Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-24
FROM I!..fSH ssst! TON.
WhsHINGTON, March >?


There 3;as 40 session ol tie House to -.
That fact ard ne additional one that 10 d. =.
=" TX. -: ~ the election CT tie officers Ct -.
scuatc CAUSED qgiic a crowiiH the hal! c! A,l.a
named body, tna galleries aId the loJr ia T.,
rsaT OF the s,ets being well i.Icd. JudSirs
from TIE number oc t:!is, orders end !cs2.1,;c,s
introduced le cay the busisess CT rcppl7 e..
sion has commenced, fer rarely have moe bccr
introduced during spy orc day. Amoos then
was till by Mr. Johss.on t.r chartering tire
Wsshiogton and 81. Louis Narrow Gauge Raj
road, and one with the remarkable til of I,i
Tor the bencf. Of John Smith.
Nj Salisbury called up tho resolution he il
troduced the second day Of the session c.l.ise
for information corceroiog expenditures Is o..
Secretary of tho Treasury. which tee rcvub;.
cans, with all their f :ont ary could net oppose
though Mr.. Morri,! said il would cause ia.,oen.e
labor and cripple the york OF the deparucp;
BIZ absorbing 50 uuch @! is effective force.
Mr.. Hosr gave Dotis, that he Sju!t ca! up
to L, OTTO bis partsao resolution Introduced ,Y.
or three days ago.
The Senate then on motion Of Mr. Wa!;,c,
proceeded to the election CT liz Officers. Nf
Anthony delivered carefully rre pared speech
against tho changes proposed to be maize. 10
which he designated the Senate as the cols,fcs.
! tive branch OF Congress, apd stated that ugIi!
IOE 20 sucl s|tcp!Eg cAargos % those ca
| templatcd had " r beer mada, a@d that nt he
| present employees thirty ODD we're dem era.
| He gave az historical ;:caoul' OF the 0fi,cIs #
the Senate. lie Vas followed 10y Mr.. ll.o.!-
| who also opposed . chang: o' officers upon Hu.c
| y political erGuLds.
Mr.. Wa!Iac2 cJmbG,ttd wh,t had b.pc sail
| By the two seDteIner who preceded him, and
urged tnat what the Democrats proposed dc!ar
Was right aOd proper.
| Mr. C0nk!iua SAID this was be first Il 81 j.,
the history OF tie Seuatc that al l's Cth;.rs hu
| one were to be removed to safely tho v0racIy
of officer seekers aud poliiiciI huuecC H.:
| had hoped that the civil satv.c,. abjut ~hch
So much had b2ca head Sens time slDce, wss
at least to be partially operative 10 the Senate.
Mr.. Biyari followed Nj. CoGkligg, AID Ea-
| speakicg ct two o'coci when tbs report
closed. He said thas Mr.. Anthony had
made naoy omissions 10 It's uarra'lCc, ADD
that CT The applicants iJr positions ~"
Tcro mlDy who had been rtmo1cd ltOm
| the places they COW a?ught Tor uoIhiog = d
than their poIiicai Cpcous. lie H!so sad tia;
i,r the FIRST tlna 10 tae history Of Iho ScGa's
l the secretary acpu. ~ U5 Icu va Hau ~ Il
his ofic, TO pro.0rg bis own tcuure %
ofioc aud the holi bis parry :ia1 UPON III. g1y
ercment. Mr.. Blysrd also sal: that he w1u Il
never conaept to a change OF 81 the otictr' q
the SauaIc simply FOR political opi1lon's s4k
Senator Johnston has app1!uted Rscse j.!
munson cle!G Ct ii, nom ;i,.oe, and Mr.. Wuh
ers has aDooig'e. licaEy Cox c!@I. OF he
committee Of vi ich he is ahai:laau.
| T., 81 b,1f II
o,ored. Of Sou;h C,ro,iaa. vi nc spaJintrl
laird Auditor Of tbs frcsa1ry.
Ia: Pfcsidca; sent :hc fjiI3w!3c nonil"aIo".
to the SeDa,e IL doy DR.. John i. iismii,o"
OF ill.,, to be ru2civi.iu. Sursccu G:nrta 81
the U5itcd Sta;c5 u ,rino Hospital SEW.
John NJ. WiisJu, of O3i), 10 be c,c,a
at P4oams; Gaoryo St-oges, OF LIS. '9 l..
co1sul at Hamhu!r; J"f.r.on I. Kdicr
CT D.ko;a, A,soc,ays jas i,:,f he Suor2ms
Court ct Dakota; llosari White, lodla'
,Agcrt, o nals A2cocs. Nd. PlssmssjcTs- =,
John Steea. a. Ws5ao,. \. Solomon Star
Dladwocd. D4k>te; JVs,rh Hopkins, Br'"as
vile. T'1.g.