Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-11
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SPECIAL TO TIE ALEXANDRIA GAZETIE'
WAsuINGToE, D. G., June II.
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WASHINGTON, d. o., June II.
sENATg.
In the Senate, 10 day, Nj. Withefs l'rcs ut q
the petition Ct oo!orcd citiz,us OF LynchbuTg
Va, praying Immediate action upou the House
biz, reducing the tax IN tobacco 10 lG c=nts,
which wa2 Referred
Tie ,iat resolution granting leaia, &3, to
the North Carolina militia, for their SUMMER
cncampmcD!, VAS passed.
A bill transferring from thu Secretary OF The
Navy to the Secretary Of the lot6IIcr tjr entry
aud sale the lands 10 FlNlia, not needed Tor
Davai purposts, was passed. :,
Bills for the relief Of Albert Oid%ay aud T..
II. kIasen, surviving partner Of tho hrn OF
l., Vert and Mtscn, Of Mobile, Ala, and tie
children of De avs j.! Vert, deceased, were
psssed
Oliacgi,n va, m,lc to tic consideration ot
the bin Tor the relief OF the NJ. IL. Church
South 0; Charleston, kanlHha county,W. Va,
and ii WcUt over. r.,
Ihe bill for The revision aud correction OF the
assessment fer special improvements IN the
District Ct Co|umbi1 vas passed.
The bill fer The relief OF Samuel IL. At"el''
late Postmaster al Winchester, Va, ior the
loss of muDcy, burned On postal car at Bon-
ning's station, was passed :.
a bill to punish any pcISGu i0r, stealing or
destroying or mutla!ins any book or manu-
script in the Congressional Library was passed.
The bill 70 arp1!al Gen. Shields Bngad'er
General on tho retired list ii the u. ). army
went over upoo objection. =,
Bills on Tie Private Calendar we're consld
cred till the expiration Of the morning hour
when
Tie Senate proceeded with tue consideration
of The River and ilarbor Appropriation bill.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
In The Hous. CT Representatives after con
siderable wfanc!iGg as to tie order CT business,
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill vas taken
up in committee Of the whole, and IFS consdc-
ration proceeded with.
THE POTTER INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
The general Impression yesterday evening
was that Mr. Batlcr had made big haul. "
lie claimed to BIO able in short time to prove
the connection b2tWccn the testimony then
taken and the Of Get Of this Investigation, VIZ:
to cruqire nto alleged lrauts ard show whether
certain prominent officials are implicated there.
in. But 10 days evidence lessons the import
acc. not oalg Of the tclcerams already submit
ted, but CT this departure from the track. The
c9mmi:tcc met at lis a. H., the attendance
being az usual, aut the interest apparently In.
creased. 4 copy 81 the letter sent Ey direction
0i tho committee 10 Senator Matthews when he
declined TO testify WAS read. it nolidtd him
that . sunmo.s ha1 been prepared, but he
w0uId Get be expected TO obey il his senatorial
duties wcrc thereby iutcrIcred with.
Anderson was then recalled and took the
,fo1 bn
cross examination. Anderson acknowledged hav.
iog given Gen. Smith, late appointing clcr k OF
the Treasury Department. letter, wherein be
withdrew ali claims in consideration of having
received an appointment for his brother to q
place 10 The New Orleans custom house. lie
denied having signed Wcber'S name to the
"arrccmeat, and claimed that Weber wrote
his name before a notary.
When asked ii he hai ever told any one that
Stoughion siruc,! ii" alleged Sherman letter
orhad signed any letter directed TO Weber and
Anderson, he REPLIED that he had never made
such q statement.
An effort was made to SHOW Al Inability on
Andersun's part to raise the $500 he promised
to Mrs. jerks fer The orig inal Sherman letter,
aud which she refused. But he stated that the
money could have baan raised in pnl!adc' pha
on his own responsibility.
Mr. haco Suohuts" ie't:t' su'u''it:u ~
Aodcrsou' Is Que "t't'co ny h,"IS1,' u - cu';
Governor Antoine, claiming that he (An1crsoD)
was haIG WlrklnS rcpu'''cih' ana Was con
sidcred by Democrats u "sErat obstacle to good
government" add tina. nc Was gong 10 win
tins nght !! IL rcc:'Ve: =, '0c"S" hc'p 'Fo'' AZ
tome emu q INC ane. =.
Inc witness a&c5ua'c~. LOT Sh.s a:stCT vi u .hc
ground CT nS!'1s olG E'c:n''S ALVEY ~ a.
parish ono ociH2 At - t'ln7 u"'!c' '"' i III
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wnT;. lilac i j, .yi.jruc SHOWING that Baker
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hr. EGsr, a!ptin!ilI 2'cik o. !ii& fJ3'ctnce
Department, !es.itleG that the laio Senator
MoItou, democratic representatives. llaLcock,
Throckm2rton a6I Co'Dec'dn "Ga Haey ciil'