Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-26
by TELEGRAPH.
DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE
From Washington.


early hour il is difficult to say what turn c'e"''
may take. There is coed deai OF excitement
but 10 bad feeling apparent.
The democrats ale still divided, but the Il
; busters have evidently lost no Strength i
they have gained none. aud f5r awhile 'n';
morning they have kept lhogs lVeIs aud "eu
: sway ia the House.
New York, with the exception OIL COX anu
Field and Texas and part Of Missouri 90 "'tn
the "submissionists. while Virginia SUI
steadily votes with the "fibusters.
Bees were never buster than the 'hllbuslers
to-day, and the threat that Morton Will DC
made President does not seem to scare anyone
i On the other hand Mr.. Hayes reported speech
at Fremont, Ohio, has created feeling oil DIS
gust, and is being used with effect by those
who favor o!,structing his inauguration An
effort will be made to have this production
read before the House, to Indicate the sort oil
MN that il to he made President, by Wells,
Pinkston, Sc.
Notwithstanding the success OF the
"il;bustars" this morning they having the
weight Of the cciicecc 90 their Slde--lt is by
40 means certain that when Ut comes to the
pioch" they will not he oulnumbored, and that
mauy OF the democrats who have acted with
them 50 far will oppose further delay and per.
init an uninterrupted c5ntIcuance OF the count.
The action Of the democratic caucus on Sat
urdav night seems to have 10 effect upon the
House, aud uone of the measures agreed upon
there have been heard Of so far.
Telegrams from the West, especially, are
pouriug 10 upon members, Of which the follow
! ing is & specimen:
Hon. j. p Conan -" Liberty is worth as
much now as it was one hundred years ago.
| Defeat the intrigue5 OF the ADMINISTRATION
thieves and the Hayes usurpatlouiSts at all
! hazards is; the voice Of three thousand demo
Gratis Of Ashland county, Ohio.
The galleries arc moro crowded to day thaD
for seine time past, and renewed Interest seems
! to have hccn awakened
2n. m.-Thcre was in exhibition OF a little
bad blood in the House today, when MIR. HeW-
! lit, Of New Y ERIK, in response to question as
| to whether he would submit asked by Mr..
| Cate, of Wis, replied that he w0nid, was told
| By Mr.. Gate that the utteranc2 vas cowardEy:
| to which Mr. Iatcs, Of n. g., Immediately re-
torted, You should have talked that way Ill
teen years ago" This colo1uy caused The
greatest excitement and some feeling for q few
moments, during which The Speaker had TO
use bis eavel with great euorey, AID command
ed 10 the most authoritative tone, that order
must BE- restored, AMI he tinaliy succeeded 10
calming down the excitement.
The Senate havlug accepted The vote OF
Pennsylvania CO Saturday, Vas left without
business this morniog aud beiOg, also, uoablc
to take recess sat from - 10 l.3O O'Clock 10
quiet meditation.
THURMAN RESIGNS.
Atl. 50 o'clock letter from Mr.. Thurman
was READ.
MIR. Thurman states that the condition ct his
health is such that tie cann0t discharge the
duty Of member 81 tho Commission and On
motion The rHssnaiaD was accepted.
Mr.. McDoaaId introduced resolution APP
pointing Hon. Frapci5 keruan, 81 New lork,a
member Of the Commission wee Thurman re
srGcd
Mr.. Herman was unanimously cheated.
HolisE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at 10 c clock, whon il being
apparent tina! Ito quorum was present,
Mr.. Clymer moved = call 81 the House,
which was opposed by the radicals and by Mr..
Wood, of N. Y, wLo said that il Vas obvious
that Mr.. Clymcr meant delay.
Mr.. Clymcr retor!ed that it Was DOT hlr.
Weeds province to question hls motives, aud
! not a quorum iG the Hall
! lJpon division twelve members rose Oh the
Democratic side aud fifty three on the republl-
eau; so the CLAIR ordered the roll to be called,
and by the time it was through quorum had
| appeared, aud all further proceedings under
the call were dispensed with, and
A message was received from the Senate
announcing that that body having disposed Of
I inc Op|cCllUuS ~ iSCtiPt vi the fpto w ouS
OF the Pennsylvania electors that body was
ready to 20 into Joint meeting to proceed with
the Presidential electoral court. whereupon
MIR. Kelly, of Pa, rad, moved that the vote
objected be counted.
Mr.. Stcnger, Of Pa, dem, moved that the
vote objected be DOT counted, and called !or
the reading of the evidence presented or Sat.
urday, upon which
Nlr. Kelly, Mr.. Wilson. hiT. Banks aud
other radicals intcrposei objections to the
reading, and tried haT,l 70 prevent it, but find
log that more time would DC occupied III dis
cussing the question than in the reading, sue
cumbca, and the reading of the testimony was
accordingly proceeded With, but listened TO hy
no one.
Dnrinr the discussion Mr. Banks said in