Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-21
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 81, 1876.
CONGRESS,


In The Senate to day, after the usual pre-.
sentation Of memorials,
Mr.. johnson, Of Va, asked to be excused
from further service on the Committee on
Patents and was excused therelrom. 1t was
directed that the chair gill the vacancy.
MIR. Anthony introduced q resolution for an
adjournment over the holidays and ssdcbate
arose on the constitutional provisions i'll rela-
ton to adjournment of tho Senate, Mr.. Ham
lin, Mr.. Conkling. Mr.. Ingalls, and others par
~ticipating.
Mr.. %Iugall's suggested the new view that
it would be perfectly constitutional for the Seq
ate to adjourn for d greater period than three
days. if the House of Representatives would
pass a resolution oonsenting to such adjourn
ment even, though the House remained 10 ses-
sion.
Mr. Bayard combatted this idea aud insisted
that a recess greater than three days must be
simultaneous with both Houses.
The Senate finally agreed to adjourn to-mor-
row until Tuesday.
The Oregon resolutions were then taken up.
La the House Of Representatives, after the
reading Of the Journal,
A number Of bills of a private character were
introduced and referred.
Gov. Walker, Of Va, introduced a bill to
amend the revised statutes 10 reference to the
disposition Of troops in the States, which was
referred TO the judiciary Committee.
Gen. "IIuuton, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported 4 bill! granting a pension to Mary Il.
Campbell, which was referred.
A resolution directing an investigation, by o
committee, iuto the alleged tampering with let.
tiers of Hon. y. S. Hewitt, as alleged by him
in a speech yesterday, vas introduced by MIR.
Flat. Of n. Y.
Mr.. Hewitt made 4 statement co0cernlns the
apparcnt opening Of his letters from New
York. He denied any accusation against Mr..
Plat, of New York, but repeated his belief
that some of his letters had been tempered
With By somebody. Mr.. II. had 20 objection
to the investigation. but did not believe any
thing would be elected that would criminals
any one.
Mir. Mason, oi Iowa, and Hale, Of Milne,
radicals, expressed a great deal Of "eirtuous
Indignation" at The tanperiug process, and anz-
iously urged au Investigation.
Mr.. Holman waited Mr.. Co.'s committee,
now 10 New York, TO make the investigation,
but objection vas made, when the House re.
fused to second the demand for the previous
question 10y Il vote of ayes Il, Does ~.
Mr.. HOLMAN thea renewed his amendment.
Mr.. Hale prayed against the proposed refer.
enco, but Mr.. Holman persisted.
Mr.. Buckner, Of Mo-, moved to lay the
whole subject on the table, aud upon this
Mr.. Hale called the ages and noes, and the
motion was losl--ayes 81, noes l43.
The question then recurring 90 the adoption
of Mr.. I1olman's amendment, The ayes and
noes were taken, resuiting-ayes llG, noes 69.
and the resolution ns amended was then adopt.
ed.
The Chair laid before the House a commu-
~nicatiop from Mr.. Orton, President Of the
Western UOion Telegraph Company, enclosing
q long statement Of the manager OF the COM
pany at New Orleans, a recusant witness, 10
reference to his failure to produce certain
kilograms in reference to the Louisiana
election. The rcaoiog occupied nearly 40 hour,
the object oil the communication being to make
the lelivcrance Of dispatches to a committee a
test question before Congress.
At the conclusion Of the reading Of the com.
municatiou MIR. Knott moved the arrest OF The
manager, which, after debate, was adopted.
The House then adjourned.
4 CLAIM CASE.
Ip the Senate, yesterday, MIR. Withcrs pre-.
septei additional papers in the east ol John
Y. Worthington's claiu for wood furnished
the United States, which had been referred 10
tie Committee Gu Claius, and the papers were
sent to The same committee.