Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-05

have acknowledged the Independence OF Siam.
A dispatch from MI X!co says Escobcdo and
Nurca are only two miles apart The former
is constantly receiving rcinforcemeUts, and is
expectcl to take Picdras Nagras within lew
days.
Congressional.
10 the Senate, yesterday, The President pro
TEN. announced the signing Of the bankrupt
law. The post route bill was taken up, and O
long discussion cnsued on the amendment Tor
Brazilian mail service. Mr.. Whyto made an
argument against the measure as Injurious to
Baltimore, whose clipper ships had been en-,
gagged in the Rio coffac trade for fifty years.
Looking at Blaine, MIR. Wbyte, with con
siderable warmth, said that he was not sur
nriscd. under the circumstances, that John
Roach had champagned Congress at Chester
and given Senators grand ovation.
Mir, BIaioc instantly retorted by saying that
he was not at Chester on that occasion, and
that Mr.. Whyte had mistaken him (BIainc) for
somebody else. ,
LET me assure the Senator from Maine,
replied MIR. Whyte, THAT it is impossible Tor
me ever to fall into such 90 error. The Sena'
tor has DO prototype in all this world. lie Is
sui pcueris-lu original character from stem TO
stern"
This sally evoked loud peal of laughter at
Blaine expense. He was so discounted that
he shortly after left the chamber.
10 The House it was determined that vote
on striking cut the eDacllng clause OF The sarii1
| bill should be taken at noon to-day,
| The Senate Committee on Appropriations
has struck cut of the army bill the pro5i ions
| reducing the force to twenty thousand men
and reorganizing the army as well as the clause
prohibiting the use Of any portion as posse
oomiiatus. The transfer Of Indian affairs to
the War Department was agreed to.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs has
agreed TO report bill to abolish that portioo
Of tho navy which consists of twenty-five or
twenty three assistant surgeons. heretofore ap'
pootcd by tho Secretary. 1t is provided that
such OF these surgeons as shall pass An examlna-
ton regarding moral mental and physical quail
fcatous shall be mustered ioto tho regular
navy, while such as fail to do so shall be must
cred out of service. The Secretary is pro-
hibited from appointing assistant Surgeons eX'
cent 10 case OF war.
The bill to orgaoiz, The life saving service
passed by the House Of Representatives ycsler
day provides for the establishment OF num-
Der of additional stations, among the rest one
on the Delaware coast, between Cape llenopen
and the Indian river. two on the coast OF Mary
Iaod, and fifteen on the coasts OF Virginia and
| North Carolina. 1t also provides that the
stations shall BIO opened for active service on
the first Of September, and continue I'LL the
| first of May.
THE ADJOURNMENT or CONGRESS. The
New York Journal Of Commerce, an cmlncntIg
conservative jouroal and one Of the best 10
the country, says:
| The promised adjournment OF this lsball We
say fifth rate?) Congress, June II, will be
| hailed With genuine enthusiasm all over the
| country. The Joy will be felt not only by busl'
ness men without distinction OF politics. but
even BY those most given over TO partlzanship.
| There is hardly democrat tr republican
anywhere, outside IF Congress, who Is not
afraid that his representative will DO some more
| foolish things at Washington and wants him
| home. The members SO mlserabIy represent
their constituents even politically that II Is not
easy TO say whether any democratic or repu0'
lcan CONGRESSMAN that might be psmed IS
more feared and hated by his party opponents
than by his nominal friends and supporters AS
"lot" they are bad, and best out OF the way
The session has been unnecessarily extended to
this time, not that appropriation bills might, be
passed aud other nccdful work done, but that
members might vent their Ignorance and shall
lowness in the speeches which now make a
worthless pile of Congressional Records two
feet thick. 10 over half year this Congress
has passed only o1o fourth of all the appro,
prialiou bills required TO run the Government.
lis culpabiliy for acts of omission is only
cqualIcd by that for lis acts Of commission. lu
both respects the session is quite without
rival. These faithless public servants have o
stern reckoning awaiting them among the PEG
ple whose confidence they have abused The
next Congressional elections ought to point the
moral for them.
Virginia News.
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