Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-22
From W. AshtngtOn.
ispECIAI DISPATCHES TO THE dALEllH
WASHINGTON, ID. e.. Nov. ~


SENATE
The Senate was o,cnpied 10 day with tue o'L-
tested election cases. .0
Mr. Thurman, as soou as tho Joufnai was
read, moved az amendment so.the J6urnai aou
after some debate, oa
MIR, Conklinr, of N. u, said he understood
Yesterday that there had been 40 nlilanc;' ny
which the majority Of the Senate Will De ttans
ferred from QUE side to the other. lie nopea
"a holy alliance" but ii was Tor The purpose VI
ascertainDg the CxtcDt OF tins aIilauce that NC
awaited himself OF the constltu'lota' r'gm' c u
"ouc. fifth of the members pres Ut TO ca, io'
the yeas and nays that the p'ac s OF tach oeuS
tor might he aScertalocd.
Ia further debate on the subject
Mr.. Thurman complained ui the acllon OF
MIR, Bayard, of Delaware, yesterday, and Sa'u
the Senator from Delaware EuSV not thlEK HIS
sense OF honor, personal hnuo;, L: The bopot Of
th. Senate is any more acute tbao ID ,nat "a
INV Of his fellow Senators on this h)or Liz Was
SURPRISED that the Senator had designated tne
statement made by him IS an effort 10 manu-
tacturo case.
Dir. BaYsrd hoped that the sS'epator from
Ohio (Alr. Thurlnanl would not alter his words
nor misconstlue his meaning.
Mr.. Thurman wlthtre" his motloo u amend
the journal.
MIR, Wnlan, trom Inc Committee on up
nropriati1ri, reported the House JOINT reSoiu'
lion relative 70 III" Paris International Eyposl'
ton, with sunIry :nirndmeDs.
The question then rccurrcd upon the follow
inr rlollou OF Mr.. Thurman -
Resolved, That the Committee on Privileges
and Elections BE- discharged Iroul the consider
alton of the case of NJ. e.. Butler, OF North
Carolina.
The pending motinu was to lay 90 the table.
This motion Ga test voc) rcSulted-ycas 81,
nays 3D.
All the democrats who were present and not
paired voted 100" and as did MIR. Dlvls,o OF LII,
MIR, Patterson OF s. e., aud Mr.. UunOver of
EIa., the first having bcan heretofore rcckoned
as an Independent and the others as radicals.
The question then required upoo the resoIu'
ton Of MIR. Thurman.
Mr. liimunds moved TO strike out the words,
"a. G.. Butler" and South Carolina and 10
sert "W. p. Kellogg aad louisiana tie
denounced the method By which the majority
of the Senate had been changed as repetition
Of the tricks Of the caucus.
rhe amcplmpot OF Mr.. Elmunds was LOST
ayes 50, nays ST.
Mr.. Conkliug novel to amend by striking
out "Butlrr' and South Carolina and 10
scrtur both kellogg aud Spofford' and "Lou'
isiaoa," which was lost-ysas 81, nays 81. -,
Mr.. E,lmunds moved to amend by taking all
the Louisiana and South Carolina contested
election cases from the committee. This was
lG>t-ycaS 80, nays -.
Mr.. Edmunds moved TO postpone the iurth
or consideration of the matter until Monday
next, which was lost-yras 30. nays 81. Como
yer absent.
Nr. Thurman moved that the Senate ad.
ourn until Monday ncSt, on which the vote
stood yeas 81, nays 81. Conovrr voting with the
republicans. Vice President Wheeler voted
aye" and thus aGiouroed the Senate until
Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
AS soon as the journal was read there was
another humiliation Of bills for reference mostly
Of private character.
Gen. Hunou, of Va, introduced bill for
the relief Of the owners and the purchasers Of
land sold under the confscation act, bill
similar to one passed by tho House at the last
session.
A bill was referred 10 provide lor the CLASH
ii3atiOn or mail matter uud tho pootaso thorooo.
Gen. pridcmorc and COL Cabe, Of Va, IN.
reduced bills for the relief Of sundry indvidu.
al.-Gcu. p. to put the namc OF an old colored
woman 90 the pension rolls, and Co., 9. to re.
in>tate su0dry soldiers Of the war Of 1912 on
the same roll.
A bill to organize the Territory OF Okoluua
was referred.
Bills 10 redsttict the judicial districts of
Texas, and to Increase the mail facilities from
Washinston to cities 10 the South, i"Hludlng
Rchmoud anu Lyrchburg, Va, w";@ appro
Driatey referred.
4 bill for ii: rcji1i Of u@rtaia c;!;z"as ii
Lynchhurg, 81: to rIsGnd to ticIi ia..1 i'm.
properly assessed upon tobacco, Wis also refer
red.
Mr.. Hale, oil Maine, then obtained The floor
for privileged question, and moved that The
COMMITTEE on Elections be discharged from
the further consideration OF the Colorado con
tested election case, upon which be spoke for
nearly an hour. After some discussion he mod
flied his motion SO as to instruct the committee
to report by Saturday or be discharged
Mr.. S,yl2r moved to lay the whole que stion
on the table, upon which the ayes nnd noes
were ordered, rcsuItiDg-ayes 1855, Does "a.
The House then again took up the Deficiency
Appropriatioa bill, which was further cousd
cred and finally passed.
TIE NET RESULT.
Tho result Of the vote to-day in the Senate ia
to show thsL The radical hold upon the Senate
has been nj most broken. But for the Electoral
Commission choosing Vico President Wheeler,
South Carolina and Lousiaas would have been
fairy represented in the Soaatc before sunset.
Tbeiustco Of tho democratic cause brought
over Senate. Davis, Of ILL., Tho signs Of tint
times added tho carpet. bag Senators Conover, o
Fla, and Patterson, Of >. Q, but thu tormc
WAS wavtr rcd in lis VIE, and finally went bacl
to the radicals, c'ea:iog " tie. which made tn
radical Vico Prns!io7t mss.er If the situation
AMI ad j0urncd tho SeDsLn uGtil Monday leav
ing Butler, rs wol rs Spollbrd and ellogg still
| in the hands Ct the GnnnilLye on Privileges an
| Elections.
On Monday ncAt tho struggle will BIS 70
| ncwad.
THE ADJOURNMENT
Mr.. Wood announced in tho House to-da
thst rs the Senate had srjourncd ho would no
cail ny hi; molten fJr fEat adjournment, unit
| next week.
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