Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-06
BY TELEGRAPH.
Special Dispatches TO the Gaze
From Washington.
TIL T. Sc n A U F. J..

w ASHlNhiON, IL. ", NcUiu"iI w. iH'''
The Senate met at 10 o clock and toGk RI
cess uuu uOOn.
During the reports Of tie morning hour MIR
Window reported from the COMMITTEE 4"
Commplc. adversely to the lItds thiIS,lEaipi
Improvement bill.
| fIr. johnson introduced bill To remove tn
political disabilities Of \. Il. barnes, Of Va
Referred
Mr.. Johnsor, of Va, called up House bill
for the rcliet Of YIN. Il. Graham. of Laxlng
ton, R0ckbrilrc county, but the bill went owe
under objection.
Mr.. Hereford, Of ". Va, was appointed
| member OF the Committee on Claims.
Tie Legislative, Executive and Judicial Ap
| preparation bill was received from the llon&'
| and referred to the Committee on Approrrla
| tons.
\ bill was passed creliting on settlers undrI
| the Homestead law any residence on the land;
claimed made under the presumption law.
rhe Pacific Railroad bills were then takcf
up and discussed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House Of Representatives met at II
cOcl. this morning, but ut onac eXtcndeG tho
recess i'll - H., aud upon reasSemDlIDg, aitci
the Introduction Of i few bills Tor reference and
a slight debate upon the rule, discussed, JESTER
day, IN rcirrcuc. to the power oil the House tt
adjnuru which power is denied, took up and
considered the Deficiency Appropriation bill
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.
The iiousc Louisiana Investigating Com
miitcc met this morning at 10 clock, ADD
had before it again J. Madison Wells, who, to
say the least, is sharp, to use 10 stronger ex-
preston. for though, through the ingenuity OF
Mr.. Field, admissions were e&torted, they were
generally 50 diluted as TO, in a measure. break
their direct force He acknowledged the gen.
uiueness OF the letters 10 Kcnner, in relation 10
the proposed interview with Gov. Nichols, but
did not know for what purpose the Interview
was to be held, unless to discuss State affairs.
He positively declined to answer any question
involving the disclosure CT the manner Of max
log the returns or anything connected there
with, notwithstanding he was Threatened with
punishment fer further contempt, and would
only answer 10 relation 10 Vernon parish. lie
again denied all that Maddox had stated, and
tried to expIai9 his reasons for not carrying out
his promise to meet Gov. Nicos, upoo the
ground that be was sick, aud subsequently, lett
the city in order TO lorestal the subpoena to APP
pear before the House. He was interrogated
upon the Maddox and West letters again, but
I,s a 81
VS. au'"''' '"t ,io viva, ,n.,nr),y
II. Pnr,h,rJ r,,;;raI If Illinois nne If the
.i'' ~ ;,o,.I =, ,hr subu,i.sion as cvi.
e'r,s NJ rho r,tnros and IN ordnr
"E"0' ~ '.i' >olG ~, c,wn,;,Ins had ~
take recess fan hour.
Alr. Fields questions were Very Saaichins
and once or twice The interrogation and "''ness
has some words.
A,
Mr.. Sparks. aching thaifinan Vi tue G9mlnl''
tee 10 some advisory remarks to Mf' Wells rs
to the cxpedIency ct ms answering Hn"sli0o
pTopoundtd by MIR Field, uninlen'i"naily stated
that MIR. Wells was not the peer OF CongicsS-
man, TO which remark Sir. Lawrence, or Ohio'a'
onae took exceptions, and saul mat any ci'izen
was the peer OF member OF Congress or an?
one else Ir. Wells drew himself up III nus
char, and by has eXpie'slon more thsn pT MS
"o.o' ,San ,l,o run,I r. MANI Conrres,
man Mr Sharks had of course TO explain
that Mr.. Wells, being witness, had not the
rights OF member u Cougtess, out W.. " 'i Il,
ueo.ueu ~ a' nIdnr ~, wis ,rlI make :,
marIvr cf himself rather than divulge. He
said that the statement that be would make
clean breast Of 'hc 'r'''" Gull u'''''u ""' aD
'n, anns, Walls v,s AGAIN Called but
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