Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-17
From Washington.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov, II.


SENATE.
The Senate was not in session, having on
yesterday adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
10 The House of Representatives, as soon as
the Journal was read, -
Mr.. Banning moved that the House take up
the Army Appropriation bill as amended by
the Senate.
This Was agreed to, and The Army bill was
taken up.
The amendments OF the Senate were then
considered serIatlnl, and some unlmportant
amendments as to plumbers of clerks, Ne, Were
non cOncurred IN.
The amendment OF the Scua'c then came VI
striking out the following provision Of thu
House bill. That force of four cavalry resl
ments shall be recruited to one hunlrcd mcu
10 each company ard the sable shall be- eli
ployed for the dctcoce of the Mexiclu and Ia
dian frontier OF Texas, an'! Inserting in rs
place the following, "rhat the cavalry reg
| ments may I've recruited 10 enc hundred mcu
| each company and kept rs nearly IS practicable
| at that number, aud sntici tut force OF cavalry
shall be employed 10 aelencH OF the Mexican
aud Indian frontier of Texas
There was considerable discussion on tha
method of proceeding, and May motions IL
concur, to non concur, to amnDd, ~, w're
made.
Finally the House voted by yeas aud nays on
a motion by Mr.. Garfield, Of Ohio, to cInour IN
the Senate amendment. The yeas were 40
and the pays l26 So the amendment va,
adopted.
Most of the democrats, including Mr. Hun
ton, voted no.
The question then came up on the amend
nF : hn s lIIuIf niIl
of 20 900 men as the force OF the army, and in
sertug 25 900.
Mr.. Garfield moved t, coacur, which wa
carried-yeas l3i, nays 40.
So the House concurrcd.
Some other amendments OF little interrs!
were uon concurred in, so the bill mast 30 back
10 the Senate.
Mr.. A. Fl. Stcv2uS Introduced resolution
relative to the financial question.
a bill OF payment Of amounts due citizens Tor
services to the y. S. previous to the late civil
war; was Introduced and referred.
The credentials of Lync 5. Mctcalit, OF Mo,
we're read, add Mr.. NJ. was sworn In.
A number OF papers filed with a view to co.'s
test Mr.. NJ. s seat, were referred to the CONF
mttee on Elections
The House then proceeded in Committee ~
tic whole to con ,idsr the bill making appra
pria,ion for the Paris Exposition,
RESUMPTION
| 1t il understood that the resumption repeat
| bill will come up on Monday.
TIE ARMY RIII..
| The vote Ga the army bill in the House to
day resulted 10 the acceptance o! the Senate ;
scheme to fix the army at % 90 IN place OF
the plumber OF 10000. which had been fixed
upon by majority el the House. The: Hons
| to- day receded from lis acIon and agree! with
the Senate.
DOES II HURT TO BE HANGED PA ,orr",
pondeDt writes to ST. Louis paper 10 AZ J..
| loving strain -
| Recently you repeated, in an article hrai.';
reform in Capital punishlDcrt.' what Y"U
| have frequently said before, VIZ: 'fhc neck l.
not broken, and the victim pcrlshcs hy the
| long and painful process OF Slranguaton. lhr
cx perieuce of ohm Burns, au old and heavy
citizau Of this county, leads me to believe that
straneuaton By hanging like s!rauguatoH tE
drowning, is not very painful process after a..
| Some time during the war some ruhlans vic
desired to be thought bushwackcrs came upoH
Mr. Burns at lis house, Intending To coInpr'
| him to give up some mOny that hr waa SUI.
posed to have. Burns had none, and told then
50. They did not believe him, and their mes,
move was to cut cord out OF q bedstcad, IL
one end around Burnss neck, throw the other
over joist overhead, and pull him UP till his
feet were clear of the floor This they li
| four times, questioning him between whirs
Burns says that he lost consciousness every
time as soou as his feet left the hoOl; that b"
felt 20 pain at any time; that altcr the second
hoist he meant to sham continued InscnslblIlty
wheo they let him drop again Ito lower hlm
they let 80 the rope aud he fell on the floor
but it was beyond his power. Ills first con
sciousncss was that he bad raised bis body t"
sitting position, which put shanmlOg out OF
the question. lie experienced no pain when
the rope frightened nor while he was suspended.
nor after he was released, cxccnt the sorcncH"
caused on the skin by the chatiog cl the rope.
Mr.. Burns is man OF truth, and there ~ M
reason to doutt his statements. His weight
| was sufficient to tighten the rope well, being
| about 200 pounds.
| Public squares are great blessing to the
| community. We can say the same OF DR.. Buii :
| Baby Syrup; it is tho best remedy Tor the cure
! of ali diseases Babyhood has TO encounter
| Price only 25 cents.
List Of Letters.
! The following is a list of the letters remainil's
| in the Postotice in this city November II.
Persons calling for letters will say they nrH 4!
vcrtiscd and give the date Of the list
If not called for within thirty days, they will l."
sent to the dead letter office, in Washington
| Atwell, Miss jennie Jefferson, Isabella
| Atwell, Miss Elizabeth Johnson, Robt, col
! Burke, Mrs Thomas King, John j
! Brook, Mrs Ann Lewis, Miss VIctorln
| Butler Andrew luion, MRS C6srlnltr
Carter, Mrs Lucy Peoples: Miss r.
| Devrour Mrs A q, : Porter, Mrs Harriet
Dyer Michael Robson, Harrle.
Gustin, Charl1q Summers, Mrs Louisa
| y Ar- Raj