Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-05
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The Senate vas not 10 session TO day.
SENATE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. Sparks. OF L., called attention TO 90
article in the Chicago later OCEAN, Containing
tho accou5s Of an Interview with President
Hayes By Mr. Davis, of Chicago, 10 which The
latter gave aesurarce that the Pfesiden! would
stand firmly by The republicans; that he had
waited uron the President as requested, and
thut there IS <, reason 70 believe that the
President vii! disarroiat the loyal people OF
the county. Fir himac!i, Mr.. Davis. be zas
"enlisted tcr the var.
Fir. Sparks wc0t ca to say that i. appeared
tina. tho President scemed to have some spiaal
disease, which rendered it necessary for the
ataIwart members OF his party TO Try 10 cure it.
lie asked iair minded meo to read the articles
published ia The great III metropolitan iouroa OF
the northwest, sni SIS whether there was not
an cff,Tt made there 10 c)eroe the PriSlden. into
the eX!reme measures OF the extreme members
Of tho parry; aud yet IN spite OF that the city
Ct Chicago had Dst given q democratic msorl
ty OF ,S23 to Ct;ter Harrison, t''our Own Car
ter lie called hin. end that YVES characterized
BY he Chicago liner Otenn Is "a victory for
the dcmtc;ats AID the howliug rcbels. y
Laughter Ia g!sc, OF puttug ramrods into
the Presidents back bone ill the marrow and
s'iffotss had been taken out Ct he republicans.
That the democratic victory 10 Chicago was tho
frs. popular response from a republican city,
and it vaa startling in its character.
Mr.. Ca5Teli, OF Via, reminded Mr.. Spatka
tina, the Same day Wisconsin had given 80 in
creased republican mSiority Of ever 6 900. 10
that
Mr.. Bragg, Of Wiz. responded 10 maorer
that elected loud applaus, !ron the democratic
side. Then
Mr. Chi;tcndan, Of N. l.. made en- ial-
4 I, h,n
ADD telling tho democrats that their present
policy vas in favor Of the desperate anu ball.
d1zers aud bacblcgs at tie pulls.
The amendment offered yesterday By Mr..
New. OF Iud,. that the repeal shall pot abridee
or affect tho right and duty Of The Executive
to respcni to the cell Of Stale Legislature or
GOVctnor vas agreed to-S5 to 4-the repub.
Ilcaus RETAINING fom voting Oh either side.
Mr.. Love. Of Ala, moved to strike Gil; SEC.
6 ircm the bill, AID
Mr.. C0Dgcc, CT Mob, suggested 10 the other
side of the Icuse that ii inst were dono lis
side would aid them 10 passiog Immediately
without. dctan scrurstc bill repeating en-
tirely the 50 .cd o.; .ctiJulbia scc;ieas of the
statutes
Sir. McMahop, Of Oala, (spsaki5g for him.
scifl r6rIGi2tCd II. proposifiou.
lie the oGu's, OF the d=blte. Nj. OK. OF n.
T., saiGd that lie had 10 the democratic couo-
oils favored tic repeal OF he obnoxious meas
uras ia 60 Independent bill. bus that he had
been overruled and that he bad aeq1iescsd iI
the superior wisdom (bus no: the superior cx
pericuoe) Of Others Ho expected that if the
President vetoed the BILL the Senate would
send to the House repeal bills, pure and simple,
aud then there would BE- chance Of testing the
sincerity Of the republican side.
The border rufFian" history of Kansas vas
revived 10 the speeches by MIR. Aiken, Of South
CaTolioa, and HASKELL, of Kansas.
NOTES.
The House Committee on Rules, who have
had under consideration the proposition 10 in
crease the membership Of several Of the mos.
important standing committees Of the House,
met this morning and authorized Mr.. Black.
burn to report to the House in tsror Of incress-
Ing the MON borship Of general Of the con- n.ttons