress- He can 10 no less than veto the
new abomination, miscalleda measure Of recon
struction; but we hear he will do that at once,
go that Congress can pass it by a two-thirds
vote, and go home. 1t is doubtful if the In
dian difficulties will detain Congress single
day beyond the time necessary to make the
appropriations called for
. Huanicutts New Nation hammers away at
the ''latter-day saints" who are wishing to
Join the Radicals as Headers, now that "the
loayes and fishes are about to be divided -
Huuncutt tells his readers to 'iistrust' these
recruits, and plainly declares his purpose not to
let them tread him down lie tells them to
come in as 'penitents,' and 60 upon ''proba-
tion,' and not make such rapid rush at the
Offices
By the latest accounts, Santa Anna'S cap
tors and jailors were negotiating with hin Tor
his ransom How much money was demanded
is rot known; but, if under sentence Of
death, he will probably pay or promise a
larger sum than the Mexican exchequer is
likely to obtain, in any other way, for some
time. Santa Anna is supposed to be very
wealthy.
A company, with S527 900, paid 10, has
been organized in Richmond, for the purpose
Of purchasing lands for the erection of manu-
factories and the development Of the minera!
resources of the State E. s. Hamlin, Of Ohio,
is President and Thomas Fl. Wynue, OF Fir-
gipia, Secretary.
Mr.. Reverdy johnson voted for the Two for
mer Reconstruction bills, because they were to
be '6nality,' and because, if they were not
passed, worse would follow Well They
were not Il fnality, and worse has followed -
And still he votes for the third Reconstruction
BILL @A.@
The new Reconstruction act is published in
another column. We call it an act-because
although it may be vetoed by the President.
it will be passed by the requisite majority over
the veto, in both houses of Congress, and, is:
in effect. law already.
To- day the government will commence the
payment of $2l, 100000 Of currency from the
Treasury, (which six millions are on account
of the interest on the 7-30s and fifteen millions
for the principal and interest of the July com
pounds. ...
The majority of colored voters registered in
Richmond is LILO. The Radical leaders con-
tinue to estimate the coored and white Radical
majority, including the co-operaionists, ut
from 80 to so 900, in Virginia
The boilers of the Fulton Cotton Mill, at
Lancaster, Pa, exploded last Saturday, killing
two or three operatives, and severely wounding
others.
CONGRESS. The committee of conference Of
the two houses of Congress duly made their
report on Saturday on the supplemental recon
struction bill which had been committed to
them, reconciling the differences between the
respective bodies, and it was without much
further debate coneurred in by each. The bill
was engrossed and finally passed so as to be at
once signed by the officers and sent to the Pres
ident. A bill was reported and passed appro-
priating 81, CTS, 900 to carry into effect the re-
construction acts Mr. Mungen proposed q
resolution OF inquiry into the treatment Of rebel
prisoners and as to the cartel of exchange but
twas objected to, and after debate a counter
resolution of Mr.. Washburne's was adopted,
a fhof ho