Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-02
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| Special Correspondence Of the A'ero. Ga-eNe'
! WASHINGTON, :ii2-In The House 10 dsy
| 81, Kirr introduced resolution calling upon
the President for apy Information be might
have relative to q Contemplated i1curslon OF
Sittiog Bull.
Mr.. CoDgcr otj:ced.
hIr. Goode asked unanimous consent to take
I'D the bill passed By the Senate yesterday,
providing !or disinfectiDg ship.
Mr. Conger objected.
Mr.. Goode said be bad made mistake. His
motion should have becu one fJf rcpresslug the
obiee,i5p3 Of The gentemao from Michigan.
MIR, Ccnger took exception to this remark
and said he did net care for the snsers coptln'
| u,i!y hurled az L;u by eeDtt 90 the other
side Of the chan Der, but when oEe member
fskcd unanimous consent and another objected
the member making the rtq1es. should not
induc 10 such vulgar remarks.
Mir. Code 6isclaimcd any Intention OF being
offensive. :,
Mr. Sparks then moved to 80 toto Commit
;e, OF The Whole Cd the Army bill, and sug
pestei thai s,ma time should be SCI t1r closing
the debate.
The House then vent into Committee of the
Whole, and was adirts5ed in opposition to the
repeal Of the s;atu:e prohibiting the presence
of troops at cleo ID polls by MIR. Williams, OF
Wis, ard 10 favor of that repeal by Mr. TnwGs
bend. &C H., AID Mr. Louusberry, Of N. Y:
The Scuate had az extremely short session.
durp, vhioh MIR. Einunds declined re-
appointment as director 10 ono OF the dlstTlc:
institutions, sa,iog that had enjoyed both hon
ors SD duties of the position long enough. Mr.
Morgan Introduced and had referred to the
Ccnuittce 90 Rules a resolution granting the
Americ q Associated Press the same privileges
OF the Ao:r enjoyed By tho New York Assocl.
a!ed Press. The Senate then vent lnlo txscu-
tive session aud alter q short time a6l ourned.
The GcmCcr.!ic members Ct tho Senate held
a Caucus this mcrnios at which. though DO vote
vas raker, il was generally conot ded that new
aproic n .ctJ should be made for sil the So.
bordiratc places ia The Ssni!o except that OF
Aug SmilE, superintendent OF tho document
roou. Cap'ain Bissctt, assistant doorkeep
eI; E. =. Simpson. erIollDG clsrk; Reuben
Johnsou, tho old gentleman who stands OF the
msio door, acd Captains Pur1all and Wilson,
messengers. This affords great delight to the
utiice seekers set rcmsaing 10 Washington, and
their opportunities have been RECOMMENDED
With Increased VigGr.
hmGuS INC appointments S-u: w lug iesL
deo. to The Senate to day was that OF d. 1.
Corbip, Iase contestant for Gen. Butler 8 seat
10 the Senate, TO be Chief Justice Of Utah
Territory.
Anooug tho co1Grmations were those Of A.
y. Wbi:e, TO be n.inisler to Berlin Cornelius
a. Loeso, to b. minister 10 Central America,
AID 4. 3. Norton, to be marshal ct the north.
err district Of fcyaa.
That of +. 3. Tutucr, to 10 judge Of the
northern dis;ric. Of TtSIs Was rejected.
Quite coumotion was created near lbo Cen
ire market this afternoon by ruo away. The
two horses attached to the wagon Of j. T.
Smith, Of Fairfax county, while standing on
9 b street, near the aveDuc, WIre SO alarmed By
the cover OF the wagon which blew of and fell
on lhcu, that they ran off down the avenue,
and 10 turnicg down 7rh street, ran against and
hacked down the awnipg ~ front of the store
90 lhe southeast corner OF the aVeoue aod
that street upset the wagon and empted its en.
tire contents, among which were four hundred
dozen eggs, on tne sidewalk. The shock they
received brought! them 10 a halt, and they were
caught ut once. The eggs. it is needless TO cay,
wero rendered unmsr ke..ble by the accident.
Tho driver Was not With the horso5 whan they
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