Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-12
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
From Washington.
SENATE,

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. g., July II, 1875. -Tb'
Senate, after some unimportaDt morning bust
ness, resumed
THE TRIAL OF W. W. BELKNAP.
The prosecution called and examined Hon
Hsister CIymer as to the confessions OF Gen
Belkuap aud then closed It's case.
The defence called Gen. Pope, the Quarter
master General, and Gen. Davis.
Mr.. Carpenter urged that until the testimony
of MIR. Evans was given it would be impossible
for the defence 20 lay the foundation for the
introduction of other witnesses. He hopee
there would De an adjournment for reasonable
time in order to procure the attendance OF Mr.
Evans
The Managers opposed the motion and
lengthy debate ensued.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
With the mercury 10 the thermometer rang
ing away up 10 the uineties, 1t is not wondered
that 90 d order is difficult to be maintained 10
the House, ana that the Speaker pro tenn,
Mr., Sayler, is kept 10 profuse perspiratlou
from the active use of the gavel, which is CON,
stautly being employed
Amid the confusion message was received
from the Seuate notifying the House that the
Senate had disagreed to the amendment OF the
House to the Bankrupt bill.
4 report from the Election Committee seat
ing DarraIl, Representative from louisiana,
was adopted.
The committees were next called on for re-
pnrts, aud uuder the call several bills relating
10 Iolian lands were passed.
Several bills from the Military Committee
we're presented aud placed on the calendar, and
a few Of private character passed.
Reports from the Naval Committee were al
50 made and variously disposed of.
The report Of the Committee 90 Foreign At
fairs cansuring the course of Mr.. Schenck, the
lac u. S. Muster to E1glard was adopted
without debate.
The House refused to consider the Senate
bill for the appointment OF a commission to set
tie the Indiau troubles.
The House then took Up the bill in reference
10 the Texas roater troubles, and went into
Committee Of the Whole thereon, and Mr..
Townsend. of New York took the floor.
a dispatch from the Minister of the Argen-
tine concd ration, circulating Congress
upon the Centennial Of the country. was read.
PERSONAL.
Gen. Hutton has gone me, bavirg suffer
ed 5. v,rely from indispcs ion, brought On by
tho excessive heat.
Mr.. Guode goes 10 Norfolk to day, to parti-
CITRATE in the great liden aud Hendricks rati-
tica,joa meeting to take place there.
Gov. Walker, who went 90 as one of the
COMMITTEE of escort to the boiy OF the late Mr..
Parsyus, of Kentucky, returned today.
MIR. Tucker, who has been on visit to bis
friends aud rela'iv:s 10 Loudoun county, has
also returned.
Gen. jeff &. D4vi. was on the floor of the
House to-day
Mrs. Strattord Fendall nee Molynard, mar
rcd in Christ church, Alexandria, about q
year ago. died in this city last night.
Hon Joseph B. Beck Of Kentucky. Senator
elect, was on the e ,or Of the House to-day.
POLITICAL.
Tho "retrnment" Of Mr.. jewell and the up.
pointment OF Mr. Tyner of Indiana as his sue
cessor, is, it is said, for the appessng Of Mr..
Morton and carrying Indiana at the October
election Tor tbs Radicals; but, on the other
hsnd, these removals and appointments are
playing the ID with the party elsewhere. and
it is even said that Grant wants the Democrats
to succeed and is doing what he can to that end.
Tyner was repudiated by his constituency for
being engaged in the salary grab game and his
appointment is but another instance of the nu-
merous plumbers Of the President.