Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-17

WASHINGTON, D. c., June II, 1876. The
Senate, Immediately upon the reading Of the
jouroal, resumed
THE BELKNAP TRIAL
The spending question coming over from yes'er-
day was motion for leave to the defendant to file
a paper of reasons why the Senate could Dol
proceed with the case, 70 which substitute
had been offered directing that plea of mot
guilty" be entered ADD the rid proceed.
90 the resumption Mr.. Carpenter submitted
a motion to adjourn ths case until November
next pending which, at l2:45, the Senate
yeas l9, nays l7-adjourned Until Monday
next
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
After .hs Introduction Of number Of bills
of no general interest in the House. to-day, a
message was received from the President OF
the United States, call;ng attention to the fail
ure, by Congress, to pass the approprla' Oh
bills, aud suggesting as a remedy the pas. age
of a joint resolution making provision for
carrying on the gov.rnmrut 10 case OF failure
of Congress to agree upon the pending bills by
the 30h.
MIR. Randall viudicsted the action of the
Committee on Appropriations aud the reduc-
tons proposed by the House.
Mr.. Hurlbut, Of ILL.,, Rad, attacked the
Appropriation Committee aud the Democratic
side Of the House vigorously Tor the delay in
the passage of the necessary bills.
Mr. Holman, of Indiana, defended the com
mittee and the Democratic side of the House,
aud showed that there need be 20 fear of any
failure to pass the Appropriation bills.
Mr. Cason, Rad, followed Mr. Holman,
attacking the Democratic side for the apparent
delay in the passage of the appropriations, and
sustaining the President in hisracom nenda,ioo.
Mr.. Hereford, of West Virginia, replied to
the remarks of Mr.. Hurbut, and defended the
course of the Democratic side in It's attempt to
reform and rereoch.
After further debate the message ard joint
resolution were referred. and
The House went into committee ofthc whole
GU the Army Appropriation bill
THE NoMINATIoNs
The nomination OF Hayes aud Wheeler is
considered about as gcoi as could have been
made from the material before the Ciocinuati
Convention. |. creates 10 enthusiasm what
ever, but is nevertheless considered strong ip
a certain sense. Tie candidates are both neg
lively popular, but are gentlemen about whom,
L - 10 ~
very strikipgly good is recorded. Hayes, who
runs on his popularity 10 Ohio-having beaten
Pendletop, Thurman, and Allen unuer peculiar
was nevertheless badly beaten 10
1872 by Geo. Fl. D. Banning, Democrat. the
very able representative from that district 10
the present Congress. Notwithstanding there
was Radical majority Of ,, 500 IN The district,
for which reason Gen. B. 5 friends think that
he ruld make mos! suitable opponent Oh
the Democratic ticket
Mr.. BIanes friends are sore over the result,
and the breach that exists between the Admin
istratiou and Mr.. Blaine will be By no means
bridged over by the action of Conkling and his
friends at Cincinnati.
There is much diversity Of opinion as to he
comparative strength of the Cincinnati tick"t,
many cootendng that Blaine would have been
a stronger mau aud W uIl have created q fer
Der that will be entirely lacking with Hayes
and Wheeler.
The action of the Cincinnati Convention has
put the Democrats to scratching their heads
as to who shall be nominated at St. Louis, and
the wisest counsel will be taken. The name
most frequently mentioned is Hancock for
President. wbile if Hendricks will accept the
secord place on the ticker, it is thought there
would not be much doubt they would be nomi-
mated, although the friends Of Tilden are pow
urging hat it will be necessary to take New
York man 10 order to ccurteract whatever et-
feet Wheeer's nomination may have
THE CAMPAIGN.
The campaign wa, opened 10 the House to day
when it was shown that the tactics OF the Rad
calls is to be to put the Democrats 90 the de-
feusiye in their effort at retrenchment and re-
form.
Cincinnati NOmi nations.
CINCINNATI, j uDe l7.-CoDRral ulatlon from
all parts of the country still continue to come
to members OF the late convention over the
nomination of Hayes and Wheeler. The pa