Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-15
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alto to-day hao democratic Prcsid:c!, though
fer The best Interests q lie C1uu.
try. the appciataert is obIy temporary. Attic
hour Of roon tic clerk called The Senate 10 or.
der and read letter ?foal Vice President
Wheeler. stating that lie had ucea called sud-
denly to New York By the cxr,ilc i!iacs1 Of
his sister, aud.reqUestiDg the Senate to elect 2
President pro temporc. As thcrc were oo'y q
lew Senators present, GOD aj the result CT 90
election held at the astoat vas uGcorta!a, Err
Davis moved that q recess Cl ten minucs be
taken, and bis motion was adopted. At the
expiration CT that time Mr.. Bayard offered
resolution declaring Mr. Thurman President
pro TEN. Mr.. Anthony moved 10 a:Gcnd BY
substituting the name Of Mr.. Ferry for that Of
MIR. Thurman and o vote resulted IN the defeat
OF the amendment by yeas IS noes %. Among
the bills introduced WIS one by Mr.. Plumb au
thoriziug the President to Increase the army
temporarily in case Of emergency. A letter
was read from Rev. John Botson, q Well known
Indian missionary, stating tina: al! Indications
point to an Indian war this summer, and asking
for the appointment Ct c commissioner to trest
With tho Indians and prevent such a var II pcs
siblc. Mr.. Anthony Introduced 9 resolution
calling upon tho President Tor copy Ct @ re-
port on u ship canal between tho Atlantic and
Pacific oceans. at the conclusion Ct the Morn
ing hour MIR. Logan read speech On Mr..
Baino's amendment 10 the Army ApnToprla
ton bill. lie rolled his rs ard c;rta!aly sue
csedcd in fliiug the chamber with sound ii
nothing else. lie was rather miidtr manGcFcd
than was expected, but still he talked Is though
he was on the majority side 0! tic chamber,
and said that he, Logan, eX dcIltc!a5 that he
is, vas gciog 10 hold the members O. lie other
side to . strict accountability fer what they did
lie had full gallery 20 hear him, H:t many
Of his political friends il tho House EaG seats
90 the floor
In tho House this morning Oh the call lor
committee reports only two committees respond
cd, that on Accounts. which reported that there
we're thirty five clerks this session-tharc we're
only thirty two at the last; ard that On Health,
which reported the Senate bill providing for 4
ship to run alongside yellow lever vessel and
freeze cut tho disease. Among those who
favored the bill wes h1r. GooGc, who, during
his speech, ssid that report Oh the cause Of
the fever CO The u. S. vessel Plymouth a!IEi'
tuted it TO the old and rnttcu wcod ia that
ship. The bill passed. Mr.. Chaaers then
rosa to q personal question, and had read an
article from Cincinnati paper accus!ag HIN Of
the Fort Pillow massae.c. aud saying !hat he
was upGt for scat 10 Congress. h!r Chal.
ner3 denounced the statement AZ utterly IN.
truu and without the Ei4hits. ioulda-
tiop, and It's author 81 ~ irresponsible,
maisner and Villcr ard asked Ter 8 committee
O.! investigation. MIR. Garfield, however, moved
to postponc further action, 3eprcc:lloE eli auc1
charges, and asserting TINT il tho iituja We:c
to investigate all the charges that yer; brought
against its members there were Dot members
enough TO farm the committees ihst would be
REQUIRED. it was understood that A!r. Garfield
was irsigated to this by tho uErciuCd charges
against him OF tho Oaks A!lCs fraud ard
of thc paving contract MIR. but!c.Tor;h,
whose unmc was mentioned ia the debate, de-
MED that he had ever uttered such sentiments
as wcro ascribcd to him ty tic author. The
motion 10 postpone was item adopted, crd tho
House went into c6mnittcc OF The whole on the
legislative, executive and uticEl alprorr!a'
ton bill. Mr.. Atkins, in making the motion
TO thnt effect, saying that The ll3us, lad been
accomplished. lie said the House T1s wasting
vauabl, time, and that he for obo wanted tho
appropriation bills passed a. s3oG IS possible
and sent to the President, 81 that Congress
might see what it had to DO
General HuItou, Chairman e tbs District
Commttc hes 10. appoiatci III, Clerk OF that
committee.
w. L. Whitley his been appointed cetk OF
the Committee Gil Eapkiag aad CarrIGcY y
bis father in law. Air. RacErcr, chairman o!
that committee.
The Committee On elections @! tic Seoa;o
will take up tho Spt iIj,l- keilogg contested
case to mortow.
Mr.. Harry White, who yesterday cl.i2otoa 10
| q resolution granting admission to the !i)0r 10
q gentleman named thereto, when = siG"ia? re-.
| solution was introduced to dag again Of I.Cfd,
in order, IS ho said, to be cInSSte2t. Mr.
Kelley suggested that his consistency was DOS
under consideration, bat that he could rrtstrve
it BY withdrawing hia oE icciion Of The day ko.
fore.
Among The bills introduced yesterday through
the petition bty were two ~ Gcr. liIntnu,
one for recomputGion o. acoou5!s between The
general government and the several States. ard
tho other fer toe bcueii OF tic :lcils Ct TIC late
Richard Windsor.
According to tho understanding c: The u. S.
Supreme Court. the Attorney General Of the
u. S., and the counsel for Virginia. Attorney
General Field end Judge Robcrisou, all The
proceedings 10 tie R'vcs cases arc 70 stop until
those cases are argued botoro aud decided ty
tho Supreme Court. TIE two negroes removed
from The custody Of Tho STATE courts will there
fore remaio in Jail, and he indicted county
judges preside at their courts as usual. 1t
may BIZ stated in this connection that
Attorney General Field and Judge Robert
son desire that no legislation upon such cases
shall BIO entered upon ty Congress until tho
Supreme Court shall have rendered. its decision
thereon.
The National Academy OF Sciences met this
morning in All Souls Church, Prof: Marsh, OF
Now York, President pro ten. II vii! elect OF
tcers to-day, nmcng them y president 10 supply
the vacancy occasioned by his death Of tho !ate
Prot Henry.
Among tho strangers a. Tho Capito! this
morning was ex treasurer Rye OF Virginia, who
though republican. was rs honest . treasurer
as Tho State ever had.
A negro named Charles Hamilton WAS rd:c:-
cd in the District Court to. day for inccndiarsm.
The third trial Of Curtis. the ono armed msn
accused of having outraged ct tho National Ho.
toll q Miss Tyding' now an inmate of q reform
story school in Baltimore is in progress. II Was
lato in tho day before q jury was obtained.
Private adVices from COL Mosby, Ctnsol at
Bong Kong. do not bear out the neRs2a &C.