Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-09
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
From Washington.
SENATE.

| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 9, lS76.-lo the
Senate the morning hour was occupied with a
motion by Mr.. Caperton Tor reconsideration
Of the vote by which the appropriation for an
exploration of railway route from the Re
Grande to the Pacific via Gulf of California.
| Mr.. Caperton urged that this road was the
most important in the Union, for it constituted
an essential portion of the great future railway
of the world that from Chesapeake Bay to the
Pacific.
MIR. Whyte and Mr.. West favored the recon-
sidera,iou, and at the close of the morning
hour it was reconsdered and laid aside.
The Senate then took up the postal appro-
priation bill, which was reported from the Com
mittee Oh Appropriations The committee re-
port the House bill back with az addition to
the House bill of So 800, 900. The House bill
gives about $33 900 900 to the postal service.
The Senate bill makes the amount about S37,
100000.
MIR. West spoke at leogth 10 support Of the
Senate appropriation, and the subject was FUR
Their discussed by MIR. lugalls, Mr.. Hamn,
NJ r. Salisbury and others.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
10 the House, soon after tue reading of the
journal, the conan tees were called for bills and
resolutions of private character, during which
bill was reported from the Committee on
Claims for the payment Of sum OF money to
&. w. Button, Of Lynchburg, Va, for adver-
Using.
MIR. Huutou, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported bill permitting the heirs of Daniel
Carroll, of Duddipgtou, to reclaim certaio prop
erty 10 Washington, at present occupied by the
government.
A bill to pay Mrs. James K. Polk, widow of
the late President Polk. 81 500 for mules taken
during the war by Federal troops was passed.
After the morning hour,
Mr.. Hutton moved to take up the resolu-
luton Of Mr.. Blaine to reconsider the vote,
by which certain testimony before the
judiciary Committee, was ordered to be
printed, aud moved to lay that motion 90 the
table.
Mr.. Page, of California. hoped that Mr..
HuntoD would not make the motion 10 the alb
sence of NJ. Blaine.
MIR. Blaine, at this moment, entered the
hall shouting, ''I'm here, and then proceed
ed in his usual style of bravado and buster to
bully the Democratic side, and the Speaker,
between whom and himself there were some
sharp words
After good deal of talk about rights, priv
iIeges, &c.,
Mr.. Hunon called the previous question, and
the vote was taken by ayes and uocs, resulting
ayes l2l, noes 23--no quorum.
There was wild sceue Of confusion, Mr..
Blaine dcmandng,In the most percmptory man.
ner, that nothing should be done till the vote
was officially announced, and that no quorum
being present 20 other business should be trans
acted.
Mr.. Blaine was so obstreperous that MIR.
Cox. Speaker pro ten., threatened that unless
he, Blaine, maintained order, he would call
to bis aid the proper officer of the house to
enforce the rule.
Mr.. Cox also said that the imputaions cast
upon him by Mr.. Bt.ine we're wifully false and
malicious, and he knew the import of his words
Mr.. John Youog Bcuwl wanted to koow ii
this was the American Congress or collection
of school boys under their teacher, Blaine
No quorum appearing, motion to ADJOURN
was made and the ayes aud noes called thereon.
Pending the motion to adjourn Mr.. Morrl-
500 introduced resolution to have all the evil
dencc, including the Caldwell telegram and the
corroborative and rebutting evidence, printed.
1t was objected to by the Radicals.
The motion to adjourn was negatiVed.
Mr.. Huotons resolution was then adopted
by vote Of l26 to 81.
A suggestion to allow members to visit Gin.
ciuoati and that 20 business of a political
character be transacted next week, was object
cd to.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the private calendar.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gen. Hunton, yesterday, presented and had
referred petition for the relief Of Eli Petty,
of Alexandria.
There WAS no meeting of the Blaine commit
tee this morning, nor any evidence taken before
the Kecr committee.
HOyf. Spragues d 10.
New YORK. june 9-ln the suit OF The
Berkshire WooIen Company against Augustus
d. Jullard, which was brought to close up
the affairs Of Hoyt, Spragues 4 Co., the ref
cree who was appointed TO determlne the