Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-08
From Washington.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. O.. Nov. S.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. g.. Nov. S.
SENATE.
The Senate met at noon.
After some memorials (nrne from NHgIbla)
had been presented,
MIR. Mathews introduced Il bill 10 supplcmsot
the act providing for 4 resumption ri''eic
payments. Referred.
The bill authorizes the payment oi duties 10
greenbacks, &c.
MIR. Chaffe introduced resolution, which
| was agreed to, requesting the President to com
| municate to the Senate al! The iac!$ 10 rriation
| to the subsidies granted to the various fac'hc
railroads on account Of their Operations, and q
statement of the amounts due b. them to Inc
United States, &C., and also what imrcdmehtS
stand in the way OF the collection OF these
amounts.
Mr. Maxey called up his resolution request
| ing the President to communicate I'll the inlnr
nation in his possession relative to the recent
raids and Jail deliveries 10 Texas BY nlaraGderd
| from Mexico, and the resolution was agreed to.
Mr.Spencer introduced bill Tor The relief
of the Deposit Savings Company, Of Mobile
| Alabama.
| A resolution was adopted rtqncsllng The
| President to communicate the steps necessary
to enable the claimants on the Mexican award
fund to obtain payment OF their claims.
Bills were also Introduced to authur!zt tht
Secretary Of the Treasury to purchase c"ra'r
lot OF ground
TO authoriz, the Cotton M.unfAc!nrins to.
to wind up its business. .
VIRGINIA BUSINESS.
Mr.. Wlhers Introduced bill granting pen
sion to Janette S. West,
| nd az 1903 4 ho Senatn yvnnf min
tive session, and, after some time spent there
in, adjourned at 1855 until to morrow.
HOUSE OF REpREs ESTATlvEs.
The House, Immediately after the reading
the Journal, took up the Army bill.
Ii places 90 restriction upon the use Of th'
troops,
Mr.. Atkins saying that cou6!lnea 10 thu
President had induced the committee to om
any restriction.
The bill will be discussed for two hours il
will be then passed.
| APPOINTMENTS.
Joel +. Hill has been appointed clctl, to th
House Committee on lndlan Affairs; Andcr
son w. Reese, clerk to the House COMMITTEE
on Public Buildings aud Grounds Albert Ord
way. clerk to the Committee on Railways ant
: | /
Doork eepcr's department; Eiwlri +. Rire
to cerkshp 10 the otiicA of the Clerk; aD'
Butler Burke, OF Staunt0n, to ! positnn II
the folding room
FORMATIONS.
The President sent number Of n9mlnaii''"
TO the Senate this afternoon, The following Mt
tho most important: II. T.. Sanford. Minlst1
Resident 10 Belgium; W. Nj. Burwcll, Reg ste
of the Land Office at Nav Orleans, La, and }
N. McClintock, u. !. Marshal for tho Distr:c
of Mary land.
/ TIE RICHMOND PoSToFFicE.
The nomination of MIR. Forbes ~ Po:tmaste
Of Richmond was contirmel imeArrullVe srsSi"
Of the Senate to day.
| France.
The Senate reasscmbled, at Versailles, ye:
lterday afternoon, and tn C nomination OF mcE
bers OF the bureaus began.
NJ. de Larunty demanded that the queatio
Of the election OF four life Senators be placed o
the order of the day for the 18th InSi.
The sitting closed WitLout Incident y
message was received from President NlacMa
hon, nor asy communication from The G"V'rr
ment.
| When the Chamber of Deputies met NJ
Desseaux, radical republican, occupied tn
chair NJ RaspaI, til5, being ind5posed: NJ
Desseaux spoke in culoey of the late NJ. Thicr;
whom he declared deserved we'll Ct his country
lie added that the present Chamber you'll l.
Dor to strengthen the Republic and defend
against all attacks, regardless from whom the
come, and concluded with the cry oil "ElYa
Repubque Five Ia pax =
NJ. Greyy was then chosen Provisional Pes
dent by vote of 900 to 10, and NJ. Rameau
moderate republican, and M. T,opcrc, radio:
republican, were elected Vice Presidents. NJ
Greyy 10 taking the chair thanked the Cham
Der in a brief and colorlcss speech Tor The hor
or. The sitting then terminated.
A Paris dispatch says President hiacA aho
10 receiving delegation Of Deputies OF tn
Right yesterday gave them very cltcgorlc'
answer, implying that he was firmly resolve
not to resign.
A Paris dispatch says :-Therc is great *
element in political circles ihc Moniteur
almost the only conservative Journal which rt
commends conciliatory policy This joura;
asserts that President M&cNlahon has no inter
ton of resigning, as he is convinced that sncll
course WOULD expose the country to the great
eat peril
A Paris correspondent tclc graphs lit va
believed this morning that Ministers ntcndc
to obtain the passage Of an order Of the day OK
pressing confidence 10 Pre.ident MacNlahon
but it afterwards became known that the Duk
d'Audiffret Pasquer. President Of the Senate
had told the Duke dc BrogIic that he woulc
not permit the discussion OF al uncon3tItulona
order OF the day which would put forward tn
Marshal az shield for the Ministers and CT
able the Chamber OF Deputies to retallate b
an order OF the day directly armed against tn
Marshal The Cabinet did Cot cndca7Or to OF
tain vote of confidence for itself from tn
Senate, as it was aware the attempt would b.
hopeless.
The Chamber of Deputies must verify tn
election Of sufficient number OF members t
form quorum before it can proceed to bust
ness. This preliminary work will not be com
pleted unit Monday.
PARIS, Nov. S.-The SoeiE aud other con
servative journals discountenancc the rrti oct 0
demanding vote Of confidence Tor the Minis
try in the Senate.
A committee of Deputies Of the Right ha
been appointed to consider whether the Minis
try shall withdraw 10 body whenever the ma
iority shall iovalidate an oficial candidates cleo