Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-23
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
From Washington.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Juue %, lS76.-1u the Sen
ate, during the morning hour, an invitation
from the Society of the Oldest Inhabitants, re-
auestDg the company of the Senate at cele-
bratou of the An Of July, at Ford's Opera
House, was presented.
The Senate tbco took up, on the motion OF
Mr. Eimunds, the bill to prevent the lutiml-
datiou, a. OF voters on account of race, color
or previous condition, otherwise called the
enforcement bill.
Mr.. Thurman opposed those sections Of the
bill, which, he said, made crime, and did
not define it, SO that common men could uuder-
stand what The crime Was.
Mr.. Edmunds called for vote.
Mr.. Whyte, of Md, was surprised that the
Scusrnr FROM Vermont (Mr. Edmunds) had
uni v uchsafed reply to the Senator from Ohio,
and it therefore, might be fairly presumed that
h. had none to make. Mr.. Whyte urged
that this law was not within the scope of tho
Inappropriate legislation conferred upon Cou
yress by the 18Th amendment. That clause
was intended TO affect States, this law goes
further, aud proposes to puoish private cilitz.us
lor not conducting negroes to the polls and
seeing that they voted.
The debate was continued.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The committee Of the whole Of the House
met. pursuant to adjournment, at ii O'clock
this m0rniug, aud resumed the consideration
OF the Su4day Appropriation bill, but after about
twenty mir ues, upon division on pending
lmeUdmcnt for 40 increased appropriation for
an appraisers office at San Francisco, it was
aScertaincd that 20 quorum Was present, where
upon there was c. OF the roll aud half az
hour was consumed in obtaining quorum,
when the consideration Of the bill was re-
sumed and cootoued until II o'clock, when
Friday session Of The House was begun.
Three contested election cases were disposed
ofin about that many minutes viz:
N. B. Strait, Of MIu.. radical, sitting
member, was declared entitled to his seat.
Jas. Fl r .iuey, c,iored radical, sitting mem
Der from Seu Carolina, was declared entitled
ID MS seat, ahd
S. S. Econ. dem ,cr.4t delegates r. M Idaho.
was declared entitled to the scat at prs ut &C.
cupied by Bennett, radical.
The House then resolved itself into the COM
mttec Of the whole on the state OF the Uolou,
and again resumed the consideration Of the
Sundry Civil Appropriation oil, which occu-
Mod / ha remainder of tho day.
TIE PRESIDENCY.
Several Of the membcrs oil the Virginia dele
ga.iop on their way to toe St. Louis conven-
ton, stopped in this city last night, and had a
sort OF ioiormal consultation as to what should
b, their action on arriving at their destination.
Nothing G,f1ir was arrived at, but from the
consult ion it leaked cut that majority Of
those prcs:ul, and especially Of the followers
90, are 10 favor of 'li,dcn.
Any expression OF opinion is considered un-
fortunate, rs it WIS understood the delegation
was to Ego and SET" before making up their
minds.
The New England delegates in Congress are
generally for I'iIden, but in New York there is
the most determined opposition, and proml-
NEXT representa- i've from that State to-day de-
clared that he, Tilden, could not carry the city.
The northwest is unders God TO be for him.
Mr. Tiiden is ono of the best organizers in the
country and his friends claim that undc- his
leadership one Of tue most brilliant campaigns
ever carried on would be conducted.
Gen. Hancocks friends are busy circulating |
documents and making strong appeals in his
behalf, but as matters now stand and under Inc
operation of the two-thirds rule, it may become
a matter of doubt whether either of the gentle
men named csn receive tho nomination.