The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-11

of Arkansas, made report last -eveniDg
The majority say: In our opinion the
charges, if they can be so called, are moi
sustained.
The testimony fails to impeach the Sena.
tors official credit or character, all of which
we shall take occasion to show by a fuller
reference to the testimony and record, when
other duties will permit and it may be the
pleasure of the Senate to resume the name.
Mexican News.
Washington, June 11.-Specials from
Matamoras confirm the utter route of the
government troops at Monterey.
Brownsville, (Texas), advices through the
regular channels, report that only General
Ceballos, his staff, and twenty men escaped
out OF the the 1000 government troops
engaged at Monterey.
General News,
Washington, June 11.--In the Senate
yesterday Mr.. Blair moved to take mp the
steamboat bill, but the motion was lost
yeas, %; nays, 25-and so the bill failed in
the Senate.
The failure in the House of the bill allow
ing tug and freight steamers to carry addi-
tional steam, was reported yesterday. The
navigation laws remain unchanged.
The White House is vacant the occupants
having gone to Long Branch.
The failure of the treaty of Washington
SO far as it relates to the Alabama claims.
is at last conceded by the President.
Schenck and Bancroft Davis are instructed
to pay no attention to British suggestions
or propositions for compromise beyond
what the supplemental article, approved by
the Senate, authorizes.
Congressional.
Washington, June 10.-IIOUsE.-Th
last hours OF the session were spent in get
ting through several miscellaneous matters,
principally for the benefit of clerks and
employees. The Senate amendments to
House bill extending to Arkansas the ad-
vantages of the agricultural bill were con-
CURED in.
DR.. Mary Walker attempted to speak
from the Speakers chair in the House to-
day during recess. The Capitol police
squelched her.
A sharp passage occurred between
Speaker Blaine and representative PIatt, of
Virginia, when the latter accused the
Speaker of false count. Tho House sus-
tanned the Speaker, and Mr.. Platt apollo
gized whereupon the Speaker said he re-
gretted that the unprecedented charge had
provoked him to say that Mr.. Platt was
either grossly ignorant or grossly disre-
spectful.
The session to day was prolonged from
hour to hour, and finally the "force" bill
to amend the act approved February 18th,
1871 was passed-yeas 102, nays 20. 1t
provides for the appointment of two super
yisors of election by the judges of the
United States courts at any precinct pre-
vious to any registration or election for rep
resentatives in Congress at the request of
ten citizens, in good standing, who shall de-
sire to have said election or registration
guarded and scrutinized.
These supervisors shall not have power
to make arrests, but shall be present at the
voting and counting of all ballots. They
must be qualified voters of the district, be
able to read and write the English Ian
guage, and must be one from each political
party. The bill also makes appropriations
OF such sums as may be necessary to de-
fray the necessary expenses.
Mr.. Niblack Dem.), of Pennsylvania, a
member of the Conference committee, pre-
vious to the vote being taken, explained
that he had declined to sign the report sole
ly on the ground of his objection to that
amendment as interfering with the States,
but the compromise reported, was, he con-
fessed, mere skeleton of the original Sem
ate amendment. The supervisors provided
for were to be mere official witnesses to
elections with no other power than 10 make
complaint if the election laws were vio-
lated. Although he was opposed to the
amendment in any shape, he did not feel
justified in carrying on any factious oppo-
sition to it, but was disposed to let the
vote be taken on the proposition. He be-
heved that it was the best policy, aud he
said so frankly to his friends.
The vote on the adoption of the report
was party one, except that Mr.. Farms
worth voted in the negative.
On motion Of Mr.. Harris, of Virginia,
Sepate bill to remove the political disabili-
ties, of Geo. S Houston, of Alabama, and
Zebulon b. Vance, of North Carolina, was
passed.