Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-23
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PRo.r Ls:qsREtG TON.
Specia1 Correspondence of the Ale1a. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. G., June %, 1879.
TIE SENATE.
Tho open Eessioo OF tho Senate TO day Was
short. Among the bills pass d WAS Gee Tor
conveying tbe Low lands IF the Di;tIl't OF 70!
untia 10 their rightful claimants. A rtso:u ion
was adopted fur giving The d s,hafSed asHu'I
clerks and employees OF tire SeuGte one month";
and The session clerks fftecn day., IA pay
for this ssssioo. Mr.. Wallace, from the Com
ni'tee Oh Appropriations, r'prrtcd resolution
providing Tor the size Gle adj uromcps OF Con
yr.ss at 5 Clock o. ID. Gu "Wednesday beX',
bnt Mr., Window OH ctGd, vas supported bY
MIR, Cor klrg aud other stalasrls, AID tie reso
lrtjcn hal 10 ile ever ua!ii TO morrow. \ bill
was passed which vii hioict the opera Ia o;
hr l,w win rstcreues 10 lie Gaugee pHaD ot
r hgtra'iog ship; a!sJ Que u'hnIlzlog the P,st-
M .s,cr Gengra, aud the Commuters OF lbs Sen
.,e and House 90 Public Bul dinss 10 lease u
| ud,ug f r q, S ofic, fur the Dl-trci ct Cci'
unbi,. rhe S,uate then wont ln'o t1a' u:i7c
sessnn, i, is supposed 10 ooUs'1'r he St"cEttt
! Matthews appoint uent TO ;tr u. 5 lcdseship
of nc District of Mary 'a05, hui th,ra Is mo
| dub; f hat, as Sir Gaome il sb55ot. Il Is
supps d By s9nc that lhe COIbll cas-, vii
oJme III again.
| THE HOUSE.
! The House vas Gccapisd all the moroinG
| boar with the eli OF S:atca. The n'ly bi In
| trod uced from V7ripia WIS one by Geo y ibn
stor 10 datu back q neral Beni ulp AiVorc 3
commission to 1872 50 a5 TO aIioc7 hln 20 d,aw
bis pay frou tnu1 date. a bill was 10
rroductd 10 examgt qIiiine frCm customs
cutg. Ibe Prtsidcn;'s sppruya! Of tue arrIy
hiI was then suuouucc1-ho having 81
p,,v d tbs legislative bill las. Sa'ur
dN-aso bis veto f tbs Idicla! appro
pIiu.ion bill. Tae v-,o was read. l. is based
chief; up3u the ground that the purpose of
The st.clon to which hs obi cts IS TO defeat the
xecu.iou of the election Is%s. These laws be
says hre not repealed but the execution OF them
rendered G,pos.:bls by deprviog the ohlc r:
iu,rusted with their ex' cutIOn OF tho requisite
means I, n eufolcCg then. lie sls1 ase,u tHl s
Congress about tbs improperly OF Duung r!d
rrs Oh appropriation bills. AS 5000 bs !ht
message Was read Mr. Mcllshou m"v@d thai
tho bill pass, Notwithstanding tho President 1
OF c!iuus, aud Vote bei0g taken the refnl
was aououDc, as follows: Ayes l04 noes IS
net The +. q1iste Two thirds, 50 the Till lal!ct
10 psss Tho House then 90 motion OF Mr.
Aklos, acj,urued. with the understauclus
that caucus of the democratic N :mters Tcu!t
be held f-rtAWllh.
ADJOURNMENT.
The general impression amuDg the democrats
10 day is that both branches OF Ccnlr=si vii
adiluro on "Wednesday 10 ucoordaucs With The
resolution introduced 10 The Senate to-day, tu
noue OF them sccms to have any de60lto basl
for such an assertion. They say that uudcr SIC
ton GAG Of rhe revised statutes ct the Uultec
States al issues Of fact can TO Withdrawn Iron
q Jury aud referred 10 The curt ~ 60 agree
mint 10 writing by the uttcrDty or pariIe!
to The record, hence ell causes ii clsl
nature can 20 90 as well without as viii
the passage Of this bill, and that ii the Pfesl
dent has deliberately chosen to obs'ruct the op
ersioo OF the courts 10 other CASES, 1t is hi:
lookout not theirs. The radicals ca the othel
had say that Congress will either adopt rcso
lulloo continuing tho present appropriations I'll
mex session or pass DOW bill! With the obl4c
tiouablc s?olon removed.
NOTES.
The House Committee on Elections this morn
ins decided 10 postpone the further consideration
or The Mo"neo- ORTIZ conte..od election o"sa from
|
| will make no reports st this session.
1t is understood that twenty.sevca additional
members on the democratic side OF Tbs House
will leave the city to-day.
It is rumored that the subcommittee 10 con-
duct tho in yestgstion Of the ingalls, bribery case
| will be composed OF Messrs. Houston, hernsn
and Cameron Of Wisconsin.
Two additional democratic members made
their Appearance in The Senate to dsy-Generals
Williams and Butler
Judge Parker of Winchester, wss Oh the fl 'oi
of the House to day.
a mem Der tf the capitol police, in full uni
form, appeared at the city Police headquarters
yesterday, aud complained that mulatto Wo'
man, with whom be had bean tslEiDg in the
grounds, had ROBBED hun Of $50
The mother Of tho qusdrupeLs, abou! which
there is 50 much Ia <, Is located In n house ne-r
tho Capitol snd is vi,lt-o By numbers Of people
anxious to $40 he progeny, WAC are Eow nearly
three weeks old The boy Is puuy and sickly
looking, but the girl- all luok strong anu naalhS.
a meu, Der of Congress has adopted one Of thin.
The fsn pond III front of Ill Capitol ID brlng
clesnt d out d! an expense OF over hundred
dollars bee use it WAS reported that cult.h had
gotten among the duZcn goldfish IL cont 'lnoG-
sid The like Of which can be bought for tea cts.
piece-Rid was eating their srswn. SUN IS
the style OF economy prevailing here
.hFTAIRs OF THE BJNAPAK11sTs The cx'
Empress Eugebls Gas mum Improved. Ole
attended m ss yesterday uorOioe 10 the room
occupied By the late Prrna. which gas Pr
v'dcd with an altar Tue q leen Will visit hes
10 day.
The Loudo1 Post proposes na'iocal sub
sctpticn 10 raise q norument to the memGty
Of the Phi, c., and suggests t.Cz sss!ut,
representing the Prince 10 the uniform 10 WHICH
&c died.
Prince Pierre Napolcon is veiy il a. YER
ssiIIts.
A dispatch from Paris reports that Prince
jerome Napoltou Will not allow ei: her hlnS, #
cr bis Sous 10 5ec,me a-pirsnts 20 tbu lmpeIl i
rtruno aid the Lo1doh Obs, rVer' .rIespund
cot at Paris hear, that il Pfl;c: jerome or lis
son aspires to be- throne the expulsoa Ct one
CT bpsh from Fcauos will be proposed.
PoTrEE's PLACE. a friend Ct our ebow, just
re:uraed from q tnsiocss rip i2to Naw HANG
| ola W >, lie ta t,,l.oujnu pnrd MI