Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-19
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ESPECIAL 70 THE ALEXANDRIA EAHEITE
WASHINGTON, D. g., Junu ~.
CONGRESS-


CONGRESS.
When he Senate net to day there were bnt
seventeen members 10 their seats, but 9TH Is
soon dropped ia while the journal was being
| read at the conclusion OF which he Senate went
into executive session ard remained therein
about three hours, during which the nomination
of the District Of Columbia commissioners y, re
confirmed Upon the doors being reopcned
tho consideration Of bills 81 the Calendar WAS
proceeded with.
The House, for sometime, had to listen to per
scoa explanations aud corrections oil the IL cord,
on account of the disorder yesterday, and last
night, during which terrible uproar occurred,
| MIR. Pound, Of Wis, and MIR. Ellen, OF ILL.,,
| haViog gotten into personal allercatlop; hden
charging Pound with beog hero in the employ
of railroads, whercupo1 Pound demanded that
the words be taken doHn and that Eden be
censurcd By the House. Mr.. Garfield inter
posed and asked Eden to Withdraw the offensive
| aueuage when Mr.. Il. made an explanation
| stating that lie meant dat Mr.. p. was strong
partizan, which drew forth discussion as 10
parliamentary language, resulting 10 10 dcllolL
conclusion aud that All remarks Oh beth sides
should 90 10 the Record.
| The bill TO retire Natiouts BaDk notes and lJr
| the issue Of legal tcuders in place OF them, was
called up by Mr.. Ewing. wh) tried to get a
| suspension of the rules on It's passage, but the
ayes and noes resulted 100 in the Affirmative,
! l3 ia the negative, SO the bill VAS not passed.
| Gen. uuntun WAS amGnG ihCSt voting ID the
affirmative.
Mr., Southarl moved to suspend the rules
and pass bill authorizing the payment OF Gus
tom duties ia legal tender notes, alter the LIST
! Of October, 1873. 1913 members voIcd aye. and
| So voted no, SO the nloiou having received the
requisite two.thIrds vote Vas agreed to, and the
bill passed.
Mr.. Haskell moved to suspend the rules and
pass bill knowo as Tie Arrears OF pensions Dill.
These so-calIed artarape5 CT pensions amount
| 10 the aggregate 10 vast sam CT money, H.
| dividua pensioners Ia some cases getting as
| much as 81 900. ~ ms 3rlty ~ both sides were
at heart opposed to the measure. but feared TO
lose their prestige as friends OF the "Unlon
soldier" Oly g. members votCd against this
proposition, all OF whom arc Southern demo-
Gratis, and among whom we're Acssrs Huntou,
Harris, Goodc aud Prdemolc, vi Virginia. Two
thirds having voted 10 the Affirmative, the bill
was passed.
Mr.. keuUG, Of Wet |irgiaia. present
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votes of the two Houses on th5 election for
representatives 10 North Carolina and West
Virginia, which The llou-.: adopted by yea
and nay vote.
The bill TO gcpI.c! S0u!oTvli!; Nicholson on
the active list OF the navy wal then passed by
a lwU thirds vote.
NOTES.
Tho Ssnato was in oyccltivo session for three
hours to-day, and it is said, that tbs grave and
reverend Senstors had a devil of tlmn' over
tho confirmation Of tho District C columbus
commissioners
One of the most beautiful bouquets Of the soa-
soma living reminder from an admirih az laay
rriend-gracod tho desk If General beast
Butler to day.
A few ''eyo openers arc noedal for short
time only whenever there is 4 night session Oh
Congros.; consequently several members appear
ed to be much tho worse for Wosr and Lear dur
ing to days session of the lie :o
No meeting Of the Potter lDVestlgatlhE CoGl-
mittee was held this morning, us sl the members
desired to b. on the Il or of tho House during
the osing hours OF this session.
At O clock this evening IL j. thought that tn
time for adjournment will huvo t. be further
extended, tn cuntercnc" committee on the Sun
dry Civil appropriation bill being unable to
agree
There is q report hcfc, bat it cannot DO Traced
to any authentic source, thst thrre IS to be d
general strike Auong tho railroad employees
Officials on 1ha T. E q l.. =. cmphutlcaily dcby
the report.
LATER.
WAsu1NGruE, June l9--i y in.--1he confer
cnce committed of tnu twI houses having faxed
to agree upon lho Sundry Civi! Appropriatlon
bill, another c. IN LLan has been mppuliitrd, and
tho time for hdjpurrm}At extended TIL III
O clock Tonight.
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