The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-03
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THIS PAPER EXCLUSIVELY,
FROM WASHINGTON
announcement I'm the Senate of tho
EIeGtiOn OF Mcmillan Matter
Laid on the Table.

Anouncoment I'm the Senate of tn
EIectiOn OF McMilIan-Tlle Malta
Laid on the Table.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The vice
president to-day laid before the senate
9ispatch addressed to him from John Nc
Emery, claiming to be governor of Louisi
ana, announcing the election of William r
McMlilan as senator from Louisiana. anc
that his credentials have been forwarded.
MI. West SAID that while he would mi
opJect TO the receipt of the credentials il
regularly presented, he must object to the
receipt OF this irregular notification.
Mr. Edmunds said it was in the nature
OF petition and might be read as such.
Mr.. Trumbull SAID he did NOT attach
much Importance to the matter but thought
| it ought to be received.
| MIR. Morton said: "That dispatcb ;s
merely an announcement that Mr.. McN,l-
ian has been elected by mob legislature
90 not think that the information ia i'm.
portant. If it was so regarded it mich,
| nave been sent to The Evening Star. hui
certainly it has no business here"
MT. Sherman moved to Law the commu.
nicatlon on the table. which was agreed to.
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Rinpold bas
been confirmed postmaster of New Or.
leans. "
The bill for the relief of Josiah Morris
Oh montgomery, Alabama, was passed.
and goes to the President. This Is for
co1Ion Illegally seized by the United States.
Inc city is full. Congress is rushing
matters. Business is confined to appro.
p,rlations, with good prospects of passing
General News Items.
WASHINGTON, March Fifty million
Oh ponds OF 1862 were called in to-day.
Inc following kuklux prisoners have
Oeen pardoned: Miles Carroll, Miles Nc
Culloch, Henry Warwick, and James A.
Saunders. 80
The House has finished all the Senate
IN, to the legislative appropriation
The Morrill, amendment suspending iudg.
ments OF the court of claims in cases Of dis
loyalty, was rejected, without division.
Inc salary amendment was adopted by four
majority. 1t gives to the President ESQ 600 |
year; to the chief justice of the supreme !
court, $4,000; to the Justices of the su.
p1reme court, cabinet officers, vice.presi-
dent, and speaker of the house, $4,000
and to members of Congress, including
those of the forty second Congress, So 500
per year, but abolishes mileage, stationery.
ana all other allowances. The amendment
withholding the cost of government trans
Portatlon from the Pacific railroads was
adopted also an amendment directing suit
ior the restitution of the Credit Mobilier
e9xtortlons. The disagreeing votes have
oeefl referred to conference committee.
the house conference being Garfield of Ohio
(who IS strongly opposed to the Morrill,
Butler of Massachusetts, fthe
manager OF the s-lary increase), and Ran
dali of Pennsylvania.
The city is packed. The committee of
ways and means have agreed to report n
Oil placing liquor lost at sea upon the
same footing with tobacco.
Three hundred three per cent. certificates
were called in to-day. Interest ceases on
The LIST Of April.
The Senate will PROBABLY continue in
session all night on appropriations.
Inc debt statement shows decrease of
i've and three-eghths millions. Coin in
700. T'''00'
The President has made the following
formations: John R. Banks, register OF
ne land office for east Florida; j. Holli-
lay. receiver Of public money at east
florida I; Horace Taylor, postmaster at
corpus Christi; W. D. Wickersham.
postmaster at Mobile; Chas. W. Rlnggold'
postmaster at Mobile e.; w. b. Jones IS
'ressed for collector of customs at Mobile.
General Sypher was before the commit
ee OF ways and means to-day, and testified
nat ms interest in the Pacific mail steamer
uosldy was superinduced by that in the line
'etween New Orleans and Mexi O, thinking
nat one would help the other. and that he
ever was offered or pad or asked any
money consideration whatever. :
The Election Bill Very Dead.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Louisiana {
vas up again to-day under the mot on to
econslder made by Mr.. Davis, of West
'lrglnla, who voted with the ma ority FRI
ay morning. The bill for new elect ON
that state was again tabled by vote of
TO !S-every friend of the bill voting
nay" There is, now no one whose mo-
on to reconsider can be recognized by
ne char, and the matter is very dead.
Varmoth GONE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Credentials.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-Governor
Varmoth, of Louisiana, lie t for New Or
ans tonight. There is fight in him vet.
is authoritatlvely whispered that Pinch
ack, colored, elected by the Kellogg legis-
lture to the Senate of the United States
,r the long term, has no chance of being
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