Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-11-23
FROM WASHINGTON


WASHINGTON, D. G. November 10Th, 1877.
The Navy appropriation bill passed the
House last Tuesday, not however without a
very heated discussion, wherein ex-Secretary
Robson was pretty roughly handled for mall
fesance in approprating the funds of his
| department. to Legitimate purposes, an ac-
count of which has been heretofore ventilated
through investigating committees of the last
| session.
Judge Spoford and Kellogg have been before
the Committee on Elections 10 the Senate and
delivered short arguments in their own behalf.
1t is a fore-gone conclusion that the Senate
will seat Kellogg.
The Texas Pacific bill will not be presented
TO Congress until the regular session next
month The bill is already in proper shape,
and desperate fight will take place over this
measure by the opponents and friends of the
bill, the latter of whom are very sanguine of
success.
The ball opened with the first formal oppo-
sition to any OF Mr.. Hayes nominations by
the Senate in executive session upon the con-
firmalon of Mr.. Jno. l.. Stevens, OF Maine, as
minister TO Norway and Sweden. Mr. Win
dom, who opposed the confirmation, called
for the yeas and nays, aud as there was not
over a half-dozen votes in the negative Mr..
Hayes won, and Stevens has gone TO Sweden.
The ant-EIayes Senators said it was not test
vote, and they only wanted to see what Mr.
Hayes would do about it,
Mr. Randall has concluded not TO interfere
with the committee on the Pacific railroad in
| the selection of their chairman, made vacant
| by the resignation of Mr.. Potter, and the robes
of Office will, therefore, be thrown around Mr.
| Throckmorton by the committee.
The returning board, by the nomination Of
Mr. Efingham Lawrence as collector of the
| port OF New Orleans, to use the language Of
Wells and Anderson, sis busted all TO pieces :"
Had Packard asked for the position he could
have obtained it; but both he and Mr. Hayes
| had their backs up as to who should make the
first overture with the result as above. Mr..
Lawrence is a large Southern planter, and a
barrelfull of kilograms ndorsing his nomina-
ton by the Conservative and honest men
OF both parties were deluged into the White
| House.
The Indian Affairs committee Of the Senate
reported bill 10 that august body, which
constitutes, makes and appoints Mr. Red-Skn
IA full and complete citizen of the United
States, and an amendment went still further
and continued 10 this "child Of the fo-est' his
immunities, tribal funds, &c. the same rs
| though he had not been constituted pale
faced American, but still remained."a little in
| jun boy" Whether the war path, painted
scalping knife, tommy hawking injn is to be
an addition TO the colored Radical voter, the
bill didn't say. Verify, ye Mellican man heep
much voice, voice
| The liual adjournment was expected TO take
place this week, but it is somewhat doubtful
uow as the resumption repeal supporters alege
that they fully intend to push their measure
through at this extra session before agreeing
TO any adjournment, hence, If the opponents
of the bill are still stubborn, it will be an
easy matter TO prevent au adjournment Ergo
we can't inform you whether .our Solons will
take their Thanksgiving dinner at home or not
DEMoCRITEs