Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-04
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1870

ALEXANDRIA, "A.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1870
Previous to the passage OF the MISSISSIPPI
bill in the House OF Representatives, yesterday,
MIR. Beck, offered substitute providing ior
the admission of tho State without conditions.
The vote upon this proposition Was much larg-
er than was anticipated. and az the roll was
called and Radical member after Radical, voted
ave, Con. Butler showed little uneasiuess as
to the result, aud moved about to induce gen.
temen to vote differently. The substitute was
defeated by only twelve votes. Of the eighty
five votes in the affirmative, twenty four were
Republicans. This being the first opportunity
the new Virginia members had OF voting on
reconstruction measure, their votes were re-
marked with interest They arc recorded as
follows Oh Mr.. Beck 8 substitute, viz: Yeas
Messrs. Gibson, Mckenzie, Mines and Ridg'
way. Nsys-Messrs Aver, Booker and Plat.
Mr. Porter was absent. We are happy to re.
cord that MIR. Mex. gave his first vote as
be did-and as we felt sure he would
The Frederick sburg Herald says: There
isa very general impression that such OF our
citizens as were denied the right of voting at
the election on the 9th Of July last, are still Ia.
boring under that disability. This is not So
not one Of them is disqualified The NlFth
Amendment to the Federal Constitution does
not disqualify anybody from exercising the
franchise. 1t disquaGes only from holding Of
IL nlo fn ,bn
war, had taken an oath to support the Const
tuition of the u S. and afterwards engaged in
war, or gave aid thereto against the Federal
authorities
In the House Of Representatives, yesterday,
Mr. Dawes reported bill appropriatinR near
ly three millions OF dollars Tor the use of the
Navy Department. and conveying the uncx-
pended balances OF several of its bureaux back
into the Treasury. The appropriation was cut
down to two millions of dollars, and in this
shape the bill was adopted. ln he Senate, tho
resolution authorizing the Secretary OF the
Navy to transfer the unexpended balances Of
one bureau to another was amended to provide
that no higher wages shnu be paid to nnvy
yard employees, than to private workmen OF
the same classes.
The present King OF the Sandwich Islands is
the last of his race. BY the Constitution Of
the country he has the power to appoint his
successor. but as yet ha declines to do 50, from
superstitious scrupies or fears. Were he to die
without making this nomination land he is not
robust nor healthy man, although still in
middle te,) his successor would doubtless be
the choice of whichever party could bring to
It's aid the largest auUlber OF adherauts and he
real leaders in the country arc all foreigners
Americans. English, French and Germans
The Baltimore Statesman Is OF opinion that
one of the chief motives Of the New England
Radicals for endcavoring to stave off the ad.
mission of Virginia was TO deler as long ~ pos
sible the inevitable result OF the >captrc OF rOit-
ioal power in Congress passing by the aid OF
Southern Influence into Western hands. This
result" says the Statesman, may he delay
ed. but it can not be prevented
A most extraordinary divorce case is before
the courts of New Y ork The plaintiff is Com
mod0re John IT, GlaSson, Il veteran officer of
the u. s. Navy, aged sixty four years. The
defendant his wife, is tifty.tivr, aud the
mother OF two grown sons and her companion
in the difficulty is another elderly person, } ohm
b. Howell, who is also tho parent of grown
children.
So various. contradictory, and oftenlmes ab-
surd, are the teleeraphi: dispatches sent by
Al ko i,a,n
relative to the proceedings of the Ecumeuical
Council, that it is safest to give no heed to
them at ALL These dispatches are first sent to
the London papers, and then transmitted to
this country.
The shipbuilders of London are about AZ
badly off for lack of employment as most Of
those in the United States. but from different
cause The business is now carried on, at
cheaper rates on the Clyde, and there most Of
the vessels for British commerce are built.
The House committee on territories have
nearly perfected bill for the abolition of po-
lypamy in Utah 1t utilities, besides, many
OF the the acts Of the Legislature Of Utah,
especially ordinances relating to the control OF
springs and lands near Salt Lake.
In the Maryland Senate, yesterday, MIR. Sny
der introduced q bill to enable the Mount Yer
non Manufacturing Company of Baltimore city
70 conduct its manufacturing operations in
Alexandra, Va.
The bill to extend until 1875 the time allow.
ed the Baltimore aud Potomac Railroad to
complete its lateral branch to Washington. was
passed yesterday 10 the House of Represen-
tatives
Iorbin, the witness in the gold case, made out
his bill for attendance as a witness before the
House! Banking Committee, and travel to and