Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-14
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From washington.
WASHINGTON, March Id p. ID.
SENATE.
The Senate met at IL o'clock, when thf
; Chaplain offered very short prayer, and thf
journal Of yesterday was read. After some mi
nutes spent 10 private conversation, there De-
ing no business before the body,
Nj. Sargent, of California, offered resou
ton that the President of The Senate declare
the Senate adjourned sine die. Which, under
the rules, went over, Mr.. S. stating that ne
would probably call up the resolution to'mor
| row.
Mr.. Whye offered resolution Tor the ap'
poiutmept of a committee of two to walt upon
the President aud inform him that unless be
has further nominations to make, the Senate Is
ready to adjourn sine die. Adopted, and
Messrs. Anthony aud Whyte appointed as SAID
committee.
A resolution to pIiut additional copies OF the
comn;latop Of the Federal aud State cobstiu'
tions WAS referred.
! The resolution 10 restore to the Western Un'
ioa Telegraph Company the dispatches IN the
| Oregon case, vas passed.
The Senate thea, on MOTION OF Mr.. Morson'
| went into executive session and after some time
spent therein adjourned ill tomorrow at II o.
The committee appoioted to wait upon The
| President having performed that duty reported
that his Excaleucy would no; require the pres
eoce of the Sepate longer than Saturday or
| Tuesday nexI.
The President sent the following nomlna
tons to the Senate Today, which were con
| frmed j ohm Jay Kno7. to be Comptroller
of the Currency; William Sherman, u. ). AS
sslaut Treasurer San Francisco; Reuben Ii.
Stephenson, Surveyor Of Customs, Cincinnati
Ohio: Achibald NJ. Hughes, y. S. Attorney
for the middle district Of Tennessee, and a
number of Collectors Of Customs, Receivers OF
Public Moneys, Registers Of Land Ofcos, &C.,
out in the far West.
CAPITOL BRIEFS.
Morton sat 10 bis scat 10 the Senate to day,
rendering over pictorial paper.
Blaine aud Mat Ransom sat side by side 10
the Senate to day in close communlon-
omiucua
Judge Davis occupied one Of the ordinary
chairs Gu the Senate floor 10 day. Any other
Senator Gao aft. this sit in that chair With
ease.
l.. 9. &. Washington, tile able correspond.
cnt Of The Richmond Wing, is sick afflicted
as Was JOB Of Old.
The resolution OF Sargent 10 the Senate to.
day Tor 40 Adjournment sioc die hangs kellogg
on the ragged edge.
The democrats are rejoicing much over the
New Hampshire election, The radicals may
be keeping up a devil Of a thinking, but don't
say much. They are wise as scrpcnts but not
quite as harmless as doves.
The extra session is all in log, with the
Implications" contrary thereto at this writing.
Doubtful things are very uncertain.
Col. Lloyd j. Baal!. L prominent citizen of
Rchmond, Va, memJcr OF the City Council
OF that place. &C., is here giving MIR. r. Il.
White tt for The Internal Revenue
CollestorsLp ol the Richmond district
Himself and Mr.. White came up from Rich.
,nond ia the train together, and talked all the
way, neither knowing the other until they &C.
paratcd Mr. Beall is runuine on tue ''coocllla-
tory" policy. Mr. White being classed with the
carpet bagsers.
The Senate sat with open doors about fifteen
minutes to day, aud then Went into executive
session Oh The nominations seut 10 by the Presl-
dent yesterday.
There are several good stories going round
about that immigration meeting held in this
city last week Ii Is positively asserted that
there were present al lest two. it not three,
persons, Including one d. s. Senator.
The friends of Col. j. S, Mosby are urging
bis appointment is Que OF the assistants 10 the
Attorney Geueral's Office with fair chance of
SUCCESS The Co0ncl himself has declloed, SO
far, to make any appilc ,tio0 for himself, or to
solicit any one 10 his own behalf.