Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-01
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
ADMISSION OF Mr.. MCKENZIE. -~lu the
thursday. FEBRUARY /. 1870

Z " TUESDAY, FEBHUAR1 /, 1oto
ADMISSION OF Mr.. MCKENZIE. III the
House of Representatives, yesterday,
Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio as privileged motion,
offered resolution that MIR. Lewis Mokenzte |
be now sworn in az q representative from the |
Seventh Virginia District, be having the prlma
taciA right to the seat bat that his admission
shall not rejudice the right OF hia contestant
to further contest the seat.
Mr.. Bingham asked Mr. Paine, Chairman OF
the Election Committee, to state whether Mr.
Mckenzie 8 certificate was not in the same form
AZ the certificate OF the gentlemen who had al
ready been admitted, and whether he had not
the prima facie right?
Mr. Paine, of Wisconsin, replied that such
was doubtless the case. But under rcsoiu-
ton tf the House, when a contestant alleged
that his opponent could not take the iron clad
oath, the Election Committee was directed TO
investigate all the facts and to report to the
House, and if an applicant Ter seat cannot
take said oath, the committee is to be dlscharg
ed from the further consideration OF the sub
ject.
Mr. Farnsworth of Illinois said he was sta
toned in Alexandra in 1861. G2 and knew Nlr. |
Mckenzie well He had no doubt OF Mr.
Mex. 3 loyalty, and knew he could take this
oath, because he bad taken other test oaths.
MIR, MAYNARD, Of Tennessee, also testified to
the uniform loyalty Of MIR. Mckenzie during
the war, and was much surprised when he
heard question raised whether lie could take
the test oath.
Mr. Schrnck, OF Ohio testified also to
Mr. Mckenzie loyalty but thought 1t would
be best to await the report Of the committee.
Alter further discussion, MIR. Bingham de-
manded the previous question, which was Sc
conded and the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Mckenzie advanced to the Speaker 5
desk and took the oath and then took his
seat
Prince Arthur attended services at Trinity
Chmch, New York, on Sunday last, and thous-
ands went there 'lor 10 sec. 1t IS said that
as he entered the Church the organ played
:.(iod save the Queen" 1t is added, that, on
the previous night he attended Nitlo's Theatre, |
aud az he entered, the orchcsr played cd |
cave the Queen" We have nothing to say
about the rheatrc-but about the Church,
poor, miserable sinners as we are, We Will say,
that it exhibited rare specimen OF .hunheysna |
which, in that particular cdlcc, for aught |
W, know. NAV he characteristics The newspa.
per reporters say that 1.-THE service was as
usu2l, CHORAL. and that the officiating clergy
men were Revs. prs. Dix, fiuton,ann Ogllby.
We wonder If the "Rcv. DrS." slipped in,
among the other anthems, the British National
Anthem?
Mr.. Morgan introduced bill in the House
yesterday to abolish the Department OF Agrl
culture, which was read twice, and referred TO
tIr Gam m trp on \ uricllturn DrOyiueS
that the Commissioners OF the General Land
'nice sinai 'aAe PoSS'S''o" u al. t'op'''y "
s,nc FIR cash which i, TO he turned into the
rrs,snrv This 70 ~ IL an unrvnprIcJ move.
". had tbouvht thot tbp Avricnltural dan,rt. |
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