Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-16
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THURSDAY i 81 o EVENING, JANUARY l6.

.Durlny the debate on the new. fteconstructlOn
bill,inthe House of Repre- yes yesterday,
MI. Fernando Wood madea speech, in which
bespoke. Of the Bill as g child without name,
and, probably, without father; monstrosity;
measure The most infamous 81 the many IN
famous acts of this Infamous Congress. He
was Immediately called to:order and the words
written down. These words were pronounced
by the speaker 70 be out o order Mr. Weed los q.
rsfqssda to equality " them, land, -byla vote OF
the House he was not permitted TO proceed
withbis speech ~ Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts,
then moved that The Speaker censure Mr..
Wood for his language. Thecensure was order
ed by,atstrict party yote--l IA to SO, and the
Speaker, after quoting from { . ays treatise
on the laws, privileges, &c, of Parliament,
declared that Mr.: Wood was ieeasured Fhas'
wssthe gag applied ID one ease bas ,t gs@ sg
Subsequently, Mr.. Farnsworth rinotheas same
debate spoke:of the rebels. .Aonthe floor Of
the House. Hes was called to, order by Mr.
Mungen ffor'using disrespectful ard unparlia;
meutarylanguage. The Speaker decided that
twas not proper to use such language. But,
by aavote,ofa the House, Mr.. FarnsWorth was
permitted 70 proceed: 3 Mr.. sMupgen: then
movedja ryotesf censure rand the House, BY
a,svote, slaid the. motion on the table, .Mr:F.
going on with bis speech. ), W ben the vote Of
censure, was moved Mr. Wood:said he hoped
it, would be withdrawn, as he MI. ". was
desireus tosenjoythe sole. honor Of the, censure
ofthat house .Z9'ss> lsts5ss.s .4Re2 a2t;.ssE
In reference Ito z the statement concern
ing the promise made to the President by Gen:
Grant, the Washington Star says, "s General
Grant says that at.the interview on Saturday
he; did say, he had not changed his mind, but
alsosgave the President distinctly to understand
that. in case he (Gen. Grant, received from
the Senate Jam official notification that that
body did not concur in the, reasons given by
the President for Mr.. Stanton 5 !. removal, he
(Gen, Grant would feel, bound under the
Tenure Of Office bill, to. at once Withdraw from
the War Department, and cease his duties7as
Secretary Of War al interim. Mr. Potts,
the Chief Clerk of the War Department., says
that the statement that Mr. Stanton drew his
pay; $4,000, for the time he has been suspended
from Office, is. entirely without foundations He
not only did not draw his pay, but does not
consider himself entitled to thespay, under the
act Of Congress go, !. *. - q -
The Radical, majority in Richmond, :, is
being explained" The Richmond Enquirer
says that the census ordered BY Gen. cSohofeld,
taken BY ajointg commission of tederal officers
and civilians, makes the fact patent that III a
single ward ofSthe city between five and six
hundred black myths vera duly registered as
possessing local habitation In Monroe ward
The proof Of this 81 gantic fraud Is matter Of
demonstration, as the; CENSUS takers found of
thesl 754 whites who were registered, all save
forty; whereas six hundred registered blacks
had disappeared, of whom 20 human being
could give the slig htest account It is believed
that the same state OF things willsbe found to
exist il every ward, in the; city What 81 pic
ture! -Four hundred fraudulent votes ina sim
gle ward This is a specimen. a3S3&tq
THE Washington correspondent of the Balti-i
more Sun, says: + Gems. Grant and Sherman
had aninterview with the President this morn ):
ing, with "a view to the settlement Of the, diff I
Guilty and the resignation of Mr.gatanton. The
subject was thoroughly discussed but no def !
mite conclusion was. arrived at. These officers
then proceeded to- the War Department, and
there bad .asconversation with Mr. Stanton,
who is. represented as willing to resign, not
withstandiug theosadyice, OF some oofs ohis
political friends to-, the contrary Generals
Grantaand, sSherm ant advise. him. to resign
There are some who believe the resignation
will Re handed TO- the President to. morrow
Again, others, who should know, represent that
MI. S, has determined positively not to resign!
Gen. Scott, Commissioner of the. Bureau in
South Carolina, issues "a circular letter, that
the Government has again deyolved upon HIM
the duty of distributing food among the people
ofthat State, for the double purpose of reliev-
ing suffering. and preventing the RECURRENCE
of like restitution. Relief will be granted to
the full exten allowed BY the government, but
only to the extremely destitute, and those
about to plant sufficient area ia cereals to in
sure their provisions for next year, and who
have reasonable prospect of being able to- re-
pay the Government the cost Of the provisions
advanced. No assistance will be given to par
ties engaged, il whole or to an undue extent,
in the cultivation Of cotton. CO.
The National Intelligencsr contends that the
War Department is now vacant-that Mr..
stanton cannot act except under the ipsruc-
tions and orders Of the President that the law
prevents him from exercising any functions
contrary to the directions of the President :
and that how long he will be suffered to play
the part of an incumbent Of an Office no duties