Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-11
From Washington.

From Washington.
ESPECIAL TO THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. IL.
The Seuate-cbiValrou geollemen-too 30
lite 10 deny the request Of the ladies lin defer
euce to the women who want sutfrage) for
hearing on Saturday, got over the dllema, by
quietly adjoining yesterday, till Monday.
Gen. Pridemore. of the Virginia delegation,
has returned and is 10 his scat TO day.
tx Gov. Smith, of Virginia, was 90 the hoor
of the House TO day talking around generally.
lie looked as halo as he did twenty live years
ago. lie occupied Mr. Cox scat most OF the
time and held quite cvee.
The absence of fifty odd democratic members
from their seats in the House yesterday IS sub
iect of much Comment, as thereby Dir. w ood
Investigating resolutions were virtually defeat
cd 10 committee OF the whole aud MIR. Hale
given coutrol Of the matter. The democrats are
losing ground all the time By absence or dis
senslon and the radicals arc gaining fresh cour'
ago daily. There is no reason Why tho demo-
Gratis should not control the action OF the House,
aud the couutry will be apt to visit these DC.
liz queEces upou the heads OF the present mem
bers. 1t is already predicted that tho next
House will be anti democratic if not radical
tx Senator Lewis, Of Virg inia Was on the
b,or Of The House to-day.
The nomination of Hon. Geo. II. Pendet0D
for the Senate, by the Ohio democratic L,gis.
lature, gives great satisfaction here.
Major Douglass, Of Va. is still absent from
his seat in the House as is Gen. Butler, OF
Mass, and Mr.. Ewing, Of Ohio.
A resolution is to be introduced III the llcuse
to prevent the sale Of beer 10 the House res.
taurant.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House, to day, u number OF Execu'
tive communications We're presented ana re-
fcrred.
A number Of bills and Resolutions Of 10 interest
were Introduced aud referred. Among them the
usual number 10 reference to the repeal OF the
resumption act, the Issuing OF U. >. bonds OF
small denominations ~.
The House agreed to ali )urn ill Monday
when it ad ouros to day.
After considerable debate upoa the order OF
business the un6oishca business of yesterday
Mr.. Woods investigating resolutions, with
Mr.. Hae's substitute-cam. W, when
Mr.. Hale demanded tho previous question
upon.the substitute as agreed upon 10 the COM
mittec, and upon that the House divided, the
vote, by tcers, being ayes 100. noes III the
vote being z strictly party one so the House
refused to order the previous question, where
upon
MIR. Wood offered as substitute for the
substitute adopted ia committee Of the whole,
his original resolutions, giving the committees
full powers to make full Investigations into any
and all departments.
Mr.. Hale raised the poiut that as the COM
mittec ofthe whole had rejected this proposition
il was not competent for the House to consider
Mr. Woods resolution.
Mr.. Wood conteDdcd that the House could
entertain any proposition.
MIR, Hale reiterated his oti ection.
Messrl. Cox, Robbins. Springer, Garfield,
and others debated the point, after which
The Speaker ruled that the substitute of MIR.
Wood was 10 order, but that the vote should
be taken upon Burchard's amendment to the
original resolution, (rcquiring permission of the
House for The committees to send for persons
and papers) then Upon Mr.. Woods amendment
(tbe original propositiou.l
The question being taken upon Burchard' s
amendment, it was decided in the negative by
an aye and 10 vote, l06 voting in tho afirma.
tive and II ! 10 The negative.
The vote was then taken upon Mr.. Wood 8
amendment (the original resolutions) and 1t
was adopted-ayes Ill, noes l07
The Resolutions as amended that Is the
resolutions for q "ful and free investigation
we're then adopted.
MIR. Cox offered resolution calling for 10
formation as to why the President refuses to
recognize Tho Diez government Of Mexico
which was REFERRED
The committees were then called for reports
of q private character only. under which
number OF bills were reported and put on the
private calendar or tabled.
WouAN's RIGHTS
Mrs. Eliz .beth Cady Stanton, Mrs. Elizabeth
Boynton Harberl of Chicago; Mr.. M. a
| glastonbury, Conn. aged 80, and several othel
| ladies Of prominence in tho woman g suffrage
| movement, made speeches before the SENATE
| Committee on Privileges and Elections this
morning in advocacy Of the bill prohibiting the
several States from DISTINGUISHING citizens or
| account of sex There WAS large audience
present, the speeches being admitted by mem
bers Of the committee TO be tho best that they
| ever heard from man or woman. The speech o
! Mrs. Lawrence was particularly eloquent snt
| fervid. and WAS frequently interrupted by sp
plsuse. Other ladies. delegates. to thu, recon
mittee tomorrow, having been granted two
| hours more.
THE SILVER BILL.
Ifthe Senate fails to pass the silver bill, or i
it is passed and the President vetoes it. Repre-
sentative Buokner says that on the frat conve
nient Monday the;e,fte he will move suspen
eion of the rules and get the bill tackled on L
the tail eud of the general legislative or appro
priation BILL which, with the present complex
ion of the House, he says he can easily dc
Once tackled on it cannot be taken of; or. s
Mr.. Ruckner says, I've can then say to MI
Hayes: Won must give US silver. or 20 withou
money"
| SPECIAL MESSAGE.
The President will send special message t
Congress in about six weeks on civil service
He is waiting for report from the commissio
iuquiring into the subject, of which Dormant B
Eaton. of New York, is chairman This repoi
will be very exhaustive and the President vii
utilize it in the preparation of his message. Til
message will be followed by another -thoug
the two may te combined-on the Chinese que'
ton.
| PERs0EAI.
&. Lieut.. Bulls hiss concluded his testimony O
the Mexican border troubles before the Hous
Military Committee, and has left for his post.