Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-15
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WASHINGTON, D. g., June Is.

SENATE.
10 tho Senate, to-day, joint resolution was
introduced permitting tho President 10 veto
portions Of an appropriation bill without veto
ing the whole bill.
\ report in the case Of charges preferred
against Senator Grover was made. generating
| Mr. G.. from said charges, and the report was
adopted.
w. f. Spencer was chosen chief clerk in
place OF Mr.. Mcdonald, deceased
The resolution postponiog the final adjourn
ment till Thursday noon was agreed to after
some discussion, Mr.. Withers, Of Va, oppos.
log such a long postponemcnt.
y bill for the relief oil The estate OF the late
Admiral Dahlgrcn, was placed upon the cal
cudlr.
The bill appropriatipg $50, 900 to defray the
expenses Il the Potter investigation committee
was so amended as to add $50 900 for tho cX
penses incurred by the Matthews Senate COM
nlittcc and $4,000 10 lefray the expenses
incurred by the Department of Justice 10
detecting and punIshiog crime connected with
the presidential election, and as thus amended
passed.
The co1leronco committees report upon the
River and lIarbor Appropriation bill was read.
Mr.. COnkIiDg, Mr.. Blaine, MIR. Kernan and
| MIR. DAVIS spoke in strong terms against the
passage CT the bill as one that 10 former days
could not have received democratic or rcpub.
liean vote.
Mr.. Withc1s advocated the bill upon the
ground that o large area OF country will be
opened up to commerce, and argued that the
South should receive all the aid it could IN
order to get even with the North 10 improve
mcnt aud growth, and that IN future his section
will take all it eau get.
Mr.. Window defended the appropriations
made in the bill, and deeuded the democrats
Tor voting for the bill.
After further debate, during which Mr..
Whytc, CT Maryland, designated General
Grant as great Roman," who had ex-
hbited alike bravery on the field and 10
the White Ilouse.and who had stuck his sword
through the last River and llarbor bill, and
said thus far shall Congress appropriate and no
farther, had elected his warm appreciation, the
report was agreed to.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
10 the House Of Representatives discu sson
spraug up az to what business should be pro.
ccedcd with.
Speaker Randall decided that Mr. Burchard' &
bill amcudng the oternal revenue laws was
the regular order, aud accordingly the coDsi1-
Grafton of the bill IL 10 Committee OF the
Whole Was continued for II minutes.
Mr.. COngcr moved to postpone all iurthtr
con>ilrrat>n Of the bill until the Scconi Wed
nrstlay OF January next.
This measure affects the liquor nod tobacco
interests OF Virginia aud North Carolins, cJn
st1ueutly the delegations from both these
States vigorously opposed MIR. Congers mo|lon'
on3 oroot nn.na3
When the noise had subsidized somewhat the
ayes and noes on postponement were ordered,
resulting lO4 10 the affirmative, JAG 10 tho
negative. 80 the motion was lost.
Mr. Rnagan then rose to privileged quo5'
ion and submitted O conference report en- the
River and llarbor bill. lie stated that the bill
now appropliatca about $S.OOO,O0O, which Is
so 900 less than whnn it passed the Senate.
Mcssrs. Cox and Elen, who were among
those that protested against the passage OF the
bill by the House, led the opposition to this
conferences report.
Nlcssrs. Reagao. kenna, and SlyIcr sup
ported the report.
As no debate was in order the commoiou
became Intense. All possible motions were
made by MIR. Cox aud quickly disposed Of iu
the midst Of continued disorder.
Finally tho yeas aud nays we're called for and
the friends OF the bill who had just had very
large majority to back them, saw one after
another dodge the roll call or vote nc.
The friends $50 callcd) of the worklngmen,
among them Messrs Cox, Of N. Y, Wright,
Butler and Harrison voted against the bill.
The result, $50 ayes and IS noes, was then an
nounced and the report was adopted.
A message from the Senate asking that the
adjournment BIO postponed till Thursday, the
10Th inst, came 10 and was received with some
applause on the democratic side and loud cries
Of no, INC" from the republicans.
The bill to amend the revenue laws was then
taken up and considered.
The Senate Joint resolution for prolouging the
present session Of Congress till the 10Th was
then taken up aud non.concurred in by vote
of 10S yeas to l43 noes.
THE POTTER INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The committee met at 10 o clock this morn
log. MIR. ii. @. Clarke, formerly MIR. Kellogg
private secretary, testified that he had prepared
the second set of Louisiana certificates without
any direct authority from Mr. kellogg. lie
thinks all the electors signed tho second set, but
was not present when each one signed.
A recess was then taken in order that Gen.
Butler might rise to privileged question re-
lating to Senator Matthews refusal to obey the
subpoena served on him recently.
| When the committee rcassemblcd the cXaml-
patton of Mr.. Clark was continued. lie con-
tradicted MIR. Brewster 8 statement as to the
place where the certificates had been signed.
Mr.. Potter questioned him in relation to the
preparation of the second set and the signatures
attached thereto. The witness knew nothing
about any Irregularities in that sci; could tell
four of the signatures, and thought they we're
genuine. Mr.. Clark told straight story,
evadiDg all questions likely to throw much light
on the sutjec'. According to him no forgery
was carried out successfully,or even attempted.
| NOTE.
| The close OF each regular session Of Congress
is peculiarly Interesting and always stormy.
! The usual excitement has already shown itself,
greatly to the amusement of the galleries and to
tho annoyance of Speaker Randall.
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