Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-13
CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, on Saturday Mr. Sumner
offered resolution, which was referred to the
judiciary committee, declaring that the consti-
tutiona amendment proposed by the thirty
ninth Congress had received the requisite
ratification, and is therefore lid, to all lntentS
and purposes, as Il part OF the constitution
Mr. Dooilttle gave notice that he intended to
offer an amendment to Mr. Morton resolution
to invalidate the existing. governments IN the
South. Mr. d. 8 amendment is to the effect
that voters in the States referred to, must have
either the qualification of having served in the
Federal army one year, be able to read the
CONSTITUTION CT the United States, or to b:
wol til freehold properly OF $3.50. The re-
main, Ter of the day wa, Occupied with al exc
cutive session, in which, it is stated. tho case
of ex-S Secretary Stanton was discussed IL great
length. .:.
The session Of the House was devoted to
''buncombe" speeches. Mr. Barnes, Of New
York, made speech oa the subject OF the cur
rency. - - -.
WAsu1NGroN ITEMS. A large meeting Of
citizens and residents Of Washington was held
on Friday night, to give expression IN favor OF
the extension of full protection by the, Ameri-
can government TO all It's cltzens abroad
Mayor Waach presided. Speeches were made
by Mayor Waliach, d. Blair. Representatives
Pile, Marshall +. T. Fan~ Hero, kerr Cary,
Mungen aud Robinson, and Dir. kavauagh,
Delegate from Montana Letters were read
from Speaker ColtaS, Ii on. n. 7. banks, Hon.
James Brooks, Senator Alonness and others ex-
pressvc of sympathy with the objects OF the
meeting, and reso utlons expressive OF the sen
tments Of the meeting we. e passed
T. bn+ In fine r00Y1CtnG
thief who made such desperate attempt IN
the court house, on Friday, to kill Thomas
rKinlcy, the princip pal witness ag ilnst him, had
premedtateil his attack He will probably,
now, be sent to The peuitentiary for twenty
years or more.
The bill to establish syst en- OF pubic
schools in The District of Colu mbIa, was on
Friday made the special order for Wednesday
next, in the Senate. .-. ...........'. ......
Nearly four hundred clerks are u 0w actively
en- ployed in the second auditor 5 office where
twenty did the work in 1859 and Il bill bas
lately passed the House providing for, a further
increase of fifty, for the purpose part cuar,!y
OF expedting the settlement of claims TOR the
bounty claims during the late war.
: A full meeting Of the Fcnian Brothe rhood
n the city, was held On Saturday nighi last
IHE NEW MERCHANTS LINE. OF STl AM
SHIPS. The first annual election Of officer 5 Of
this.cqmpany was held in New York on " cd
pesday last, when the following officers " ere
elected for The ensuing yeor; p.
iPresident-John ". Thompson, ol Was h.
iDgton 7ze~ ri. .., 800. ..'.
-. Vice Preslent--C. Fl: Fahnestock, Of New
York '''..} ti|4s
Treasurer David Walker of WASHINGTON. !
SecEetary-Geo W: Brown Of Now York
Directors Samuel Bacon, A r. Shepherd,
J.. w. Thomson, W. G.. Metzerott, Of Wash
ington G. Fl. Fabnestock, George y. Brown,
John Gray, Wm H. Human, John Aben-
roth, Of New York. .,:-...,..
The annual report Of the nresideot was sub
ments therein contained fa7orably received
Some discussion in reference to the placing
Of a third ship on the line took place, which re:
sultediin determination to place the vessel on
the line at the. earliest practicable moment,
when the line will make semi.weeE ly trips be
tween the District and New ork. - Wash.
Republican. ~
Mr.. Stevens not long since, in the House of
Representatives, said he had no hest alton in
acknowledging that they were acting outside
the constitution in many respects it had become
too old fashioned for the requirements of this
progressive age" Such a remark from such
quarter suggests several queries. In the first
place, asks the New York TIMES, where does
Congress get its authority to act Outside the
constitution p If Congress- may act thus, at
its own discretion, why may not the President
also Both derive all the authority they have
both, indeed derive their official existence.
from the constitution; outside" of it there
can be in this country noithcr President ror
Congress. Then, again, if the constitution is