Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-15
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WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. Is.


declare the Senate adjourned, and many Sepa
tors left yesterday under that understand
ing.
Just, however, as the prayer concluded
message for secret session was received from
| the President of the United States.
1t was the general desire that the session be
prolonged for short time. 10 order to take
counsel concerning this the reading OF the JOUR
nal was Informally deferred for some time, dur
| ing which there was q general conversation 10
| the chamber.
MIR. Cockrell gave notice that on tho 10Th OF
January he would announce formally the death
of Senator Boey. Of Mo.
Dlr. Butler, of S. e., Introduced resolution,
rectiug that as it had been charged, during the
late investigation, that threats aui agreements
relative to criminal trial (Patterson's) by Nj.
G.. Butler and others, tho committee be 10
struced to enquire into the facts OF the case,
and that they have power to send tor persons,
papers, &c.
MIR. Cameron and Mr.. IugalIs, while admit
ting that the right to offer this resOl ution had
been granted yesterday, denied that 1t included
the tight to consider it.
Mr.. Thurman would vote for the resolution
becaus, Serator Butler desired it, but other.
wise BIO was opposed to arraigOing Senator,
because az unseen man chooses anonymously to
defame him.
MIR. Butler said he was perfectly satisfied
that the matter should rtst where it is. lie
had not urged it. The objection was marvel
ously strange and marvelousy unfair to him.
Mr.. Cameron persisted in bis objection, and
the resolution went over.
A number OF enrolled bills were reported.
The Senate then went into secret session,
when the friends OF Senators Gordon and
Conking made statements The offensive Ian.
guage used on both sides yesterday was then.
withdrawn by mutual friends, and further diff.
fcuty avoided. There was DO personal recon-
ciliaton or advances on either side.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
MIR. Roberts. of lnd., introduced and had
passed resolution to pay the employees of the
House their Decem Der pay prior to Christmas.
MIR. Woods resolution for Investigations into
all the departments then coming up,
Messrs. Cougar and Hale, radicals, inter
posed all the parliamentary objections they
could to prevent the consideration of the ques.
ton.
Mr.. Coager said that if 1--WE are going to
pass the resolution under the rules then let US
do so, but, if uudcr force, let the House
know it.
The Speaker said that Mr.. CoDger was IN
warranted 10 makiog such an assertion.
MIR. Conger said he had no reference to The
Speaker.
The Speaker said that all the proceedings on
the republican side OF the House were useless,
as the Chair considered the question directly
before the House.
MIR. Couger, of Mich, said that was 30. but
ho uantod If Dut.unon rao1ra that tha Chair G
decided.
The Chair e1citedly said that 20 side Of the
House could Induce him to break rule.
Mr.. Wood then proceeded to explain the
resolution and give the precedents for it's adop.
ton, when he was Interrupted and prevented
from proceeding by all kinds of points Of order
raised by Messrs Couger, Hale, Thompson and
Burchard, radicals.
Mr. Weed the pu1 mGSsam hes 5 P Inc sWa9R 5
and that debate be limited to FIVE minutes.
Upon this motion there were 95 votes 10 the
affirmative, all on the democratic side.
rum appeared.
Tellers were then ordered and 81 democrats
passed through. The republicans refused to
pass through save one.
Mr.. Luttrell moved q call OF the House, and
said he wanted the country to know who was
obstructlng legislation.
Mr.. Couger objected to debate
MIR. Tucker raised the point of order that
Mr. Congcr "a radical who had refused to vote)
was not 10 the House. Laughter
MIR. Say Ter said they could lead the horses to
water, but could not make them drink.
n radical member moved to ed ourn.
A democrat Insisted that the member could
not make the motion IS he was not 10 the
House.
The chair decided that the member was in
the House as he had ocular demonstration OF
the fact, and had recognized the member to
make the notion laughter.
Uoon the motion to adjourn the ayes ard
noes were taken resulting ayes 90. noes al.
MIR. Wright moved that members in the
hall not voting should be committed to the GUS
tody Of the Sergeant at Arms by the Speaker
The chair said there was a rule to sanction
! the motion, but he did not know how he could
enforce it, and suggested that MIR. Wright sug.
gest some practical method of carrying it into
effect.
The motion to recommt was again put, and
| the democrats voted 10 the affirmative, but the
republicans refused again to participate, and OF
course there WAS no quorum, only 81 10 the
affirmative and two in the negative.
The ayes and noes were then ordered, but
Mr.. Couger moved that the House adjouro and
| upon that the ayes aad noes were ordered,
| when motion to reconsider the last motion was
made, and upon that the ayes and noes were
again ordered.
Thus three aye end 90 votes were a! once
piled up, aud the flibustering continued
After further flibusterIng, by common con
sent, the resolutions were postponed till the
10th Of January.
| The Postal Route bill was then 6ually passed
Both Houses adjourned Till January 10th.
| NOTES.
TIE cautre subject of all talk at the Capitol,
to day, was the ConkIing Gordon imbrogo.-
1t may be stated upon excellent authority that
| a., efforts to bridge over the difficulty between
these gentlemen have failed, and that both o.
them h&ve declined to enter into amicable rela
tione. There are many fylrg reports, the mos
extensively circulated one being that Gordon
had sent CoDking hostile message by Senator
| Butler, aud that the message had been referred
to Gen. Sheridan as Conkliug's friend.
| 1t may be stated in correction with the Cor
| don Conklng difficulty that when the copfrma