Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-04
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SrEOIAL To TIE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. g., Juno 4.

SENATE.
La tho Senate, to day, the Committee on
Mexican relations wcro granted leave to sit
during the recess.
Mr.. Burnside introduced joint resolution to
create commission to consider the SUBJECT OF
srmy reform and reorganization, 10 be moved
as substitute for that part of the Army Ap'
preparation till referring to the reorganization
ri the army.
A bill fixing the tune when pensions shall be-
gin, and granting Arrears 10 certain cases, was
passed.
A few private bills wcro passed.
An hour was occupied in dispute as to the
order Of business.
The Postal Route bill was then taken up and
further considered.
A bill iu reference to the treaty between this
country and China, was considered, but laid
aside.
Tho Senate agreed to meet daily for tho re.
malndcr Of the session at a. ID.
The Senate insisted upon its amendments to
the Legislative, Executive aud judicial Appro-
priaion bill, and conference committee was
appointed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
lu the House Of Representatives, to day, a
bill extending the jurisdiction OF tho Circuit
Courts OF the Unitcd States was referred.
Joint resolution authorizing the settlement
Of The accounts Of }. q. Levy, u. s. army,
was reported and passed.
The Senate amendments to the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial appropriation bill were
non coDcurred 10.
GA motion OF MIR. Mills a bill was passed
authorizing the Secretary Of War to loan Ger.
tain tents, poles and camp tquipagc TO vouo-
teer5 in San Antouis Texas, Tor their SUN.
mer cLClmpmcnt.
The following bills were then passed without
opposition
70 test marine danger signals.
TO provide for the election OF representatives
| from West Virginia to the 10th Congress- and
| fixing the second Tuesday OF October as the
| day of election.
10 give the Court Of Claims Jurisdiction over
the cotton claim of Mamie Hall, without re,
gard to the statute oil limitations.
Daring the morning hour the House passed
the following bills reported from the Judiciary
Committee
| A bill cxempting municipal and public build.
or u. S. Courts:
|
resentaiives in the doth Congress from North
Carolina
Also bill providing for The election OF rep
resentatvts to the it h Congress from Colo.
RADIO;
| Also bill limiting tho time 10 which suits
upon official bonds shall he brought. (lt pro.
vides that the government shall give notice to
suretles Wilhln two years after default oil pEln'
cipal.)
Also bill providing for the appointment of a
District Judge far the Western District of Ten
| nessee
! Also bill to exempt employees Of the post
Office department from militia or jury service.
A bill for the roliet Of oWners Of property
sold for direct taxes in the late insurrectlonary
States, was reported and placed on the public
calendar.
An attempt was made 10 send an lnveslgat.
ing committee to Louisiana to examine into
the charges against NJ. A. Carter, the special
agent who made the celebrated log seizures 10
| that State, but the morning hour expired and
the motion was not acted on.
| Tho bill to reorganiz; the life saving service
was then taken up and considered.
Nj. Cox, Of N. y, made long and inter
estiug speech in favor OF continuing the service.
| The bill was passed without division. The
| bill increases The number u stations and nearly
| doubles the service.
The House then went toto committee Of the
whole on the Tariff bill.
THE POTTER lNvEsIiuArINu COMMITTEES.
The Potter Investigating Committee met this
| morning; present, McsSrs. Potter, Blackburn,
Butler. MIR. Shellabarger, counsel TOR Sher
map, was 10 attendance.
MIR. Potter read letter from tho Secretary
Of State, stating that the election returns from
Florida and Louisiana are not on file in the
State Department.
Gen. Butler stated that he understood from
the newspapers that the returns had been al
tered after they reached Washington.
Mr.. Potter said that could be ascertaIncd
when they were produced.
Anderson was then brought into the room,
and after somo preliminaries, tho correction Of
the testimony taken on Saturday, &C., the ex
animation was proceeded with, MIR. Reed con-
duotiog the cross examination.
Witness denied that any arrangement had
been made by which voters voted ct particular
precincts for safely. Testified as to his inter
courso with Weber, and his agreement with
Nash. His arrangements with Nash we're not
of "strictly moral character" They were
like an immoral promssory note" lie ex'
planned what was ment by intimidation, aod
said that it was slight. His testimony taken
before the Senate Louisiana investigating COM
mittee was read to rehut his latest statements.
Witness never knew whether the democrats or
republicans tried to kill him.
There were several disputes between mem
bers of the committee ia reference to the ad.
mission of evidence taken before former COM
mittees. Witness then erased from the pro.
test what he denied having written and then
read it as corrected.
Severe questioning failed to shake his state
ment, that the protest made by him was greatly
altered when given to the public by republican
authorities
He further testified. when examined by the
Senate committee. rather than swear to a lie,
he had suppressed part Of the truth in order to
carry out bis implied promise to Secretary
Sherman, and that he did not try to draw up
his papers so that he might use them on either