Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-05
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Anal auestiion These in brief, are First PRE-
,positien debate On als the eleven sarl
ticlesdo iffteeut minute TO each IS Senator;
sapdds the manner - which Senators
shall respondEhe Gallon torseord their finding
onthe third that maj
ityof the Senate ehall be sufficient to infct the
punishment of disauali6catieu, Gin addition to-
semoyaI froniofHfc The verdict Sof the Sem
ate may therefore not be rendered before Fri
dsyyorsS aturdayEa1,hal National InteligencerI
remarks that the trial Of the President under
the arraing nneptl now approaching its final
decision, will soon come to an end, but when
it ends, the trial Of dyes WILL just begin,
intbe light Of history and ,of the public opinion
ofrnankindin all The generations to come, ''A
By general eonse the sseenea' between
Washburne and :Do1nelly.a in the House55ooff
Representatives,, on Saturday lastgis set down
as the most disgTaceful that has yet occurred.
Sharp and harsh Words "a momentaryim,
pulse, showeVerimpr oper,, and arliame ntary,
may be excused; but irregular tirade5of abuse
andEblack guardism, for aswhole afternoon, the
House listening to it, fact, encouraging
it, is what is seldom Or neVerlever heard 10 q
deiberatiye assembly In q civilized community.
One member says be objected to If, another
says he called one of them to order, another
says, he wanted it stopped, &c, but who stops
pedit2 No one! They are all to- blame, for
such, nGezhhiibit WashburDe' S, letter about
Donselly, the. cause eof the explosion, was a
very outrageous one. Hot .asS
The National IntelEigencer is showing UP :,
the partizan ruling, and one. sided and par
tialceurse ofsthe presents peaker ofthe House
ofReTprese and itconcudes its exposure.
With the remark S that a.speaker, who SO far
iorgets the integrity Of his position as to treat
his adsersaries with marked and rude injustice,
and who Jacks the decision to arrest a revoting
scene calculated 10 bring the whole body into
disrepute, is not only unfit but unworthy E to
preside oyer any legislative body, except one of
Interpolation which elevated Mr.. Colfax to
he,cbair, and which applauded with riotous
laughter,ithe ribald jests, low illusions, and
shameless indeeency Of Washburne aud Don
nelly" r3aald s.la 81 % oi3t3
The Reconstruction Committee have made
several attempts during the last week to eget.a
quorum and settle their policy upon The admis-
: sion of Arkansas, which is to be the forerunner
offthe other States. ,Owipgito the absence of
several members and the illness of Mr.. Stevens,
nothing has yet been done, and no more efforts
may. made to getaapy action until the ques-
ton Of Impeachment is disposed Of and the
general effect of reconstruction is developed in.
all the Southern States. There is little or no
doubt, however, Of the admission of all the
States that comply with the stipulations. -
Some think a meeting of the Committee may
be called to day or; to morrow. &.
On the 18th of March, some young men Of
Eutaw, Green county, A abama, took. part. in
difficulty between man named Hill and a
Mr. Petit grew, growing out Of alleged depreda--s
tons by Hill on the property of Pettigrew, in.
which Hill was roughly treated, but not seri-
ously hurt. These men were arrested by the,
military authorities, and tried before military
commission in Selma. -Four ofthem were re-
leased; three sentenced to hard labor at the,
Dfy9Tortugasfor!t two years. and four to hard
labor at the Dry portugas for one year. They
were.muaia 81 = s
ThssIsa9sa Constitution of Virginia
may 6s snEsittedi totbe people,a as whole orby
separate sections, ii Tie first case, we trust the.
sswhoIe may be rejected, and In the Second, Wa
also, trust all its separate parts may be reject
Led ! In either contingency, the sum total
which We desire is reiectiont 10 the language
OF Artemus Yard, as recently quoted by the
Lynchbnrg Republican, swe wish this thus
-andwghavei already given our reasons for this
thusness. 'saa16 I'd s Sizes. Z a.: 1905 -
Considerable discussion is taking place about
the proposal to issue SO millions Of. new cur
rency. This scheme is two-told;. one PROPOSE
tionfto authorize more greenbacks, the other
more bank notes. Each plan. has. its respeo.
tive advocates, while a large, number of the
infationists care, little about details, and are
indifferent what.form Reinforcement may take
if they can only get imitation of some sort or
other, and get it soon. ass5J 5s.a 81,
The Washington Star says that astronomers
have brought forward an expissfaion Of the
late seoa spell, mot altogeth fanquiizing.
They saythat;t hesun' disc iiss.at present rid
died with hoiss, IN other words, with spots one
Hhich IS. ofvery considerable size It. is "a
deep cavity in the7p hetosphere, and SO wide
that. theNh9l lestriaI g,abe would find room
in it without touching the ed ges. ,aF.a
- = So 9.,isAts.ss.
Mr. Eyarts 10 his speech on. the Impeach-
ment, inquired Why it was that the Radicals
.i.4 II ;,o, pro.; - r :s.oI l