Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-24
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO THEGAZETrE
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a 3 p. u.
CONGRESS.


In tie Senate, to-day, the united Hous'
and Senate bills Tor the removal of disabiile
from some $500 persons came up in the reg
uar order.
Mr.. Wilson said that the names on the bill
had been we'll considered, and he moved tha
the Senate concur with the House.
Mr.. Robinson said that Gen. Butler had tol(
h,m that every name Oh the list had been pass
cd OH by the committee after careful cOnslde
ration.
The ill then passed without a negative vote
Mir Sherman presented the memorial OF The
National Board Of Trade, which lately met at
Richmond, asking Congress 10 aid 10 the com
pletion OF the James River aud kanawha cana
referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Nye introduced bill to remove the
Osag. indians from Kansas and to sell their
restiVat ton referred.
Mr. Salisbury introduced resolution re-
guessing the President to commun cate 10 the
Senate copy OF The commission of Gen. Ames
as provisional governor OF Mississippi, and il
no suoh commission exists then 10 Inform tho
Senate under what authority he acted in such
office. Mr. Nnrri!I objected and The resolution
went over.
Mr.. Stewart introduced resolution decur
Ing that the expansion Of the currency is mex
Mr.. Stewart introduced bill to secure the
civil rights OF all persons in the States and Ter.
ritorrS Ct the United States Ii makes any
opposition to the provisions of the bill 4 mis-
demcanor.
MIR. Cas'rriy denounced the bill as blow at
the independents, Of the judiciary
The question being on the present c0nslJe-
ration of The bill, it was ordered to he consid
crcd-~yeas 70, nays O.
Mr.. Lewis voted aye, with the Republicans.
MIR. Johnston voted no, with the Democrats.
The bill vas then temporarily hid aside; and
by unanimous consent,
Mr. Patterson addressed the Senate on the
subject OF the iinances.
la the House Of Representatives Mr. Whit
temore presented documents from the Cover.
nor OF South Carolina, accepting his rcsigna-
ton as representative.
The chair then refused to recognise him
longer as member Of the House.
\ resolution declaring that Whlttemorc had
been guilty of corrupty selling cadetships at
;Yest Point and in the Naval Academy, and
was unworthy q seat in the House was adopted,
yeas l0S, NOES, none.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The bill removing disabilities which passed
the Senate OF noon, now needs only the sigma
turc Of the President to become law. That
signature it will receive Immediately. Sumner
came in too late to oppose the bill in the Sen
ate, so it went through without opposition.
Whittemorc, who is at the bar OF the House
Of Representatives, charged with selling cadet,
ships, last night forwarded his resignation to
the Governor of South Carolina.
The Virginia Senators dcvided to-day in
their votes on the new civil rights bill
The case Of Mathew Bonner vs. the United
Statc< now on argument before the Supreme
Court OF the Unites States involves matter Of
interest to Virginia, as 1t grows out of the mill
tary land boun,ics granted by Virginia to the
line officers OF the Continental army during the
revolutionary war. 1t seems that the land
granted for bountics was too small IN extent to
satisfy the bounty warrants granted, and that
the q. s. government undertook to rcctity the
error but failed TO do so.