Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-23
CCSGEESsEG-.SE.
Reported for tie Alexandria Ga=ettc.
WASHINGTON. April %.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The moruiog hour was principally occupied
with the consideration OF tbs resolution relative
to removals ard appointments to Office, giving
such authority TO the Secretary and Sergeant
at Arms. without the Intervention, IS oow, cf
tie presiding ohicar.
Several amendments Wsia agTsed to, but he
fore final action on the resolution the mornipg
hour expired.
The Senate resumed Ike consideration Ct the
Army bill.
Nr. Williams, of kentCsy, spoke il favor Of
the bill, and especially Of the section ioEbiddiug
tho use of the army ct the polls.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A personal explanation wa5 msdo by Mr. Q.
Turner. of Kentucky, completing of GORE.
Of April, which represented him as exhibiting
great excitement 10 tbs debate of tbs traoediog
dav. He presumed that it IVES his colleague
mr. T. Turoer) who Hss meant but DO hoped
that in the future newspaper correspondents
would recollect that there were two Turner's
from kentucky, both democrats and w01'd in
dieate which Turner they rsteiret r..
Thereupcn MIR. T. Turner ros0 and remarked
that when bis colleague and uaGeSake had the
same experience as himself he would not show
| 80 much seDsltiVeness 10 regard 10 the strlo.
| lures Of newspaper correspondents Hs ad-
mtted that be Tss the Turner alluded to 10 the
| correspondence of the New York Herald. lie
also mplained Of the correspondence 10 the
| St. Louis Globs Democrat en- the SAGE sub isc,
| aud Of 90 editorial in the same ls;ua written
| tic presumcd) by the shaTca'hcud cu.pit
editor of that sheet, who had reoaDtfy served o
term 10 tho penitenliary for deiraudios the
| Government. lie denied that las alleged 10
the ST. Louis paper he had called Dir. Bur
rows damned lisr. If that had been the case,
however, ho would Ia!her be the derouncer
than the poltroon who submittedtoi;. Laugh
ter. lie complained slso O! like structures ca
him last session contained 10 correspondence
Of the New York Tribune. aud sa!d that oa
that occasion when he had been charged With
| intozication) he bad not tasted drop Of spirits
for three days. Laughter. He supposed,
however, that the pay of these newspaper cor
respondents was graduated according 10 tie
scale of their mendecty. Many OF them were
political He5siaus ard !laEdcrcrs.
Resolution has bser adopted aIpVopllatlus
3 900 dollars to meet the expenses Ct tho labor
committee ard grazing tEs! committee lesV1
to sit during The recess.
|
a resolution was adopted re- 1esipg tho Prrs-
den. to consider tho cxpauleCcy Of cDteE!ng
into convention with Frsrcs for the nrgoia
lion of a treaty which shall secure q mere tq1a
interchange cflhc products and manufactures
of each country.
TIE House then went into the Committee Of
tho Whole on tho Legislative bill, and is now
being addressed by Mr.. Robesop, Of New York
| NOTES.
| The Houae Commute on Railways Slid Cauai;
| to-day appointed sub com niitee ccnsla,iag o
| Messrs. kimmel, Turner AID Ford 10 take IN
| der immediate consideration the bill introduced
| by Representative Henkle, of Mary land, proyid-
| ing for ship canal ID connect the Chesapeake
and Delaware Bays.
| The Committee also discussed tha practcabil
ity of making provi:iols for iae erection OF
bridges at Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana
in compliance with many petitions. Without
conclusion the subject was referred to y sub
! committee